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
Editor's Notes: Stop Lying to Our Faces—Donald Trump Is a White Nationalist
The president's little July 4th party on Saturday was something of a bust, but it did draw one
There Is No Such Thing as Society
Today it is not revolutionary communists but so-called conservatives who wish to trample on human individuality in service of dreams of a remade society.
Make Political Parties Great Again
The answer to Eric Swalwell and the top-two debacle in California is multiparty electoral reform.
The Power of Christian Nationalism (Neon Liberalism #81, with Allyson Shortle)
Samantha and guest Allyson Shortle, professor at the University of Oklahoma, talk about the current state and long history of
Every Act Which May Define a Tyrant
A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Editor's Notes: The Diplomatic Declaration and the Philosophical Declaration
In our present crisis, we have a lot to learn from the founding generation.
Everything Is Borked Up (The Opposition Report #15)
The out-of-control Supreme Court, American corruption at 250, Iran, Cuba, and more.
Reject the Poison: Towards an Honest Mass Politics
An honest mass politics sets the center of gravity of self-governance in legislatures, not in technocratic antipolitics or caudillismo hyperpolitics.
Perry Bacon of The New Republic Talks About The Reconstruction Papers With Adam Gurri
The Reconstruction Papers are steadily gaining attention. This Monday I was invited onto Right Now With Perry Bacon, a podcast
Is the United States of America a Republic, and Not a Democracy?
Putting a meaningless distinction to bed.
Nothing Ever Happens (The Editors' Chat #15)
The Editors' Chat is a monthly, freewheeling discussion among the editors of Liberal Currents. Today's episode talks