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Liberalism

  1. israel-hamas war
    The Suppression of Israel’s Critics Bolsters the Case for Free SpeechThe deplatforming of pro-Palestinian speakers illustrates the vitality of a free and open discourse.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. the economy
    Are Rising Bond Yields and Deficits a National Crisis?America’s long-term economic outlook might pose a challenge to progressives.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. u.s. history
    Was American Slavery Uniquely Evil?We don’t need to minimize the barbarity of premodern forms of slavery to advance racial justice in America.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. the left
    The Case Against Supply-Side Liberalism Is WeakCritics of the ideology have grossly misrepresented what its proponents actually claim.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. the big picture
    The End of ‘Zombie Neoliberalism’?There is burgeoning, bipartisan support for big government.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. the system
    When Supply, Not Demand, Is the ProblemThe economy is changing. Liberalism must change with it.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. ukraine war
    Progressives’ Ukraine Letter Was Right (and Pointless)Their position on the Russian war was common sense disguised as contrarianism.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. the big picture
    How the Diploma Divide Is Remaking American PoliticsCollege graduates and blue-collar workers have distinct cultural values. Myriad changes in American society are increasing the importance of that gap.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. early and often
    Shilling for ThrillsIn Lis Smith’s new memoir, principles are for purists.
    By Sarah Jones
  10. the media
    Compact Magazine Makes a Strong Case for LiberalismWith enemies like this, liberalism needs no flatterers.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. liberalism
    Ibram X. Kendi Does Not Run the Democratic PartySo why do some centrist pundits pretend otherwise?
    By Eric Levitz
  12. conservatism
    No, Democrats and Republicans Aren’t Equally Anti-DemocraticA reply to Ross Douthat.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. climate change
    Don’t Look Up Doesn’t Get the Climate CrisisIf stopping climate change just required cooperative billionaires and conscious voters, we’d already be saved.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. political science
    Is America Too Rich for Class Politics?A new theory for why affluent Democrats vote against their economic interests.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. democracy
    Liberalism and Socialism Are Both in CrisisThe past decade of global warming and right-wing advance poses an existential threat to various visions of human progress.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. the national interest
    Leftists and Liberals Are Still Fighting Over the Cold WarCommunism has become a proxy for left-wing authoritarianism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. authoritarianism
    It Is Not Undemocratic to Call Trump’s Presidency ‘Illegitimate’Fear of Trump’s authoritarianism isn’t hysteria, and disputing the legitimacy of his rule isn’t anti-democratic.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. the discourse
    ‘Defending a Free Society’ Requires Radically Changing This OneThe myopia and hypocrisy of “philosophical liberals” undermine their critiques of “cancel culture.”
    By Eric Levitz
  19. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: Is There Still Room for Debate?America is in a revolutionary moment. Being able to question ideology is more important than ever.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  20. the national interest
    Does the Left Have Any Better Ideas Than Obama’s?The New Republic calls Obama’s presidency a failure, ignoring most of his successes and the obstacles he overcame.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    An Interview With ‘A Thousand Small Sanities’ Author Adam GopnikA discussion of a new defense of liberalism against its critics on the right and the left.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    Trump Thinks Putin’s Attack on ‘Western-Style Liberalism’ Was About CaliforniaOur authoritarian president hates liberalism but does not understand what it means.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. vision 2020
    Class Divides Republicans – But Not Democrats – on Economic IssuesA new study suggests Democrats have much to gain – and little to lose – by campaigning on a progressive economic message in 2020.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. liberalism
    Jordan Peterson’s Meeting With Orbán Was Hypocritical — But in CharacterThe “classic liberal” has long been too obsessed with fighting the activists on campus to worry about abetting the right-wing authoritarians in power.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. bernie sanders
    Bernie Sanders: ‘Democratic Socialist’ Is Just a Synonym for New Deal LiberalSanders said Monday night that being a “democratic socialist” just means believing in FDR’s Second Bill of Rights.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. foreign policy
    No, the Left Should Not ‘Learn to Love’ the Military-Industrial ComplexGiant Pentagon budgets do provide a couple million Americans with jobs and health care. But the goal is to deliver those goods to all Americans.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. vision 2020
    Trump’s State of the Union Was a Preview of His 2020 StrategyThe president promised liberal economic policies — without all those taxes or subversive social values.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. the national interest
    Two Cheers for Socialism: Why Liberals Need Enemies on the LeftI, for one, welcome our new left-wing overlords.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. campus controversies
    Colleges Don’t Need More Republican ProfessorsUniversities can have ideological diversity without employing apologists for a plutocratic party that cultivates racism and demonizes intellectuals.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. the national interest
    Conservative Shocked to Discover Obama Doesn’t Hate White PeopleIt slowly dawns on the right that the last president was not actually a race-baiting demagogue.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. The Powerful Myth of the Would-Be President RFK, 50 Years LaterRobert F. Kennedy promised a kind of mind-bending coalition of minorities and white working-class voters that progressives still crave.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Why America’s Version of Capitalism Is Incompatible With DemocracyTo restore our democracy after Trump, we will need to reduce the material inequalities that were eroding popular sovereignty long before his rise.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. Natalie Portman and the Crisis of Liberal ZionismIsrael is choosing Zionism over democracy. Now, American Jews must decide if they’re willing to support that choice.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: A Democracy DisappearsAmericans should watch what is happening in Hungary with a great deal of attention — and alarm about similar trends playing out at home.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  35. No, the HOPE Scholarship Didn’t Kill Great Society LiberalismA provocative op-ed says Zell Miller’s and Bill Clinton’s embrace of merit-based scholarships showed their betrayal of liberalism. I beg to differ.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. what the right is reading
    Has the Operating System for the Western World Crashed?Liberalism has suffered a catastrophic failure, says political scientist Patrick Deneen. Though he’s not the first to make the claim.
    By Park MacDougald
  37. the national interest
    How ‘Neoliberalism’ Became the Left’s Favorite Insult of LiberalsThe rise and meaning of an ubiquitous term of abuse.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. The ‘Shut It Down!’ Left and the War on the Liberal MindA noisy, illiberal minority in the progressive movement might not be a minority forever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Will Donald Trump Push the GOP Left on Health Care?He is making liberal noises on drug prices, maternity leave, and more. That might mean something — or nothing.
    By Eric Levitz