In Search of an FDR Consensus: The Future of an American Foreign and Defense Policy
Chapter 18 (pp. 140–153) from The Reconstruction Papers.
Social Media Has Not Brought Liberation
Social media has been a boon to autocratic regimes and their allied movements in democracies.
Headwaters: September 21–27, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
The War with Iran Has No End (Neon Liberalism #92)
Structural factors are driving us towards a more chaotic and lawless world.
Seeing Like a Gardener: A New Framework for the Public Funding of Science
Chapter 11 (pp. 84–91) from The Reconstruction Papers.
Holly Berkley Fletcher and Benjamin Wittes Talk to Adam Gurri About The Reconstruction Papers
We focus mainly on court reform but other topics come up as well.
Don't Abandon Ukraine (Out of the Jaws #12, with Dylan Burns)
Tactical and technological innovations on the battlefield, and the brutal realities of war.
“Network” at 50: Now We’re All Mad as Hell
Paddy Chayefsky’s take on television captured the Long 1970s—and anticipated the rise of social media.
Orange Man Deteriorating: What It Means for 2026 and 2028 (Half the Answer #105, with Ryan Cooper)
Word salads, IVs, and naps are great again.
Liberal Currents Live: Talarico, El-Sayed, and How to Handle the GOP's Trans Hate
How should Democratic candidates for office react to open bigotry from their opponents?
Richard Hanania Doesn't Even Try to Hide His Male Supremacism
Hanania is a reminder of the dangers of rehabilitating extremist intellectuals.
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