Now Is Not the Time for Moral Flexibility: The Example of John Quincy Adams

We must stand by the principles of the open society, pluralism, freedom, and mutual toleration.

A Practical Program for Resisting a Trump Second Term

How to fight back against the implementation of fascism in America.

An Exercise in Political Imagination: the Day Stephen Bright and Bryan Stevenson Debated William F. Buckley

Bright and Stevenson defended the abolition of capital punishment at a moment when political support for that movement reached its nadir.

Liberalism and the Politics of Joy

A natural companion to the fight against reactionary Christian nationalism.

The Plutocrat-Populist Axis

Why is this alliance such a robust and enduring power bloc?

Against Political Nihilism

Reject the plea for vibes over action.

Liberals Must Wage War on Rent-Seeking

Rent-seeking classes form a core backbone of the Republican Party.

Kevin Vallier’s Politics of Peace Against Theocracy in “All the Kingdoms of the World”

Vallier's critique of integralism can be generalized to apply to a variety of illiberalisms.

The Democratic Party and Its Rightward Shift on the Border

How did we get here from "no human is illegal"?

American Identities, in Theory and Practice

Who fractured humanity?

Donald Trump, in His Own Words and Deeds

We cannot let people grow numb to the things Trump says and does.

A Fundamentally Anti-Democratic Tradition: Zack Beauchamp's "The Reactionary Spirit"

Where conservatives may seek to conserve their democratic systems, reactionaries by their nature seek to weaken or abolish them.