Thomas Zimmer - Liberal Currents

Ken Paxton and the Potential Boogaloo Congressman (Half the Answer #95, with Steven Monacelli)

Ken Paxton isn't the only Looney Toon running for a position in the United States Congress this November.

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Steven Monacelli Jul 20, 2026

Editor's Notes

Editor's Notes: How to Amend the Constitution Like the Reconstruction Congress

And, we can make significant transformations of our system whether or not we amend the Constitution.

Adam Gurri Jul 20, 2026

Here Where We Live Is a Home for Everyone

Molly Crabapple's history of the General Jewish Labor Bund offers multiracial democracy as the alternative to ethnonationalism.

Ivan Hodes Jul 20, 2026

Thomas Zimmer is an independent historian and author. His work focuses on the past, present, and future of democracy and its discontents – in the United States and beyond.

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Half the Answer

The Two American Reconstructions: An Appraisal, Reflection (Half the Answer #86, with Thomas Zimmer)

What was the first American Reconstruction after the Civil War? Why are some historians suggesting we just left a second

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Thomas Zimmer Jun 4, 2026