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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Free Trade, Free Movement, and the Cosmopolitan Coalition
Theirs was a vision of a world united in peace, in a federation of democratic states (if not a world state), with no barriers to the movement of goods and free, enterprising human beings, the baleful presence of oppression, inequality, and inherited privilege long forgotten.
Neon Liberalism #29: Immigration and Terror
Amidst escalating ICE raids, lawless deportations, and the horror of CECOT, immigration has moved to the center of American politics.
Half the Answer #16: Palestine in Context
Trent and Caitlin talk to Layla al-Sheikh, who provides the history and context of the establishment of the Israeli state
The History of Successful Liberal Reform
When elites feared the system would fall apart entirely, they accepted reform.
The Far Right Canon
The radical right has its own canon of intellectuals—aristocratic, resentful, and a profound challenge to liberal philosophy.
Neon Liberalism #28: Has Feminism Run Out of Steam?
Join Samantha and guest Talia Bhatt as they discuss the state of feminism under Trump II, the enduring relevance of
The Totalitarian Logic of Immigration Controls
Reading Chandran Kukathas' "Immigration and Freedom" during the second Trump administration.
Half the Answer #15: Showing Their Buts
Trent and Caitlin talk to…each other??? Caitlin presents the reasoning behind her recent Liberal Currents essay on the rhetorical
In Defense of Classical Liberalism
The classical liberals were, after all, liberals, even as we understand the word today. They valued personal liberty and moral equality, and were prepared to undertake radical social reform to advance those values.
The Coming Nuclear Age
Programs of territorial conquest against non-nuclear states must be strongly punished by whatever means available.
Neon Liberalism #27: How to Fix Democracy
Join Samantha and guest Kevin J. Elliott as we talk about the history of democracy as a form of government,