Editor's Notes: Taking Ideology Seriously
The power of the ideological environment should not be underestimated.
Better Win a District: Arkansas’s Second
There have been many near-misses at dislodging Rep. French Hill ever since the state hard-shifted from blue to red in 2010.
A Hard Look at Libertarianism
Quinn Slobodian's 2025 book provides the starting point of a more thorough post-mortem.
We Squandered It! Why the World Is on Fire (Neon Liberalism #94, with Ben Wittes)
How we went from the triumph of the fall of the Berlin Wall to our current world.
At First ICE Loses, Then It Flies, Flies Again (Half the Answer #107, with Gillian Brockell)
ICE has been transporting people in inhumane conditions to countries to which they have no affiliation or connection.
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Editor's Notes: Taking Ideology Seriously
The power of the ideological environment should not be underestimated.
Attacking the Enemy Within, Aiding the Outside Enemy
Ilhan Omar, Russia, RFK Jr., Elon Musk, Ken Paxton, and Susan Collins’s super-stupid PAC.
How to Normalize Immigration: Elements of Liberal Immigration Reforms
Chapter 13 (pp. 98–106) from The Reconstruction Papers.
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