In Defense of Red Tape
Procurement in government is difficult, but rules and regulations make it better.
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Universal Benefits and Public Health Vulnerabilities
The case for universal, direct benefits over those funneled through employers is strong in normal times—direct provision of things
At the Socialist-Liberal Nexus
“In place of the old bourgeois society, with its classes and class antagonisms, we shall have an association, in which
Eugenics and Contraceptives in Puerto Rico: A History of Manipulation and Unethical Experimentation
We live in a time when more access to contraceptives means that people have more of a say over their
Fearing Ourselves: Dignity and Disgust in a Pandemic
As the COVID-19 virus has spread across the globe, a variety of reactions and questions have emerged. Most responses
Free Speech and Marginalized People
“I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it,” Beatrice Evelyn Hall
Reclaiming Nationalism as an Ally of Liberalism
In 2019, the liberal European parliamentary group Renew Europe won its best election result since 2004. Reflecting on that result,
Can We Afford Freedom of Press in a Pandemic?
A divided America has come together in the face of a crisis; to a man they have all agreed that
Multilateralism Without Universalism: Hard Lessons from WHO During COVID-19
Trump made headlines in announcing that the US will be suspending financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) until
Building a Consensus on Abortion
“Anyone who believes that if you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem is part
The Illiberalism of Regime Change as Foreign Policy
If ever rival countries were to be united by a truly common enemy, infectious disease should be that threat. The
The Ordinary Made Revolutionary: The Life and Deaths of Mohamed Bouazizi
Few remember that the Arab Spring began with the public self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, in
Homeless and Helpless: The Most Susceptible Community to COVID-19 in America
American exceptionalism extends beyond its absolute wealth, into its absolutely atrocious homeless problem. While the USA does not have the