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Decline Is a Choice America Keeps Making
Trying to make sense of our national meltdown
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Damon Linker
Revising My Views of the Right
The changes I’m making to my course on American conservatism this semester
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Star Wars Finally Grows Up
Yes, Andor really is as good as everyone says
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Why Courts Can't Save America From This President
Our system has depended on norms, not laws, against the abuse of executive power and those are outside the scope of the judicial branch
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Charting Liberalism's Comeback
Reflections on this past weekend's important conference in Washington, D.C.
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The Fate of Liberal Neutrality
Remarks I delivered at the Liberalism for the 21st Century conference in Washington, D.C. on August 15, 2025
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Mapping the Margins of Our New Political Reality
What several recent developments suggest about the short-term future of the Democratic Party—and the longer-term future of democracy in America
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Ask Me Anything—August 2025, Part 2
I answer questions about the most promising recent development in American politics, what unites various factions on the hard right, and why I loved the…
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Ask Me Anything—August 2025, Part 1
I answer questions about what Dems can do to win back voters, whether Barack Obama did a good job responding to the 2008 financial crisis, and how much…
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A Call for Questions—August 2025
Ask me anything!
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July 2025

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