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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Such an amazing event last year and the program for this year looks excellent!

FIDE - Europe @europe.fidemocracy.org · Jul 24

📣 Hungry for democracy?

The Democracy R&D 2025 programme is live – and it’s a full-course menu.

Sessions are carefully tagged by purpose (inform, train, debate, solve, network) and spice level (mild to spicy).

New or seasoned, there’s a seat at the table.

🍽️ drive.google.com/file/d/1TEgK...

Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Apr 5

In both cases, the lottery can help!

www.amazon.com/dp/019893898...

Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections

Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections [Guerrero, Alexander] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 20

Looking forward to this!

Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · Mar 20

Lottocracy vs. House of Citizens: Contradictory or compatible?

Join an online debate on April 1st with @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social and Brett Hennig

Register now! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#CitizensAssembly

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Mar 1

Hey, cool that you are reading it! Email me if you’d like me to Zoom in to answer student questions…

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Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social · Feb 25

We are hiring TWO political theorists as well as a PPE position which is open to theorists (focus on history of economic thought) - please apply and circulate!

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/108445-...

Lecturer in Political Theory

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Feb 24

Look, I've seen the Dark Crystal. I know what this is about. Elon the Skeksi better be evaporated during the conjunction ceremony...

www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-align...

A Rare Alignment of 7 Planets Is Taking Place in The Sky This Week

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

www.sciencealert.com

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Japanese Journal of Political Science @jjps.bsky.social · Jan 20

From our new issue -

How can we accept ‘our’ decisions?: an experimental study on lottocracy, epistocracy, and electoral democracy - cup.org/42iOEhz

- Akito Yamaguchi, Masaki Hata & Akira Inoue

#jjps

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Dr. Paul Zeitz @drpaulzeitz.bsky.social · Jan 21

Check out my new podcast on Lottocracy with Alex Guerrero: open.substack.com/pub/drpaulze...

Lottocracy To Fix our Broken U.S. Democracy with Alex Guerrero

Revolutionary Optimism Podcast

open.substack.com

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Jan 30

Would love to be added! Thanks!

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Jan 29

More details, including about how to apply (by Feb 1) are available on the site.

sites.google.com/wellesley.ed...

Funding support is available.

NEWLAMP 2025

THE IDEA

sites.google.com

Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Jan 29

Apply to NEWLAMP! Deadline February 1.

NEWLAMP is an annual workshop aimed at helping professors integrate under-represented philosophical traditions into their syllabi. The 2025 workshop will be held from June 23-27 at Wellesley and focus on African social and political philosophy.

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Dr. Paul Zeitz @drpaulzeitz.bsky.social · Jan 8

Please help spread the word in the USA! #unifyUSA is revving up! open.substack.com/pub/drpaulze...

A Call for Citizens’ Assemblies

Mobilizing towards a National People’s Convention

open.substack.com

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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · Jan 15

Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there

Zeno’s Karaoke

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FIDE - North America @north.america.fidemocracy.org · Jan 15

Hello BlueSky👋

Can't wait to discover this new platform to discuss the role of citizens in addressing our democratic future!

Would you like to learn more about our work? Here is a short introduction for you👇

Training for a new democracy

YouTube video by FIDE - Federation for Innovation in Democracy

youtu.be

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Digressionsimpressions @nescio13.bsky.social · Jan 14

On @serenekhader.bsky.social's Faux Feminism and Social Hierarchy. With a link to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social's piece in Teen Vogue
digressionsimpressions.substack.com/p/on-faux-fe...

On Faux Feminism and Social Hierarchy

I just received word that one of my papers has been published (open access so check it out after you read today’s Digression), “Ernest Nagel and Felix Oppenheim Respond to Leo Strauss, and the Road No...

digressionsimpressions.substack.com

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Michael L. Frazer @michaelfrazer.bsky.social · Jan 7

Call for Papers: The Association for Social and Political Conference Annual Meeting, University of Glasgow, 15-16 July 2025... Now PhilEvents Official!

philevents.org/event/show/1...

Association for Social and Political Philosophy Annual Conference 2025

The Association for Social and Political Philosophy and the University of Glasgow School of Social and Political Sciences are happy to announce that the next Annual Conference of the ASPP will be held...

philevents.org

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Michael L. Frazer @michaelfrazer.bsky.social · Jan 6

Social/Political Philosophers/Theorists,

The Association for Social and Political Philosophy will be meeting in Glasgow this July. Please see the call for papers below. And please share widely!

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Jan 4

Sorry, bad link: balkin.blogspot.com/2024/12/thin...

Thinking Way Outside the Box

Two of the best books about constitutional design I’ve read recently (“recently” broadly defined) are Splitsville by Christopher Zurn and...

balkin.blogspot.com

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Jan 4

Harvard Law Prof Mark Tushnet on Lottocracy & Splitsville: “Two of the best books about constitutional design I’ve read recently…Zurn and Guerrero aren’t interested in expanding the Overton window, they’re in favor of smashing the window and its frame completely."
balkin.blogspot.com/2024/12/thinki…

https://balkin.blogspot.com/2024/12/thinki…

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Philosophy Talk @philtalkradio.bsky.social · Jan 2

If you can't get enough 2024-in-review, check out extended versions of Josh & Ray's conversations with @dailynous.com editor Justin Weinberg, CNN legal analyst @eliehonig.bsky.social, and Rutgers philosopher @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social at our website: www.philosophytalk.org/shows/examined-year-2024

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Jan 1

Wonderful piece on citizens’ assemblies and in particular the citizens’ assembly in Bend, Oregon.

What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics? www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics?

An Oregon county is looking for solutions to youth homelessness—so it convened a random selection of residents to come up with ideas.

www.newyorker.com

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Dec 30

Excellent reporting on how the Cuban govt military dept GAESA has billions that could be used for urgent aid but is instead being used (through GAESA owned Almest and Gaviota) to invest in tourism. Crony communist corruption, not egalitarianism, rules the island.

www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Leaked documents show Cuban military sitting on billions of dollars amid humanitarian crisis

Internal documents show how much the Cuban military has diverted resources to build hotels.

www.miamiherald.com

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Dec 30

It was great fun to be interviewed about lottocracy on the Philosophy Talk year in review episode. Available now for download…

Philosophy Talk @philtalkradio.bsky.social · Dec 30

ICYMI There's still time to reflect on events and ideas that shaped the last twelve months—our 2024 year-in-review with @dailynous.com, @eliehonig.bsky.social, and @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social is now available for download: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

This Week: The Examined Year—2024

Podcast Episode · Select Episodes · 12/29/2024 · 53m

podcasts.apple.com

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Philosophy Talk @philtalkradio.bsky.social · Dec 29

TODAY: Josh and Ray examine The Year in Philosophy with @dailynous.com, The Year in Political Unaccountability with @eliehonig.bsky.social, and The Year in Democracy (Without Elections) with @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social – 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & at www.kalw.org/show/philoso....

The Examined Year: 2024

Because the un-examined year is not worth reviewing!

www.kalw.org

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Alex Guerrero @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social · Dec 27

Lottocracy on Philosophy Talk on Sunday!

Philosophy Talk @philtalkradio.bsky.social · Dec 27

Coming up: Josh and Ray question the past 12 months with @dailynous.com editor Justin Weinberg, @cnn.com legal analyst @eliehonig.bsky.social, and @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social philosopher @alexgphilosophy.bsky.social – Sunday 11 am on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & www.kalw.org/show/philoso....

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