David Eil - Liberal Currents

You Can't Build a Better Politics on Bad History

Sarah Longwell's "How to Eat an Elephant" offers useful advice for Democratic politics. Yet it is also based on a false history of the GOP.

Joseph Stieb Oct 5, 2026

Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.

Jason Briggeman Oct 4, 2026

Chapter 22 (pp. 176–179) from The Reconstruction Papers.

Adam Rust Oct 4, 2026

David Eil is a law student and, despite having a leather-bound Kindle containing many books, is in no way a big deal. He tweets at @economistified.

1 article

Are you lonely tonight? Or do you have a sense that many in your community are lonely? If so, then

David Eil Aug 8, 2019