I'm really proud of this article. I hope you will give it a read!

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www.liberalism.org/p/liberal-to... New from RGCS PhD student @shalmarr.bsky.social Shal Marriott at @liberalism.org writing about Judith Shklar (McGill BA '49 MA '50), namesake of RGCS' Shklar Reading Room.

You cannot call Rousseau a sexist unless you've read Julie.

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

Spending some time in Europe in June. If anyone has recommendations, let me know!

My 7 year old: "That is beautiful." The object?

I am so excited for this APSA 2026 panel! With Kevin Elliott and Simone Chambers as discussants, you won't want to miss it!

Not me accidentally thinking Charles Tilly was James Tully until only just now.

Booked a Mike Birbiglia ticket, for those on here who would be excited by such a fact.

My first ever podcast interview, where I discuss how liberalism should be understood as a practice, and the way that television shows help us in this task. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5u30...

Sitcoms: A Defense with Shal Marriott

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I have a couple days in DC! Anything I absolutely must do or eat?

Watching sitcoms might be more significant than we think — @shalmarr.bsky.social makes a compelling case for popular culture as an essential practice in cultivating liberal values and civic identity hubs.ly/Q049Bv6z0

Sitcoms: A Defense

Liberalism is in crisis. How about some television?

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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died.

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2/2 for APSA panels this year! 🎉

Imagine directing such a bad X-Men film that you end up on the Melania biopic.

Yes, I read JCMS. The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies.

I've got a super cool new project, @liberalism.org, with an awesome team behind it, and it launches 3/12. You can watch our nifty teaser video and sign up to get notified when it goes live right here. liberalism.org

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An Online Magazine for Free & Open People. Coming soon.

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Going to start bringing board games to conferences.

New rule. If an academic uses a sports analogy, they have to provide proof that they have in fact played said sport.

What book made you cry at the end of it recently? For me, it was How Democracies Die.

Comprehensive exams really are the worst of times.

Happy APSA submission day for all those who celebrate.

Putnam in a nutshell.

Christmas additions to the apartment. A new bar for the kitchen, and a green library lamp!

The scotch prices at this Indian restaurant are unhinged.

When your dissertation is 'aesthetics and politics' then film watching counts as productivity.

This semester students: 1) Discussed ‘dirty hands’ in the case of the Perry/Trudeau relationship. 2) Were randomly assigned philosophers and had to respond to the scenario of Trump running for a third term. 3) Designed philosophical thought experiments. Activities based pedagogy was a success.

A relationship grounded in debating ideas.

Every time I read The Social Contract I notice more of the sick burns which Rousseau aims at his fellow philosophers.

What do John Rawls and a bad first date have in common? In my introduction to political theory conference sessions, we’re going to find out!

Can anyone recommend a political science paper with a really strong introduction? I want to show my students an example.