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LibCon2026: The Reconstruction Coalition
We are catalyzing a new political alignment, bringing together widely divergent liberals determined to defeat authoritarianism—come join us!
Jun 11
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Shikha Dalmia
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LibCon2026 Will Start Imagining a Post-Authoritarian Future: Sign Up Now
ISMA’s conference this July is where liberals move beyond diagnosis and begin hammering out a second Reconstruction Agenda
May 19
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Andy Craig
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LibCon2026 Is Coming, July 16–17
Register now and avail yourself of our early-bird special to hear and meet the world's most brilliant and courageous liberal thinkers and activists
May 6
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Berny Belvedere
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We Should Have Taken the Rise of the Extremist Right Seriously in Real Time
So many of its beliefs were so outlandish that liberals dismissed it and lost crucial time in tackling it
Mar 23
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What Do Liberalism and Religion Owe Each Other?
When religion becomes an identity it can't play the vital role of cultivating the virtue and morality necessary for a self-governing people
Feb 22
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Can AI Heal the Divides That Social Media Created?
It has generated very promising results in Taiwan and elsewhere to help build consensus on deeply polarizing issues
Feb 7
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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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Defeating Populist Authoritarians Requires Real-Time Pushback on Social Media
But liberals also need to be clear about what they stand for and deliver governing results to voters
Nov 10, 2025
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The Neo-Right Rejects Liberalism Because It Wants to Rule by Brute Force Not Consensus: A LibCon2025 Panel Discussion
Its slams on a neutral liberal state are sophistic and stem from a deeply nihilistic worldview
Oct 27, 2025
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Has Liberalism’s Very Success in Delivering Human Flourishing Doomed It? Steven Pinker and Derek Thompson Discuss at LibCon2025
It’s the only system that puts self-correction at the heart of its project and so can revitalize itself
Oct 12, 2025
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What Would the Consequences of the Liberal International Order Collapsing Into Sovereigntist Nation States Be? A LibCon2025 Panel Discussion
Human rights, peaceful co-existence, and robust commerce might be casualties
Sep 25, 2025
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How Should We Respond to the MAGA Right's Embrace of the Cult of Cruelty? A Conversation With Radley Balko and Charlie Sykes
A combination of appealing to the rank and file's better angles and social ostracism for the pundits glorifying state violence might restore decency in…
Aug 31, 2025
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Aaron Ross Powell
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