A much-maligned new book asks a fair question: Why do the excesses of the left offend voters more than those of the right?
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Posted inJanuary/February/March 2025
Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself.
The January/February/March issue is here.
Posted inSeptember/October 2023
Can Aristopopulism Save Us?
Patrick Deneen wants to replace corrupt “structurally liberal” elites with a new elect of moral guardians.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Second Chance for Liberalism
America’s political culture may be more toxic than ever, but a striking left-right convergence on policy is emerging.
Posted inApril/May/June 2022
Can Diverse Democracies Survive?
Without the glue of a shared national narrative, probably not.
Posted inApril/May/June 2022
Moderation in the Name of Liberty is No Vice
Francis Fukuyama’s calm evisceration of illiberalism on the left and right.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
The Washington Monthly’s Liberal Imagination
How I learned to recognize when the left had veered off course.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
The Liberal Reagan You Never Hear About
He wasn’t the ideologically pure conservative Republicans make him out to be.
Posted inBooks, Featured, Political Animal
Adam Gopnik’s Ineffective Defense of Liberalism
Instead of recognizing a crisis, he acts like we all just need a little reassurance.
Posted inApril/May/June 2019, Magazine
Editor’s Note: A Usable Past for Liberal Government
Today’s progressives can learn from how previous generations dealt with familiar challenges.
