I don't agree with the analysis of Trump's speeches here, but this is a long story. The argument that populism/authoritarianism relies on negative emotions is a myth that goes back to fascism analysis in the 1930s. But now, fingers crossed for November 🤞 www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/u...
With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a revie...
Being a final year PhD student means waking up 5.30 in the morning to check something in the university's PhD regulations when at the same time thinking about Adorno..
My biggest motivation to finish PhD is that I'll be able to go to these things without feeling guilty.. But this year you enjoy it - there are great films. whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...
Everyone is invited – discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling.
You may not agree (there are many parts that I don't agree with) with the arguments of Adorno and his friend's work on authoritarian personality, but I think it's an amazing project. For instance, one of the questions that they asked people is, "What would you do if you had only six months to live,+
Entrance of Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge - lines from a poem by Greek poet Cavafy. How familiar, doesn't it?
This event is coming up and I am almost ready. If you are near Cambridge UK, come through!
Erik Baker is always a great read. This is splendid
"While plenty of American scions will continue to go to college for fun or for Wall Street connections, it is not clear that the gentry of the asset economy will feel the same need for moral cultivation that possessed their nineteenth-century predecessors." harpers.org/archive/2024...
The future of college in the asset economy
There’s a direct connection between the Southport riots and Elon Musk. Not that he knows or cares. My column www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The X owner’s commitment to free speech absolutism contributed to a whirlwind of false reporting around the perpetrator’s identity. Why does he seem to care so little about the truth?