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Now Is Not the Time for Moral Flexibility: The Example of John Quincy Adams
We must stand by the principles of the open society, pluralism, freedom, and mutual toleration.
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A Practical Program for Resisting a Trump Second Term
How to fight back against the implementation of fascism in America.
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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.
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Liberalism and the Politics of Joy
A natural companion to the fight against reactionary Christian nationalism.
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The Plutocrat-Populist Axis
Why is this alliance such a robust and enduring power bloc?
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Against Political Nihilism
Reject the plea for vibes over action.
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Liberals Must Wage War on Rent-Seeking
Rent-seeking classes form a core backbone of the Republican Party.
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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.
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The Democratic Party and Its Rightward Shift on the Border
How did we get here from "no human is illegal"?
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American Identities, in Theory and Practice
Who fractured humanity?
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Donald Trump, in His Own Words and Deeds
We cannot let people grow numb to the things Trump says and does.
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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.