The Liberalism.org Show

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A free society is bigger than its politics. It lives in our economics and our courts, but also in our families, our technology, our art, and the ordinary business of living alongside people who see the world differently. On the Liberalism.org Show, Aaron Ross Powell talks with the site's writers and scholars, taking one of their essays as the starting point for a wide-ranging conversation—from tariffs and zoning to science fiction, sitcoms, and mini tacos. Curious, serious, and always circling back to how liberal ideas play out in the life you actually lead.

Episodes

  1. Jul 26

    Rebuilding a Liberal Majority (with Jamelle Bouie, David French, and Danielle Allen)

    Institutions of bigotry, racism, and social control were supposed to be decades into retreat. Instead they have come roaring back from the top-down. In this special joint release of The Liberalism.org Show and The UnPopulist 's Zooming In, recorded liv...

    Rebuilding a Liberal Majority (with Jamelle Bouie, David French, and Danielle Allen)

  2. Jul 16

    Why We Keep Fighting About New Technology (with Troy Cross and Karim Farhat)

    Why does every new technology spark the same recurring fight, with utopian boosters on one side and doomers on the other, and what would a more productive conversation look like? On this episode (recorded live at the Institute for Humane Studies’ Flour...

    Why We Keep Fighting About New Technology (with Troy Cross and Karim Farhat)

  3. Jul 2

    Tariffs, Emergency Powers, and the Limits of the Presidency (with Ilya Somin)

    It started with a blog post. When the Trump administration invoked emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs, law professor Ilya Somin suggested in passing that someone ought to challenge it in court — and then found himself co-counsel in the case th...

    Tariffs, Emergency Powers, and the Limits of the Presidency (with Ilya Somin)

  4. Jun 18

    Freedom, Faith, and the Unfinished Work of Democracy (with Jason Canon and Melvin Rogers)

    What kept Black thinkers faithful to American democracy through slavery, Jim Crow, and worse? On this episode of the Liberalism.org Show, political theorist Jason Canon talks with Melvin Rogers — the Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of ...

    Freedom, Faith, and the Unfinished Work of Democracy (with Jason Canon and Melvin Rogers)

  5. Jun 4

    The Future and Its Enemies, Revisited (with Virginia Postrel)

    Recorded at Flourishing House, the Institute for Humane Studies' gathering at SXSW exploring what people and societies need to thrive, this episode finds host Aaron Ross Powell in conversation with Virginia Postrel — journalist, former Reason editor, a...

    The Future and Its Enemies, Revisited (with Virginia Postrel)

  6. May 27

    The Power of Cities (with Jason Canon and Ed Glaeser)

    Cities are humanity's greatest invention—not in spite of their density, but because of it. In this bonus episode of the Liberalism.org Show, Jason Canon sits down with Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser, author of Triumph of the City and Survival o...

    The Power of Cities (with Jason Canon and Ed Glaeser)

  7. May 20

    Why Liberalism Needs the Family with Lauren K. Hall

    Liberals have ceded the family to social conservatives for decades — and Lauren K. Hall thinks it's a mistake liberalism can't afford. In this episode, host Aaron Ross Powell talks with Hall, professor of political science and associate dean of academi...

    Why Liberalism Needs the Family with Lauren K. Hall

  8. May 6

    Yours, Mine, or Ours? Liberals Need a Theory of the State with Michael C. Munger

    Markets can fail — but can government actually fix them? In his Liberalism.org essay " Yours, Mine, or Ours? Liberals Need a Theory of the State," political scientist Michael Munger argues that liberals have been losing the policy debate by defending t...

    Yours, Mine, or Ours? Liberals Need a Theory of the State with Michael C. Munger

  9. Apr 23

    Sitcoms: A Defense with Shal Marriott

    Can a half-hour of sitcom reruns make you a better liberal? Shal Marriott thinks so — and in this episode of the Liberalism.org Show, host Aaron Ross Powell talks with Marriott, a PhD student in political science at McGill University, about her article...

    Sitcoms: A Defense with Shal Marriott

  10. Apr 8

    Mini Tacos, Murder, and the Problem of Getting Exactly What We Want with Sarah Skwire

    What does a thriller about a murderous house-hunter have to do with liberalism? Quite a lot, it turns out. In this episode, host Aaron Ross Powell talks with Sarah Skwire, Senior Program Officer at Liberty Fund and a Liberalism.org Fellow, about her ar...

    Mini Tacos, Murder, and the Problem of Getting Exactly What We Want with Sarah Skwire

  11. Mar 25

    The Enemy Is Power, Wherever You Find It with Matt Zwolinski

    In this episode, host Aaron Ross Powell talks with Matt Zwolinski, Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and a Liberalism.org Fellow, about his article " The Enemy Is Power, Wherever You Find It." They discuss why liberals have traditi...

    The Enemy Is Power, Wherever You Find It with Matt Zwolinski

  12. Mar 6

    Welcome to Liberalism.org with Emily Chamlee-Wright

    In the very first episode of the Liberalism.org Show, Aaron Ross Powell sits down with IHS President Emily Chamlee-Wright to introduce Liberalism.org —why it exists, why it’s launching now, and what listeners and readers can expect from the online maga...

    Welcome to Liberalism.org with Emily Chamlee-Wright
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A free society is bigger than its politics. It lives in our economics and our courts, but also in our families, our technology, our art, and the ordinary business of living alongside people who see the world differently. On the Liberalism.org Show, Aaron Ross Powell talks with the site's writers and scholars, taking one of their essays as the starting point for a wide-ranging conversation—from tariffs and zoning to science fiction, sitcoms, and mini tacos. Curious, serious, and always circling back to how liberal ideas play out in the life you actually lead.

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  • Creator
    Liberalism.org
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Liberalism.org
  • Show Website
    The Liberalism.org Show

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