Politics

Political persuasion versus the urge to political domination.

But the centrist's fallacy has convinced many political pundits they are.

Even as we fight back against illiberalism, we must always be examples of what makes liberalism worth fighting for.

Many assumed Trump was all talk, but his return to power proves he meant every word.

This is what happens to politics when people want imaginary experts to tell them they're right.

The GOP has become a political movement of con artists conning each other without realizing they're being conned.

Ancient philosophy can show us why liberalism matters, why it works, and why being liberal is a better way to live.

Presenting "both sides" of an issue when one side is patently absurd undermines journalistic integrity and normalizes dangerous rhetoric.

If we're going to solve difficult problems, we need to know whether they're just difficult ot understand or entirely unknowable.

It's impossible to build a search engine that isn't biased and doesn't manipulate results. But it is possible to convince conservatives you can.

Before we can do politics well, we need to know why we do politics in the first place.

A New Framework for Understanding Politics

Given Trump's poor and declining health, we might see the American right dramatically fracture during his second term.

Journalists‘ attachment to Twitter stems from a conflation of the platform with the act of journalism itself.

We might just see a significant anti-Trump backlash in 2026 and 2028.

Mindful and compassionate attention and awareness are needed to get through what the country now faces.

The worst happened, and America will be ruled, for four years at least, by fascism.

It's not "political" when a game or movie isn't a bunch of straight white guys.

Change and diversity are inevitable and good—and our politics should reflect that.

When echo chambers masquerade as open inquiry.

Republican talent has largely been replaced by amateurs and grifters. That's a hole the right will have difficulty recovering from.

Even if your vote is purely expressive, you should express opposition to fascism.