A Journal of Ideas

Fall 2025, No. 78

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Features

Can Judicial Resistance Last?

The law can protect democracy—but only up to a certain point. After that, it’s up to the people. And there’s the challenge.

By Robert L. Tsai Bojan Bugaric

30 MIN READ

The Next Progressive State

We can’t just return to the status quo ante. Paradoxically, we’ll need a federal government with both more power and less.

By K. Sabeel Rahman

22 MIN READ

A Path Forward on Long-Term Care

Congress can’t get it done. But in Washington state, they’ve created a model for the other Washington to build on some day.

By Robert P. Saldin

24 MIN READ

Blueprint for a Popular Climate Agenda

The path forward is climate policy written not about impacted workers and communities, but by them.

By Ben Beachy

28 MIN READ

Winning a People-Powered Future

By bringing the public into the policymaking process, we can shape a better economy and rebuild faith in democracy.

By Elizabeth Wilkins

33 MIN READ

Book Reviews

Democracy? Sure—Let’s Try It

The Constitution is lauded as the cornerstone of our democracy. But what if it’s the reason we don’t actually have one?

By Nathan Pippenger

14 MIN READ

In Front of Their Noses

The signs of globalization’s downsides were there for the elites to see. They just chose not to look at them. Ever.

By Helaine Olen

13 MIN READ

Trump’s Economic Defenders

American Compass claims to have the answers to what ails us. But simplifying complex issues doesn’t get us any closer to addressing them.

By Martha Gimbel

10 MIN READ

The Thinking Person’s Hawk

Zbigniew Brzezinski’s ideas had a profound impact in his time. What would he think of the world we face today?

By James Mann

13 MIN READ

We're Not So Special

A new book boldly challenges the concept of human exceptionalism.

By Cass R. Sunstein

13 MIN READ

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