Brian Kogelmann
@bkogel89.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Phil and Poli Sci. Interested in PPE. Views my own.
You have garbage day tomorrow too? Prayers.
February 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
You have garbage day tomorrow too? Prayers.
Would be down to go halfsies on a pontoon.
January 27, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Would be down to go halfsies on a pontoon.
Anyone interested in doing a panel on populism at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics annual meeting in London this summer?
January 23, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Anyone interested in doing a panel on populism at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics annual meeting in London this summer?
Giver was 🔥🔥🔥 tho
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Giver was 🔥🔥🔥 tho
Should we scrap elections and pick legislators at random? Some philosophers say yes. In my latest paper, I argue there are strong reasons to doubt that ordinary citizens are smart enough for the job.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sortition and cognitive ability - Brian Kogelmann, 2026
There is a growing sense that representative democracy is in crisis, leading to renewed interest in alternative institutional designs. One popular proposal—what...
journals.sagepub.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Should we scrap elections and pick legislators at random? Some philosophers say yes. In my latest paper, I argue there are strong reasons to doubt that ordinary citizens are smart enough for the job.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Can't crush a Bloomin' Onion with ChatGPT 🥵
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Can't crush a Bloomin' Onion with ChatGPT 🥵
Open tab in the bar, noon to midnight 🔥🔥🔥
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Open tab in the bar, noon to midnight 🔥🔥🔥
You going to the 'bees without me? 👀👀
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
You going to the 'bees without me? 👀👀
Not my fault, blame British Airways.
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Not my fault, blame British Airways.
Working paper, full draft available, comments most welcome!
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Working paper, full draft available, comments most welcome!
Had a great time presenting my paper, “Paying Off Populists,” at the first annual PPEL in the Global South conference in Bangalore, India. Already excited for next year!
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Had a great time presenting my paper, “Paying Off Populists,” at the first annual PPEL in the Global South conference in Bangalore, India. Already excited for next year!
Yes, because they say nothing about selecting virtuous leaders. However, I do raise other criticisms of their work in the piece.
December 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Yes, because they say nothing about selecting virtuous leaders. However, I do raise other criticisms of their work in the piece.
They don't actually believe it. They are performing partisanship for a poll.
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They don't actually believe it. They are performing partisanship for a poll.
I will have to read! Looks like it came out too late to make my piece, sorry about that!
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I will have to read! Looks like it came out too late to make my piece, sorry about that!
I reviewed this for Philosophy and Public Affairs. Good book.
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I reviewed this for Philosophy and Public Affairs. Good book.
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...
t.co
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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.