Myanmar Civil War Overview
A summary of a conflict that has fallen out of global focus.
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Trump and his hangers-on create anew the organization of social affairs they've known since youth.
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We need to put the final nail in the coffin of the Patriarchal Bargain and find new ideals we can live by.
Neon Liberalism #5: Will Political Violence Save Us?
Samantha and Jason talk about ghost guns, CEO killings, and the place of political violence in the repertoire of contention. Will Political Violence Save Us?Podcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 12/15/2024 · 36mApple Podcasts Neon Liberalism can be heard on Spotify, on Apple, on Amazon, and elsewhere via its RSS
The Bellicose Stance of the State
The incoming "America First" coalition is likely to put the United States in greater, not less, risk of conflict.
Neon Liberalism #4: Coups—How Do They Work?
What makes for a successful coup, and wouldn't South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol like to know? Adam Gurri joins Samantha and Jason to talk about one of the biggest stories of the week, and whether America is on the path to a personalist dictatorship. Coups: How Do
The Biopolitics of Youth Transition
Youth transition is a central pillar of trans rights.
America's Paths to Personalism
The three primary risk vectors of the second Trump administration.
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Join Samantha and Jason as they discuss the resurgence of economic populism, the breakdown of the dreaded "neoliberal consensus," and whether populism itself is just a vibe. Can Populism Save Democracy?Podcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 12/02/2024 · 53mApple Podcasts Neon Liberalism can be heard on Spotify, on
Identity Politics Is Dead—Except For White People
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The Liberal Socialist Canon
A liberal vision with a long tradition.
An Exercise in Political Imagination: the Day Stephen Bright and Bryan Stevenson Debated William F. Buckley
Bright and Stevenson defended the abolition of capital punishment at a moment when political support for that movement reached its nadir.
Liberalism and the Politics of Joy
A natural companion to the fight against reactionary Christian nationalism.
The Plutocrat-Populist Axis
Why is this alliance such a robust and enduring power bloc?
Against Political Nihilism
Reject the plea for vibes over action.
Liberals Must Wage War on Rent-Seeking
Rent-seeking classes form a core backbone of the Republican Party.
Kevin Vallier’s Politics of Peace Against Theocracy in “All the Kingdoms of the World”
Vallier's critique of integralism can be generalized to apply to a variety of illiberalisms.
The Democratic Party and Its Rightward Shift on the Border
How did we get here from "no human is illegal"?
American Identities, in Theory and Practice
Who fractured humanity?
Donald Trump, in His Own Words and Deeds
We cannot let people grow numb to the things Trump says and does.
A Fundamentally Anti-Democratic Tradition: Zack Beauchamp's "The Reactionary Spirit"
Where conservatives may seek to conserve their democratic systems, reactionaries by their nature seek to weaken or abolish them.
American Feudalism
A liberalism that divides humanity into a master class and a slave class deserves an asterisk as “white liberalism.”
An Open Society, If You Can Keep It
The modern world made the open society possible, but also empowered people seeking to undermine it.