In Search of an FDR Consensus: The Future of an American Foreign and Defense Policy
Chapter 18 (pp. 140–153) from The Reconstruction Papers.
You Won’t Win the Revolution
The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror.
Meet the Democrats
The party is not an abstract cabal powered by fever dreams, but a living, breathing coalition held together by a ceaseless grind and people with the will to face it.
Headwaters: August 31–September 6, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
Labor Economist Explains: To Fix Inequality, Start Young (Neon Liberalism #89, with Kathryn Anne Edwards)
What makes for a good economy on a generational scale?
A Progressive Push in Purple New Hampshire
Congressional hopeful Carleigh Beriont says left-leaning politics can succeed in the Granite State.
We Need a Plan for What Comes Next. The Reconstruction Papers Is the Beginning of That Plan.
Repair will not be an option. We will have to rebuild atop the wreckage.
Very Normal, Sir: Trump's Canadian and Iranian Quagmires (Half the Answer #101, with Greg Sargent)
Trump's unprovoked trade war with Canada and his chaotic attacks on Iran have him hemorrhaging support.
Editor's Notes: The Culture of Elite Conformism Enabled the Capitulations of the Second Trump Term
We need a Reconstruction not only of our institutions but of our system of producing elites.
Liberal Currents Live: Russia and Ukraine—All the Ruin That Putin Can Buy
Vladimir Putin does not care about Russian lives or Russian territory. For dictators like him, those things are negotiable.
Religion, Humanities, and the Public Good
The right wing's assault on Religion and Humanities programs is an assault on our ability to understand the world, from Hindutva abroad to Christian Nationalism at home.