Geoffrey Williams
@geoffreyfw.bsky.social
Associate professor of economics at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. NB: Not actually a crested macaque.
Really important early experience was going to UK with my mother at 14 and seeing a Jumpers revival in London and a regional production of The Real Thing in Cambridge. Sadly all my TS scripts fell by wayside 10+ moves ago!
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Really important early experience was going to UK with my mother at 14 and seeing a Jumpers revival in London and a regional production of The Real Thing in Cambridge. Sadly all my TS scripts fell by wayside 10+ moves ago!
I feel that simply focusing on *civilization* can do a lot. One of my favorite definitions of civilization (I think Julian Jaynes fwiw) is “the art of getting people who aren’t directly related to live next door to each other.” A lot (maybe all) of progressive policies can be tied to that goal.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I feel that simply focusing on *civilization* can do a lot. One of my favorite definitions of civilization (I think Julian Jaynes fwiw) is “the art of getting people who aren’t directly related to live next door to each other.” A lot (maybe all) of progressive policies can be tied to that goal.
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To understand what is going on useful to put in context of an emerging international order—neoroyalism.
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Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
To understand what is going on useful to put in context of an emerging international order—neoroyalism.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Having read the Wikipedia page on them, I am here to say I am totally ready for and would completely binge-watch a 4-part drama telling the 1880 election story from the Stalwarts’ point of view.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Having read the Wikipedia page on them, I am here to say I am totally ready for and would completely binge-watch a 4-part drama telling the 1880 election story from the Stalwarts’ point of view.
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Milling around awkwardly on a sidewalk somewhere, which is mostly what we've seen, isn't so manifestly unlawful it can't be left to the courts and lawyers to sort out. An unlawful order to use force, to injure or kill people, is the core case where immediate on-the-spot refusal is your legal duty.
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Milling around awkwardly on a sidewalk somewhere, which is mostly what we've seen, isn't so manifestly unlawful it can't be left to the courts and lawyers to sort out. An unlawful order to use force, to injure or kill people, is the core case where immediate on-the-spot refusal is your legal duty.
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Have you seen @omrimarian.bsky.social's GLOW - Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog? They're trying to track all of the federal lawyers' alleged misconduct.
The Government Lawyers Database
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Have you seen @omrimarian.bsky.social's GLOW - Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog? They're trying to track all of the federal lawyers' alleged misconduct.
He’s written quite movingly and thoughtfully in the past about dealing with mental health issues so for a while I was hoping he would have the sense to take a break. Not yet…
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
He’s written quite movingly and thoughtfully in the past about dealing with mental health issues so for a while I was hoping he would have the sense to take a break. Not yet…
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And it's hard to build that branding back when Democrats have to go hat in hand to the wealthy or they'll get swamped by a flood of GOP spending. SCOTUS has created a political system where money talks, and boxing out the populist left is not an accidental byproduct. 5/
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And it's hard to build that branding back when Democrats have to go hat in hand to the wealthy or they'll get swamped by a flood of GOP spending. SCOTUS has created a political system where money talks, and boxing out the populist left is not an accidental byproduct. 5/
Broken Windows” is such a remarkable essay - in both great and horrible ways - because Wilson and Kelling REALLY get that. 2/2
November 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Broken Windows” is such a remarkable essay - in both great and horrible ways - because Wilson and Kelling REALLY get that. 2/2
My vibes about the crime vibes issue are that it’s “pre-media”: when people who vote say crime they don’t mean crime, they mean visible disorder- visible homeless, teenagers who laugh at them, silly stuff like that. 1/2
November 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My vibes about the crime vibes issue are that it’s “pre-media”: when people who vote say crime they don’t mean crime, they mean visible disorder- visible homeless, teenagers who laugh at them, silly stuff like that. 1/2