Jacob T. Levy
jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Jacob T. Levy
@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill.
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
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Jacob T. Levy is an American political theorist and Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory at McGill University. Levy is the Chair of the Department of Political Science at McGill, as well as the coordinator of McGill's Research Group on Constitutional Studies and the founding director of McGill's Yan P. Lin Centre for the Study of Freedom and Global Orders in the Ancient and Modern Worlds. Levy is also a Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center and the Institute for Humane Studies. He is known for his expertise on multiculturalism, liberalism, and pluralism. .. more

Political science 68%
Law 8%

Kevin in this thread

Still my basic assessment.
*Her* research tells her there are Jewish space lasers in the sky, but that doesn’t mean she’ll agree the sky is green just because *Trump* says so.
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:

Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now

obligatory

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Of course 😡
We're Pretty Sure We Now Know Why FIFA Gave Trump A 'Peace Prize'—And Yep, That Tracks
www.comicsands.com

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Liberals need a broad coalition and it will include people we don't agree with. I don't agree with neocons who cheer for bombing Iran. I don't agree with left libs sanguine about dramatically increased government control in markets. They don't agree with me. But these groups are sincerely liberal.

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I see the same thing in this wishcasting for MTG to be really a liberal after all as I do in the hope that Hanania is part of our coalition because he opposes Trump.

What I see is evidence that MTG and Hanania are accessible voters. We need those, too! But they're a different thing.

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JVL's post leans heavily on MTG's sincere Christianity and beliefs. But many illiberal beliefs are sincere. Christian nationalism is sincere.

As with Erika Kirk's forgiveness of Charlie's killer, this is not evidence that they have had a change of heart over illiberal aspirations.

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This is the second paragraph of MTG's Wikipedia entry. All of this, and maybe most importantly her support for an attempted coup, needs to be recanted for evidence of liberalism. Not just her political tactics.

Liberalism is not just using democratic tactics.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjori...

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In our FAQ on the far right, @tomgpalmer.bsky.social and I write about the inherent instability of far-right coalitions. When they turn on each other it's an opportunity for liberals opposing them.

That opportunity is not that they're liberal after all.

www.theunpopulist.net/p/your-compr...

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End of 2025 alumni newsletter.

Please consider making a year-end gift at www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?new=1&...

I didn't get through the whole recap but I assume that at the end she It's A Wonderful Lifes it, gives up the tenured job at Yale and the best-selling self-help book career, and becomes Mrs. Luke's Diner.

[gets partway through a recap online]

This is insane!

what? WHAT?

There I disagree. The NYT interview has some reflection in that direction, and she is after all resigning from Congress, with an avowed intention to leave politics altogether.

I don't think she's grifting! Her family is under constant death threats now, and there's a lot less money to be made as an anti-Trump MAGA true believer than there is on the inside.

As I keep saying, Greene is proving herself to be a rare true believer in a royal court filled with liars, flatterers, and sycophants. That's noteworthy, and admirable in its way. But the principles in which she truly believes aren't liberal democratic ones.

She hasn't repented at all for Jan 6.
And if you refuse to give someone credit for standing for liberal democracy just because they don’t agree with your policy preferences, you’re missing the big picture. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-marjor...
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Gives Me Hope
People don’t change—but they can remember who they are.
www.thebulwark.com
“We are going to win. But it is going to hurt. The president can do a great deal of harm to our institutions and to innocent people, even in the absence of public or elite support.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-are-going...
We Are Going to Win
Trump's revolution will fail, but we still have a long and painful road ahead of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
“This is a radical change, and one that will surely leave the United States poorer, weaker and more isolated. I cannot help but detect in these nativist outbursts against Indian immigrants and their descendants a profound loss of confidence.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
www.nytimes.com

No wine, though.

From now on whenever I post about female heterosexuality (which admittedly probably isn't often) I will add a parenthetical cite to 'Phoebe Maltz Bovy, self-described "inventor of this phenomenon"' and link to this post.

Just remembered that once upon a time I complained about Obama telling an oversimplified and reductionist moralistic history of the Crusades, back when I had no idea that in the future we'd be ruled by Hegseth-style Crusade fetishists.

(Pretty sure you're going to hell for this thread.)

"From hell's heart I claw at thee; for hate's sake I hiss my last hiss at thee."
And if you refuse to give someone credit for standing for liberal democracy just because they don’t agree with your policy preferences, you’re missing the big picture. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-marjor...
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Gives Me Hope
People don’t change—but they can remember who they are.
www.thebulwark.com

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from former RGCS postdoc Michael Da Silva, now Lecturer at Southampton Law School
"The Epistemic Case for Federalism: A Framework and Critical Analysis"
doi.org/10.1093/publ...

5/5

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from former RGCS Fulbright Chair James Gardner (Buffalo Law):
"Can Federalism Protect Subnational Liberal Democracy from Central Authoritarianism?"
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from RGCS Student Fellowship alum Éléna Choquette, BA '11, Professor of Social Sciences, Université du Québec en Outaouais
"Settler Federalism and the Conditions of Indigenous Autonomy: A Comparative Study"
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from former RGCS postdoc Xavier Boileau
"Co-Determination: A Central Feature of Multinational Federalism"
doi.org/10.1093/publ...

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