ISMA Conference

How to Hold Authoritarians Accountable Without Fueling a Backlash

Reconstruction, postwar Germany, and Poland’s recent democratic restoration offer lessons for a post-Trump America

Oct 11

Liberal Freedom Requires Agency But Also Self Mastery: Ezra Klein and Danielle Allen at LibCon2026

Liberal societies need not just good institutions but also a clearer vision of their ends

Oct 4

Protecting the Republic When an Angel Isn’t in the Oval Office

Restoring presidential restraint to avoid autocracy will be as difficult as necessary post-Trump

Sep 20

Can Liberalism Offer Gen Z a Grand Purpose? The Good Fight at LibCon2026

Yascha Mounk explores how the appeal of postliberals can be countered among the youth with Linda Chavez, Rachel Janfaza, and Francis Fukuyama

Sep 5 • Yascha Mounk

Authoritarianism With American Characteristics

America’s backsliding democracy has its own unique causes and manner, making it hard to draw comparisons or lessons from other countries

Aug 28

The Resistance Is a Noble Crusade

Trump’s authoritarianism has been worse than expected, but the opposition to him has been stronger than anticipated

Aug 24

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 • Nathan Law

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 • Shikha Dalmia

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

Dismantling the Legacies of Illiberalism Haunting the US: Zooming In With Jamelle Bouie, David French, Danielle Allen

'Is a utopian liberalism possible?' A LibCon2026 podcast

Jul 26 • Aaron Ross Powell

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LibCon2026 Is Receiving Rave Reviews

As America marked its 250th, ISMA conference attendees and speakers left energized to defend the liberal democracy it was built on

Jul 22 • Berny Belvedere

LibCon2026: America's Darkest Hour Might Yet Become its Finest

As our smash hit conference made clear, the forces of resistance are stronger in this country than the forces of authoritarianism

Jul 21 • Berny Belvedere

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