Akiva Malamet
@akivamalamet.bsky.social
Researcher, Writer & Editor. Moderate idealist, pluralist classical liberal. Opinions are my own. Be excellent to each other. 🤝🤘
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I haven't listened to the interview, but this was my exact impression when I reviewed his book. www.libertarianism.org/columns/vice...
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Hey Bluesky! Just started on here, hopeful for some good conversations. Sharing these replies on nationalism as a thread.
This is a phenomenal essay from @jkuznicki.bsky.social and one of the very best pieces I've ever read on nationalism, meaning, and the stories we tell ourselves. My only criticism is that I wish it were longer. I highly recommend people check it out.
We often hear about how we’re all related to Charlemagne or Genghis Khan, but everyone’s also closely related to all the people they oppressed.
Human history is messy, and caring for your ancestors should point us all towards an egalitarian society.
Human history is messy, and caring for your ancestors should point us all towards an egalitarian society.
“A few years ago, every amateur historian with a bit of European heritage was chuffed to learn that Charlemagne was almost certainly among his ancestors.” www.liberalcurrents.com/they-were-al...
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a phenomenal essay from @jkuznicki.bsky.social and one of the very best pieces I've ever read on nationalism, meaning, and the stories we tell ourselves. My only criticism is that I wish it were longer. I highly recommend people check it out.
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If you want great in-depth analysis of why Hazony’s ideas boil down to blood and soil nationalism, I highly recommend the work of @paulmatzko.bsky.social and @akivamalamet.bsky.social in this thread.
If you’re guarding your heart, I can give you the Cliff’s Notes at @theunpopulist.net:
If you’re guarding your heart, I can give you the Cliff’s Notes at @theunpopulist.net:
August 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you want great in-depth analysis of why Hazony’s ideas boil down to blood and soil nationalism, I highly recommend the work of @paulmatzko.bsky.social and @akivamalamet.bsky.social in this thread.
If you’re guarding your heart, I can give you the Cliff’s Notes at @theunpopulist.net:
If you’re guarding your heart, I can give you the Cliff’s Notes at @theunpopulist.net:
Highly recommended, and not because Aaron is a friend (or my multiple appearances). RL is an unusually deep, reflective, charitable, and wide ranging space for important conversations on the past, present, and future of a free and open society from the philosophical to the highly applied.
If you want a thoughtful podcast that calmly digs into the ideologies behind our contemporary politics, and charts a humane, cosmopolitan, and liberal path forward, you'll likely enjoy my own ReImagining Liberty. I get brilliant guests and have focused conversations about politics and ideas.
ReImagining Liberty Podcast
The emancipatory and cosmopolitan case for radical liberalism.
www.aaronrosspowell.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Highly recommended, and not because Aaron is a friend (or my multiple appearances). RL is an unusually deep, reflective, charitable, and wide ranging space for important conversations on the past, present, and future of a free and open society from the philosophical to the highly applied.
Reposted by Akiva Malamet
Listening to @ezraklein.bsky.social’s interview of Yoram Hazony and struck by the fact that Hazony isn’t just bad at nationalism; he’s also bad at understanding his faith. His scriptures are filled with outsiders being grafted into tribes by acts of faith and creedal commitment (e.g., Ruth, Rahab).
August 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Listening to @ezraklein.bsky.social’s interview of Yoram Hazony and struck by the fact that Hazony isn’t just bad at nationalism; he’s also bad at understanding his faith. His scriptures are filled with outsiders being grafted into tribes by acts of faith and creedal commitment (e.g., Ruth, Rahab).
Hey Bluesky! Just started on here, hopeful for some good conversations. Sharing these replies on nationalism as a thread.
I haven't listened to the interview, but this was my exact impression when I reviewed his book. www.libertarianism.org/columns/vice...
www.libertarianism.org
August 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hey Bluesky! Just started on here, hopeful for some good conversations. Sharing these replies on nationalism as a thread.
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“The FDA’s new voucher program may appear to be progress, but in reality, it speeds up a few applications while everyone else waits in the slow lane.”
My friend @akivamalamet.bsky.social (with Jeffrey Singer & Terence Kealey) on the Trump administration’s new CNPV program for @cato.org.
My friend @akivamalamet.bsky.social (with Jeffrey Singer & Terence Kealey) on the Trump administration’s new CNPV program for @cato.org.
Who Deserves a Cure? The FDA’s New Gatekeeping Game
The FDA’s new voucher program may appear to be progress, but in reality, it speeds up a few applications while everyone else waits in the slow lane.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“The FDA’s new voucher program may appear to be progress, but in reality, it speeds up a few applications while everyone else waits in the slow lane.”
My friend @akivamalamet.bsky.social (with Jeffrey Singer & Terence Kealey) on the Trump administration’s new CNPV program for @cato.org.
My friend @akivamalamet.bsky.social (with Jeffrey Singer & Terence Kealey) on the Trump administration’s new CNPV program for @cato.org.