When government is shared between progressives, who believe the government is a force for good, and radical conservatives, who believe the government is an irredeemable force for waste that must be eliminated until it “can be drowned in a bathtub”, there is not much room for compromise.
Progressives, champions of justice at home, are uncomfortable critically engaging with injustices abroad, and America’s often “problematic” responses to them. Can progressives find a way to navigate the world’s gray areas?
Free Trade. Proponents say its excellent for creating wealth, preventing war, and promoting cultural exchange. But blue collar backlash throughout the western world has provoked a major re-think. What is free trade, where did it come from, and do we need to change it?
American Progressives take strong moral stances on human rights in the areas of feminism, sexuality, racial diversity, and voting rights. Why don’t they have a similarly cohesive message on foreign policy?
The “Zuckerberg Assumption” is that exposure leads to broad coalitions. We now know this isn’t true.
The wars of the future won’t be fought with arms, but with behavioral psychology.
A small reflection on what White Americans could learn about race by living in China.
Presidential pardons have been abused in the past, and recently by the pardon of Joe Arpaio. Why do pardons exist in the first place?
After Vegas, is there a reasonable middle ground for gun control that America can compromise to, or are we inevitably going to have to change the second amendment?
Are we wasting time trying to avoid a war with North Korea? It’s a country as strange as it is dangerous. It’s a country whose main points of fame revolve around its enigmatic leaders, their bizarre, ironic fascination with the outside world, and its quest for nuclear weapons.
The Brood 