A Hard Look at Libertarianism
Quinn Slobodian's 2025 book provides the starting point of a more thorough post-mortem.
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.
108 articles
At First ICE Loses, Then It Flies, Flies Again (Half the Answer #107, with Gillian Brockell)
ICE has been transporting people in inhumane conditions to countries to which they have no affiliation or connection.
Everything's 'National Security' in Trump's Washington (Half the Answer #106, with Stephanie Mencimer)
Donald Trump is changing the landscape of D.C., from East Potomac Park to the Kennedy Center to the 'Arc de Trump.'
Orange Man Deteriorating: What It Means for 2026 and 2028 (Half the Answer #105, with Ryan Cooper)
Word salads, IVs, and naps are great again.
European Election Results, Racist Militias, and Jared Kushner (Half the Answer #104, with Hunter CG)
News of the Old World and the ongoing adventures of our "special envoy for peace."
How the Tech Bros of Silicon Valley Would Govern Us (Half the Answer #103, with Adrian Daub)
Taking a look at the ways that tech elites exert, and wish to exert, their power.
Trump, Israel, the Iran War, and the Death of the Two-State Solution (Half the Answer #102, with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)
What is the current state of affairs in Israel, Palestine, and the surrounding nations?
Very Normal, Sir: Trump's Canadian and Iranian Quagmires (Half the Answer #101, with Greg Sargent)
Trump's unprovoked trade war with Canada and his chaotic attacks on Iran have him hemorrhaging support.
For Back-to-School, It's Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (Half the Answer #99, with Caitlin Gilbert)
Vaccination rates are falling across the country.
Midterm Madness: Political Ads from Michigan to Texas (Half the Answer #98, with Jonathan M. Katz)
Floating in a hideous soup of extremism, slander, bad art, and dirty dealings.
Was Cultural Marxism Responsible for the Beatles? (Half the Answer #97, with A. J. A. Woods)
Why does the right keep talking about a handful of critical theorists from the 1960s?
Lindsey Graham: "Corporal," Senator, Hypocrite (Half the Answer #96, with Maya Rupert)
The life and works of the man who occupied the most racist seat in American history.