The Liberal Patriot: Monthly Roundup and Update
Many thanks to everyone for subscribing to The Liberal Patriot newsletter and sharing our posts with others. We started this project just two months ago, and we are fortunate to already have tens of thousands of views of the more than 60 posts we’ve put out on politics, economics, and international affairs.
In order to make the process more manageable for us and for our readers, starting today we are implementing a regular schedule of posting from Tuesday through Friday—one post per day, usually out by noon.
Here are some highlights of the past month in case you missed something:
On the political front, TLP explored how to improve the quality of polling with a focus on better interpretation of opinion data; broke down the 2020 election results among black voters; offered some political lessons for Lent; dove into the political situation in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania; looked at philosophical and agenda challenges for both parties; and laid out how cultural leftism is crippling the Democratic Party.
On the domestic front, TLP examined why liberals don’t talk more about poverty these days; offered a modest proposal for ending the abortion wars; analyzed how white non-college voters back social safety net programs; explored how hackers are attacking critical U.S. infrastructure; laid out a politically viable path on immigration; and looked at next steps on the American Rescue Plan and why “the economy, stupid” still matters.
On the international front, TLP argued for a renewed focus on liberal values and the plight of political prisoners; looked at the battle against extremists in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria; highlighted the political challenge on China and how the GOP is scaremongering about it; argued against catastrophism on climate change and other issues; highlighted the priorities of jobs and terrorism to American voters in our foreign policy; examined why Americans still want the U.S. involved in the world; and argued for more precision in describing U.S. wars as they relate to democracy promotion.
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