José Marichal
@josemarichal.bsky.social
Pol Sci Prof at CalLutheran. Author of "You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem" (Bristol Univ Press) and "Machine Liberalism" (Forthcoming from Intellect Ltd. - University of Chicago Press)
https://www.callutheran.edu/faculty/profile.html?id=marichal
https://www.callutheran.edu/faculty/profile.html?id=marichal
From Richard Hofstadter's "America at 1750"
Explains the fervor with which some endeavor to undermine the rights of other... whether it is a sincere belief in "saving souls" or a tool used to forward a political agenda.. or both.. is a separate question.
Explains the fervor with which some endeavor to undermine the rights of other... whether it is a sincere belief in "saving souls" or a tool used to forward a political agenda.. or both.. is a separate question.
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
From Richard Hofstadter's "America at 1750"
Explains the fervor with which some endeavor to undermine the rights of other... whether it is a sincere belief in "saving souls" or a tool used to forward a political agenda.. or both.. is a separate question.
Explains the fervor with which some endeavor to undermine the rights of other... whether it is a sincere belief in "saving souls" or a tool used to forward a political agenda.. or both.. is a separate question.
Even the "Queen" of the "Woke sciences" Sociology looks pretty much like my Social Theory syllabus from 15 years ago...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Even the "Queen" of the "Woke sciences" Sociology looks pretty much like my Social Theory syllabus from 15 years ago...
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This is English Lit.... feels pretty much like my English BA at Florida State in the 90's...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is English Lit.... feels pretty much like my English BA at Florida State in the 90's...
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This is Philosophy... "woke"? I mean if you think Kant is woke, I guess... (3/?)
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is Philosophy... "woke"? I mean if you think Kant is woke, I guess... (3/?)
This is political science.. not exactly a bunch of wild-eyed lefties...Marx excepted (2/?)
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is political science.. not exactly a bunch of wild-eyed lefties...Marx excepted (2/?)
Book is officially out today from @brisunipress.bsky.social .... grab a copy.. or 10!!!
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-bec...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-bec...
October 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Book is officially out today from @brisunipress.bsky.social .... grab a copy.. or 10!!!
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-bec...
bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-bec...
So basically it's more likely than not that what you're reading online was generated by AI....
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/a...
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So basically it's more likely than not that what you're reading online was generated by AI....
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.axios.com/2025/10/14/a...
I was interviwed for this article on deepfake AI for @spiegel.de While I don't speak German, this translation of the title into English kinda makes me wish I did :)
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/dee...
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/dee...
October 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I was interviwed for this article on deepfake AI for @spiegel.de While I don't speak German, this translation of the title into English kinda makes me wish I did :)
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/dee...
www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/dee...
The publisher copies have arrived from @brisunipress.bsky.social ... it's a real book now!!
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The publisher copies have arrived from @brisunipress.bsky.social ... it's a real book now!!
This is quite a framing of the question
September 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is quite a framing of the question
Just got my physical copy of my book...it's a real thing now!!
September 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just got my physical copy of my book...it's a real thing now!!
My colleague friend says the picture they chose to put on the university website advertising an invited talk looks like I'm in a rap battle.
September 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My colleague friend says the picture they chose to put on the university website advertising an invited talk looks like I'm in a rap battle.
It's pretty wild how consistent party ID has been in the last decade --
August 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's pretty wild how consistent party ID has been in the last decade --
It's also not a "good look" to analogize the trustee/faculty relationship as one of a parent responding to a petulant child...
June 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's also not a "good look" to analogize the trustee/faculty relationship as one of a parent responding to a petulant child...
Watched it recently... The score is chef's kiss .. I didn't notice music in modern films the way I do when I watch early 70s films....
The whole movie it a fit 😁
The whole movie it a fit 😁
June 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Watched it recently... The score is chef's kiss .. I didn't notice music in modern films the way I do when I watch early 70s films....
The whole movie it a fit 😁
The whole movie it a fit 😁
European, Australian and Canadian friends -- is the academic culture in your countries capable of absorbing a mass exodus of U.S. based academics/scientists? Or is the culture of academia such that there isn't a sizeable demand for that many Ph.D.s/academics.
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
June 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
European, Australian and Canadian friends -- is the academic culture in your countries capable of absorbing a mass exodus of U.S. based academics/scientists? Or is the culture of academia such that there isn't a sizeable demand for that many Ph.D.s/academics.
www.economist.com/science-and-...
www.economist.com/science-and-...
Not for nothing, but "Irving's Watermelon Head" would be a great band name...
May 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Not for nothing, but "Irving's Watermelon Head" would be a great band name...
Cool Alice Coltrane t-shirt at the Hammer Museum gift shop
May 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Cool Alice Coltrane t-shirt at the Hammer Museum gift shop
Just got the proofs for my forthcoming book... The finish line is in sight!!
May 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just got the proofs for my forthcoming book... The finish line is in sight!!
"Algorithms flatter us... they give us back to us.... what about becoming instead of being who you are in the moment." From the panel "Can we Bring Back the Truth in the Disinformation Age" at the 2025 Conference on World Affairs at The University of Colorado-Boulder
May 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"Algorithms flatter us... they give us back to us.... what about becoming instead of being who you are in the moment." From the panel "Can we Bring Back the Truth in the Disinformation Age" at the 2025 Conference on World Affairs at The University of Colorado-Boulder
Yet Democrats in Congress have moved marginally leftward compared to Republicans in Congress when measured through votes
May 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Yet Democrats in Congress have moved marginally leftward compared to Republicans in Congress when measured through votes
And the Democratic base has behind more liberal... Measured via self identification
May 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
And the Democratic base has behind more liberal... Measured via self identification
Here's an example... The public perceives the Democratic party as more liberal.... (1/3)
www.americansurveycenter.org/short-reads/...
www.americansurveycenter.org/short-reads/...
May 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Here's an example... The public perceives the Democratic party as more liberal.... (1/3)
www.americansurveycenter.org/short-reads/...
www.americansurveycenter.org/short-reads/...
It could be.... especially given the shifts in the electorate over the last few decades:
May 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It could be.... especially given the shifts in the electorate over the last few decades:
I'd love to see 2024 data on this, but at least from this chart, GOP success has come from significantly widening their appeal to rural voters while Dems haven't seen a corresponding gain in Urban voters.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
May 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I'd love to see 2024 data on this, but at least from this chart, GOP success has come from significantly widening their appeal to rural voters while Dems haven't seen a corresponding gain in Urban voters.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...