William
@willfle4.bsky.social
A lot of thoughts on a lot of topics. Believer in the vital importance of democracy and education to creating a truly democratic society for all. Come take things seriously with me: takingthingsseriously.substack.com
A short story of sorts inspired by Kafka’s “Before the Law”. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...
Before the Sign
A short story of sorts inspired by Kafka's "Before the Law"
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A short story of sorts inspired by Kafka’s “Before the Law”. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...
I wrote about the concerted effort between Trump and the Tech Oligarchs to re-privatize education and put public knowledge behind digital walls and artificial fences. This marks a new enclosure of the commons that revolutionizes who can access education and be free. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...
A New Enclosure of the Commons
Or, the Accelerating Effort to Roll Back Democratic Progress, Re-Privatize Education, and Abandon the Very Idea of Public Knowledge
open.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I wrote about the concerted effort between Trump and the Tech Oligarchs to re-privatize education and put public knowledge behind digital walls and artificial fences. This marks a new enclosure of the commons that revolutionizes who can access education and be free. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...
I wrote about the Trump administration's plan to bring back the citizenship regime of Dred Scott, and how it is using the specter of immigration to once again make whiteness the explicit precondition of sovereignty and the legitimate exercise of power. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...
The Return of Dred Scott
Or, J.D Vance's Poorly Disguised Desire to Turn Back the Clock to Antebellum America
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I wrote about the Trump administration's plan to bring back the citizenship regime of Dred Scott, and how it is using the specter of immigration to once again make whiteness the explicit precondition of sovereignty and the legitimate exercise of power. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...