Editor's Notes: Taking Ideology Seriously
The power of the ideological environment should not be underestimated.
Headwaters: September 28–October 4, 2026
Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.
Don't Let John Roberts Fool You (Neon Liberalism #93, with Mike Sacks)
How we need to think about court reform in the future.
Editor's Notes: "The Indian Question" Shows That No One Is Safe From White Nationalism
That is the entire point.
Everything's 'National Security' in Trump's Washington (Half the Answer #106, with Stephanie Mencimer)
Donald Trump is changing the landscape of D.C., from East Potomac Park to the Kennedy Center to the 'Arc de Trump.'
Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater
Our attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture.
Liberal Currents Live: The Cheap Precision Strike and the New Way of Raiding
Are drones fundamentally altering the nature of war for the worse, not for the better?
The Return of the Cutting-Off Way
Structural changes are driving us towards a more chaotic world, defined by "neither peace nor war, but conflict."
The Ark and the Deluge: The Unfurling of Equality in World History
Chapter 21 (pp. 169–175) from The Reconstruction Papers.
How Chile Recovered Its Democracy
A leader operating beyond the margins of the law can yet eventually be defeated in a free and fair election.