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by Katie Songer

Posts For Liberals

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The Threat of Trump Is Not His Conservatism

December 20, 2025

Discerning the true threat will strengthen the left and the country.

Three people in inflatable t-rex costumes at a protest, each holding a sign: "Things are so bad even the INTROVERTS are here!" "Honk for no kings," and "The only tyrant I want to see is a tyrannosaurus rex."

For Once, the Left Might Be Winning a Messaging War

October 21, 2025

Frogs, dinosaurs, and unicorns are exactly the right response to Trump.

Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, and the Axis of Democracy

September 12, 2025

The attack on Charlie Kirk was an attack on us all.

There Are a Lot of “Mind Viruses” Going Around

June 11, 2025

Like a nineteenth-century explorer, I’ve classified several so far.

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Censorship is bad. Isn’t that obvious?

February 11, 2022

Conservatives, your illiberalism is showing.

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Why are some progressives so skeptical about civility?

January 21, 2022

Their two concerns: oppression and disinformation.

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I Wish There’d Been More Conservatives at My College

December 10, 2021

I’m progressive, but I could have learned from them.

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America’s Endarkenment: A Primer

November 12, 2021

Illiberalism is on the rise, on both the left and the right.

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If Trump Is Voldemort, We Should Be Saying His Name

October 29, 2021

Call him Trump, not 45.

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Some Steps in the Right Direction on Racial Justice

August 6, 2021

Working across divides might help us make progress.

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