Return of the White Man's Burden
Just as in a previous age of colonialism, today's neo-imperialists justify themselves in terms of "uplifting" inferior foreign peoples.
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Half the Answer #19: Authoritarian Overreach in Texas Libraries
Caitlin and Trent reconnect with librarian and intellectual freedom advocate Katie Talhelm for an update about the legislative attacks on
The Editors' Chat #3
We discuss Mamdani, trade-offs, empathy, internationalism, and the post-Nazi transition.
We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
Half the Answer #18: Execution in America
Trent and Caitlin talk to their old friend Clay Jackson, a former litigator and current licensed attorney in Texas. They
Neon Liberalism #31: The Inner Philosophy of the Far Right
The reactionary right is in ascendance in the Trump administration. It's easy to dismiss them as a cabal
The Unitary Executive: A Primer for the People
The basics of a jurisprudence that, much more than originalism, defines the second Trump administration.
No Kings Shows Our Power (When We Have Messaging Reach)
Basic, liberal, anti-fascist messaging is energizing and persuasive when media actually amplifies it.
Neon Liberalism #30: Rethinking International Trade
Are Trump's tariffs a personal madness, or a response to deeper dysfunctions in the world trade system? Yes.
Scott Jennings in the Hyperreal and the Myth of the Escape Hatch
Jennings is like a simulation of a Trump enabler.
Half the Answer #17: Everything Is Cuck
Caitlin and Trent talk with Maureen Kosse, a linguist from Colorado who researches the semiotics of alt-right and far-right discourse.