What Are Democrats Thinking?
Democratic voters want to end the filibuster, nationalize artificial intelligence, and prosecute every Trump toady.
The New Class Divide
Class divisions that emerged during industrialization nearly destroyed liberalism during the first half of the twentieth century. Now, in the
Disability and Invisibility
Ashish George’s essay on the hermeneutical injustice of disability is incredibly insightful.* Nothing I say here is intended to
The Great Nope
There was a time — not long ago, in fact — when Republicans could claim to be the party of ideas. This
You Were the Thought Police All Along
Political correctness and campus speech politics are among the cultural issues keeping libertarians today from recognizing their place within the
The Open and Closed Political Axis
Recent political contests seem to have shifted from a left-right axis to an axis setting those in favor of
Disability and Hermeneutical Injustice
In May 2015, the young philosopher Elizabeth Barnes did something people at an early point in their careers rarely venture:
LC Podcast #1: The New Liberal
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Social Justice for Mortals
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls
Finding Liberty Between Vulnerability and Coercion
The sources and extent of coercion in a society is one of the big fault lines that divides the different
Liberal Aspiration and Moral Accounting in Hamilton and Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Liberalism did not originate in the US, but we have certainly laid claim to one of the boldest attempts at
Wanted: Mere Liberal Writers
After nearly one month and over a dozen articles, Liberal Currents is off to the races. But some people have
Trump's Jacksonianism and Its Needed Response
At least since the primary season a year ago, Donald Trump has been compared to Andrew Jackson, perhaps the most