The Reconstructionist

Benito Bowl 2026: A 500-Year-Old Wake-Up Call

The sound of ancestral memory on the world's biggest stage

Feb 12 • Sam Floyd

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How to Understand and Defeat American Fascism

Our Society Mistakenly Focuses on the Symptoms and Not the Causes of Fascism

Feb 9 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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January 2026

How the Fugitive Slave Act Helps Explain ICE's Terrorism Today

By Knowing This History We Can Learn How to Respond to ICE's Terrorism by Reconstructing a Better America

Jan 26 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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The American Leviathan: Nasty, Brutish, and (Hopefully) Short

Trump’s Morality Emphasizes Power, Chaos, Incivility, and the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Jan 16 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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On January 6th, America is a Diseased Rogue State

Our Democracy has an Autoimmune Disorder, but it Need Not Destroy Itself

Jan 6 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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December 2025

The Reconstructionist: An Interview with cylindr magazine

Philosopher and journalist Barrett Holmes Pitner on reimagining American culture.

Dec 16, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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November 2025

Part 2: How A Celebration of Life Changed My Life

Altaring America: How a Celebration of Ancestor Remembrance Can Alter America

Nov 20, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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October 2025

Part 1: Finding My History and Understanding the Present

Altaring America: How a Celebration of Ancestor Remembrance Can Alter America

Oct 31, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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September 2025

Reconstructing Freedom

Explaining the difference between 'Freedom With' and 'Freedom From,' and how our understanding of freedom can either expand or destroy our freedom.

Sep 29, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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August 2025

How Can You Practice 'Freedom With' With People Who Practice 'Freedom From'

Writer and professor Justin Scott Campbell sits down with philosopher Barrett Holmes Pittner for a deep dive into “freedom with” versus “freedom from…

Aug 11, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner and justin

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July 2025

Albion W. Tourgée: Forgotten Ally of Reconstruction

Most people have never heard of Albion Winegar Tourgée, yet his legal scholarship and committed advocacy of Reconstruction still influence us today.

Jul 22, 2025 • Jacob A. Arias and Barrett Holmes Pitner

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A Reflection on the Meaning of Freedom in America

We have two conflicting ideas of freedom, but just one word for freedom

Jul 11, 2025 • Barrett Holmes Pitner

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