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Bret Weinstein: Conspiracy Theorist in Academic Clothing
The former biology professor weaves grand narratives of shadowy elites plotting a totalitarian takeover by ‘just asking questions’
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Matt Johnson
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Yes, Virginia, There Is Structural Racism in America: A Conversation with Richard Rothstein
Race-neutral housing policies end up entrenching racial inequalities when imposed on a fundamentally discriminatory system
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Aaron Ross Powell
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30:56
Americans May Be Turning Against Representative Democracy Along With Commitment to Democratic Values
Two major surveys suggest a heightened risk of ‘backsliding’ away from America’s historic checks on autocratic power
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Thomas Shull
12
Can India’s Liberal Democracy Recover After a Third Modi Term?
The Hindu nationalist prime minister has attacked minorities and institutions yet is poised for victory in the national elections
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Raghu Karnad
2
The False Economic Promise of Populism: A Conversation with Rachel Kleinfeld
Populists rely on big promises and false premises to sell their methods to citizens—the outcome is rarely a happy ending
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Aaron Ross Powell
2
37:57
What’s the Real Threat to Campus Free Speech?
It isn’t "woke" faculty or students—it’s the administrative state's expansion of Title IX
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Francis Fukuyama
10
The Right’s Bogus Claims about Noncitizen Voting Fraud
Trump, Musk, and Vance’s baseless accusations undermine public confidence in American elections and are dangerous
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Walter Olson
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How Are Some of the Right-Wing Groups Powering MAGA Doing? An Update
Moms for Liberty is sinking and the Bull Moose Project is soaring
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Robert Tracinski
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Jason Hart
11
Does Populism Mean the Death of an Adversarial Media? A Conversation with Matt Yglesias
The popular blogger discusses how technological and political changes are affecting this key liberal institution's ability to hold leaders accountable
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Shikha Dalmia
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Berny Belvedere
13
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Javier Milei: An Illiberal Libertarian?
The Argentine president’s socially conservative populism might trump his free market economics
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David Agren
20
The Faithless Are the More Reliable Liberals
Enlightenment rationalists who rejected revealed dogma in favor of scientific inquiry paved the way for open, tolerant societies
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Robert Tracinski
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The Right Can't Love America Because it Hates Liberalism
That's why it is throwing in its lot with Putin and other authoritarians abroad
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Cathy Young
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