𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑
@abizadeh.bsky.social
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𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙰𝚋𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚑
@abizadeh.bsky.social
· Nov 11
CV of Journal Article Rejections
I often tell my advanced graduate students who are looking to get their work published that, if you're not getting multiple journal rejections, you're not doing your job right. So, to provide inspirat...
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I often tell my advanced graduate students who are looking to get their work published that, if you're not getting multiple journal rejections, you're not doing your job right. So, to provide continuing inspiration, I've uploaded the annual update to my CV of Journal Article Rejections:
Back to the future: 1934 ad for electric car charger
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Back to the future: 1934 ad for electric car charger
Do they DID know that smoking was bad for health in 1934
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Do they DID know that smoking was bad for health in 1934
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“Stalin’s method of accusing a fictitious enemy of the crime he himself was about to commit”
(Yes, am reading Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism for the first time.)
(Yes, am reading Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism for the first time.)
October 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“Stalin’s method of accusing a fictitious enemy of the crime he himself was about to commit”
(Yes, am reading Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism for the first time.)
(Yes, am reading Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism for the first time.)
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Interview with @manongarcia.bsky.social
On the Pelicot rape trials in France
On the Pelicot rape trials in France
‘These men think they’ve done nothing wrong’: the philosopher who tried to understand Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists
When 50 men went on trial in France, accused of raping a woman who had been drugged by her husband, Manon Garcia was in the courtroom – and in the prosecutors’ closing arguments. How does she make sen...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Interview with @manongarcia.bsky.social
On the Pelicot rape trials in France
On the Pelicot rape trials in France
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This op-ed published in the @nytimes.com by Stephen Witt thoughtfully captures the urgency and complexity of navigating AI's risks, but also my sincere conviction that technical solutions are possible — we still have agency and an opportunity to act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This op-ed published in the @nytimes.com by Stephen Witt thoughtfully captures the urgency and complexity of navigating AI's risks, but also my sincere conviction that technical solutions are possible — we still have agency and an opportunity to act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
Super interesting challenge to the current banking regime by Aaron James:
In “Money as 𝘙𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢,” @aaronjames.bsky.social proposes a conception of money as “common credit.” Private banks‘ powers of lending (and hence money creation/allocation) must be held in trust and subject to regulations in the service of public purposes to be legitimate.
#poliphil #PolTheory
#poliphil #PolTheory
Money as <em>Res Publica</em>
Our current monetary system is a public-private banking hybrid dominated by private interest, often at the expense of public purpose. This article proposes a conception of money as a “common credit” r...
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Super interesting challenge to the current banking regime by Aaron James:
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US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve
US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has vowed to improve anti-American sentiment he sees in Canada, no matter how many illegal tariffs, forced annexations, or literal bombs it takes to do it.
www.thebeaverton.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve
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Institutional food policy matters. When it comes to addressing food insecurity, school lunches matter most. But I would be remiss not to note mine and my co-authors' article from Lancet Planetary Health arguing that universities should lead on food sustainability.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Universities should lead on the plant-based dietary transition
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change1 and the EAT–Lancet Commission2 have
pointed out in recent reports, substantial reductions in demand for animal-based foods
are vital for achieving cli...
www.thelancet.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Institutional food policy matters. When it comes to addressing food insecurity, school lunches matter most. But I would be remiss not to note mine and my co-authors' article from Lancet Planetary Health arguing that universities should lead on food sustainability.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
“My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends what’s possible: just go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.”
Montreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces — Streetfilms
My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleague/friends what’s possible: just go to...
www.streetfilms.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleagues/friends what’s possible: just go to Montreal. It’s much closer. They really have it all.”
I’m thrilled that my paper “Elicitory Structural Power and Agential Power” has been accepted for publication at 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺. It’s taken over 5y of rejections, so I’m especially pleased.
#poliphil #PolTheory #socialphil
#poliphil #PolTheory #socialphil
Article: Elicitory Structural Power and Agential Power
Arash Abizadeh. "Elicitory Structural Power and Agential Power: An Outline and Defense." Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, forthcoming.Abstract: Many theorists assume that social power operates...
abizadeh.wixsite.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’m thrilled that my paper “Elicitory Structural Power and Agential Power” has been accepted for publication at 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺. It’s taken over 5y of rejections, so I’m especially pleased.
#poliphil #PolTheory #socialphil
#poliphil #PolTheory #socialphil
An Albertan Tale: “They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits.”
Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada
Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s Tale
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
An Albertan Tale: “They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits.”
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"bike lanes are still used as political scapegoats. But to what end? ...To deflect attention from real government failures – or from the inconvenient truth that bike lanes do not increase traffic congestion?"
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The premiers are using bike lanes as a political scapegoat
Safe cycling infrastructure saves lives, but sadly, many politicians are ignoring the facts
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"bike lanes are still used as political scapegoats. But to what end? ...To deflect attention from real government failures – or from the inconvenient truth that bike lanes do not increase traffic congestion?"
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Ontario premier says he was elected by the people of Ontario to remove bike lanes in Toronto put in by the city council elected by the people of Toronto.
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. In response, the premier told CBC News: "I believe, and the people of Ontario believe, that t...
www.cbc.ca
July 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ontario premier says he was elected by the people of Ontario to remove bike lanes in Toronto put in by the city council elected by the people of Toronto.
