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May 20, 2026

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9 min read

Federal Courts, Local Wrongs: Growing Federal Power Means Less Accountability

Federal agents have always had extensive immunities. Their growing presence in all of our lives makes that a growing problem. And the courts aren’t helping.

Radley Balko

May 15, 2026

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10 min read

Liberalism and Christianity in the Age of Social Media

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?

Mark Tooley

May 13, 2026

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7 min read

Federal Courts, Local Wrongs: How Qualified Immunity Gave Us Lawless Law Enforcement

In case after case, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for police to get away with harming the innocent.

Radley Balko

May 7, 2026

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13 min read

Liberal Neutrality and How to Fight For It

Defending liberal political norms doesn’t mean always reaching across the aisle. Sometimes, liberal neutrality means playing hardball.

Jacob T. Levy

May 5, 2026

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7 min read

The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Really Big Dragon

When political theory meets horror, do not call up that which you cannot put down.

Sarah Skwire

Apr 30, 2026

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10 min read

The Liberal Spirit of System

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?

Janet Bufton

Apr 28, 2026

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5 min read

AI and the First Amendment

LLMs can be infuriating, and they’re not even human. Critics may ask: Why should they enjoy First Amendment rights?

Corbin Barthold

Apr 24, 2026

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10 min read

The Power of Wealth

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.

Matt Zwolinski

Apr 6, 2026

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11 min read

Why Liberalism Needs the Family

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.

Lauren K. Hall

Apr 1, 2026

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12 min read

One Panic After Another

What holds up society? Equilibria. If you think that the sky is about to fall, you should ask why it hasn’t happened already.

Jason Kuznicki

Mar 30, 2026

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19 min read

In Criminal Justice, We Get What We Pay For

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.

Radley Balko

Mar 27, 2026

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13 min read