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
Loved your episode dunking on Mounk, and looks like it’s aging better by the day! Also, I tried to articulate the type of revolution we’re *actually* in with all this obsession over AI, and the insistence that everyone should welcome it with open arms. bsky.app/profile/will...
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
August 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Loved your episode dunking on Mounk, and looks like it’s aging better by the day! Also, I tried to articulate the type of revolution we’re *actually* in with all this obsession over AI, and the insistence that everyone should welcome it with open arms. bsky.app/profile/will...
If anyone is interested in the larger movement this pseudo-AI hype is a part of, feel free to read my essay! bsky.app/profile/will...
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
August 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If anyone is interested in the larger movement this pseudo-AI hype is a part of, feel free to read my essay! bsky.app/profile/will...
Excellent reporting and analysis as usual. I touched on something similar in this essay, and how it is not a coincidence this ruling implicates education!
bsky.app/profile/will...
bsky.app/profile/will...
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 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Excellent reporting and analysis as usual. I touched on something similar in this essay, and how it is not a coincidence this ruling implicates education!
bsky.app/profile/will...
bsky.app/profile/will...
I tried to articulate just this over a week ago! bsky.app/profile/will...
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 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I tried to articulate just this over a week ago! bsky.app/profile/will...
Great post! I recently wrote something similar, and wanted to share. 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 3:16 PM
Great post! I recently wrote something similar, and wanted to share. open.substack.com/pub/takingth...