Michael Morris
@michaelmorrisphil.bsky.social
Philosopher (emeritus prof) of language, art, and metaphysics, plus Plato and Wittgenstein. Also interested in music, visual art, photography, and walking (when fit).
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The prize goal for Stephen Miller and others who surround Trump is to trigger both the Alien Enemies Act and the Insurrection Act - formal bases for unlimited executive power.
A great deal of what is being done is simply them working backwards from that objective.
A great deal of what is being done is simply them working backwards from that objective.
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The prize goal for Stephen Miller and others who surround Trump is to trigger both the Alien Enemies Act and the Insurrection Act - formal bases for unlimited executive power.
A great deal of what is being done is simply them working backwards from that objective.
A great deal of what is being done is simply them working backwards from that objective.
Can't see him *not* trying to stop the mid-terms.
January 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Can't see him *not* trying to stop the mid-terms.
Being a loan rather than a tax was part of the point (as well as stopping non-UK EU students freeriding): it was meant to shape students' choices of degree course, and give plausibility to a simple metric for evaluating degrees (in terms of graduate earnings). All wrong, of course.
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Being a loan rather than a tax was part of the point (as well as stopping non-UK EU students freeriding): it was meant to shape students' choices of degree course, and give plausibility to a simple metric for evaluating degrees (in terms of graduate earnings). All wrong, of course.
Er, and Iran.
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Er, and Iran.