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The liberal Christianity of the American founding came from authentic, in-person faith communities. Can it survive in a time of influencers and vertical video?
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May 15, 2026
In case after case, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for police to get away with harming the innocent.
May 13, 2026
Defending liberal political norms doesn’t mean always reaching across the aisle. Sometimes, liberal neutrality means playing hardball.
May 7, 2026
When political theory meets horror, do not call up that which you cannot put down.
May 5, 2026
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Interviews with Liberalism.org contributors.
The “man of system” is a famous figure in the work of Adam Smith, and not in a good way. And yet we all think in systems. They can be both beautiful and helpful. What gives?
Apr 30, 2026
LLMs can be infuriating, and they’re not even human. Critics may ask: Why should they enjoy First Amendment rights?
Apr 28, 2026
In every political system, wealthy and powerful people will try to write the rules to favor themselves. Liberal democracies should use a range of policy tools to resist elite capture.
Apr 24, 2026
When are state-based solutions the best we can do? It’s tempting to reach hasty conclusions, but technological change means the truth may be a moving target.
Apr 22, 2026
Roman moralists mistrusted ambition, which they connected to bribery and flattery. The powerful men around President Donald Trump show the dangers of ambition in its classical sense.
Apr 16, 2026
Liberalism does best when there are strong intermediate institutions between the state and the individual. The family is the oldest of them, and it still has no substitutes.
Apr 6, 2026
Liberalism is in crisis. How about some television?
Apr 3, 2026
What holds up society? Equilibria. If you think that the sky is about to fall, you should ask why it hasn’t happened already.
Apr 1, 2026
Indigent defense is a key part of any decent criminal justice system. But in many places, the incentives for public defenders don’t point toward justice.
Mar 30, 2026
The last thirty years have been a time of extremes in American foreign policy. How can liberals get the balance right?
Mar 27, 2026
