ProfPTJ
@profptj.bsky.social
Professor of International Studies. Prog-rock fan. Whisky hound. Beer and coffee snob. Disney adult. Sci-fi&fantasy nut. Tolkienhead. Singer. Percussionist. Teacher. Jedi. Mk 4:26-29.
I want to organize a panel for ISA 2026 on the intersection of (international) politics and theology. Theological takes on political issues, theology as informing or shaping politics, etc. My paper will be on disenchantment, maybe (sub)titled "rescuing Weber from the Weberians." Anyone interested?
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I want to organize a panel for ISA 2026 on the intersection of (international) politics and theology. Theological takes on political issues, theology as informing or shaping politics, etc. My paper will be on disenchantment, maybe (sub)titled "rescuing Weber from the Weberians." Anyone interested?
Hello academic friends and colleagues -- quick reminder that I am teaching an online philosophy of science course this summer. Yes, it's online, but features synchronous class sessions for actual discussion. Registration deadline is 13 May; here's more information: methodsnet.org/course/on-01...
ON-01: Knowing and the Known: Facts and Explanations in the Social Sciences – MethodsNET
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April 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hello academic friends and colleagues -- quick reminder that I am teaching an online philosophy of science course this summer. Yes, it's online, but features synchronous class sessions for actual discussion. Registration deadline is 13 May; here's more information: methodsnet.org/course/on-01...
This is now our reality.
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This is now our reality.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Best sign from Strongsville Ohio Hands Off protest 4/5/25
April 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Best sign from Strongsville Ohio Hands Off protest 4/5/25
Amidst all the awfulness, it’s good to see two new books published on my Configurations series!
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Amidst all the awfulness, it’s good to see two new books published on my Configurations series!
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For the AM crowd: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/american-f...
American Foreign Policy Is Being Run by the Dumbest Motherfuckers Alive
The fuckwittery on display right now by Trump's foreign policy team boggles the mind.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the AM crowd: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/american-f...
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March 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
53 works of mine — three books and dozens of articles.
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
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Authors, search your name here:
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
53 works of mine — three books and dozens of articles.
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Letter signed by members of the Columbia History Department urging resistance to the Trump Administration's efforts to dictate university policy.
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
March 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Letter signed by members of the Columbia History Department urging resistance to the Trump Administration's efforts to dictate university policy.
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
"Should this control be realized, here or elsewhere, it would make any real historical scholarship, teaching, and intellectual community impossible."
I'm going to be teaching an online course this summer through MethodsNET, entitled "Knowing and the Known: Facts and Explanations in the Social Sciences." The synchronous portion runs 30 June - 4 July. Details and registration information here: methodsnet.org/course/on-01...
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March 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'm going to be teaching an online course this summer through MethodsNET, entitled "Knowing and the Known: Facts and Explanations in the Social Sciences." The synchronous portion runs 30 June - 4 July. Details and registration information here: methodsnet.org/course/on-01...
I had the pleasure of engaging with Sandra several times, including a particularly memorable dinner with her and Ann Tickner during which we discussed the boundaries and politics of “science.” She also virtually visited my class on more than one occasion. A brilliant thinker and a powerful voice.
Sandra Harding, a philosopher well-known for her work in feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and philosophy of science, has died.
Sandra Harding (1935-2025) - Daily Nous
Sandra Harding, a philosopher well-known for her work in feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and philosophy of science, has died. Professor Harding was recognized for her development of standpoint t...
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March 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I had the pleasure of engaging with Sandra several times, including a particularly memorable dinner with her and Ann Tickner during which we discussed the boundaries and politics of “science.” She also virtually visited my class on more than one occasion. A brilliant thinker and a powerful voice.
I am ashamed to be an alumnus of Columbia University. Instead of fighting back, their leadership is bowing down.
ICYMI: The Trump administration is basically extorting Columbia University—or that’s what you would call it anyway, if the university wasn’t eager to comply.
March 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I am ashamed to be an alumnus of Columbia University. Instead of fighting back, their leadership is bowing down.
It’s almost as though they want to eliminate any avenue for the development of substantive, valid knowledge about anything. Oh, wait. It is exactly that.
Trump is eliminating Wilson Center, a stellar US foreign policy study establishment. Along with it goes the Kennan Institute - one of the best Russia study institutions.
I was fortunate to be a Kennan Fellow in 2017.
Such a loss
I was fortunate to be a Kennan Fellow in 2017.
Such a loss
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
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March 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s almost as though they want to eliminate any avenue for the development of substantive, valid knowledge about anything. Oh, wait. It is exactly that.
Hate to say it but this observation is almost certainly accurate.
The only reason this hasn’t also been treated like an alarming constitutional crisis concerning free speech is because people in positions of influence in the media, business, and politics at least tacitly agree with the aims of this movement.
racial discrimination to the trump administration is when you offer admissions to anyone who isn’t white www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
March 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hate to say it but this observation is almost certainly accurate.
My school’s media people asked me to say a few words about Dr. Seuss and politics in honor of his birthday yesterday. Happy to oblige.
The Political Roots of Dr. Seuss
To mark Dr. Seuss Day, we spoke with SIS professor Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, to break down how Geisel’s whimsical drawings and silly rhymes reflected serious global issues that continue to resonate, e...
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March 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My school’s media people asked me to say a few words about Dr. Seuss and politics in honor of his birthday yesterday. Happy to oblige.
On the left, “amethyst sweetbread” ube cookie (Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser recipe). On the right, same recipe except for 30g more flour. Although both are tasty, the one on the right is *much* closer to what we ate on board.
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On the left, “amethyst sweetbread” ube cookie (Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser recipe). On the right, same recipe except for 30g more flour. Although both are tasty, the one on the right is *much* closer to what we ate on board.
“It’s worse than you think because by the time the courts catch up the damage will already have been done. It’s worse than you think because the people running the government seem to have no higher mission than to watch it burn.”
Okay... we feel like we say this every week but *a lot* of stuff happened. Let's break it down, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social on why the DOGE takeover is worse than you think... (sorry, but you gotta read this one.)
The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“It’s worse than you think because by the time the courts catch up the damage will already have been done. It’s worse than you think because the people running the government seem to have no higher mission than to watch it burn.”
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Key points here from Dan
Wrote about this here: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
February 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Key points here from Dan
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1. Background to the epochal change in German and European politics after the election. Merz, the presumed next Chancellor has said that Europe is setting out to "achieve its independence from the US, step by step." @abenewman.bsky.social and I explain the background in our book, Underground Empire
Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy
Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy [Farrell, Henry, Newman, Abraham] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy
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February 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
1. Background to the epochal change in German and European politics after the election. Merz, the presumed next Chancellor has said that Europe is setting out to "achieve its independence from the US, step by step." @abenewman.bsky.social and I explain the background in our book, Underground Empire
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Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.
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DEI initiatives are still legal.
Universities need to stand their ground.
A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.
Universities need to stand their ground.
A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.
OGC Memo re Trump DEI and SFFA 2025 02 20.pdf | Powered by Box
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February 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
DEI initiatives are still legal.
Universities need to stand their ground.
A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.
Universities need to stand their ground.
A Friday gift to your university's General Counsel Office - courtesy of an all star lineup of civil rights lawyers and scholars. You're going to want to read this.
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the thing about the fuhrerprinzip in the era of Trump is that whatever he says is truth and the messianic mission of the United States to the GOP and the MAGA base
February 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the thing about the fuhrerprinzip in the era of Trump is that whatever he says is truth and the messianic mission of the United States to the GOP and the MAGA base