Politics

If You Want to Win Political Arguments, Stop Being an Asshole

Political persuasion versus the urge to political domination.

Swing Voters Aren't Centrists

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

Fight Now, Hope Always

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

Trump Promised Disaster. His Supporters Didn’t Believe Him.

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

Reign of the Competency Cosplayers

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

The GOP is now just grifters grifting each other

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

How Buddhist Insights Strengthen Liberalism

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

The Emperor's New Annexations: Journalism and the Normalization of Nonsense

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

Bad Policy Comes from Confusing "Complexity" and "Complication"

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

The Politics of "Unbiased" Conservative Search Engines

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.

Politics as a Tool: Shaping Society for Good

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

An Introduction to Politics for Good People

A New Framework for Understanding Politics

The Shaky Future of Trump's Personality Cult

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

Twitter and the Confusion of Medium and Message

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

Small Reasons for Hope

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

Don't Turn Away

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

What Do We Do Now?

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

Representation is Not "Politics"

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

The Basic Case for Liberalism

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

The Quillette Effect

When echo chambers masquerade as open inquiry.

The GOP's Competence Gap

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

I Voted

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

“Social Liberalization” in Opposition to “Social Conservatism”

Actually, Trump Would Be Terrible for the Economy.

What happens if Trump loses?