Matt Lindauer
@mattlindauer.bsky.social
Philosophy prof at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center. Research on normative concepts, moral motivation, justice, and value pluralism.
*The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts,* now out with Oxford University Press
https://matthewlindauer.com
*The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts,* now out with Oxford University Press
https://matthewlindauer.com
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
My 6-year-old after crushing me at Uno and being told it’s skill, not luck: “Skill *is* luck, Dad, the luck of whether you have that skill.” Rawlsian Papa couldn’t be prouder.
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
My 6-year-old after crushing me at Uno and being told it’s skill, not luck: “Skill *is* luck, Dad, the luck of whether you have that skill.” Rawlsian Papa couldn’t be prouder.
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This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
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We knew this, but we are glad someone really really looked.
"Reading through it, I felt physically ill by the complete understanding of the caliber of people that the current U.S. government threw out because of bigotry and malice."
"Reading through it, I felt physically ill by the complete understanding of the caliber of people that the current U.S. government threw out because of bigotry and malice."
I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
We knew this, but we are glad someone really really looked.
"Reading through it, I felt physically ill by the complete understanding of the caliber of people that the current U.S. government threw out because of bigotry and malice."
"Reading through it, I felt physically ill by the complete understanding of the caliber of people that the current U.S. government threw out because of bigotry and malice."
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Come hang this sunday if you're in the East Ridgewood/Bushwick area! Got a lot of cool bands on the bill 👊👊👊 @weisenthal.bsky.social @pewilliams.bsky.social @mattlindauer.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Come hang this sunday if you're in the East Ridgewood/Bushwick area! Got a lot of cool bands on the bill 👊👊👊 @weisenthal.bsky.social @pewilliams.bsky.social @mattlindauer.bsky.social
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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BREAKING:
@governor.ny.gov
just approved Trump's Williams-NESE pipeline, hoping no one would notice on a Friday.
We noticed, and we're showing up to hold her accountable.
Join us: bit.ly/CowardlyKathy
@governor.ny.gov
just approved Trump's Williams-NESE pipeline, hoping no one would notice on a Friday.
We noticed, and we're showing up to hold her accountable.
Join us: bit.ly/CowardlyKathy
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING:
@governor.ny.gov
just approved Trump's Williams-NESE pipeline, hoping no one would notice on a Friday.
We noticed, and we're showing up to hold her accountable.
Join us: bit.ly/CowardlyKathy
@governor.ny.gov
just approved Trump's Williams-NESE pipeline, hoping no one would notice on a Friday.
We noticed, and we're showing up to hold her accountable.
Join us: bit.ly/CowardlyKathy
Met at CUNY, came to see me receive a research award today. Thanks Mom and Dad. ❤️ The road here may look straight on paper, but it had many turns, and you were with me through all of them.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Met at CUNY, came to see me receive a research award today. Thanks Mom and Dad. ❤️ The road here may look straight on paper, but it had many turns, and you were with me through all of them.
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The Feds deceived them by conducting a green card interview, subsequently arresting his wife, and mocking them while taking selfies.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Feds deceived them by conducting a green card interview, subsequently arresting his wife, and mocking them while taking selfies.
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The Oregon Department of Justice submitted multiple video exhibits showing federal officers using extreme force against nonviolent protesters outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Building. This is part of its effort to block the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Portland.
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Oregon Department of Justice submitted multiple video exhibits showing federal officers using extreme force against nonviolent protesters outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Building. This is part of its effort to block the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Portland.
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Talking about variation in philosophical intuitions in philosophy bites
content.libsyn.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Talking about variation in philosophical intuitions in philosophy bites
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Every single time, it's a collection of people so bigoted that everyone in their life no longer wanted to be associated with them. Their partners left them, their friends stopped talking to them, their bigoted harassment gets them booted from social media. These are not good people.
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every single time, it's a collection of people so bigoted that everyone in their life no longer wanted to be associated with them. Their partners left them, their friends stopped talking to them, their bigoted harassment gets them booted from social media. These are not good people.
