How Liberalism Uses Jews, and Why It Shouldn’t Do That
It is not healthy to treat Jewish people like an abstracted symbol of liberalism.
Elon Musk and Conservative Non-Electoral Politics
Democrats, whether politicians or pundits, constantly urge their partisans to vote as the solution to just about every possible problem.
Glenn Greenwald and Reverse Colonization
In 2005, shortly after he started blogging, Glenn Greenwald wrote an infamous and incendiary anti-immigrant post defending reactionary bigot
The Dangers of Overestimating America's Power to Determine Events
In opposing US imperialism, progressives often emphasize US power. The logic here is straightforward; if the United States has great
Freedom of Contract, Unfreedom in the Workplace
Recently New York magazine published a long interview with Joss Whedon in which the film director and television showrunner attempted
Decolonizing Politics: An Interview With Robbie Shilliam
“It was a bit random,” Robbie Shilliam tells me of his decision to become a political scientist. A professor at
False Equivalence Will Not Help the Anti-War Movement
“America is back,” anti-war and erstwhile progressive journalist Glenn Greenwald sneered on Twitter after it was announced that Democratic
Be Skeptical of Anti-Establishment Branding
“I am the antichrist/I am an anarchist,” John Lydon famously snarled on the Sex Pistols’ 1976 debut single “Anarchy
Justice Breyer's Misguided Institutionalism
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer has served on the Supreme Court for almost 27 years. He is 82 years old. Right
Antisemitism and Intent
“Antisemitism, like racism…requires intent,” Ben Shapiro declared. Shapiro was defending his decision to hire actor Gina Carano to a
The Tyranny of Parents
Most parents, and most adults, don’t like to think about parents as tyrants. Usually instead parents are framed as