american politics
Should we want the best for MAGA voters?
What are our moral obligations toward people who despise us?
Will the Democrats squander the 2025 progressive surge?
Can a mainstream party learn from success, or will it fight the will of its own voters?
The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
A new era of political violence
This bloodshed is a sign of democracy failing to deliver on its promises.
A better form of belonging
Our political allegiances often determine our moral beliefs, rather than vice versa. Can the fever break?
Does Zohran Mamdani's win herald a socialist future?
An upset victory points to a deep-seated desire for change.
The pendulum always swings, until it doesn't
Have we finally reached a moment when American politics will not swing back?
MAGA and the questionable judgment of history
Even on the rosy assumption that this era ends, we will never see the return to relative consensus that was once possible.
The coming dark age of stupidity
The future is not so bright.
Severance and the divided American self
The analogy to our societal fracture cuts to the bone.
The passing of the American era
For better and worse, it's over.
Lessons for a future atheist president from Jimmy Carter’s funeral
A secular civilization, like any civilization, will need a story about a beneficent universe and a hopeful future.