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Jacob Bruggeman

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The Obama-Era Roots of DOGE

The Congressional Hackathon highlights fading faith in tech fixes and exposes the limits of AI optimism.

by Jacob Bruggeman via Compact on October 9, 2025
The Invention of American Liberalism

What does it mean to be a liberal in America—and why has that label inspired both devotion and disdain?

by Kevin M. Schultz, Jacob Bruggeman via Fusion on September 23, 2025
America’s Pernicious Rural Myth

An interview with Steven Conn about his new book, “Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t.”

by Steven Conn, Jacob Bruggeman via Public Books on April 9, 2025
The Forgotten History of Left-Wing Free Traders

Discussing the little-known lineage of leftists who helped shape modern ideas of free trade.

by Marc-William Palen, Jacob Bruggeman via Fusion on July 25, 2024
The Intimate and Interconnected History of the Internet

A new book offers a picture of an early Internet defined by community, experimentation, and lack of privacy.

by Kevin Driscoll, Jacob Bruggeman via The Nation
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on October 14, 2022

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