Jo Wolff
@jowolff.bsky.social
Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'early season false hope’ mode.
#academic
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'early season false hope’ mode.
#academic
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Jo Wolff
@jowolff.bsky.social
· Nov 21
I’ve changed my header photo to this one. It shows my father Herbert and his sister Lotte with their parents Fritz and Marta in their Frankfurt apartment before Herbert and Lotte were sent to England on the Kindertransport, and later Fritz and Marta transported to Lodz Ghetto, final fate unknown.
I thought that point had turned?
Great news, son! The Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show Is On!
Great News! The Turning Point USA Halftime Show Is On!
Quick, to the bunker!
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I thought that point had turned?
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Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.
Seeing Tony Blair at 500-1 to be next Labour Leader. Gary Neville 200-1.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Seeing Tony Blair at 500-1 to be next Labour Leader. Gary Neville 200-1.
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Funnily enough I was mulling over the phrase ‘best practice’ only today. My response always is ‘says who?’ Don’t think I’ve encountered stylised facts.
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Funnily enough I was mulling over the phrase ‘best practice’ only today. My response always is ‘says who?’ Don’t think I’ve encountered stylised facts.
A trope I’ve noticed in books from 100 years ago is that unevidenced empirical claims are introduced with the endorsement ‘according to those best qualified to judge’. Makes me wonder if the author is talking about themself, or their chums.
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
A trope I’ve noticed in books from 100 years ago is that unevidenced empirical claims are introduced with the endorsement ‘according to those best qualified to judge’. Makes me wonder if the author is talking about themself, or their chums.
Hahahaha! Can’t really claim that for myself though.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Hahahaha! Can’t really claim that for myself though.
“The influence of a spider is limited by the size of its web.” A line from Tawney that could have been written for Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“The influence of a spider is limited by the size of its web.” A line from Tawney that could have been written for Epstein.
Hard to remember today that Keir Starmer is only the fourth Labour leader to win a majority at a general election (after Attlee, Wilson and Blair).
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Hard to remember today that Keir Starmer is only the fourth Labour leader to win a majority at a general election (after Attlee, Wilson and Blair).
I don’t know the inclusion criteria but it looks like only about 10% of accounts are there.
February 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I don’t know the inclusion criteria but it looks like only about 10% of accounts are there.
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Objecting to the Super Bowl show and criticising US athletes at the Winter Olympics. You know, I think Trump might be a little UnAmerican. Perhaps someone should investigate.
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Objecting to the Super Bowl show and criticising US athletes at the Winter Olympics. You know, I think Trump might be a little UnAmerican. Perhaps someone should investigate.
You can check yourself here:
bluesky-map.theo.io
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
You can check yourself here:
bluesky-map.theo.io
bluesky-map.theo.io
Out in the BlueSky backwaters, then. Who am I with? “Left Wing Academic Intellectuals.” Close but where is “Ageing”?
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Out in the BlueSky backwaters, then. Who am I with? “Left Wing Academic Intellectuals.” Close but where is “Ageing”?
There was so much talk of statistics. It was like being in an accountancy class, with frequent breaks to watch ads for junk food, cars, insurance, and nutritional supplements.
February 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
There was so much talk of statistics. It was like being in an accountancy class, with frequent breaks to watch ads for junk food, cars, insurance, and nutritional supplements.
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I did watch the Super Bowl once. It was like injecting the USA directly into my veins.
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I did watch the Super Bowl once. It was like injecting the USA directly into my veins.
@richardpettigrew.bsky.social on p. 180 of Equality adult education is mentioned in passing as a recent innovation having 100,000 students and would have been unthinkable before 1900.
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
@richardpettigrew.bsky.social on p. 180 of Equality adult education is mentioned in passing as a recent innovation having 100,000 students and would have been unthinkable before 1900.
My copy of R.H. Tawney’s Equality, published in 1931, bought by University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, then sold on. I bought it in 1988, wanting to see if Tawney threw light on contemporary debates on equality. Eventually I realised I preferred his view to then current offerings.
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
My copy of R.H. Tawney’s Equality, published in 1931, bought by University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, then sold on. I bought it in 1988, wanting to see if Tawney threw light on contemporary debates on equality. Eventually I realised I preferred his view to then current offerings.
Driver very keen to shave every micro-second off the journey. I didn’t think people did this any more in London.
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Driver very keen to shave every micro-second off the journey. I didn’t think people did this any more in London.
I don’t often feel car sick. But then I am in an Uber Tesla right now.
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
I don’t often feel car sick. But then I am in an Uber Tesla right now.
Objecting to the Super Bowl show and criticising US athletes at the Winter Olympics. You know, I think Trump might be a little UnAmerican. Perhaps someone should investigate.
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Objecting to the Super Bowl show and criticising US athletes at the Winter Olympics. You know, I think Trump might be a little UnAmerican. Perhaps someone should investigate.
Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.
I did watch the Super Bowl once. It was like injecting the USA directly into my veins.
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I did watch the Super Bowl once. It was like injecting the USA directly into my veins.
A pyramid scheme made out of slop? Tricky.
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
A pyramid scheme made out of slop? Tricky.