Sam Mace
@thoughtgenerate.bsky.social
An avid reader and sometime writer. Schmitt and the Middle East book due out in 2025. Link to my substack :) https://theorymatters.substack.com/
This is closely linked to why I don't have a billion dollars and never will, but if I had a billion dollars, I would just retire to my modernist mansion and not bother with this nonsense:
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoBAIER: The president says 'SI.' Are you into SI or AI? BEZOS: I do like SI, because 'artificial' is not a very flattering thing. Like, nobody wants an artificial sweetener, artificial flavoring.
the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agothis Rubio speech feels a lot like a 2028 soft launch
Restore is such a weird mix of fascism and random mad boomer Facebook shit.
France’s riots may carry echoes of 1789 and 1968, and of a long tradition of taking to the streets, but they are also the product of a stranger, more troubling side of contemporary France. France’s riots: revolution without utopia | @murielzagha.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/notebook/fra...
France's riots: revolution without utopia
France’s riots may carry echoes of 1789 and 1968, and of a long tradition of taking to the streets, but they are also the product of a stranger, more troubling side of contemporary France.
engelsbergideas.com
theorymatters.substack.com/p/a-reflecti... My latest where I argue Fukuyama's new book offered so much but delivered little and why he needs to keep writing.
A reflection on the realm of the last man
It is safe to say that if you study politics, or are simply interested in the subject, you will know the phrase the end of history.
theorymatters.substack.com
theorymatters.substack.com/p/a-reflecti... My latest discussing Fukuyama's memoir and supposedly final book. I hope he authors more as he's left issues on the table.
A reflection on the realm of the last man
It is safe to say that if you study politics, or are simply interested in the subject, you will know the phrase the end of history.
theorymatters.substack.com
Hegseth: “Theocratic regimes should never have access to nuclear weapons. Trump recognises that.” The man who last week was manifesting the Christian god in the Pentagon and calling for a crusade.
theorymatters.substack.com/p/a-reflecti... My latest discussing Fukuyama's memoir and supposedly final book. I hope he authors more as he's left issues on the table.
A reflection on the realm of the last man
It is safe to say that if you study politics, or are simply interested in the subject, you will know the phrase the end of history.
theorymatters.substack.com
Teaching at my old university for the first time today. It feels like a special privilege to come back to where I first learned about important thinkers and to lecture the next generation.
theorymatters.substack.com/p/a-reflecti... My latest where I argue Fukuyama's new book offered so much but delivered little and why he needs to keep writing.
A reflection on the realm of the last man
It is safe to say that if you study politics, or are simply interested in the subject, you will know the phrase the end of history.
theorymatters.substack.com
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate. Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.
Writing up a module curricula for the third time, but it is the first time where I've felt I really know in-depth almost everything that I am teaching on all the weeks. It's a nice feeling, given the sheer diversity of material that is being offered.
New YouGov. The Reform decline continues. Third place soon. Lab 23 (n/c), Reform 21 (-2), Con 21 (+1), Green 14 (+3), Lib Dem 12 (-1)
theorymatters.substack.com/p/why-post-l... My latest where I assess a new book asking why post-liberalism has failed in the past and what it means for its future :)
Why Post-Liberalism Failed Review
Politics today exists in a liminal space.
theorymatters.substack.com
theorymatters.substack.com/p/why-post-l... My latest where I assess a new book asking why post-liberalism has failed in the past and what it means for its future :)
Why Post-Liberalism Failed Review
Politics today exists in a liminal space.
theorymatters.substack.com
Like all abusers, Trump hates it when people try to move out of his control.
Trump threatens 'serious tariffs' on EU over proposal to make Canada 'associate member'
"I think it's laughable," Trump said, when asked about the Canada-EU proposal. The Canadian prime minister is speaking at the European Parliament today.
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Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
I think this ties into discussion on here yesterday about general behaviour in public places - our society is in certain specific ways becoming more aggressive, unpleasant and discourteous. Oddly, this has coincided with it becoming far less violent.
theorymatters.substack.com/p/a-weekend-... A short reflection on my birthday and visiting Hay on Wye
A Weekend in Hay
Exploration and Navigation for my birthday
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New post: Young people are increasingly unhappy. It's a real phenomenon + nothing to do with "snowflakes". There are lots of standard culprits - social media, school, economy - but none can explain the long-term trend. So what is going on? (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-agency...
The Agency Gap
Why are young people increasingly unhappy?
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🚨 NEW BLOGPOST 🚨 The last week has seen multiple incidents of masked mobs trying to subvert the power of the state. Their actions have been illegal and unpleasant. But the treatment has been weak. The police haven't dealt with it, and neither has govt. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
Stop the Louts
The tools exist. The will, so far, doesn't.
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I am tired of people saying we can’t win in front of the Supreme Court. I’m annoyed by those who say my firm is too partisan to be effective. Today we won a huge redistricting fight before SCOTUS and a ballot access case before the Nebraska Supreme Court. The lesson: When we fight we win.
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 28% (+1) RFM: 23% (-1) CON: 21% (+2) LDM: 10% (+1) GRN: 8% (-2) SNP: 2% (=) RES: 2% (-1) Via @survation.bsky.social, 9-10 Sep. Changes w/ 26-28 Aug.
I strongly think this is priors based on generalities: if this was getting blanket coverage – which might be helped by the PM having come out strongly on it – I think the public would be much more strongly against it. Which is why it was such a failing to stay quiet. It will lead to more of this.
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last mo.Britons tend to feel the masked demonstrations over the weekend were not a legitimate way of protesting, by 38% to 31% Note: Only a minority of the public report following the news closely
