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https://brucekrajewski.net/
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Leonine Chameleons: Relativism and Fascism
You have probably lost track of the number of articles about people who have jettisoned family members over contradictory and reprehensible political views. How do we get to the point that educated pe...
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Thanks to Dr. Martina Valković and the workers at the 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑔 of the American Philosophical Association for publishing my essay "Leonine Chameleons: Fascism and Relativism."
#philosophySky #academicSky
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#philosophySky #academicSky
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While you're at it, take a look at why Krasnov is the best witness for his prosecution:
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files:
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files
Rep. Ro Khanna read out the names of the six individuals on the House floor, where they will now be entered into the Congressional Record.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
While you're at it, take a look at why Krasnov is the best witness for his prosecution:
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Wanted to dedicate my 1,000th post to Paraic O'Donnell, whom I hope is all right. When people ask what's the best book you've read in the past year, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 is my response. If anyone saved O'Donnell's old Twitter feed & is willing to share, please let me know. 💙📚
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Wanted to dedicate my 1,000th post to Paraic O'Donnell, whom I hope is all right. When people ask what's the best book you've read in the past year, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 is my response. If anyone saved O'Donnell's old Twitter feed & is willing to share, please let me know. 💙📚
Thanks to Clio Hamilton at W.W. Norton, as well as Jessica Printz & Regina Henderson at 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 for their help in publishing my review of the latest Anglophone translation of the 𝐴𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑑. 💙📚
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
The Aeneid. Virgil. Translated by Scott McGill and Susannah Wright. New York: Liveright, 2025. Pp. lix+439. | Modern Philology
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February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Thanks to Clio Hamilton at W.W. Norton, as well as Jessica Printz & Regina Henderson at 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 for their help in publishing my review of the latest Anglophone translation of the 𝐴𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑑. 💙📚
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
In the context of the Super Bowl halftime show, has anyone noted George W. Bush's anger at not being invited to the Shrub party when he was the first human shrub, according to Molly Ivins? (For those unfamiliar, Bush was the second Bush to be US President, hence shrub).
February 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In the context of the Super Bowl halftime show, has anyone noted George W. Bush's anger at not being invited to the Shrub party when he was the first human shrub, according to Molly Ivins? (For those unfamiliar, Bush was the second Bush to be US President, hence shrub).
I can't make it until noon every day before I've done something that could be described as "conducting myself inappropriately," but I'm sure the wealthy, like Andrew Farkas, are different.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I can't make it until noon every day before I've done something that could be described as "conducting myself inappropriately," but I'm sure the wealthy, like Andrew Farkas, are different.
The best way to reach Americans about their health is on Super Bowl Sunday, especially when that health advice contradicts the administration's previous statements.
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The best way to reach Americans about their health is on Super Bowl Sunday, especially when that health advice contradicts the administration's previous statements.
Withholding general agreement with this essay by William Cullerne Bown, but some noteworthy bits, such as ...
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Withholding general agreement with this essay by William Cullerne Bown, but some noteworthy bits, such as ...
With 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 in mind:
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
With 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 in mind:
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You can hear me ramble about my new book here 💙🤍🧡🩷🩵 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Plastic
Poet Matthew Rice discusses his new book length poem, Plastic.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You can hear me ramble about my new book here 💙🤍🧡🩷🩵 @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Front page of 𝑆𝑦𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑑. Americans have failed Melania's hortative "Be Best." Was that before Melania wore the "I don't care" jacket? Maybe she prefigured the Australian headline?
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Front page of 𝑆𝑦𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑑. Americans have failed Melania's hortative "Be Best." Was that before Melania wore the "I don't care" jacket? Maybe she prefigured the Australian headline?
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In this thrilling bonus episode, Sophie talks to @richove.bsky.social about how the Oxford’s Bodleian came to own the manuscript of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. To see the manuscript, go to the Digital Bodleian: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/53fd...
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Frankenstein
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Frankenstein
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
In this thrilling bonus episode, Sophie talks to @richove.bsky.social about how the Oxford’s Bodleian came to own the manuscript of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. To see the manuscript, go to the Digital Bodleian: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/53fd...
