Half the Answer #14: Anti-DEI or Just Segregationist?

Caitlin and Trent join Associate Professor Victor Ray to talk about DEI. What is meant by DEI depends on who is using it and what they’re trying to get done. Victor explains the history of DEI as a set of legal standards that insulated companies from accusations of discrimination,

Trump's Lawlessness Has Historical Roots

Donald Trump is heir to a long tradition of presidential misuse of federal powers and personnel against American citizens.

How to Prevent the Orbanization of America

A great deal of the opposition has stepped up, but the opposition party needs to start truly acting like one.

Reforging America

A new order for America must involve a comprehensive reconstruction of our political, economic, and civic infrastructure. 

Neon Liberalism #26: Against Hyperlocalism

Join Samantha and guest Ned Resnikoff as they discuss why Americans are so cynical about politics—and how a movement that began with the goal of returning control to the people has spiraled into the opposite outcome. Along the way they talk Robert Moses, "citizen voice" politics, how

Half the Answer #13: Science vs. Propaganda: Trans Women in Sports

Trent and Caitlin talk to Liberal Currents author Vikas Valiveti about the current state of scientific consensus on how trans girls and women compete in sports. What are the correct ways to measure athleticism? When does it actually matter? How should we think about fairness and the right to participate?

The Editors Chat #2

We discuss Abundance, media, primaries, and more.

Selective Acceptance of Settled Norms: Tristan Rogers' "Conservatism: Past and Present"

Rogers has written a useful guide to the western conservative intellectual tradition that runs into trouble when it approaches the conservatives of our day.

Is Abundance Based?

The inherent contradiction of abundance conservatism.

The Most Childish Imperialism

How Trump is different from the old imperialists, and how the liberal world must respond.

Universalism versus Nihilism: the True Divide in American Politics

It is imperative that the nihilism destroying our society be named and confronted directly if we are to have any kind of future.

Half the Answer #12: Why Did the Secret Police Visit Clay Jackson?

Caitlin and Trent talk to Clay Jackson, a litigator from Dallas, Texas. Clay describes the disconcerting experience of having secret police show up to his door the same day he gave boilerplate know-your-rights information to some neighbors who were concerned about being targeted by ICE. They discuss the rapidly escalating