United States

The Iran War Might End Fossil Fuel Dependence

The world is poised to pivot to alternatives in a big way because its energy needs cannot be held hostage to the whims of a rogue president and a…

Jul 14 • Tibita Kaneene

No, We Do Not Need a ‘Good’ DOGE

Using extra constitutional, illiberal methods to restore liberalism would be self-defeating

Jul 9 • John K. Glenn

The US Team’s Loss Hasn’t Shamed America in the World Cup, Trump’s Conduct Has

His brazen campaign to reinstate a player has elicited global disgust and rightly so

Jul 8 • Berny Belvedere

Keeping America a Republic—and the Greatest Country for Another 250 Years

Happy Fourth of July from The UnPopulist Staff

Jul 4 • Shikha Dalmia, Berny Belvedere, and Andy Craig

Dear Americans: 'Alter' Your Government to Keep Your Republic for Another 250 Years

The Declaration assigned you that job—take it seriously

Jul 3 • Andy Craig

There Is No Originalist Rationale for Denying Citizenship to the US Born

So the conservative dissenters on the Supreme Court ditched their own preferred approach in the recent birthright ruling

Jul 2 • Paul Gowder

Trump Phone—Made In Everywhere But America: A Video Roundup

Our late-June collection of clips

Jun 28

The Unfortunate Necessity of Court Packing to Stop America’s Authoritarian Drift

A proposal to add justices without opening a cycle of mutually assured destruction

Jun 26 • Andy Craig

How the Internet Became a Tool for Domination and Control Instead of Liberation

Replacing human gatekeepers with algorithms backfired but fixes are possible

Jun 25 • Mike Masnick

Trump Has Not Turned Americans Against Immigrants: A Conversation with Greg Sargent

The administration’s cruelty has deeply disturbed the country, opening the door for reforms with more legal pathways

Jun 22 • Shikha Dalmia

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Pete Hegseth Echoes a Fascist Novel to Commemorate D-Day

To honor the sacrifice of American soldiers, he wants European countries to give up on multiracial democracy and treat asylum seekers as invaders

Jun 19 • Chris Edelson

Democrats Need to Lead the Second Reconstruction

Trump's authoritarian assault has decimated our institutions that 'kitchen table' issues won't fix

Jun 17 • Andy Craig and Shikha Dalmia

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