Jason Briggeman
@jbriggeman.liberalcurrents.com
Economics professor at Austin Community College. Associate editor for Liberal Currents. briggeman.org
"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
The president is now demanding the investigation of a member of Congress for “Political Crimes”
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
Coming to terms with my middle-aged brain generating thoughts such as: Is "Bringin' On the Heartbreak/Switch 625" a desert island disc track
January 22, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Coming to terms with my middle-aged brain generating thoughts such as: Is "Bringin' On the Heartbreak/Switch 625" a desert island disc track
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one of the reasons cited for the cow-tool cow being able to invent a cow tool is that she has leisure time, a safety net and a long lifespan www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/s...
Do Cows Use Tools? This One Does.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
one of the reasons cited for the cow-tool cow being able to invent a cow tool is that she has leisure time, a safety net and a long lifespan www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/s...
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I used to think Donald Trump was unfit to be president. I still do, but I used to, too
BREAKING
President Trump has posted what appears to be a private message from President Macron of France where Macron says:
“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.”
President Trump has posted what appears to be a private message from President Macron of France where Macron says:
“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.”
January 20, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I used to think Donald Trump was unfit to be president. I still do, but I used to, too
Check out this paint @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Check out this paint @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
Is that the greatest play call in history, Curt Cignetti?
a man wearing headphones stands in front of a group of football players wearing red jerseys that say big
ALT: a man wearing headphones stands in front of a group of football players wearing red jerseys that say big
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Is that the greatest play call in history, Curt Cignetti?
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"Minneapolis Under Siege": @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com with @whstancil.bsky.social, on our Neon Liberalism podcast, to which you should probably subscribe through your favored audio platform www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
Neon Liberalism #60: Minneapolis Under Siege
Samantha and guest Will Stancil talk the murder of Renée Good and the Trump administration's larger assault on Minneapolis. Will is on the front lines of monitoring ICE in Minneapolis, working with hi...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"Minneapolis Under Siege": @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com with @whstancil.bsky.social, on our Neon Liberalism podcast, to which you should probably subscribe through your favored audio platform www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
Swear that I heard someone on TV yesterday say that Arsenal had dropped points in the title race
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Swear that I heard someone on TV yesterday say that Arsenal had dropped points in the title race
Welcome, the Resistance, to Liberal Currents.
Yay! You’ve discovered Liberal Currents, THE best center of liberal thought and politics in the US.
January 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Welcome, the Resistance, to Liberal Currents.
HEB has Plochman's again. Today is the greatest day
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
HEB has Plochman's again. Today is the greatest day
Straight reporting here
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Straight reporting here
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Friends, I fear this may be the end for Thomas Frank.
Friends, I fear this may be the end for Thomas Frank.
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Friends, I fear this may be the end for Thomas Frank.
What if you saw it happening in another state?
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
What if you saw it happening in another state?
For those of you I see wondering tonight about how Trump got his mob-boss skills, and about why conservative men see Trump as the manliest man of them all, please let me tap the sign: www.liberalcurrents.com/a-rich-kid-t...
A Rich Kid Taking It All the Way
Trump and his hangers-on create anew the organization of social affairs they've known since youth.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:22 AM
For those of you I see wondering tonight about how Trump got his mob-boss skills, and about why conservative men see Trump as the manliest man of them all, please let me tap the sign: www.liberalcurrents.com/a-rich-kid-t...
If you need an excuse, celebrate the Pacers no longer having the NBA's worst record 🙌
January 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
If you need an excuse, celebrate the Pacers no longer having the NBA's worst record 🙌
Less whiskey on the timeline than I thought I'd see at this hour
January 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Less whiskey on the timeline than I thought I'd see at this hour
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If you find yourself frustrated with how our media ecosystem has facilitated the current disaster and how liberal media outlets have failed to rise to the occasion, contributing to this fund is an opportunity to make a difference. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...htt
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
If you find yourself frustrated with how our media ecosystem has facilitated the current disaster and how liberal media outlets have failed to rise to the occasion, contributing to this fund is an opportunity to make a difference. www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...htt
Choose your fighter
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Choose your fighter
He might literally be the only person in the world whose reaction wouldn't be, 'no, no, no, that's ridiculous, you of course should keep it.'
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
He might literally be the only person in the world whose reaction wouldn't be, 'no, no, no, that's ridiculous, you of course should keep it.'
Cignetti 538 EV
January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Cignetti 538 EV
Whistling past the graveyard of dead social media websites
People who will be like “we just need a good enough third party” will say “you can’t overcome X’s network effect, it’s an unbreakable law of nature”
I find it frustrating that, despite living in times of such rapid and significant change, we seem to have lost so much imagination. Are our online habits so ossified that we cannot imagine life after X?
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Whistling past the graveyard of dead social media websites