Molly Jong-Fast Talks About The Reconstruction Papers With Adam Gurri On Fast Politics
As print copies of The Reconstruction Papers get ready to ship, Molly Jong-Fast had me on her podcast to
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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
Editor's Notes: The Diplomatic Declaration and the Philosophical Declaration
In our present crisis, we have a lot to learn from the founding generation.
Editor's Notes: Court Reform Is Table Stakes
The next Democratic trifecta must implement a court reform package that defangs these lawless, Trumpist judges.
Editor's Notes: Will Springfield Be the Next Minneapolis?
As idiotic as this administration is, they have also clearly learned some things from their setback in the Twin Cities.
Editor's Notes: Representative Assemblies as the Locus of Democracy
Though we could not cover everything, we managed to pull together twenty-two essays in The Reconstruction Papers. As we
Editor's Notes: The Endurance of Biopolitics
Insurgent right-wing parties across the Western world have made population composition the objective of their political movements.
Editor's Notes: The Arc of Personalism
Self-aggrandizement has driven many of the decisions made in the Trump administration.
Editor's Notes: Destroy the Slave Power
Today we celebrate the end of chattel slavery in America, the darkest stain in a history that is not otherwise unblemished.
Editor's Notes: Entering the Circular Firing Squad
Today, we published the second Alan Elrod article in a week on the toxic politics surrounding the Democratic candidate for
Editor's Note: The Difference Between Governing and Campaigning
The ideas primary is not about catchy slopulist slogans or incoherent wish-lists from every group under the sun, but must return a genuine program for successful governance.
Editor's Notes: Fixing Institutions Won't Guarantee Political Outcomes
Reconstruction has to have a deeper target than simply redesigning institutions.
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.