The Argument is a media outlet founded by Jerusalem Demas in August 2025 to argue in favor of “liberal democracy” and “liberalism” while advocating moving away from a “post-liberal, populist moment.” 2
Background
In August 2025, The Argument was founded by Jerusalem Demas, a former staff writer for left-of-center magazine The Atlantic who left to found her own publication. According to a statement written by Demas on the magazine’s launch, she claimed “To move out of this post-liberal, populist moment towards a better future…will require our government, culture, politics, and people to recommit ourselves to liberal values.” 2
The outlet was founded through an “extensive network of high-profile contributors” including Vox co-founder Matt Ygelsias, The Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson, former Biden administration staffers Mike Konczal and Zach Liscow, and Center for Public Enterprise founder Paul Williams. 2 At the time, The Argument has divided its content into three categories: “Politics and Economics of Growth,” which includes discussions on immigration and “Abundance” economic policy as well as the welfare state and housing; “Technology and Society” on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as government policy toward technology; and “Gender and Families” on “the role of policymakers, institutions, and individuals in ensuring freedom of gender expression.” 2
Leadership
The Argument was founded by Jerusalem Demas in August 2025 and is also listed as the publication’s editor-in-chief and CEO. Demas was a staff writer at The Atlantic from 2022 to 2025 and as of September 2025 remained a contributing writer. Previously, Demas wrote for Vox, was an energy and environment fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was a fellow at Climate Action Campaign DC. 0){
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