In Defense of Red Tape
Procurement in government is difficult, but rules and regulations make it better.
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Three Bills for Federal Prison Reform
It’s no secret that America has a criminal justice problem that has been seeping into prisons and jails since
Freedom and the Common Good: Mike Konczal's Freedom From the Market
The average person, but especially conservatives, would likely tell the story of American progress, how we became so affluent, healthy,
Josh Hawley's "Tyranny of Big Tech" Illustrates the Contradictory Ideologies of the Contemporary Right
Senator Josh Hawley’s Tyranny of Big Tech sets out competing expectations. On the one hand, Hawley is a notoriously
Basic Income in Liberal Social Policy
Andrew Yang, once the leader in the race for New York mayor, finished a distant fourth in the first round
Be Skeptical of Anti-Establishment Branding
“I am the antichrist/I am an anarchist,” John Lydon famously snarled on the Sex Pistols’ 1976 debut single “Anarchy
What Is Liberal Socialism?
Liberalism and socialism are modernist doctrines committed to the moral equality and freedom of all human beings. Both doctrines responded
Applying the Lessons of George’s Protection or Free Trade
For decades after World War Two, the signing of the Bretton Woods agreement, and the creation of the General Agreement
If Kirillov Had Drunk Coffee Instead of Tea
I first encountered Fyodor Dostoevsky through Alexei Nilych Kirillov, one of his characters in Demons—not in the novel itself,
Justice Breyer's Misguided Institutionalism
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer has served on the Supreme Court for almost 27 years. He is 82 years old. Right
The Anatomy of Antiracism: Between Race and Class
When it comes to racism in the United States, there is a divide on the left between those who think
Would the PRO Act Put Freelancers Out of Work?
Pre-pandemic, 34% of the American workforce was involved to some degree in the “gig” economy. The number of freelancers
The Mythology of Restoration and Nostalgia
The language of contemporary right-wing politics is the language of restoration and nostalgia. “Make America Great Again” was fundamentally