Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social Senior politics writer at Salon.com. I block for MAGA trolling, violent rhetoric, and humorless sanctimony.
I would love nothing more than to never see another meme in replies. I am doomed.
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Dr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social Antifascist prof. Political theory, postcolony, anathema, the end of days, demon sperm. Views entirely my own.
Free Palestine! 🇵🇸
Courtney MacPhee @cmacphee.bsky.social PhD candidate @ Stanford History; interested in C17 empire and nonconformity in the Atlantic world; she/her
21 Group @21group.bsky.social The 21 Group campaigns against the complaisant acceptance of bullying by UK Universities. We provide support for those experiencing bullying in academia.
EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social Department of History @eui-eu.bsky.social. We offer PhDs and post-doctoral fellowships focused on the transnational and comparative history of Europe in the world 🌐 https://loom.ly/11Zd7ZY
Shikha Dalmia @shikhadalmia.bsky.social ISMA @ismapolicy.bsky.social. The UnPopulist www.theunpopulist.net. Classically liberal. Hate dogmas, esp my own. Views personal, not institutional.
The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.
https://www.theunpopulist.net
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social Philosopher at University of Bristol 🏳️🌈 he/him
https://richardpettigrew.github.io
Books: Epistemic Risk and the Demands of Rationality | Choosing for Changing Selves | Dutch Book Arguments | Accuracy and the Laws of Credence | Who Are Universities For?
King's Political Theory Research Group @kingspoltheory.bsky.social News from the Political Theory Group in the Department of Political Economy, King’s College London: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/political-theory-research-group-dpe
Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social News from the staff and students of the History Faculty at the University of Cambridge: one of the world’s largest and most diverse history departments.
Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social Prof of Religious & Cultural Education, University of Glasgow. Chair of Philosophy of Education Soc. Religion, Myth, Arts, Humanities, Music, Education, football, birds. We’ve 3 sons—‘the crow makes wing to the rooky wood’—all posts etc personal
Ted Vallance @tedvallance.bsky.social Historian writing a book about regicide. Occasional and enthusiastic scuba diver and guitar player. Accomplished chef. Personal account, own views etc. https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/ted-vallance
Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social Professor, LSE | Head of the Department of Government | Exec Council of EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social | Chair of EES @eesresearch.bsky.social | Co-Director of POAL @poalab.bsky.social | Fellow of the British Academy | Author of Tribal Politics (OUP)
Alice Ticehurst @alicetice.bsky.social Here for the books and Southend United chat.
Tom Johnson @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social historian of fifteenth-century England | writing a book about a fishing village | https://tomjohnson.carrd.co/
Dan Conway @magisterconway.bsky.social Latin/French/former IB/reluctant AP teacher. Sometimes tweets in Latin. Vergil fanboy. he/him
Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com • philosophy professor
• editor of Daily Nous, philosophy news site
• person
sean illing @sean-d-illing.bsky.social Dad, veteran, author, "The Paradox of Democracy," host of Vox’s The Gray Area https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gray-area-with-sean-illing/id1081584611
C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social Philosophy professor. My new book is THE SCORE, about true play, the limits of data - and why scoring systems can lead to beautiful games and soul-killing metrics.
Timothy Weaver @timweaver.bsky.social Political economy, urban politics, APD, neoliberalism @ualbany. Editor @UrbanAffairsRev. Also, rugby, whiskey, whisky. Author of Blazing the Neoliberal Trail & Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City
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Josette Daemen @josettedaemen.bsky.social Very political philosopher (PhD) | Assistant Professor @ Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University | Columnist @ NRC
Western Political Science Association @wpsa.bsky.social The WPSA is an association of more than 1250 political scientists. Its purpose is to promote the study and teaching of government and politics, to foster research and to facilitate the discussion of public affairs. Find us at wpsanet.org.
Annette Idler @annetteidler.bsky.social Associate Professor @UniofOxford, Director @GS_Oxford, former Visiting Scholar @Harvard, #globalsecurity #armedconflict #illiciteconomy author #BorderlandBattles http://tinyurl.com/y2q www.annetteidler.com
Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social Executive Director at @futurefreespeech.org, Research professor Vanderbilt University, Senior Fellow at FIRE, author of "Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media"
Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social Professor of democracy and international affairs. http://www.henryfarrell.net and newsletter at http://www.programmablemutter.com. Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt, Penguin). https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250840554.
Chris Meckstroth @chrismeckstroth.bsky.social Assoc. Professor of History, University of Cambridge. Writer on the history of democracy. Hailing from Normal, Illinois
Humeira Iqtidar @humeiraiqtidar.bsky.social
Neil Roberts @neildsroberts.bsky.social Freedom
Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
Website: https://private-eye.co.uk
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Nadine Akkerman @misswalsingham.bsky.social Archival detective, author, biographer, cryptographer, editor, spymistress. Prof in early modern lit & culture at @unileiden.bsky.social
🍁🍂 Diva for the Season 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑 @queenofthinair.bsky.social Montanan now home. Philosopher Queen. Diva. Foodie. Shoes. Not my first rodeo. Act III
Learning, charitable discussion, exploring ideas. No BS. Every day is Ethics Day! Recovering Military Ethicist. Books #OnObedience #Achilles #PME
I say what I want.
