Birch Smith
@birchsmith.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD student and contributing editor at The UnPopulist. I work on the role of social and political epistemology in democratic political theory.
Read my public philosophy here: https://discoursemachine.beehiiv.com/
Read my public philosophy here: https://discoursemachine.beehiiv.com/
Listened to the Bulwark interview with her and by god I tried to be charitable but this is the only takeaway I can come up with.
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Listened to the Bulwark interview with her and by god I tried to be charitable but this is the only takeaway I can come up with.
Gobsmacking irony for Donald Trump, a man who won the presidency with no political experience and who is frequently proven to be incompetent, to advocate voting for a Democrat on the grounds that they are competent and experienced.
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Gobsmacking irony for Donald Trump, a man who won the presidency with no political experience and who is frequently proven to be incompetent, to advocate voting for a Democrat on the grounds that they are competent and experienced.
Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to join The UnPopulist as a contributing editor, and I was glad to take it because I knew I was joining a team that understands the danger this moment presents and is committed to opposing it. I couldn't be happier to be a part of this work. Subscribe!
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to join The UnPopulist as a contributing editor, and I was glad to take it because I knew I was joining a team that understands the danger this moment presents and is committed to opposing it. I couldn't be happier to be a part of this work. Subscribe!
Talked about this as a potential outcome for tomorrow's episode of Discourse Machine.
We didn't even get to release the episode before it happened
We didn't even get to release the episode before it happened
September 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Talked about this as a potential outcome for tomorrow's episode of Discourse Machine.
We didn't even get to release the episode before it happened
We didn't even get to release the episode before it happened
Philosophy:
(This is great for my mental health)
(This is great for my mental health)
June 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Philosophy:
(This is great for my mental health)
(This is great for my mental health)
*puts on academic hat* it is objectively awful that our politics is Like This
*takes off academic hat* on the other hand:
*takes off academic hat* on the other hand:
June 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
*puts on academic hat* it is objectively awful that our politics is Like This
*takes off academic hat* on the other hand:
*takes off academic hat* on the other hand:
Birch Thought is undefeated (I wish it was defeated)
But it really is epistemology all the way down
But it really is epistemology all the way down
May 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Birch Thought is undefeated (I wish it was defeated)
But it really is epistemology all the way down
But it really is epistemology all the way down
Extremely "let them eat cake"-coded
April 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Extremely "let them eat cake"-coded
"yeah sure we shouldn't have sent this guy to a labor camp but you can't make us undo it" is a brazen level of fascism for two months into this fucking thing
April 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"yeah sure we shouldn't have sent this guy to a labor camp but you can't make us undo it" is a brazen level of fascism for two months into this fucking thing
Lo, I have become this meme
March 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Lo, I have become this meme
"The primary system" delenda est.
February 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"The primary system" delenda est.
I also think that a critical component of understanding post-material politics is that modern politics is driven by epistemic problems in ways that have been present to lesser degrees, but are now dominant. The below chart is one of my favorite ways to intro my research to people:
February 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I also think that a critical component of understanding post-material politics is that modern politics is driven by epistemic problems in ways that have been present to lesser degrees, but are now dominant. The below chart is one of my favorite ways to intro my research to people:
The American color revolution welcomes all allies including this guy
February 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The American color revolution welcomes all allies including this guy
Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
January 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
This is secret police shit
January 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is secret police shit
Top right forever, etc
December 30, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Top right forever, etc
Me every time I see something he posts:
December 27, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Me every time I see something he posts:
Read 'em and weep, or something I guess
December 27, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Read 'em and weep, or something I guess