United States

America's Winner-Take-All Electoral System Is Tearing the Country Apart

It needs to be reformed to give all Americans—and not just the ignorant and the polarized—representation

Apr 25 •

Bret Weinstein: Conspiracy Theorist in Academic Clothing

The former biology professor weaves grand narratives of shadowy elites plotting a totalitarian takeover by ‘just asking questions’

Apr 23 •

Yes, Virginia, There Is Structural Racism in America: A Conversation with Richard Rothstein

Race-neutral housing policies end up entrenching racial inequalities when imposed on a fundamentally discriminatory system

Apr 21 •

Aaron Ross Powell

30:56

Americans May Be Turning Against Representative Democracy Along With Commitment to Democratic Values

Two major surveys suggest a heightened risk of ‘backsliding’ away from America’s historic checks on autocratic power

Apr 18 •

The False Economic Promise of Populism: A Conversation with Rachel Kleinfeld

Populists rely on big promises and false premises to sell their methods to citizens—the outcome is rarely a happy ending

Apr 14 •

Aaron Ross Powell

37:57

What’s the Real Threat to Campus Free Speech?

It isn’t "woke" faculty or students—it’s the administrative state's expansion of Title IX

Apr 12 •

Francis Fukuyama

The Right’s Bogus Claims about Noncitizen Voting Fraud

Trump, Musk, and Vance’s baseless accusations undermine public confidence in American elections and are dangerous

Apr 11 •

How Are Some of the Right-Wing Groups Powering MAGA Doing? An Update

Moms for Liberty is sinking and the Bull Moose Project is soaring

Apr 9 •

Robert Tracinski

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Does Populism Mean the Death of an Adversarial Media? A Conversation with Matt Yglesias

The popular blogger discusses how technological and political changes are affecting this key liberal institution's ability to hold leaders accountable

Apr 7 •

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Berny Belvedere

51:30

The Right Can't Love America Because it Hates Liberalism

That's why it is throwing in its lot with Putin and other authoritarians abroad

Apr 1 •

Biden vs. Trump Is the Rematch that America Wants

Voters deserve more blame than the system for this dismal contest

Mar 28 •

Does a George Floyd Quackumentary Deserve to be Treated Like Valid Journalism?

The Fifth Column tries to rewrite its credulous take on The Fall of Minneapolis by going on the offensive

Mar 21 •

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