The Evolution of Liberty
Special Issue | March 2021
This special issue, led by Sarah Moon and assisted by Maanas Sharma, brings a diverse, global set of perspectives about the progression of liberty over time. The issue begins with a central pair of essays arguing that we are more/less free than 200 years ago and continues with analyses of four critical developments in freedom (feminism, decolonization, LGBTQ+ equality, and modern human rights) in a variety of styles.
Read the whole issue below or find what essay, interview, or poem is interesting to you!
PRO/CON
The Flourishing of American Liberty
Nicholas An
The Erosion of Liberty in Modern America
Sarah Moon
COMMENTARY
Renuka Bhat
Decolonization and the Materialist Evolution of Liberty
Haiyue Ma and Ned Lindenmayer
In Conversation: Defending International Human Rights
Ryan Kaminski, Featured Expert
ART + POETRY
Now and Then: A Memory of the LGBTQ+ Struggle
Jasmine Pandit