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MAGA May Have Finally Entered the Death Phase Five Years After the Insurrection
But that doesn’t mean that it can’t take down the country with it
20 hrs ago
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Gabriel Schoenfeld
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Trump’s Betrayal of Venezuela’s Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate
If he continues to snub María Corina Machado, the heroine of the opposition, America will bear responsiblity for the country’s next tragic chapter
Jan 5
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Larry Diamond
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Trump’s Bogus Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Impeachable Offense
The Framers would have regarded this president as an out-of-control lunatic in desperate need of reining in by Congress
Jan 3
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Andy Craig
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Trump's War Presidency Attempts Regime Change in Venezuela in Violation of the US Constitution and International Law: An Executive Watch…
Our early-January selection of the president's latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law
Jan 3
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Executive Watch
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Fortunately, Liberals Can More Easily Defeat the Resurging Totalitarian-Isms of Yore
Both extremes are recycling old ideologies, but liberalism has a far stronger hand to counter them before they cause the death and destruction of the…
Jan 2
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Daniel M. Rothschild
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December 2025
A Banner Year for Domestic and Global Censorship by the US
The Trump administration is using state muscle in unprecedented ways to suppress speech it dislikes
Dec 31, 2025
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Katherine Stewart
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Liberals Will Win by Telling True Stories Better Than Demagogues Tell False Stories
Indian American author Suketu Mehta's diagnosis and prescription for saving liberal democracy at LibCon2025
Dec 28, 2025
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Suketu Mehta
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The Buzz Out There About The UnPopulist and LibCon
We are proud of our accomplishments and grateful for the love and encouragement from across the political spectrum—but we need your support
Dec 26, 2025
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Berny Belvedere
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The UnPopulist Staff's 2025 Holiday Recommendations
We wish you a joyful season and offer our picks for your entertainment and edification
Dec 24, 2025
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Shikha Dalmia
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Berny Belvedere
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Landry Ayres
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Andy Craig
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Birch Smith
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Aaron Ross Powell
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No Sweetheart, Favoritism Isn't Driving ‘The Great Feminization’, Modernity Is
And it’s a good thing for women and the world, contrary to claims of the neo-right’s new darling
Dec 22, 2025
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Samantha Hancox-Li
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Let’s Not Grant the Postliberal Critique of Market Liberalism
Discontents with liberal modernity are perennial and a spiritual awakening won't cure them
Dec 21, 2025
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Jonathan Rauch
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Trump’s Anti-Immigration Crackdown Is a Ruse to Ban Foreigners and Harass Returning Americans Who Criticize Him or MAGA: An Executive Watch…
Our mid-December selection of the president's latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law
Dec 19, 2025
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Executive Watch
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