Charles Mathewes
@ctmathewes.bsky.social
I teach religion & ethics @ UVa
I'm mostly here to find books & articles I don't yet know about
Sometimes also interested in opinions, but not as often as many of you seem to believe
I'm mostly here to find books & articles I don't yet know about
Sometimes also interested in opinions, but not as often as many of you seem to believe
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They’re bailing out Argentina because they’re all going to be living there when this is over.
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
They’re bailing out Argentina because they’re all going to be living there when this is over.
Saint Symeon the refrigerator Stylite
Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is spending 42 hours on a fridge this week to bring attention to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits. His organization has received more than 1,000 calls in the past month requesting food assistance.
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
religionnews.com/2025/11/07/s...
Sitting atop fridge to protest SNAP cuts, faith leader models Jesus' 'proximity' to the poor
(RNS) — Nonprofit leader Terence Lester is sitting on a fridge for 42 hours to raise awareness of the 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
religionnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Saint Symeon the refrigerator Stylite
I can't respond to you directly--seems you don't let randos comment on your stuff--but let me say: I see you're right and I'm wrong on this. Apologies (sincerely) for speaking out of my more narrow experience as a college prof.
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I can't respond to you directly--seems you don't let randos comment on your stuff--but let me say: I see you're right and I'm wrong on this. Apologies (sincerely) for speaking out of my more narrow experience as a college prof.
I hope Parkinson's is grateful for all the UVa student stupport
UVA students flip for a cause at annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser
UVA students flip for a cause at annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) —Hundreds gathered on UVA’s South Lawn Saturday morning for the 22nd-annual Pancakes for Parkinson's breakfast fundraiser, which benefits the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
www.cbs19news.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I hope Parkinson's is grateful for all the UVa student stupport
No one is "compelled to use it"
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
No one is "compelled to use it"
I think it is unwise for progressives to refuse to engage major platforms. The more engagement the better. This essay doesn't persuade me otherwise, but I'm happy to share it with you.
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I think it is unwise for progressives to refuse to engage major platforms. The more engagement the better. This essay doesn't persuade me otherwise, but I'm happy to share it with you.
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My man is veering dangerously close to Kavanaugh stop territory
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My man is veering dangerously close to Kavanaugh stop territory
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OPINION: Advocates and abuse survivors aren’t the devil’s employees. If you want to find the devil, follow the church leaders who leave a trail of broken bodies in their wake.
religionnews.com/2025/10/27/i...
religionnews.com/2025/10/27/i...
In ACNA’s upside-down world, abuse survivors are considered the problem
(RNS) — The crucial truth to remember is that when someone comes forward and tells the truth about abuse, they are not the one causing harm to the church.
religionnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
OPINION: Advocates and abuse survivors aren’t the devil’s employees. If you want to find the devil, follow the church leaders who leave a trail of broken bodies in their wake.
religionnews.com/2025/10/27/i...
religionnews.com/2025/10/27/i...
If this is the best that defenders of the SC's choices since the late 2010s can come up with, the article is in fact more damning than it first appears
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If this is the best that defenders of the SC's choices since the late 2010s can come up with, the article is in fact more damning than it first appears
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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A second woman has accused ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood of sexual harassment, adding to concerns about the denomination’s leadership and disciplinary process.
ACNA archbishop faces second sexual harassment claim as questions arise about interim leader
(RNS) — Bishop Ray Sutton, who was tapped to take on Archbishop Steve Wood's duties during Wood's leave of absence, is also facing criticism for his previous handling of spiritual abuse complaints.
religionnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A second woman has accused ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood of sexual harassment, adding to concerns about the denomination’s leadership and disciplinary process.
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There are now more Democratic women in Virginia’s House than Republicans — total.
VA has come a longgg way!
VA has come a longgg way!
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
There are now more Democratic women in Virginia’s House than Republicans — total.
VA has come a longgg way!
VA has come a longgg way!
More evidence that UVA’s interim prez and BoV were obeying in advance
The incredible shrinking attack on U.S. universities continues.
Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
More evidence that UVA’s interim prez and BoV were obeying in advance
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The incredible shrinking attack on U.S. universities continues.
Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The incredible shrinking attack on U.S. universities continues.
Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
Cornell has signed an agreement—but unlike the UVA agreement, instead of pledging to follow the gov't's highly questionable July "guidance" on discrimination, Cornell simply agrees to hand it out to faculty as a "training resource"!
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The spectrum of pro and anti Mamdani opinion amongst Delhi elites go from ‘Knew his uncle at Stephen’s’ to ‘Knew his mother at Miranda House’
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The spectrum of pro and anti Mamdani opinion amongst Delhi elites go from ‘Knew his uncle at Stephen’s’ to ‘Knew his mother at Miranda House’
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Cutting flights because of the govt shutdown is a stunt, plain and simple
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Cutting flights because of the govt shutdown is a stunt, plain and simple
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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The focus of green messaging on consumers in the West misses the point that for long-term projects where return on investment is calculated over decades, green more than makes up for any higher initial cost.
This is why large developers need little convincing compared to individual households.
This is why large developers need little convincing compared to individual households.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The focus of green messaging on consumers in the West misses the point that for long-term projects where return on investment is calculated over decades, green more than makes up for any higher initial cost.
This is why large developers need little convincing compared to individual households.
This is why large developers need little convincing compared to individual households.
If you want to think about methodology in the social sciences, its limits and possibilities, and how to make it better, you want to follow Brian Nosek of the Center for Open Science, I'm not kidding
With 2508 citations in 127 years, Student (1908) introducing the t-test wins for huge actual impact with moderate citation impact: www.jstor.org/stable/23315...
Now, how about huge actual impact and minimal citation impact?
Now, how about huge actual impact and minimal citation impact?
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If you want to think about methodology in the social sciences, its limits and possibilities, and how to make it better, you want to follow Brian Nosek of the Center for Open Science, I'm not kidding
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always important to consider the signaling effect of elections. one likely outcome of tuesday is to encourage the strongest candidates to throw their hats in the ring.
hahahahahahaha
we're so back, Kiggans is screwed
we're so back, Kiggans is screwed
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
always important to consider the signaling effect of elections. one likely outcome of tuesday is to encourage the strongest candidates to throw their hats in the ring.
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oh my god they actually did it lmao
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
oh my god they actually did it lmao
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Opinion: 13 reasons why Spanberger and the Democrats won so big. Trump is just one of them.
13 reasons why Spanberger and the Democrats won so big. Trump is just one of them.
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It’s tempting for commentators to attribute the breadth of this victory to just one cause — the unpopularity of President Donald Trump in Virginia. He certainly played an outsized part in the election, but he wasn’t the only factor.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Opinion: 13 reasons why Spanberger and the Democrats won so big. Trump is just one of them.
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Look, if there's one thing we can say about Andrew Cuomo, it's that he takes failure gracefully.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Look, if there's one thing we can say about Andrew Cuomo, it's that he takes failure gracefully.