In Defense of Red Tape
Procurement in government is difficult, but rules and regulations make it better.
In Defense of Red Tape
Procurement in government is difficult, but rules and regulations make it better.
Public Execution
Acts of violence are a sacrament in the fascist civic religion. The new fascist man must be posted into being.
China According to China
The Pax Sinica to which Xi Jinping aspires will be no imperialism-free paradise, but a world made safe for autocracy and domestic terror.
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Weekly Roundup: October 12–18, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
To Rebuild Democracy in the Hearts of Americans, We Need a New National Service Initiative
Chapter 15 (pp. 121–124) from The Reconstruction Papers.
Ilhan Omar vs. Regime Politics (Neon Liberalism #95, with Adam Gurri)
The DHS raid on Ilhan Omar's residence is continuous with Donald Trump's birther politics.
Four Principles for Comprehensive Higher Education Reform
Chapter 14 (pp. 107–120) from The Reconstruction Papers.
The Message Is Getting Out There. We Need Your Help to Make a New Reconstruction Possible
The Reconstruction Papers was referenced in Vox this week.
An All-Out Assault on Citizenship
Voter rolls, non-public execution, white nationalist violence, and TERF Island, sinking lower.
Sexual Violence on Campus and the Universities That Enable It (Half the Answer #109, with Nicole Bedera)
Institutions of higher education regularly prevent survivors from accessing justice.
Liberal Currents Live: Libertarianism Captured by Racism
Was it inevitable that bigotry would become so dominant within libertarianism, or could it all have gone differently?
Podcasts
Ilhan Omar vs. Regime Politics (Neon Liberalism #95, with Adam Gurri)
The DHS raid on Ilhan Omar's residence is continuous with Donald Trump's birther politics.
Sexual Violence on Campus and the Universities That Enable It (Half the Answer #109, with Nicole Bedera)
Institutions of higher education regularly prevent survivors from accessing justice.
Liberal Currents Live: Libertarianism Captured by Racism
Was it inevitable that bigotry would become so dominant within libertarianism, or could it all have gone differently?
Graft the Likes of Which the World Has Never Seen Before (Half the Answer #108, with Zach Everson)
Donald Trump made more than two billion dollars in the first year of his second term.