Reforging America
A new order for America must involve a comprehensive reconstruction of our political, economic, and civic infrastructure.
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Neon Liberalism #26: Against Hyperlocalism
Join Samantha and guest Ned Resnikoff as they discuss why Americans are so cynical about politics—and how a movement that began with the goal of returning control to the people has spiraled into the opposite outcome. Along the way they talk Robert Moses, "citizen voice" politics, how
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Half the Answer #13: Science vs. Propaganda: Trans Women in Sports
Trent and Caitlin talk to Liberal Currents author Vikas Valiveti about the current state of scientific consensus on how trans girls and women compete in sports. What are the correct ways to measure athleticism? When does it actually matter? How should we think about fairness and the right to participate?
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The Editors' Chat #2
We discuss Abundance, media, primaries, and more.
Selective Acceptance of Settled Norms: Tristan Rogers' "Conservatism: Past and Present"
Rogers has written a useful guide to the western conservative intellectual tradition that runs into trouble when it approaches the conservatives of our day.
Is Abundance Based?
The inherent contradiction of abundance conservatism.
The Most Childish Imperialism
How Trump is different from the old imperialists, and how the liberal world must respond.
Universalism versus Nihilism: the True Divide in American Politics
It is imperative that the nihilism destroying our society be named and confronted directly if we are to have any kind of future.
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Half the Answer #12: Why Did the Secret Police Visit Clay Jackson?
Caitlin and Trent talk to Clay Jackson, a litigator from Dallas, Texas. Clay describes the disconcerting experience of having secret police show up to his door the same day he gave boilerplate know-your-rights information to some neighbors who were concerned about being targeted by ICE. They discuss the rapidly escalating
White Fragility Comes to the Naval Academy
Treating America’s soldiers and sailors like scared children, too delicate to read a history of lynching, shows the administration’s deep contempt for them.
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Half the Answer #11: Why We Fear AI
Trent and Caitlin speak with cognitive scientist, linguist, and AI researcher Hagen Blix about his book, co-authored with Ingeborg Glimmer, called Why We Fear AI: On the Interpretation of Nightmares. What do those selling AI-branded products have to gain from telling everybody that AI could take over the world? What
Why We Need a Reconstruction of the Liberal Public Sphere
How media systems work, how ours came to be, and where we go from here.