Sovereign Citizens with Badges? (Neon Liberalism #84, with Jessica Pishko)
So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country, declaring that they have the right to nullify federal
The Parasocial Style in American Politics
Our screens are two-way but we can easily forget that the people on the other end exist as more than characters for our enjoyment.
Coefficient Giving Awards $25,000 Grant to Support The Reconstruction Papers
I am very excited to announce that Liberal Currents has received a grant of $25,000 from Coefficient Giving (formerly
Against a New Cold War
The first Cold War resulted in death and destruction across the Global South. A second must be avoided.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Virtue
Despite what so-called "classical liberals" argue, Locke shows that the liberty and virtue must be joined at the hip if either is to long endure.
Measuring the Vibecession (Neon Liberalism #72, with Matt Darling)
Samantha is joined by Matt Darling to discuss the state of the economy. Macroeconomic indicators are good, but the vibes
Join Us For a Discussion of C. Thi Nguyen's "The Score" on May 15th
The Liberal Currents community is hosting a book club, and we would love for you to join. This discussion will
Understanding How Israeli Settlers Are Illegally Seizing New Regions of the West Bank (Half the Answer #81, with Oren Ziv)
Apartheid and incursions into Palestinian territory are accomplished by a specific set of tactics. Oren Ziv, an Israeli photojournalist, joins
We Are the Baddies
There is a term for our current political condition, in which our own day-to-day lives are indefensible but there are no obvious means by which we can produce a different outcome in Iran: Moral injury.
The Supreme Court Delivers Another Victory for the Jim Crow Southernization of America
We must not forget how poorly buried the racial tyranny of the South's past is in America's present.