Weekly Roundup: October 19–25, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
17 articles
Texas Has Always Been Purple (Out of the Jaws #15, with David Griscom)
The Texas midterm in historical context.
Liberal Currents Live: Libertarianism Captured by Racism
Was it inevitable that bigotry would become so dominant within libertarianism, or could it all have gone differently?
Dreaming of a Blue Texas (Out of the Jaws #13, with Jesse Dollemore)
On apocalyptic thought in the evangelical community, the role of liberal media in the struggle against fascism, and more.
Don't Abandon Ukraine (Out of the Jaws #12, with Dylan Burns)
Tactical and technological innovations on the battlefield, and the brutal realities of war.
Liberal Currents Live: America's Millions of Millionaires Are a Nice Problem to Have
With great wealth comes great power and great responsibility.
It's Not Just the Supreme Court That's Broken (Out of the Jaws #11, with Charles Star)
The Texas drag ban and more.
Liberal Currents Live: Natalie Harp Is the Most Powerful Woman in the World
And that's why we have to talk about Natalie.
Free Trade and Free People (Out of the Jaws #9, with Joshua Eakle)
Grounding liberalism in openness and dynamism.
Is Liberal Socialism a Contradiction in Terms? (Out of the Jaws #7, with Matthew McManus and Paul Crider)
Are liberalism and socialism completely incompatible? Ryan and Adam talk with University of Michigan lecturer in political science Matthew McManus
Building Community in the Era of Personalities (Out of the Jaws #6, with Sam Drzymala)
The old institutions are being eroded and colonized by new media personalities. Is this apocalyptic or is it the path