State Bars Need to Stop the Bleeding
We may not have a legal system worth the name soon if no one hits the brakes.
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Half the Answer #5: The Rationalists and Islamophobia
Caitlin and Trent spoke with Polite Conversations host Eiynah about the ways Islamophobia disguises itself as rational, genuine liberal-minded concern, and the hateful roots that hide beneath. The Rationalists and IslamophobiaPodcast Episode · Half the Answer · 04/02/2025 · 58mApple Podcasts Half the Answer can be heard on Spotify, on Apple,
Against Strategy: The Moral Stands We Need Today
Today's hollow strategizing leaves politicians endlessly calculating the precise polling impact of every statement while refusing to defend basic democratic principles.
Kristi Noem Made a Lynching Postcard
The American tradition of celebrating racial terror.
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Neon Liberalism #21: A New Reconstruction?
Samantha and guest Jamelle Bouie talk the present crisis, the many ages of the American Constitution, and how we might set about rebuilding what MAGA is breaking. A New Reconstruction?Podcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 03/29/2025 · 1h 1mApple Podcasts Neon Liberalism can be heard on Spotify, on Apple, on
Forming an Opposition Media Bloc in the Network Era
Media is a crucial tool for building solidarity among opposition to authoritarian rule.
Existential Liberalism: James Baldwin and the Problem of Freedom
The burden of freedom has always been heavy, and Baldwin forces us to confront whether we are willing to bear it.
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Half the Answer #4: Youths and Technology
Trent and Caitlin ask Clinical Psychologist Dr. Melissa Fisher Paoni about problem technology use among children and teens, how to help them stay safe without crossing the line into over-surveillance or excessive restriction, and why one-size-fits-all policies are often insufficient. Youths and TechnologyPodcast Episode · Half the Answer · 03/26/2025
Je me Souviens!
There will be a reckoning.
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Neon Liberalism #20: The Sulla Fantasy
Samantha and guest Bret Devereaux talk the fall of the Roman Republic, Elon Musk's obsession with the dictator Sulla, and what it takes to make constitutional change stick. The Sulla FantasyPodcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 03/25/2025 · 1h 16mApple Podcasts Neon Liberalism can be heard on Spotify, on
Trump, Hegseth, and the Fallacies of the Unitary Executive
Accountability in theory, impunity and incompetence in practice.
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Neon Liberalism #19: Liberal...Socialism?
Samantha and fellow Liberal Currents editor Paul Crider talk to Matt McManus, author of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, about a forgotten political tradition, the intellectual fallout of the Russian Revolution, and what this all means for how we think about the contemporary dangers of oligarchy and reaction. Liberal.