Socialism and Liberalism: A Path Towards Estrangement’s End
Thinkers in both “camps” have not only challenged the underlying idea of the split but created theory that unified both liberal and socialist principles.
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The Liberal Currents Canon, or Some Good Books
From time to time we get asked for recommended reading. The topics vary, but given the nature of Liberal Currents
The Government’s New Crackdown on Race in Education
The Trump Administration's first big salvo against the achievements of the Civil Rights Era.
Surviving Polarization
In recent years, shelves have been stocked with books about the boogeyman of postmodernism; the demise of truth and the
Death Spiral Politics and the Ideal of Fair Play
One of the themes of Greg Sargent’s 2018 book, An Uncivil War, is that our politics is caught in
Freedom and the Common Good: Mike Konczal's Freedom From the Market
The average person, but especially conservatives, would likely tell the story of American progress, how we became so affluent, healthy,
The Anatomy of Antiracism: Between Race and Class
When it comes to racism in the United States, there is a divide on the left between those who think
Liberalism Without Principles
“[M]y hunch is that Western social and political thought may have had the last conceptual revolution it needs,” Richard
Lessons for the Left: Achieving Our Country Revisited
If we look for people who made no mistakes, who were always on the right side, who never apologized for
Building a Consensus on Abortion
“Anyone who believes that if you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem is part
Gimme That Old Time Liberalism: Adam Gopnik’s A Thousand Small Sanities
In a recent piece for Vox, Zach Beauchamp claims that “Many modern liberals, including some brilliant and well-regarded thinkers, do
One More Defense of Liberal Learning
Universities have once again come under attack from not only those who claim that the costs outweigh the benefits, but