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
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Samuel Moyn on the Abandonment of Revolutionary Liberalism
Samuel Moyn argues that Cold War liberals abandoned liberalism's revolutionary promise.
Western Liberals Need to Extend the Same Humanity to Gaza as They Did to Ukraine
Western liberals have not extended the same solidarity to the Palestinian people that they did to the Ukrainians.
A Tragic Mistake Based on a Faulty Premise
Joe Biden started his political career blasé about the Vietnam War. He is ending it blasé about Palestinian genocide. In
The Liberal Centrist Trap
Identity politics is vital for liberalism precisely because oppression is never neutral, color-blind, or universal.
Fascism and the Unlearned Lessons of the Twentieth Century
From Russia to China, from Azerbaijan to Israel and Palestine, fascist political projects are gaining strength.
Statement on the Events in Israel and Gaza
To be a liberal is to be for the party of humanity: For human rights and human dignity for all
Nietzsche's Critique of Liberalism
Liberal institutions straightway cease from being liberal, the moment they are soundly established: once this is attained no more grievous
Taking Inclusion Seriously: Kevin Elliott's Democracy for Busy People
“How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?” This question, asked by
How New York City Botched the Migrant Crisis
It is not easy to leave your home and move elsewhere. It’s harder when you are moving to another
Public Reason and Unreasonable Pluralism
In the context of castigating authors’ servile dedications to superiors, and dedicating his own (1757) Four Dissertations to his cousin
Deradicalizing the Center
In 2016, the Washington Post ran a remarkable piece of journalism. Derek Black, a pedigreed, up-and-coming white nationalist leader had