People don't like jerks. But jerks think people instead can't handle their ideas.

The, already twice fallen, Dutch government is still trying to get their coalition plans moving forward. Part of the agreement was increasing the minimum period one needs to wait before being allowed to apply for naturalization, from 5 to 10 years.

Het wantrouwen in de politiek neemt toe, terwijl politiek een onderwerp blijft waarover veel mensen niet willen praten. Toen ik Waarom We Politiek Niet Alleen Aan Politici Kunnen Overlaten bij de boekenwinkel heb gezien, dacht ik: "oh, dat klinkt interessa...

Once all this is over, turn Elon's idea on its head

A family parable about forging a sense of place and meaning—and what it says about the liberal project.

Often when I talk about social liberalism, and particularly when I push back on reactionary moral panics about LGBT issues, I hear some version of this reply: “Sure, a lot of the right-wing response to increasing tolerance is overblown. But don’t you t...

The most overlooked—but most important—ingredient of an ethical life.

The emancipatory and cosmopolitan case for radical liberalism. Hosted by Aaron Ross Powell.