Samuel Freedman - Liberal Currents

Editor's Notes: They Hate Us For Our Freedoms

The existence and idea of freedom and cosmopolitan diversity is an existential threat to authoritarians big and small.

Samantha Hancox-Li Aug 31, 2026

The World That Woke 2.0 Seeks to Build

We can learn from the Civil Rights Movement, but we can also learn from its opposition.

Silvaria Lysandra Zemaitis Aug 31, 2026

Weekly Roundup

Headwaters: August 24–30, 2026

Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.

Jason Briggeman Aug 30, 2026

Samuel G. Freedman is the author of 10 books, including Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights. He is a visiting fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

3 articles

The Washington Post and the Limits of Mourning

It is time to move from grief to revival.

Samuel Freedman Feb 6, 2026

Victim on Trial: From Jennifer Levin to Renée Nicole Good

The Trump administration is deploying a time-tested playbook against women who were murdered.

Samuel Freedman Jan 26, 2026

Return of the Silver Shirts

In ICE's invasion of Minneapolis, an echo of a dark past.

Samuel Freedman Jan 12, 2026