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Frankenstein
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Frankenstein
When you can appreciate an activity sans nationalism.
Wow!
The Georgian skaters were fantastic
Absolutely beautiful
Every four years i surprise myself with how opinionated i am about figure skating
The Georgian skaters were fantastic
Absolutely beautiful
Every four years i surprise myself with how opinionated i am about figure skating
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
When you can appreciate an activity sans nationalism.
The logic of capitalism. Do what will turn a profit. If hate is profitable...
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The logic of capitalism. Do what will turn a profit. If hate is profitable...
Break out your hermeneutical guides, possums. A "staffer" has unsupervised access to Krasnov's account at midnight? Security concerns? Some "staffer" could threaten war, trumpet more tariffs, resign the presidency, & the solution is to say, "Bobby did it on a sleepover"? How is it an error?
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Break out your hermeneutical guides, possums. A "staffer" has unsupervised access to Krasnov's account at midnight? Security concerns? Some "staffer" could threaten war, trumpet more tariffs, resign the presidency, & the solution is to say, "Bobby did it on a sleepover"? How is it an error?
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February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Because I can tell y’all need some serious distraction:
I’ve dropped the ebook price for the first of Richard Stark’s Parker novels, The Hunter, to $2.99. Buy it direct below, or from any major ebook retailer.
You won’t regret it.
I’ve dropped the ebook price for the first of Richard Stark’s Parker novels, The Hunter, to $2.99. Buy it direct below, or from any major ebook retailer.
You won’t regret it.
The Hunter
Where it all begins: The first book in the action-packed classic crime series that's the basis for the forthcoming film Play Dirty! Richard Stark's Parker novels are the hardest of hard-boiled, classi...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Because I can tell y’all need some serious distraction:
I’ve dropped the ebook price for the first of Richard Stark’s Parker novels, The Hunter, to $2.99. Buy it direct below, or from any major ebook retailer.
You won’t regret it.
I’ve dropped the ebook price for the first of Richard Stark’s Parker novels, The Hunter, to $2.99. Buy it direct below, or from any major ebook retailer.
You won’t regret it.
Lent is coming up, so Mr. Douthat had to give up 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔.
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Lent is coming up, so Mr. Douthat had to give up 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔.
& he earned that investment money at what job?
Barron Trump quietly launches yerba mate beverage business: report www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/05/b...
Barron Trump quietly launches yerba mate beverage business: report
Barron Trump appears to have quietly become a partner in a new company selling yerba mate beverages.
www.nydailynews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
& he earned that investment money at what job?
𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤: "Ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further."
From a story in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
From a story in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤: "Ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further."
From a story in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
From a story in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
This hasn't aged well. It's from Agnes Callard's 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 (2025).
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This hasn't aged well. It's from Agnes Callard's 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 (2025).
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Shakespeare: timeless, timely, prescient, brilliantly performed.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Shakespeare: timeless, timely, prescient, brilliantly performed.
Before people end up in a doctor's office, others might assist in curbing self-destructive behavior. Maybe tales about drunken behavior receive questioning looks rather than laughs, say, in the way you might react were the same person to tell you he played Russian roulette in front of the kids?
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Before people end up in a doctor's office, others might assist in curbing self-destructive behavior. Maybe tales about drunken behavior receive questioning looks rather than laughs, say, in the way you might react were the same person to tell you he played Russian roulette in front of the kids?
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 enters the competition with 𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 for the most frequent use of knowier-than-thou headlines:
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 enters the competition with 𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 for the most frequent use of knowier-than-thou headlines:
How to make a Nepo think it was "sweat" & hard work that got the Nepo the plums. As the 1944 film shows beautifully, gaslighting happens at home.
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
How to make a Nepo think it was "sweat" & hard work that got the Nepo the plums. As the 1944 film shows beautifully, gaslighting happens at home.
Stendhal, part deux, which has a different flavor with the public able to see in the Epstein files people who think they are better than you speaking in crimes:
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Stendhal, part deux, which has a different flavor with the public able to see in the Epstein files people who think they are better than you speaking in crimes: