Killing for Content
The Trump administration cares more about clicks and content than human life.
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, Warehouse Prisons & the El Paso Laser Fiasco (Half the Answer #65, with Jonathan Katz)
Trent and Caitlin boogie with a friend of the program, journalist Jonathan M. Katz of The Racket. They talk Super Bowl, Bad Bunny, the TPUSA halftime safe space show, and immigration detention. Resources: theracket.newshttps://bsky.app/profile/katz.theracket.news https://www.tiktok.com/@katzonearth?lang=enSchools Closed in
America, If You’re Listening: Denmark’s Example for Fixing Liberal Democracy
Talking to Michael Bang Peterson on Denmark's recurring process of self-examination.
The Pain Is the Plan
MAGA is actively seeking to immiserate the country in order to cement their power over the rest of us.
Minnesota's False Spring
Even with troop withdrawals, Minnesotans aren’t packing up snow shovels, nor ICE whistles.
A Blaring Warning for the Democratic Party From Across the Pond
Popularism has been tried in the UK, and it has failed.
Editor's Notes: Gaming Out Antidemocratic Tactics
How worried should we be about election interference in 2026, exactly?
Canada Fights Back (Neon Liberalism #63, with John Banks)
Samantha and essayist John Banks discuss what steps Canada is taking to fight back against Trump's aggression. Mark Carney's "variable geometry" Davos speech, the dilemmas facing middle powers, and the future of liberal internationalism are covered. In Banks' view, the Republican Party has
Politics Is a Story
What is necessary more than ever before is a genuinely positive story that liberals can tell the public.
Also a Review of Habermas
Is Habermas a titan of recent philosophy or a stodgy academic lacking a burning political vision?
America's Future Is African
The security and prosperity of nations does not depend on complete uniformity of thought, manners, or coloration.
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.