Rose, Knife, Policy
The doublespeak language of American victimization and violence has never been more clear than in Trump's second term.
Maistre the Prophet
In the writings of 18th-century monarchist Joseph de Maistre, we see the ur-shape of reaction: violent, irrational, modernity against itself.
Editor's Notes: Fixing Institutions Won't Guarantee Political Outcomes
Reconstruction has to have a deeper target than simply redesigning institutions.
Learning From the International Struggle
Over the last twenty years, illiberal forces have coordinated ideas, personnel, and finances across international borders. Liberals can learn from this.
The Democratization of Air Power (Neon Liberalism #76, with Secretary of Defense Rock)
Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Secretary of Defense Rock talk the state of modern war: the proliferation of drones, the
Editor's Notes: What the Trans Sports Debate Is Really About
It feels a certain kind of way to be told that my participation in sports is conditional on me always losing.
Editor's Notes: Women Can Win and Democrats Should Continue to Nominate Them
The results of the 2016 and 2024 elections were extremely contingent events that could have gone the other way.
AOC for President
Whether or not she runs, Ocasio-Cortez is invoking a feminist politics that Democrats should adopt if they are serious about defeating fascism.
Hell Is Empty, and All the Ken Paxtons Are Here
Paxton is bigoted, felonious, and an exemplar of the new American politics.
Eat Like a Politician? (Half the Answer #85, with Bennett Rea of Cookin' with Congress)
What was Andrew Jackson's favorite gelatin-based meal? Why did Hillary Clinton feel a deep and urgent need
Editor's Notes: Reconstruction or Project 2029?
An earlier version of this piece claimed that Project 2029 was a project by the Center for American Progress. That
Credibility and Consequences
Altering perceptions of likely futures can hurt the forces of reaction.
Israel Is a State Like Any Other, and Commits Atrocities Like Any Other Would
Israel acts like any other apartheid state, but receives a level of deference from the American government and press and public quite unlike any other.