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Upstairs-Downstairs Conservatism

MAGA might seem like an anti-intellectual movement, but conservatism’s past and present thinkers are deeply complicit in it.

By Katherine Stewart
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Book Reviews

The Prerogative to Pardon

As with everything else, Donald Trump is pushing the pardon process to the breaking point. Can it be salvaged?

By Liz Oyer
March 25, 2026, 5:57 pm – 12 MIN READ

Book Reviews

Policy by the People

Experiments across the world have tried to remove politicians themselves from decision-making. And they’ve worked—well, kind of.

By Ethan Porter
March 26, 2026, 6:42 pm – 12 MIN READ

Features

Liberals and the World

How should the left answer so-called “America First” foreign policy? A roundtable discussion.

By The Editors
March 27, 2026, 4:05 pm – 40 MIN READ

Symposium

A Solidarity Net, Not a Safety Net

By Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
March 31, 2026, 2:30 pm – 9 MIN READ