Kevin Elliott
@kjephd.bsky.social
Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
Sounds like somebody from higher ed got some facetime with the boss
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Sounds like somebody from higher ed got some facetime with the boss
This is so insightful:
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is so insightful:
Methodology slide:
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Methodology slide:
They obviously hire the internet's most skilled trolls & rage-farmers to write all the headlines these days
I know this, I know why they've done it, and here I am, falling for it
(if you must: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...)
I know this, I know why they've done it, and here I am, falling for it
(if you must: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...)
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
They obviously hire the internet's most skilled trolls & rage-farmers to write all the headlines these days
I know this, I know why they've done it, and here I am, falling for it
(if you must: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...)
I know this, I know why they've done it, and here I am, falling for it
(if you must: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...)
Chat, is it good for the Republican-controlled federal government to kill jobs in the purplest state in the Union
apnews.com/article/geor...
apnews.com/article/geor...
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Chat, is it good for the Republican-controlled federal government to kill jobs in the purplest state in the Union
apnews.com/article/geor...
apnews.com/article/geor...
You'd be in good company:
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
You'd be in good company:
This is an official rendering of a planned bicentennial coin from the US Treasury
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is an official rendering of a planned bicentennial coin from the US Treasury
Here are some key passages. The betrayal of the law & Constitution has cost Trump's Dept of Justice literally thousands of professionals, and now many lawyers are dedicating their lives to stopping his evil, anti-American agenda.
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Here are some key passages. The betrayal of the law & Constitution has cost Trump's Dept of Justice literally thousands of professionals, and now many lawyers are dedicating their lives to stopping his evil, anti-American agenda.
Here was my little matrix of factors:
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here was my little matrix of factors:
"Not every whim that buzzes into your head is a keeper, your majesty" shouldn't be impossible to say, but when one of the things you're most famous for is disposing of a critic via bonesaw, you're gonna get this:
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Not every whim that buzzes into your head is a keeper, your majesty" shouldn't be impossible to say, but when one of the things you're most famous for is disposing of a critic via bonesaw, you're gonna get this:
Absolute monarchy means nobody could say to MBS—when he suggested turning a city on its side, like a book—that it was probably the dumbest idea they'd ever heard
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Absolute monarchy means nobody could say to MBS—when he suggested turning a city on its side, like a book—that it was probably the dumbest idea they'd ever heard
Somebody needed to be in the room, when whoever suggested having "Sixth Avenue at 150m in the air, 7th Avenue at 250m, 8th Avenue at 350 and so forth," who was in a position to say, "this is crazy," and for others to be able to agree
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Somebody needed to be in the room, when whoever suggested having "Sixth Avenue at 150m in the air, 7th Avenue at 250m, 8th Avenue at 350 and so forth," who was in a position to say, "this is crazy," and for others to be able to agree
OpenAI looking for a bailout guarantee from the government seems, uh, bad, considering the fact that its spending on data centers seems to be single-handedly holding American capitalism together
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
OpenAI looking for a bailout guarantee from the government seems, uh, bad, considering the fact that its spending on data centers seems to be single-handedly holding American capitalism together
Well, well, well
It appears our victory is complete.
Goodnight, friends. Enjoy the feeling
It appears our victory is complete.
Goodnight, friends. Enjoy the feeling
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Well, well, well
It appears our victory is complete.
Goodnight, friends. Enjoy the feeling
It appears our victory is complete.
Goodnight, friends. Enjoy the feeling
Put it maybe not in the Louvre of Bluesky, but perhaps its Met
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Put it maybe not in the Louvre of Bluesky, but perhaps its Met
Teaching this tomorrow. Just can't recommend enough. For running a seminar, it's like fishing with dynamite
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Teaching this tomorrow. Just can't recommend enough. For running a seminar, it's like fishing with dynamite
"I love the smell of onions and mustard in the morning"
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"I love the smell of onions and mustard in the morning"
The California mind cannot comprehend this
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The California mind cannot comprehend this
Behold my works, ye mighty, and despair
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Behold my works, ye mighty, and despair
New book of economic history dropped, from my colleague @robertyee.bsky.social.
He shows how the Bank of England helped preserve the City of London as a financial center even during the rise of US hegemony, with lessons about how major economic powers can maintain their dominance.
He shows how the Bank of England helped preserve the City of London as a financial center even during the rise of US hegemony, with lessons about how major economic powers can maintain their dominance.
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New book of economic history dropped, from my colleague @robertyee.bsky.social.
He shows how the Bank of England helped preserve the City of London as a financial center even during the rise of US hegemony, with lessons about how major economic powers can maintain their dominance.
He shows how the Bank of England helped preserve the City of London as a financial center even during the rise of US hegemony, with lessons about how major economic powers can maintain their dominance.
Data scientists do not always evince a solid awareness of this
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Data scientists do not always evince a solid awareness of this
What stands up best from my analysis of Trump's foreign aggressiveness as fascist (www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-fasc...) is this bit:
Performing national rebirth on the global stage via military adventurism, which his allies in the media try to turn into world-historical victories
Performing national rebirth on the global stage via military adventurism, which his allies in the media try to turn into world-historical victories
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What stands up best from my analysis of Trump's foreign aggressiveness as fascist (www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-fasc...) is this bit:
Performing national rebirth on the global stage via military adventurism, which his allies in the media try to turn into world-historical victories
Performing national rebirth on the global stage via military adventurism, which his allies in the media try to turn into world-historical victories
MY GOD, SHOOT THIS INTO MY VEINS
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
MY GOD, SHOOT THIS INTO MY VEINS