Scott D. Moringiello
@sdeltam.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Chair of Catholic Studies at DePaul University.
Fan of Dorothy Day, John Fluevog, Bryan Garner, and Mookie Wilson.
Fan of Dorothy Day, John Fluevog, Bryan Garner, and Mookie Wilson.
George Washington was an Aristotelian.
i really love @alexiscoe.bsky.social's biography of washington because she gets at exactly this: the fact that "george washington" is a character created by george washington, a man so consumed with presenting himself as an example of republican virtue that he became one
The Uncanny Artifice of George Washington
I got a number of fascinating replies to yesterday’s post about the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
George Washington was an Aristotelian.
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lent and ramadan kicking off on the same day
February 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM
lent and ramadan kicking off on the same day
Cormac McCarthy is probably the last great American right wing novelist.
And I'm not sure there are any contemporary "conservatives" who read him.
And I'm not sure there are any contemporary "conservatives" who read him.
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Cormac McCarthy is probably the last great American right wing novelist.
And I'm not sure there are any contemporary "conservatives" who read him.
And I'm not sure there are any contemporary "conservatives" who read him.
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Renewing my pitch that Thanksgiving should be to Advent as Fat Tuesday is to Lent
February 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Renewing my pitch that Thanksgiving should be to Advent as Fat Tuesday is to Lent
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
The only Stencil I know is a character in Thomas Pynchon's V.
I think there is another Stencil in contemporary political discourse, but I don't know who that is, and frankly, one dude named Stencil is enough for me.
I think there is another Stencil in contemporary political discourse, but I don't know who that is, and frankly, one dude named Stencil is enough for me.
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The only Stencil I know is a character in Thomas Pynchon's V.
I think there is another Stencil in contemporary political discourse, but I don't know who that is, and frankly, one dude named Stencil is enough for me.
I think there is another Stencil in contemporary political discourse, but I don't know who that is, and frankly, one dude named Stencil is enough for me.
Two things:
1. The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion.
2. Imagine the widow's mite story where the rich guy doesn't actually give that much money.
1. The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion.
2. Imagine the widow's mite story where the rich guy doesn't actually give that much money.
February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Two things:
1. The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion.
2. Imagine the widow's mite story where the rich guy doesn't actually give that much money.
1. The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion.
2. Imagine the widow's mite story where the rich guy doesn't actually give that much money.
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The OP is going to get dunked on plenty, so I’ll just piggyback on Scott to say that one of the most foundational gifts an education can provide is the repeated experience of discovering you want to know about things of which you were previously unaware.
Sed contra:
Your primary objective as a professor should be to convey how wonder-full your subject is and how much you love it.
Your students might not get the same thrill as you do, but they should recognize that you do get that thrill.
Our subjects are not just true, they're also beautiful.
Your primary objective as a professor should be to convey how wonder-full your subject is and how much you love it.
Your students might not get the same thrill as you do, but they should recognize that you do get that thrill.
Our subjects are not just true, they're also beautiful.
No one expects "enjoy solving math problems" to be the primary objective of a college math class, but a lot of folks seem to think the point of English classes is to love the act of reading.
If you want to read a book for pleasure, read! If you want to be taught a skillset, take a class.
If you want to read a book for pleasure, read! If you want to be taught a skillset, take a class.
February 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The OP is going to get dunked on plenty, so I’ll just piggyback on Scott to say that one of the most foundational gifts an education can provide is the repeated experience of discovering you want to know about things of which you were previously unaware.
Sed contra:
Your primary objective as a professor should be to convey how wonder-full your subject is and how much you love it.
Your students might not get the same thrill as you do, but they should recognize that you do get that thrill.
Our subjects are not just true, they're also beautiful.
Your primary objective as a professor should be to convey how wonder-full your subject is and how much you love it.
Your students might not get the same thrill as you do, but they should recognize that you do get that thrill.
Our subjects are not just true, they're also beautiful.
No one expects "enjoy solving math problems" to be the primary objective of a college math class, but a lot of folks seem to think the point of English classes is to love the act of reading.
If you want to read a book for pleasure, read! If you want to be taught a skillset, take a class.
