The UnPopulist
Shikha Dalmia, Matt Johnson, Jacob Grier, Andy Craig, Nathan Goodman, Jonathan Marks, Jacob Mchangama, Walter Olson, Berny Belvedere, Landry Ayres, Mohammed Nosseir, J. L. Wall, Christopher Purdy, Executive Watch, Molly RovinskiDefending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.
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The Supreme Court will soon rule in a case that will decide the future of birthright citizenship. The case has become more significant than ever because some officials are now openly advocating for ethnic cleansing—mass remova...
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Corruption Clouds the Administration’s Vaping Deregulation Push
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For the first time earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration authorized sales of e-cigarettes in flavors other than tobacco and menthol. Marty Makary, President Trump’s FDA commissioner, opposed the move and tendere...
Age Limits for Federal Office Are Wildly Popular, But Washington’s Gerontocracy Won’t Hear of it
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On April 22, Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) died in office at the age of 80. He was the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die since it convened in January 2025, following Reps. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas, 70), Raúl Grijalva...
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Matt Johnson writes for Haaretz, Quillette, The Daily Beast, and many other publications. He's the author of How Hitchens Can Save the Left: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment.
Jacob Grier is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, and co-founder of the link-sharing app Seabird. His books include "The New Prohibition," "The Rediscovery of Tobacco," and "Raising the Bar" (with Brett Adams).
Senior editor at The UnPopulist.
I'm an economist who studies border militarization, immigration, institutions, political economy, and defense and peace economics.
Jonathan Marks, a professor of politics at Ursinus College, is the author of Let’s Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education
CEO of The Future of Free Speech, research professor at Vanderbilt University. Senior Fellow at FIRE. Author of "Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media", host of the podcast "Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech".
Writer and author, especially on legal subjects. Cato Institute, election law, and Maryland civic stuff.
Senior Editor of The UnPopulist. Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism (ISMA).
Managing Editor/Senior Producer at The UnPopulist. Finlandria on Youtube. You Only Guide Me by Surprise wherever you get podcasts.
I am an Egyptian liberal politician and writer, living in Cairo and advocating for political participation, economic freedom and liberal values.
Critic, poet, and teacher whose writing has appeared in Plough, First Things, Modern Age, University Bookman, Breaking Ground, Arc Digital, and The UnPopulist.
Chris Purdy is the founder and CEO of The Chamberlain Network, an organization that empowers veterans to defend democracy in their communities He served in the U.S. Army from 2004 to 2012.
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Economics PhD Student at George Mason University & Hayek Fellow at the Mercatus Center
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