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Issue #16, Spring 2010
 The standard narrative, at this point, is this: Fourteen months ago, the progressive breast swelled with joy and hope at Barack Obama’s ascent to power; today, much of that hope is lost, and the fault sits squarely on the shoulders of the man who raised expectations so thrillingly in 2008 and has deflated them so utterly since. Without question, there is something to the story. But it is, perhaps, a little more cathartic than explanatory. Nine thinkers and writers assess where we are.
Michael Sandel: Obama and Civic Idealism
Michael Walzer: Missing the Movement Danielle Allen: It's Up to Obama William Galston: A Time of Limits Martha Nussbaum: Learning from the World Robert Reich: Principles Before Heroes Katha Pollitt: What Happened to Women? Brad Carson: Liberalism, Unwilling and Unable Joe Klein: DMV Liberalism The 15-year decline in violent crime is not nearly as great a success story as you might think. The time is right for a new—and broader—crime bill.
Social Darwinism isn't only morally wrong; it doesn't even perform the function it claims to perform: fostering real competition.
 The data show it: Nations that have legalized gay marriage have witnessed no resulting harm to the institution.
Remember when religious populism walked hand-in-hand with economic populism? Neither does Sarah Palin.
Why Amartya Sen and Michael Sandel aren't content merely to describe the world.
The neoconservatives turned Woodrow Wilson into something he was not. In truth, Obama is more like him than Bush ever was.
What the short, rumbustious history of Ramparts magazine means for modern journalism.
 An overview of Issue #16.
 Yes, we need government policies to fight poverty. But personal responsibility is vital, too. A response to Peter Edelman.
 Letters from our readers.
 It's a heretical thought, but would people pay more taxes if they could designate where a portion of their money went?
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Joe Klein: Good governance--starting with transparency and citizen access--is the predicate for everything else. Katha Pollitt: Instead of moving to the center, liberalism should try embracing people who are actually liberals—starting with women. J. Wes Ulm: Social Darwinism isn't only morally wrong; it doesn't even perform the function it claims to perform: fostering real competition. Michael Sandel: Obama can still redefine liberalism, but he must bring economic power to heel. Ethan Porter: It's a heretical thought, but would people pay more taxes if they could designate where a portion of their money went? Adam Haslett: The data show it: Nations that have legalized gay marriage have witnessed no resulting harm to the institution. Elbert Ventura: What the short, rumbustious history of Ramparts magazine means for modern journalism. Trygve Throntveit: The neoconservatives turned Woodrow Wilson into something he was not. In truth, Obama is more like him than Bush ever was. Obama Proposes Consumer Financial Protection Agency News: President Barack Obama has proposed the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, an idea first written about in Democracy. Kevin Carey: Are our colleges teaching students well? No. But here's how to make them. |
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