If you want to read a book for pleasure, read! If you want to be taught a skillset, take a class.
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Sed contra:
Your primary objective as a professor should be to convey how wonder-full your subject is and how much you love it.
Your students might not get the same thrill as you do, but they should recognize that you do get that thrill.
Our subjects are not just true, they're also beautiful.
Your primary objective as a professor should be to convey how wonder-full your subject is and how much you love it.
Your students might not get the same thrill as you do, but they should recognize that you do get that thrill.
Our subjects are not just true, they're also beautiful.
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Most R1 English departments, my entire career: *very skeptical of English education*
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
High School English and the Making of American Readers
Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars
academic.oup.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Most R1 English departments, my entire career: *very skeptical of English education*
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
We're going to win.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We're going to win.
Tbh, I kinda want them to announce everything: Baseball, game shows, Below Deck reunions. Everything
Tara Lapinski and Johnny Weir are real life Hunger Games announcers
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Tbh, I kinda want them to announce everything: Baseball, game shows, Below Deck reunions. Everything
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Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
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One of the more poetic moments in recent history. Going down with the strip, if you will.
Anniversary of the death of Charles M Schulz, 13 Feb 2000 - also the date this strip ran. It was drawn weeks in advance but he died in his sleep on the 13th, just before people got their newspapers..
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
One of the more poetic moments in recent history. Going down with the strip, if you will.
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@cherlynnforky.bsky.social doesn’t just run; she wins. She flipped a GOP seat, swept a purple district 3x, and dominates fundraising with 30+ endorsements (including Lt. Gov. Coleman). While others bring theories, she brings the KY-06 blueprint. 🗳️🔥 #flipthesixth
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
@cherlynnforky.bsky.social doesn’t just run; she wins. She flipped a GOP seat, swept a purple district 3x, and dominates fundraising with 30+ endorsements (including Lt. Gov. Coleman). While others bring theories, she brings the KY-06 blueprint. 🗳️🔥 #flipthesixth
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In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy
Here’s what they’re worried about.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
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At least 40% of English vocabulary is Latinate.
Anglophones? Latinos.
Anglophones? Latinos.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
At least 40% of English vocabulary is Latinate.
Anglophones? Latinos.
Anglophones? Latinos.
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NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
(RNS) — ‘I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,’ the Chic...
religionnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
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- CALL FOR PAPERS -
The Vincentian Studies Institute is welcoming papers from scholars and practitioners on any topic connecting the Vincentian family to the papacy for a one-day symposium held at DePaul University on April 29th.
For more information:
events.depaul.edu/.../call-for....
The Vincentian Studies Institute is welcoming papers from scholars and practitioners on any topic connecting the Vincentian family to the papacy for a one-day symposium held at DePaul University on April 29th.
For more information:
events.depaul.edu/.../call-for....
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
- CALL FOR PAPERS -
The Vincentian Studies Institute is welcoming papers from scholars and practitioners on any topic connecting the Vincentian family to the papacy for a one-day symposium held at DePaul University on April 29th.
For more information:
events.depaul.edu/.../call-for....
The Vincentian Studies Institute is welcoming papers from scholars and practitioners on any topic connecting the Vincentian family to the papacy for a one-day symposium held at DePaul University on April 29th.
For more information:
events.depaul.edu/.../call-for....
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I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…
Do you consider yourself the form of the body?
Or do you meet the body in the pituitary gland?
Or do you meet the body in the pituitary gland?
Anyone have any soul based questions? Happy to help
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Do you consider yourself the form of the body?
Or do you meet the body in the pituitary gland?
Or do you meet the body in the pituitary gland?
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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With ~30 days left in session, KY Republicans haven't held ONE public budget meeting or passed a single bill. They control both chambers but won't address cost of living. Instead of protecting healthcare for 500K Kentuckians, they're debating cigar bars & backyard chickens. @kydemocrats.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
With ~30 days left in session, KY Republicans haven't held ONE public budget meeting or passed a single bill. They control both chambers but won't address cost of living. Instead of protecting healthcare for 500K Kentuckians, they're debating cigar bars & backyard chickens. @kydemocrats.org
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February 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM