The Masses and the Market
If liberalism is to recover it must find a way to create the conditions for a better future.
A collection of 67 posts
If liberalism is to recover it must find a way to create the conditions for a better future.
The current frenzy of right-wing cancel culture recalls the progressive lunacy that followed the murder of George Floyd. But the current iteration is more dangerous because it is backed by state power.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk shows how Discord, memes, and “online brainrot” may motivate disaffected youth more than ideology.
Why did this particular crime cut through the daily background noise of American violence?
Distinguishing fact from fiction is crucial to understanding the situation in Gaza and holding the correct parties accountable.
Every layer of institutional knowledge validated this public-health technology. Yet it’s being overruled based on a politically torqued misreading of what vaccines are supposed to do.
The Constance Holden Memorial Address, 2025.
Nurturing an alternative power structure in this kind of politically stunted society will be the work of generations. It can’t be summoned into existence by Western leaders seeking to appease domestic constituencies.
An absurd trial, a prurient media circus, and a failure of feminist ethics.
Thanks to the US Supreme Court, America’s helping professions—including medicine, education, and psychology—may finally adopt an evidence-based approach to treating trans-identified children.
An interview with Francis Fukuyama.
Men aren’t the only ones susceptible to extremist thinking.
As a dissident Iranian, I support Israel’s efforts to weaken the Ayatollahs’ regime. I’m not alone in this.
How journalism exchanged the duty to inform for an ethic of customer satisfaction.
Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chants at Glastonbury reveal how Britain’s economic despair has radicalised a generation and threatens to revive ancient hatreds.