The New Gender Synthesis

To be only masculine or only feminine is to be half a human being.

The Rule of Law Is Our Business: Thoughts on Trump's Attack on Big Law

Despite having all the resources and connections they need to fight, major law firms have abandoned their duties to the system that makes their success possible.

State Bars Need to Stop the Bleeding

We may not have a legal system worth the name soon if no one hits the brakes.

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.

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.

Je me Souviens!

There will be a reckoning.

Trump, Hegseth, and the Fallacies of the Unitary Executive

Accountability in theory, impunity and incompetence in practice.

The Origins of Right-Wing Populism

The intellectual history of this seemingly contradictory political tendency.

Why Liberals Must Confront Carl Schmitt and the Logic of Trumpism

Schmitt's ideas help explain—and thus help us counter—the radical right's assault on American constitutional democracy.

Guys Win: Andrew Tate, Rape Politics, and the Authoritarian Right

Misogyny is a preeminent feature of authoritarian politics.