Paul Crider
@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com
Liberal in the Smith-Douglass-Mill-Anderson vein. Writer and editor for Liberal Currents. https://bsky.app/profile/liberalcurrents.com
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Inheritance of Equals: A Case for Liberal Socialism
Things literally cannot go on as they have before the present democratic crisis—things have been broken and will have to be put back together somehow. Ideas that were unthinkable even a decade ago may...
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There is no better time than now—with fascists at the gates across the world and wreaking carnage in the halls of American power—for a liberal-socialist alliance. And a big part of that is bringing liberal socialism into consciousness.
Been thinking about this essay for a while ...🧵
Been thinking about this essay for a while ...🧵
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Anyone who supports this kind of thing, whatever their reason, has a broken soul.
Anyone who supports or defends the political regime that activates it cannot be trusted on any level.
Anyone who supports or defends the political regime that activates it cannot be trusted on any level.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Anyone who supports this kind of thing, whatever their reason, has a broken soul.
Anyone who supports or defends the political regime that activates it cannot be trusted on any level.
Anyone who supports or defends the political regime that activates it cannot be trusted on any level.
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the last time a student pursued a grade grievance for one of my classes my dept chair was astounded at the meticulousness of the records I keep. This is why
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
the last time a student pursued a grade grievance for one of my classes my dept chair was astounded at the meticulousness of the records I keep. This is why
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Really perceptive piece, by two of my brilliant @jhu.edu colleagues, @himself.bsky.social and @radchenko.bsky.social.
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom, say Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Really perceptive piece, by two of my brilliant @jhu.edu colleagues, @himself.bsky.social and @radchenko.bsky.social.
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abolishing ICE is a necessity but *merely* abolishing ICE should be viewed as the most moderate of positions
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
abolishing ICE is a necessity but *merely* abolishing ICE should be viewed as the most moderate of positions
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Donald Trump, basically acknowledging that so far at least he’s losing the fight over Epstein.
December 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Donald Trump, basically acknowledging that so far at least he’s losing the fight over Epstein.
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the burgeoning Hallmark Abundance genre
I don’t always agree with of the broader political takes from some “abundance”-coded pundits but man the abundance critics are just pure nonsense merchants
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
the burgeoning Hallmark Abundance genre
The Abundance Agenda and How It Relates to Every Hallmark Holiday Plot.
I don’t always agree with of the broader political takes from some “abundance”-coded pundits but man the abundance critics are just pure nonsense merchants
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Abundance Agenda and How It Relates to Every Hallmark Holiday Plot.
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Nothing says “Make America Great Again” like posting AI images of yourself beating the daylights out of Santa in front of a cheering crowd.
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nothing says “Make America Great Again” like posting AI images of yourself beating the daylights out of Santa in front of a cheering crowd.
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Buy it now because I promise this will be the most popular Christmas gift of 2026
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Buy it now because I promise this will be the most popular Christmas gift of 2026
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“All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.”
founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
Founders Online: George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode …
George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, 18 August 1790
founders.archives.gov
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.”
founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
I'd recommend this volume for a solid list of books to learn about liberalism, especially for the 70s time capsule aspect. Too bad it's out of print. I'd live to see an updated edition, but that'd necessarily include American liberalism, a huge expansion.
Should I make a liberalism syllabus?!
Should I make a liberalism syllabus?!
21. Western Liberalism: A History in Documents from Locke to Croce - EK Bramsted & KJ Melhuish. I really liked this. From the 70s, so it's interesting to see this choice of documents (>120) to represent liberalism. A nice balance of right and left liberals from multiple European backgrounds.
December 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'd recommend this volume for a solid list of books to learn about liberalism, especially for the 70s time capsule aspect. Too bad it's out of print. I'd live to see an updated edition, but that'd necessarily include American liberalism, a huge expansion.
Should I make a liberalism syllabus?!
Should I make a liberalism syllabus?!
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There are monsters in the world that need slaying.
"It's just an unpleasant sound. It will end soon."
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
A boy explains to his newborn sister what an air alert is, as if it were a normal part of life.
Living under constant threat, Ukrainian children are forced to grow up fast. But they also grow up strong and resilient.
December 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
There are monsters in the world that need slaying.
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“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
― James Baldwin
a close up of a person 's face with a surprised look on their face .
ALT: a close up of a person 's face with a surprised look on their face .
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
― James Baldwin
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The last 24 hours have seen some of the most dehumanizing, disgusting posts of the year. This reporting is about internal comms from the team that makes them. The things they were instructed to show are horrifying, but the things they were told to remove or de-emphasize are even more revealing.
We read thousands of internal ICE chats. They show how officials make raids go viral
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The last 24 hours have seen some of the most dehumanizing, disgusting posts of the year. This reporting is about internal comms from the team that makes them. The things they were instructed to show are horrifying, but the things they were told to remove or de-emphasize are even more revealing.
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Merry Christmas!
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I was born in April 1805
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I was born in April 1805
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
Napoleon was master of Europe
Only the BRITISH FLEET stood before him
Oceans were now battlefields
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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if you haven’t watched DIE HARD yet this Christmas Eve, it’s only 9:12 pm NPT right now (Nakatomi Plaza Time) so you can absolutely still slide it in under the wire
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
if you haven’t watched DIE HARD yet this Christmas Eve, it’s only 9:12 pm NPT right now (Nakatomi Plaza Time) so you can absolutely still slide it in under the wire
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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it requires an absolutely staggering lack of self awareness for chatterton to complain that he has lost elite opportunities because he has anti-woke views.
The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates
Race and gender aren’t the only categories that determine who gets special treatment.
www.theatlantic.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
it requires an absolutely staggering lack of self awareness for chatterton to complain that he has lost elite opportunities because he has anti-woke views.
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It remains wild to me that during the first trump administration there was a long debate over terminology after AOC (correctly) called border internment "concentration camps" and now having concentration camps is a core domestic policy.
The purpose of that stupid debate was to normalize the idea.
The purpose of that stupid debate was to normalize the idea.
Camps where tens of thousands of politically disfavored people will be concentrated.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It remains wild to me that during the first trump administration there was a long debate over terminology after AOC (correctly) called border internment "concentration camps" and now having concentration camps is a core domestic policy.
The purpose of that stupid debate was to normalize the idea.
The purpose of that stupid debate was to normalize the idea.
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"Owens weighed in again with a staggeringly antisemitic video where she called Shapiro and his father “belly creatures who slither on” and urged her audience to read The Talmudic Jew...Owens is now, arguably, the most influential online force on the right."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Candace Owens Brings MAGA to the Conspiracist Horizon
Arguments between the antisemitic influencer’s supporters and critics dominated the proceedings at TPUSA’s AmFest.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Owens weighed in again with a staggeringly antisemitic video where she called Shapiro and his father “belly creatures who slither on” and urged her audience to read The Talmudic Jew...Owens is now, arguably, the most influential online force on the right."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"Kavanaugh Stop" went from a skeet on here to Bluesky meme to crosspollinating over on X to Brett Kavanaugh's burner account seeing it there to a whiny defensive footnote about it in a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Juice.
Juice.
Check out the Kavanaugh FN 4; I think it's pretty clear that the Kavanaugh Stop thing has gotten to him:
December 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Kavanaugh Stop" went from a skeet on here to Bluesky meme to crosspollinating over on X to Brett Kavanaugh's burner account seeing it there to a whiny defensive footnote about it in a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Juice.
Juice.