William Baude @williambaude.bsky.social Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor, University of Chicago Law School. Podcaster and Blogger at Divided Argument.
Simon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social Almost literally the man who once knew too much 🤯 with In Our Time now adjusting to knowing less in my own time 🙂
English Radical History @englishradical.bsky.social Quotes, facts, images and videos about England’s radical past.
Sektion Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte in der DVPW @dvpwtheoriesektion.bsky.social Section for Political Theory and History of Ideas in the German Political Science Association (DVPW) |
https://www.dvpw.de/gliederung/sektionen/politische-theorie-und-ideengeschichte
Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social STREAM NOW: Everyoneislying.com/watch
Or on Prime Video in US and UK
The Immanent Frame (SSRC) @immanentframe.bsky.social The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere. It was founded in October 2007 in conjunction with the Social Science Research Council’s program @religionssrc.bsky.social.
Musa al-Gharbi @musaalgharbi.bsky.social Asst. Professor of Communication, Journalism and (by courtesy) Sociology at Stony Brook University. Author of, "We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite" -- out now via Princeton University Press.
Anna Jurkevics @annajurkevics.bsky.social Political theorist at UBC. Author of Contested Territory: A Theory of Land and Democracy Beyond Sovereign Bounds (OUP 2025).
Abbie LeBlanc @abbsleblanc.bsky.social
Iain McDaniel @iainmcdaniel.bsky.social Historian of political thought and ideas at the University of Sussex.
Arturo Chang @arturochang.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Toronto. Studying popular movements, nation-building, Indigenous politics, and race in the Americas.
https://www.arturochang.com/
Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com Philosopher (Birmingham/Ferrara). Founder of the Imperfect Cognitions blog and The Philosophy Garden. Editor of Philosophical Psychology. More at: lisabortolotti.com
@gordon-arlen.bsky.social @gordon-arlen.bsky.social Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Theory, Swarthmore College
Lior Erez @liorerez.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Political Theory, Sciences Po
| Reviews and Commentaries Editor, European Journal of Political Theory | liorerez.wordpress.com
Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social Writer, Editor, Speaker
The Tracinski Letter
https://www.tracinskiletter.com
Author of "Dictator From Day One" https://amzn.to/3KaCKyZ
Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social Poli Sci Prof @Brown JD/PhD
My podcast: The Oath and the Office: https://shorturl.at/H7vGP
My book: The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It: https://shorturl.at/z31fC
Matthijs den Dulk @matthijsdendulk.bsky.social NT & Early Christianity at Radboud | PhD, UChicago | 2025-32: PI NWO Vidi Project on Ethnicity and In/Equality in Early Christianity | Academic Director, Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion (NOSTER)
Danny Hutton Ferris @dannyhf.bsky.social Lecturer in Political Theory and Philosophy at Newcastle University, specializing in democratic theory. Previously at Stanford and UofT.
Uta Staiger @ukstaiger.bsky.social Europeanist [literature, thought, politics] | Directing @uclei.bsky.social | Working with @ucl-global.bsky.social | Curating @europeanlitlondon.bsky.social
Ulas Ince @ulasince.bsky.social Associate Professor of political theory at SOAS; British Academy Senior Research Fellow; author of Colonial Capitalism and the Dilemmas of Liberalism (Oxford 2018; https://bit.ly/3a8F0mr); writes on colonialism, capitalism, race; www.ulasince.com
PSA Political Thought Specialist Group @psapolthought.bsky.social Political Thought specialist group of the UK Political Studies Association. Convenors: Simon Choat & Michael Keary. Become a member: https://www.psa.ac.uk/specialist-groups/political-thought
Sune Lægaard @sunelaegaard.bsky.social Philosopher at Roskilde University working in political philosophy on topics related to multiculturalism, politics and religion, and the methodology of political theory
Chris Martin @chrismartin76.bsky.social Social psychologist with a chance of sociology. Lives in Atlanta, GA. From Pune, India.
Sigal Ben-Porath @sigalbenporath.bsky.social
Ella Street @ellastreet.bsky.social I teach political theory and write about democracy, theatrical politics, political identity and judgment : public humanities : psychoanalytic psychotherapist in training
https://ella-street.com/
Abraham Singer @abesinger.bsky.social Associate Professor, Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. Political theorist by training, business ethicist by trade, NY sports fan by birth, fledgling banjo player by choice.
Consuelo Amat @consueloamat.bsky.social SNF Agora Institute Assistant Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Views my own.
Joe Blankholm @joeblankholm.bsky.social Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UC-Santa Barbara. Author of The Secular Paradox (NYU 2022). Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project. Book under contract with W. W. Norton.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @keeanga.bsky.social historian, co-founder of Hammer & Hope, @NewYorker, DEI hire
https://www.keeangataylor.com/
@jthetzel.bsky.social @jthetzel.bsky.social
Hannah Carnegy-Arbuthnott @hcarnegy.bsky.social Philosopher at the University of York- R @rhammersley99.bsky.social @rhammersley99.bsky.social Intellectual historian, teacher, writer, Digger. Views my own.
Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social Occasional philosopher working on citizenship, displacement, women in philosophy, and other random thoughts that pop into my head
The Philosopher Queens (2020/2027) and The Way Out (2026)
https://rebeccasbuxton.wixsite.com/mysite
Eurozine @eurozine.bsky.social #Eurozine is an online #magazine and #European network linking up more than 100 #culturaljournals and associates in 35 countries.
https://www.eurozine.com/
William James Society @wjsociety.bsky.social Encouraging the discussion and application of the pragmatic, pluralistic philosophy of William James (1842-1910).
David Rondel @davidrondel.bsky.social Philosophy Professor, University of Nevada
www.davidrondel.com 🇨🇦
Robert Burns Poetry Bot @robertburnsbot.bsky.social A delightful bot sharing snippets of Rabbie’s classic works. Poems of romance and radical liberalism.
History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social The Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought 'States and Spaces' - 19-20 June at LSE.
Todd H. Baker @tbakerbroadmoor.bsky.social Write and teach about all things fintech, banking, finreg. Man of the
Enlightenment, now sorely tried by life. Progress in finance is circular®
@eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social https://eraldosouzadossantos.com/
APSA Preprints @apsa-preprints.bsky.social APSA Preprints is an open research platform that provides a home for early research outputs in political science and related fields. Free to submit, access, and download at preprints.apsanet.org.
Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social Assistant Prof Political Theory, Uni of Groningen @CampusFryslan @YAGroningen Structural injustice, reparations, feminism. Edited Stephen Jeffreys' Playwriting. 🇵🇸
Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought @biapt.bsky.social Our aim is to promote the study of all branches of political thought, including analytical political philosophy, continental and post-structuralist theory, and the history of political thought.
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social Ancient & military historian specializing in the Roman economy and military. PhD from UNC History. More impressive credential is that I have beaten both Dark Souls and Elden Ring.
Blogs at acoup.blog
Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social Europe editor of The Economist. Don’t let them kill me https://youtu.be/WnE15v4Gets
Elizabeth Marlowe @lizmarlowe.bsky.social Art History & Museum Studies Prof. Ancient Rome, object biography, epistemology, museums, display, looting, provenance, forgery.
Paulina Kewes @paulinakewes.bsky.social Prof. of English Literature, Jesus College, Univ. of Oxford.
E-m British & European literature, history, & political thought; succession; parliamentary culture & Indigenous assemblies.
Pole in GB; pro-Ukraine; contra anti-Semitism. All views mine alone.
Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social Professor of European Politics at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Elections, parties, social democracy & the radical right. he/him. 🏳️🌈
Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social Historian (from below), award-winning author, filmmaker, playwright, Distinguished Professor, University of Pittsburgh
marcusrediker.com
Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader. Views represent my academic research, not my university. I post things on substack: https://jennifermercieca.substack.com/
Fernando Ortiz Jr. @remembrance1974.bsky.social Editor, book critic, and U.S. Civil War historian.
Matthew Longo @matthewblongo.bsky.social Asst Prof of Political Science @PolSciLeiden. Author: THE PICNIC (2024) https://bit.ly/42unDVV) & THE POLITICS OF BORDERS (2018). Native New Yorker.
Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social derekthompson.substack.com
Dr Robin Douglas @robincdouglas.bsky.social Historian of religions, paganism and esotericism.
Website: https://www.robindouglas.org
Posting in a personal capacity.
David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social NYT Columnist, visiting professor at Lipscomb University. Married to @nancyfrench.bsky.social.
Iraq vet, Grizzlies fan, born in War Eagle Country and raised in Big Blue Nation.
Jocelyn Maclure @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social Philosophy Professor, Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature & Technology, McGill University https://www.mcgill.ca/jarislowsky-chair/
Président, Commission de l’éthique en science et en technologie du Québec, 2017-2024
Association for Global Political Thought @gpolthought.bsky.social Dedicated to the study of political thought in international society and global contexts. Based at Harvard University and partner institutions. https://globalpoliticalthought.hsites.harvard.edu/
Paulina Ochoa Espejo @pochoaespejo.bsky.social Political Theorist. University of Virginia.
Mexicana de acá de este lado, como dice el corrido.
All opinions here are only mine
Vafa Ghazavi @vafaghazavi.bsky.social Political theorist and philosopher, public policy strategist, former diplomat. Teaching at the University of Sydney.
aylon cohen @ayloncohen.bsky.social teaching feminist political theory at Oxford University & writing a history of manhood democracy through the lens sodomy
Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social Writer and philosophy professor at Cornell. Author of DOWN GIRL, ENTITLED, and UNSHRINKING. Writing weekly at http://katemanne.substack.com. She/her
Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social Political theorist studying democracy, ethics, & institutions. Author of Democracy for Busy People (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo194847654.html); more at kevinjelliott.net. Generally poasting my way through this thing
Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics. Flas shqip.
INDIGNITY pre-orders: https://linktr.ee/leaypi
Wendy Salkin @wendysalkin.bsky.social Associate professor of philosophy and law at Stanford. Author of Speaking for Others: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067423853