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Neon Liberalism #45: Liberalism 101: Liberalism and Prosperity

Samantha Hancox-Li, Jason Briggeman

27 Sep 2025

Samantha and fellow Liberal Currents editor Jason Briggeman discuss the economics of liberal democracy, starting from the basic question "why are all the rich countries liberal democracies?" Did liberal democracy cause the Industrial Revolution? What is the role of imperialism in the modern economy? And perhaps most importantly: what does this have to do with the philosophical foundations of liberalism?

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Half the Answer #35: Chaotic Neutrality in the Democratic Party

Trent and Caitlin talk with politics blogger and podcaster Ed Burmila about the centrist arm of the Democratic Party and its zombie-like shuffle through our dark era of authoritarian overreach. We ask what exactly went wrong over the last half-century that led our ostensible protectors to be so ill-equipped for

Charlie Kirk, Martyrdom, and America’s Authoritarian Apostles

The entanglement of fascist politics and Christian imagery is not new, and it is dangerously powerful.

Neon Liberalism #44: Why Be a Liberal?

Join host Samantha Hancox-Li for a discussion of the difference between liberalism as an assumed default and liberalism as an active project. Even as the progressive base—and Americans generally—grow increasingly outraged at Trump II's attacks on our Constitution, elite liberals in media and journalism wring their

The Left Is the Free Speech Party Now

As MAGA flexes the power of the state to attack dissent, protest, and now mere comedy, it's time for the left to embrace the mantle of free speech.

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Half the Answer #35: Chaotic Neutrality in the Democratic Party

Charlie Kirk, Martyrdom, and America’s Authoritarian Apostles

Neon Liberalism #44: Why Be a Liberal?

The Left Is the Free Speech Party Now