Swiping Left on MAGA
The thing about a ‘no girls allowed’ treehouse is it doesn’t have any girls in it.
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Now More Than Ever, We Must Resist Trump
Trump does not have a mandate and the stakes of the next four years are too high to pretend otherwise.
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Neon Liberalism #10: The Battle for Ottawa
Is Donald Trump going to give Americans an education in war on the homefront? Samantha, Jason, and guest Matthew Downhour evaluate new challenges to the liberal international order and assess the incoming administration's taste for territorial aggrandizement. The Battle for OttawaPodcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 01/19/2025 · 50mApple
The Crisis of Democratic Governance
State Democrats have failed to deliver what the American people want.
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.
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Neon Liberalism #9: Why Is Youth Transition So Controversial?
Samantha, Jason, and guest Vikas Valiveti talk the science, politics, and ethics of youth transition. Spoiler: there are a lot of people spreading lies about trans healthcare. What don't they want you to know? Why Is Youth Transition So Controversial?Podcast Episode · Neon Liberalism · 01/13/2025 · 55mApple
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Neon Liberalism #8: Will Bluesky Save Us?
Social media powered the Arab Spring, the George Floyd protests, and (seemingly) much of our politics for the last decade. Since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, many liberals have hoped that Bluesky might become what Twitter once was. But is social media really always a tool of progress?
Defending Democracy When Voters Make Bad Choices
It is precisely when the largest bloc of voters has chosen poorly that we need democracy the most.
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Neon Liberalism #7: Can HTS Land the Plane?
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham has dislodged the regime of Bashar al-Assad after a lightning offensive, raising new hopes for Syria's future. Having won on the battlefield, can HTS implant a successful government in Damascus? Liberal Currents contributing editor Matthew Downhour joins Samantha and Jason to talk about
Misinformation Against Trans Healthcare
In the past year alone, at least 500 anti-trans bills have been proposed or implemented throughout the US, in every state. Papers like the New York Times routinely publish articles casting doubt on the efficacy of trans healthcare, often by claiming countries like Sweden, Finland, and the UK are reconsidering
Bluesky Won't Save Us
Like radiation, social media is invisible scientific effluence that leaves us both more knowledgeable and more ignorant of the causes of our own afflictions than ever
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Neon Liberalism #6: Do Women Need Men?
Are we living through a crisis in gender relations? Maia Mindel joins Samantha and Jason to talk about abortion bans, trans rights, MeToo, "male loneliness," declining birthrates, and most of all the decline of the patriarchal bargain and what might replace it. Do Women Need Men?Podcast Episode