The Argument Magazine
In the wake of the liberalism tangent, I wanted to share the Argument, a magazine/newsletter/substack/blog.
Their mission statement:
>The Argument is a mission‑driven media company based in Washington, D.C. We make a positive, combative case for liberalism through sharp, well-argued opinion pieces, original reporting, and multimedia content that confronts the illiberal drift in our politics.
They just celebrated their first anniversary so they're doing a series of articles about how to live with people who disagree - basically making the liberal case on a wide variety of issues. One of the recent ones was: No, Senator Murphy, I don't want to join your cult which exactly touches on how politics should not be the only meaning in your life.
I feel in an online conversation that tends to devolve into tankies vs fascists, finding people who are willing to make the case for their positions based on common principles has been quite important for me.
They touch on AI, housing, LGBT rights, economics, etc. Some of my favorite piece are one they call "Mad Libs" where the writers have a written debate with each other.
Have a look! About a third of their articles are free, but I'm sure they would welcome more subscribers. And, as always, it's great to support independent media.