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every news outlet and journalist who calls trans rights a losing issue should be forcefed soap and their own regrets
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
every news outlet and journalist who calls trans rights a losing issue should be forcefed soap and their own regrets
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This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
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I've been wanting someone to make a graph of issue prioritization and party trust for a while. So in our latest poll, I got some data and did it myself
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I've been wanting someone to make a graph of issue prioritization and party trust for a while. So in our latest poll, I got some data and did it myself
Wonderful statement of what is so inspiring in Rawls by @lefebvrealex.bsky.social
aeon.co/essays/john-...
aeon.co/essays/john-...
John Rawls, liberalism and what it means to live a good life | Aeon Essays
For John Rawls, liberalism was more than a political project: it is the best way to fashion a life that is worthy of happiness
aeon.co
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Wonderful statement of what is so inspiring in Rawls by @lefebvrealex.bsky.social
aeon.co/essays/john-...
aeon.co/essays/john-...
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Did you know that, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible?
When Online Content Disappears
A quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible.
f.mtr.cool
October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Did you know that, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible?
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I'm excited to finally have a preprint of this paper up, a few years in the making.
In it we argue that industry-driven manipulation of social media research is well underway and that norms and institutions in the field are ill-prepared to resist tech's influence.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.19894
In it we argue that industry-driven manipulation of social media research is well underway and that norms and institutions in the field are ill-prepared to resist tech's influence.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.19894
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I'm excited to finally have a preprint of this paper up, a few years in the making.
In it we argue that industry-driven manipulation of social media research is well underway and that norms and institutions in the field are ill-prepared to resist tech's influence.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.19894
In it we argue that industry-driven manipulation of social media research is well underway and that norms and institutions in the field are ill-prepared to resist tech's influence.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.19894
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People use norms, values, codification, and enforceability to determine if a rule was broken
📣 Recent work from Jordan Wylie, Dries Bostyn, & Ana Gantman
📣 Recent work from Jordan Wylie, Dries Bostyn, & Ana Gantman
People Use Norms, Values, Codification, and Enforceability to Determine if a Rule Was Broken
Abstract. Rules are essential for the successful coordination of large-scale societies, with official, codified rules (e.g., laws) proscribing behaviors for everyone in their jurisdiction. These rules...
doi.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
People use norms, values, codification, and enforceability to determine if a rule was broken
📣 Recent work from Jordan Wylie, Dries Bostyn, & Ana Gantman
📣 Recent work from Jordan Wylie, Dries Bostyn, & Ana Gantman
Excellent analysis by Toby Buckle on the desire to dominate others explaining MAGA. It is saddening that people who are objectively so well off could throw so much away for such petty nonsense. Stay hopeful, organize.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
@polphilpod.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
@polphilpod.bsky.social
A Disease of Affluence
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Excellent analysis by Toby Buckle on the desire to dominate others explaining MAGA. It is saddening that people who are objectively so well off could throw so much away for such petty nonsense. Stay hopeful, organize.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
@polphilpod.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
@polphilpod.bsky.social
Here's a link to access our article "People Can Find Their True Selves Outside Moral Pursuits" (Cognition) for free for the next 50 days @jowylie.bsky.social @anagantman.bsky.social 📄 📎
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#moralpsychology #philsky
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#moralpsychology #philsky
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October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here's a link to access our article "People Can Find Their True Selves Outside Moral Pursuits" (Cognition) for free for the next 50 days @jowylie.bsky.social @anagantman.bsky.social 📄 📎
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lznW2Hx2-...
#moralpsychology #philsky
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#moralpsychology #philsky
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Only 9 days left to submit!! Come join us in Chicago in Feb!
🚨Excited to announce the full-day Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026!
We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same.
Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!
We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same.
Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Only 9 days left to submit!! Come join us in Chicago in Feb!
My book "The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts" examines the role that philosophy can play in solving practical problems. The Wolfe Institute at Brooklyn College is hosting an open online book event this Thursday night (6pm Eastern). Register at: brooklyn-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #philsky
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My book "The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts" examines the role that philosophy can play in solving practical problems. The Wolfe Institute at Brooklyn College is hosting an open online book event this Thursday night (6pm Eastern). Register at: brooklyn-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #philsky
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The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.
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