A Socialist's Dialogue with Liberalism
Socialist philosopher G. A. Cohen's engagement with the best of the liberal tradition is a model for the future.
Half the Answer
Caitlin M. Green and Trent R. Nelson interview experts who weigh in on current debates. In the process they seek not only to uncover answers to the questions of the day, but to explore why they are being asked in the first place. To understand the questions we ask, they believe, is half the answer.
94 articles
Graham Platner: Walking Red Flag (Half the Answer #93, with Marisa Kabas)
Graham Platner is a parade of red flags stuffed into a pair of yellow rubber waders, and yet so many
Cattle Cars in the Sky (Half the Answer #92, with Gillian Brockell)
ICE flights are still happening and they are still horrifying. Gillian Brockell brings us updates on some of the major
America's 250th Birthday Party and the Green Reflecting Pool (Half the Answer #91, with Amanda Moore)
Why won't Gregory Bovino stay gone? Why can't Trump keep his pool clean? And how many
Jared Kushner and Albania's Flamingo Revolution (Half the Answer #90, with Hunter CG)
Why is Albania having anti-Jared Kushner protests? What did he do to them? And what on Earth is going
The Legalization of Sports Gambling in America (Half the Answer #89, with Danny Funt)
How did sports betting burst onto the scene so violently in the last half-decade? Danny Funt, author of Everybody
SCOTUS, Callais, and What's Next for Voting Rights and Other Civil Rights (Half the Answer #88, with Madiba Dennie)
What does the Callais decision mean for voting rights and other anti-discrimination protections in the United States? How is
Bari Weiss Is Supposed to Do the News Now (Half the Answer #87, with Radley Balko)
Why has Bari Weiss, a liberal-presenting Trump sycophant, been handed the reins to CBS News, one of our most
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
Eat Like a Politician? (Half the Answer #85, with Bennett Rea of Cookin' with Congress)
What was Andrew Jackson's favorite gelatin-based meal? Why did Hillary Clinton feel a deep and urgent need
Richard Dawkins Finds Love, and Other AI News (Half the Answer #84, with Hagen Blix)
Is this chatbot sentient? Is AI my friend? Is isolation hackable? Trent and Caitlin discuss recent AI news, Sam Altman&
To What Lengths Should Democrats Go to Save a Liberal Society? (Half the Answer #83, with Jacob Levy)
In a time when the ruling party seems to be totally fine with breaking every law, every rule, and every
Dystopian Prisons, Progressive Messaging, and the 2026 Midterms (Half the Answer #82, with Whitney Curry Wimbish)
Progressive messaging is so hot, the cynical opportunists are appropriating it for mass appeal. A combat surgeon returned from Gaza