My book officially has a cover! I'm so excited to watch it materialize. Next stop, pre-orders!
Alex Guerrero
@alexgphilosophy.bsky.social
Philosopher at Rutgers University. Author of Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections (OUP, 2024). Interested in political philosophy, ethics, democratic innovation, neglected philosophical traditions, Seahawks, Sonics, poetry. Check out lottocracy.org!
Interested in organising a political philosophy panel at the IPSA biennial conference in Rome '27? If so, why not propose an open/closed panel here: wc2027.ipsa.org/wc/submit-pa... & put down @ipsa-rc31.bsky.social in the form when doing so. Will be a veritable festival of ideas in the eternal city.
Submit a Panel
Covered in this section: Key Dates Rules for Participation Guidelines for panel proposals Submit a panel proposal Panel Proposal Key Dates 08 JUL 2026 Call for Panels Opens 26 AUG 2026 Deadline to Sub...
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“Lottocracy is the most ambitious and careful effort to imagine and defend a new form of government since the invention of modern representative systems. This is a remarkable feat…” Claudio López-Guerra, Philosophical Review Eight great reviews of Lottocracy here: www.lottocracy.org/reviews
Reviews — LOTTOCRACY
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Are you interested in African Philosophy? I’ve made my notes and the course content available here: www.alexguerrero.org/africanphilo...
African Philosophy — Alex Guerrero
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Excited for this tomorrow (Thursday) at Brooklyn College! Stop by if you are in the area…
Democracy is worst form of government except for all others that have been tried, right? Well, let's try lottocracy. Alexander Guerrero of Rutgers argues for electing people at random, paying them well for at least a three-year term. Sounds wild, but it isn't. Take a listen: pca.st/episode/b428...
Alexander Guerrero on Lottocracy
Democracy isn't working so well, so why not use a lottery system to choose representatives instead? Alexander Guerrero discusses his version of this old idea in this episode of the Philosophy Bites…
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It was a pleasure talking with @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social about Lottocracy www.academicedgelords.com/2026/03/22/e...
EP31: Should Random People Rule Us? (Interview With Alex Guerrero on Lottocracy) - Academic Edgelords
After a long hiatus, we are back! This time Victor talks with Alex Guerrero about his recent book, Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections. According to Guerrero,…
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OK: I have a new favorite topic to teach in intro philosophy classes: lottocracy. Literally half my class followed me back to my office because they *couldn't stop talking about it.* Lottocracy is the argument that elections don't work, and that the best way democracy is through lottery.
A very nice discussion of Lottocracy in @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/12/lott...
A Lottocratic Political System Would Empower Ordinary People
American democracy seems to be falling into an ever greater crisis. A lottocratic system, in which citizens are randomly selected to serve as legislators, could empower ordinary people and stem politi...
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I just published a Cambridge Elements that offers a critical overview of recent work in epistocracy, Confucian meritocracy, and democratic theories of meritocracy. Free to download for the next two weeks. URL: t.co/Z5BOYrCRGF.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/political-meritocracy-in-the-21st-century/AACAB43634DBE4476BD4F2E6A1C78298?utm_date=20251128&utm_id=1764310759&utm_campaign=CLAS,Elements,Humanities,IOC&utm_sou...
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Such an amazing event last year and the program for this year looks excellent!
FIDE - Europe@europe.fidemocracy.org · last yr.📣 Hungry for democracy? The Democracy R&D 2025 programme is live – and it’s a full-course menu. Sessions are carefully tagged by purpose (inform, train, debate, solve, network) and spice level (mild to spicy). New or seasoned, there’s a seat at the table. 🍽️ drive.google.com/file/d/1TEgK...
We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...
Lecturer in Political Theory
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Look, I've seen the Dark Crystal. I know what this is about. Elon the Skeksi better be evaporated during the conjunction ceremony... www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-align...
A Rare Alignment of 7 Planets Is Taking Place in The Sky This Week
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.
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From our new issue - How can we accept ‘our’ decisions?: an experimental study on lottocracy, epistocracy, and electoral democracy - cup.org/42iOEhz - Akito Yamaguchi, Masaki Hata & Akira Inoue #jjps
Check out my new podcast on Lottocracy with Alex Guerrero: open.substack.com/pub/drpaulze...
Lottocracy To Fix our Broken U.S. Democracy with Alex Guerrero
Revolutionary Optimism Podcast
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Apply to NEWLAMP! Deadline February 1. NEWLAMP is an annual workshop aimed at helping professors integrate under-represented philosophical traditions into their syllabi. The 2025 workshop will be held from June 23-27 at Wellesley and focus on African social and political philosophy.
Please help spread the word in the USA! #unifyUSA is revving up! open.substack.com/pub/drpaulze...
A Call for Citizens’ Assemblies
Mobilizing towards a National People’s Convention
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Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa, we’re halfway there Zeno’s Karaoke
Hello BlueSky👋 Can't wait to discover this new platform to discuss the role of citizens in addressing our democratic future! Would you like to learn more about our work? Here is a short introduction for you👇
Training for a new democracy
YouTube video by FIDE - Federation for Innovation in Democracy
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On @serenekhader.bsky.social's Faux Feminism and Social Hierarchy. With a link to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social's piece in Teen Vogue digressionsimpressions.substack.com/p/on-faux-fe...
On Faux Feminism and Social Hierarchy
I just received word that one of my papers has been published (open access so check it out after you read today’s Digression), “Ernest Nagel and Felix Oppenheim Respond to Leo Strauss, and the Road No...
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Call for Papers: The Association for Social and Political Conference Annual Meeting, University of Glasgow, 15-16 July 2025... Now PhilEvents Official! philevents.org/event/show/1...
Association for Social and Political Philosophy Annual Conference 2025
The Association for Social and Political Philosophy and the University of Glasgow School of Social and Political Sciences are happy to announce that the next Annual Conference of the ASPP will be held...
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Social/Political Philosophers/Theorists, The Association for Social and Political Philosophy will be meeting in Glasgow this July. Please see the call for papers below. And please share widely!
Harvard Law Prof Mark Tushnet on Lottocracy & Splitsville: “Two of the best books about constitutional design I’ve read recently…Zurn and Guerrero aren’t interested in expanding the Overton window, they’re in favor of smashing the window and its frame completely." balkin.blogspot.com/2024/12/thinki…
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If you can't get enough 2024-in-review, check out extended versions of Josh & Ray's conversations with @dailynous.com editor Justin Weinberg, CNN legal analyst @eliehonig.bsky.social, and Rutgers philosopher @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social at our website: www.philosophytalk.org/shows/examined-year-2024
Wonderful piece on citizens’ assemblies and in particular the citizens’ assembly in Bend, Oregon. What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics?
An Oregon county is looking for solutions to youth homelessness—so it convened a random selection of residents to come up with ideas.
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Excellent reporting on how the Cuban govt military dept GAESA has billions that could be used for urgent aid but is instead being used (through GAESA owned Almest and Gaviota) to invest in tourism. Crony communist corruption, not egalitarianism, rules the island. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Leaked documents show Cuban military sitting on billions of dollars amid humanitarian crisis
Internal documents show how much the Cuban military has diverted resources to build hotels.
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It was great fun to be interviewed about lottocracy on the Philosophy Talk year in review episode. Available now for download…
Philosophy Talk@philtalkradio.bsky.social · 2y agoICYMI There's still time to reflect on events and ideas that shaped the last twelve months—our 2024 year-in-review with @dailynous.com, @eliehonig.bsky.social, and @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social is now available for download: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...