Shopkeepers in Montreal ordered to greet clients with “Goeiedag, Bonjour” instead of “Bonjour-Hi.”
The truth is in my neighbourhood we actually just say the ambiguous “Allô”
The truth is in my neighbourhood we actually just say the ambiguous “Allô”
Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders
Ilyass Alba also said ‘goeiedag’ on train in Dutch-speaking region but he breached country’s strict language rules
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Shopkeepers in Montreal ordered to greet clients with “Goeiedag, Bonjour” instead of “Bonjour-Hi.”
The truth is in my neighbourhood we actually just say the ambiguous “Allô”
The truth is in my neighbourhood we actually just say the ambiguous “Allô”
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"Jonathan Caravello...was reportedly “piled on by multiple agents all at once” as “he tried to help a man in a wheelchair” who was having difficulty moving after...[ICE] agents threw canisters of tear gas"
our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got
dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...
our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got
dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...
Philosophy Professor Reportedly Assaulted & Abducted During ICE Raid on Farm - Daily Nous
Jonathan Caravello, a lecturer in philosophy at California State University Channel Islands, was reportedly "piled on by multiple agents all at once" as "he tried to help a man in a wheelchair" who wa...
dailynous.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Jonathan Caravello...was reportedly “piled on by multiple agents all at once” as “he tried to help a man in a wheelchair” who was having difficulty moving after...[ICE] agents threw canisters of tear gas"
our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got
dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...
our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got
dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...
The Digital Tax capitulation has longterm consequences. One is to reduce Cdn bargaining power. Reminder to gov about bargaining power:
If A is trying to get B to do X, A can either:
threaten: “if you don’t do X, we impose big tariffs”
Or:
make an offer: "if you do X, we scratch your back”
/1
If A is trying to get B to do X, A can either:
threaten: “if you don’t do X, we impose big tariffs”
Or:
make an offer: "if you do X, we scratch your back”
/1
June 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Digital Tax capitulation has longterm consequences. One is to reduce Cdn bargaining power. Reminder to gov about bargaining power:
If A is trying to get B to do X, A can either:
threaten: “if you don’t do X, we impose big tariffs”
Or:
make an offer: "if you do X, we scratch your back”
/1
If A is trying to get B to do X, A can either:
threaten: “if you don’t do X, we impose big tariffs”
Or:
make an offer: "if you do X, we scratch your back”
/1
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Not only has the language evolved from “based on” to “based off of,” we now have “spaced off” for “spaced out.”
So ‘out’ and ‘on’ are out, ‘off’ is in.
Or rather: ‘Out’ and ‘on’ are off, ‘off’ is on.
So ‘out’ and ‘on’ are out, ‘off’ is in.
Or rather: ‘Out’ and ‘on’ are off, ‘off’ is on.
January 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Not only has the language evolved from “based on” to “based off of,” we now have “spaced off” for “spaced out.”
So ‘out’ and ‘on’ are out, ‘off’ is in.
Or rather: ‘Out’ and ‘on’ are off, ‘off’ is on.
So ‘out’ and ‘on’ are out, ‘off’ is in.
Or rather: ‘Out’ and ‘on’ are off, ‘off’ is on.
“Don’t find too many slaves”
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t find too many slaves”
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Selon l’étude, les demandes d’admission d’étudiants internationaux ont chuté de 45,9% dans les universités québécoises. #immigration #enseignement
Inquiétude au Québec devant la chute marquée du nombre d’étudiants internationaux
www.ledevoir.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Selon l’étude, les demandes d’admission d’étudiants internationaux ont chuté de 45,9% dans les universités québécoises. #immigration #enseignement
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GRIPP Annual Montreal Political Theory Manuscript Workshop Award 2025 co-winners:
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Dates TBA
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Dates TBA
GRIPP 2025 Annual Montreal Political Theory Manuscript Workshop Award Winners | GRIPP Montréal
grippmontreal.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
GRIPP Annual Montreal Political Theory Manuscript Workshop Award 2025 co-winners:
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Dates TBA
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Dates TBA
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Co-lauréats 2025 du Prix de l’atelier annuel de théorie politique de Montréal du GRIPP:
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Dates à venir
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Dates à venir
Gagnants du Prix de l’atelier annuel de théorie politique de Montréal du GRIPP 2025 | GRIPP Montréal
grippmontreal.org
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Co-lauréats 2025 du Prix de l’atelier annuel de théorie politique de Montréal du GRIPP:
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Dates à venir
Charles Girard, La liberté d’expression à l’épreuve: Dilemmes démocratiques @charlesgirard.bsky.social
Jakob Huber: Diachronic Democracy: A Political Philosophy of Hope @jakobhuber.bsky.social
Dates à venir
“Alchemist Review will use advanced AI capabilities to automatically extract key manuscript insights, including central claims, methodology assessment, reference validation, and research originality… to support OUP's editors in making more informed decisions while reducing administrative burden.”
Oxford University Press and Hum sign agreement to pilot Alchemist Review
Oxford University Press partners with Hum to pilot Alchemist Review, an AI-based editorial assistant that will enhance manuscript assessment while reducing a...
www.alpsp.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“Alchemist Review will use advanced AI capabilities to automatically extract key manuscript insights, including central claims, methodology assessment, reference validation, and research originality… to support OUP's editors in making more informed decisions while reducing administrative burden.”
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Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...