Trump the Redeemer

Despite the claims of some liberals, the MAGA Right is not unchristian, but the apotheosis of a violent strain of entirely American Christianity.

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Neon Liberalism #14: A Turn Toward Taiwan?

Taiwan is a free country, a powerhouse in technology, and it has about one-twentieth the population of Europe less Russia. JD Vance talks about the U.S. possibly disengaging with Europe, but is such disengagement necessary for, and does it really herald, increased engagement with Asia, and particularly with China

The Suicide of American Conservatism

American conservatism is largely an intellectual corpse, killed by people who claim to be conservatives.

Eric Adams Must Go

We cannot have a mayor who answers to Trump's DOJ.

How to Win a Rigged Game

The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.

Is It a Coup?

It is bad, it is illegal, and it is a self-coup.

Representation Matters

It’s not enough, but without it, there’s only segregation and extermination.

Trump and Musk’s Illegal and Undemocratic Attack on the Power of the Purse

The Ketamine Koup is fundamentally about unilateral control of the federal government's money.

The New State Media

A corrupt bargain has been struck between the oligarchs who own our public squares and the autocrats who aspire to own our country.

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Neon Liberalism #13: The Ketamine Koup

The chaos coming out of Washington, D.C., over the past week seems to be emanating from one man, and for once it's not Donald Trump—it's Elon Musk. Project 2025 is still happening, but Musk's seizure of government computer systems is happening more

Elon Musk Is Working His Hardest to Make a Chinese Century

The Ketamine Koup will make America a mediocre backwater.

Once and Future Liberal Institutionalism

When conservatives want to burn down the system.