Donald Trump’s administration is increasingly defined by its foreign policy adventures. To his critics these are the deadly flailings of a mad king; to his […]
Author: Samantha Hancox-Li
Remember Who You Are, Liberal
This article was previously published as part of The Reconstruction Papers. The entire book is available in print and as a PDF. Has liberalism run […]
The War with Iran Has No End (Neon Liberalism #92)
In this episode of Neon Liberalism, Samantha Hancox-Li argues that Donald Trump’s “raids” on Iran and Venezuela reflect structural factors that are driving us towards […]
Let’s Impeach Pete Hegseth (Neon Liberalism #91, with Keira Havens)
Samantha and guest Keira Havens talk Thomas Massie’s recent attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. They discuss the mechanics and politics of impeachment, […]
Liberal Currents Live: America’s Millions of Millionaires Are a Nice Problem to Have
The American economy has made so, so many Americans into millionaires—and with great wealth comes great power and great responsibility. That there’s a huge class […]
The Midterms Will Be a Referendum on MAGA (Neon Liberalism #90, with Greg Sargent)
In this podcast, host Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Greg Sargent, staff writer for The New Republic and host of the Daily Blast podcast, discuss Trump’s […]
After September
Twenty-five years ago today al-Qaeda attacked the United States. Like most Americans of my generation I remember where I was: Mr. Jones’ biology class. He […]
Liberal Currents Live: Can the Final Girl Slay the Last Man?
A lot of horror movies, against all odds, have happy endings. But how can liberal democracy fight to survive the fascist night? We’re talking about […]
The Mass Party of the Future
On August 9, a group named Median Strategies released a poll showing Francesca Hong with a 20-point lead over David Crowley in the Democratic primary […]
Labor Economist Explains: To Fix Inequality, Start Young (Neon Liberalism #89, with Kathryn Anne Edwards)
Samantha Hancox-Li interviews labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards on the fundamentals of a healthy economy. They talk housing, childcare, and the politics of being a […]
Liberal Currents Live: Russia and Ukraine—All the Ruin That Putin Can Buy
Vladimir Putin does not care about Russian lives. He does not care about Russian territory. For dictators like him, those things are negotiable. For what […]