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From Spectral Evidence to Self-Evident Truths
One man’s remarkable life and the invention of progress
13 hrs ago
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Andy Craig
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What Will Come of Trump's Radical Remaking of the Presidency?
Whether his expansion of the executive proves permanent will partly depend on what his successors do with it
Aug 19
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Francis Fukuyama
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Liberal Democracy Is Not Self-Sustaining
It endures only as long as its advocates can make a compelling case for it, as exiled Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law argued at LibCon2026
Aug 18
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Nathan Law
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Liberalism Is the Underdog Now, and it's Time to Act Like It
Trumpism is the only real 'establishment' in American politics
Aug 15
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Andy Craig
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A New American Reconstruction Is the World's Best Hope
If liberal democracy isn't rebuilt in the land of its birth, it will struggle to survive anywhere else
Aug 12
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Shikha Dalmia
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The Case for a Liberalism That Dares Again
The tradition that dismantled hereditary rule and slavery can topple the authoritarianisms of today
Aug 11
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Joshua Reed Eakle
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Is Trump's Populist Coalition Shrinking?: Zooming In With Andy Craig and Tom Shull
ISMA's new survey suggests that the president's use of extralegal power is losing its appeal to even his most committed supporters
Aug 10
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Andy Craig
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Thomas Shull
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Trump's Griftathon Rolls On as He Sells Traders Early Access to His Market-Moving Social Media Posts: An Executive Watch Roundup
Our early-August selection of the president’s latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law
Aug 5
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Executive Watch
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Germany's AfD Is Closer Than Ever to Power
How a country shaped by its fascist past is on the verge of watching the far-right party close in on control
Aug 3
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Tim Ganser
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Is Gen Z Really More Radical Than Older Generations? A LibCon2026 Panel Discussion
Not really—but liberals haven't yet built the media ecosystem to correct the record compellingly
Aug 2
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Congress Must Rein In the Anti-Democratic Roberts Court Enabling Trump's Power Grabs
A mutually enforcing court-presidency doom loop is eroding the rule of law and making each branch less accountable
Aug 1
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Justin Florence
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Erica Newland
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July 2026
Americans Hate the Two-Party System But Don’t Know What Should Replace It, ISMA Populism Survey Finds
Voters overwhelmingly want something different, but don’t know or understand the reform options on the table
Jul 31
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Andy Craig
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