"Most people in this country, including conservatives that we met, see themselves as fundamentally pro democracy." — Scott Warren Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04s7TRV0

"The kind of society that we want to have where we respect each other and we have respect for ourselves does not permit us to just embrace lies for the sake of some guy." — @jamellebouie.net Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04rRZHN0

"The goal is government for the people. You only have that when you have government by the people." — @dsallentess.bsky.social Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04rnPzH0

"If you create the image of dominance then people will feel dominated, and then you've won." — @jamellebouie.net Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04r3y5K0

"It's like we are walking through the museum of wretched ideas and saying, 'Let's do this again.' How about a little fascism? Big buckets of antisemitism; let's throw in dashes of tariffs and a ground war in Europe." — @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social 👂: hubs.la/Q04qTT8b0

Behind the scenes of last night's live taping of The Liberalism.org Show at #LibCon2026, with host @aaronrosspowell.com and featuring @jamellebouie.net, @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, and @dsallentess.bsky.social. The episode drops soon on Liberalism.org. Subscribe so you don't miss it.

#LibCon2026 kicks off today at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, bringing together scholars, policymakers, and advocates for two days of conversation on the future of liberal democracy. If you're in town for the conference, come find the Liberalism.org booth. We'd genuinely love to meet you.

"How should we navigate ourselves through the dangers and problems of technology? Not through a moralistic lens, through an engineering lens." — Troy Cross Listen to the full episode: www.liberalism.org/podcast/why-...

"These figures, from Walker to Baldwin, Anna Julia Cooper, Ida B. Wells in the middle, insisted that we have to disentangle freedom from sovereignty and understand that freedom always meant vulnerability." — Melvin Rogers Listen to the full episode: www.liberalism.org/podcast/free...

On this day in liberalism... 250 years ago this weekend, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, grounding a new nation's legitimacy in the consent of the governed rather than the will of a king. Happy Fourth of July, from Liberalism.org.

"How might it encourage a different kind of politics in the United States with respect to race, if we rejected the thought that any particular law we pass would settle the matter." —Melvin Rogers Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04mpkWd0

"For so long the abolitionist movement was a rhetorical movement....Well that only can work if you believe that your fellows can be moved by words because they understand that words are ways of relating to one's fellows." —Melvin Rogers Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04lWNcV0

“If you want to imagine a world without plastics—which a lot of people think would be better, and I definitely do not—think about brushing your teeth with bristles plucked from animals and a wooden handle." — Virginia Postrel Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04lDBB90

"When you try to hold it still, you are saying people in the future should be significantly worse off so that you can stay the same." —Virginia Postrel Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04l4mtr0

The SCOTUS just ruled on presidential tariff authority and @ilyasomin.bsky.social, co-counsel in the recent case, is sitting down with @aaronrosspowell.com to discuss this landmark ruling. Join us June 17 at the National Press Club for a live taping of the show. Apply to attend: hubs.la/Q04k6bwD0

"If [over the last 20 years] we grew our housing stock at the rate we did from 1980 to 2000, we would have 15 million more houses and America would be a lot more affordable." — Ed Glaeser Listen to the full episode: pod.link/1883977670/e...

"So I think a lot of liberals just felt kind of uncomfortable. They felt like to take the family seriously meant that you had to take a side. And my perspective is that that is completely wrong." —Lauren K. Hall Listen to the full episode: pod.link/1883977670/e...

"The argument for limiting the government, I admit, is really frustrating. But it means that that large, sharp sword that you've created will not be wielded against you by your worst enemy right after the next election." — Michael Munger Listen to the full episode: pod.link/1883977670/e...

“As a result zoning rules favor the interests of insiders in a way that limits the supply of housing, keeps housing prices high and makes it generally hard for anybody to afford a home. What can you do about that?” — @mattzwolinski.bsky.social Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04b_TM80

“If you want to persuade any normal human who is not an economist, you cannot make an argument by giving them a giant pile of data and say look at the data come back when you are convinced. But, if you start by saying let me tell you the most amazing story about how…” —Sarah Skwire

"Liberalism is a conversation. It has been for centuries, and it will be for centuries more. We haven't figured it all out yet, but we do know there are certain bedrock principles that are non-negotiable, because they are simply the way we ought to treat one another." — @aaronrosspowell.com

“The argument of the book is that the more seriously one tries to control immigration, the more it will have an impact on citizens.” —Chandran Kukathas

“The most important insight in the liberal tradition is that by spreading power out you can mitigate its harmful effects.” — @mattzwolinski.bsky.social

"I don’t think most people who have pent up frustrations are saying I’m really frustrated with liberal democracy. They say my grown children who are gainfully employed can’t afford to live in the place that they want to." — @emilychamleewright.bsky.social

"I don't want to say it's never important to be patriotic or think about your country. It's hardwired in a certain way. But, once you go to a certain point, once you over emphasize it I think you get into real trouble." - Chandran Kukathas

@mattzwolinski.bsky.social Political philosopher at the University of San Diego and co-author of The Individualists (Princeton). Director of USD’s Center for Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center.

@janetbufton.ca Writer, editor, and co-founder of the Institute for Liberal Studies (Ottawa). A contributor to Econlib, The UnPopulist, and Liberal Currents.

Sarah Skwire, Senior Program Officer at Liberty Fund. Researcher and writer on the intersection of literature, economics, and liberty, with work in academic journals and outlets including Reason and Newsweek.

@ilyasomin.bsky.social Professor of Law at George Mason University and author of Free to Move and Democracy and Political Ignorance. A regular contributor to The Volokh Conspiracy. Somin will write on the law and ethics of immigration, as well as other topics in constitutional law.

@radleybalko.bsky.social Independent journalist and author of Rise of the Warrior Cop. Award-winning civil liberties reporter whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Reason.