ISMA Conference

In the Age of Social Media, Can We Use the Marketplace of Ideas to Serve Truth Not Lies?

Without content moderation, sites would be unusable and yet that opens them to attacks by aggrieved but powerful political players

Jan 19

Are There Better Foreign Policy Alternatives to Liberal Internationalism?

Despite its internal contradictions and hypocrisy, ditching it will lead to a more cynical and grim world

Jan 12

What Kind of Electoral Reforms Would Stop America's Slide Toward Authoritarianism?

Replacing its winner-take-all system with proportional representation would help but it'll have to be engineered carefully

Oct 13, 2024

Climate Catastrophism Leads to Illiberalism but Doesn’t Solve the Problem

There are liberal solutions available but the right’s denialism and the left’s alarmism are getting in the way

Sep 2, 2024

Is There Anything New in the New-Right's Critiques of Liberalism?

Aug 18, 2024

Liberalism Offers a Language of Resistance Against Authoritarianism Everywhere

The West may have become complacent about defending liberalism but non-Western countries are naturally turning to it

Aug 11, 2024

Is Liberalism Prone to Self-Undermining Excesses?

Part 2 of the closing keynote conversation between Francis Fukuyama and Pratap Bhanu Mehta at ISMA’s Liberalism for the 21st Century conference

Jul 29, 2024

Revitalizing Liberalism Requires Understanding That It Is a Natural Response to Diversity Everywhere

Part 1 of the closing keynote conversation between Francis Fukuyama and Pratap Bhanu Mehta at ISMA’s Liberalism for the 21st Century conference

Jul 28, 2024

Liberalism Isn't a Western Concept

Its moral core started taking shape in India long before the Enlightenment

Jul 16, 2024 •

Time for All Liberals to Unite

We need to transcend stale left-right tribal entities and forge a politics based on a commitment to liberal values

Jul 11, 2024 •

Liberalism for the 21st Century: A Conference by the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism

The publisher of The UnPopulist is convening the biggest conclave of global liberals in living memory next month

Jun 7, 2024 •

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