#Theory

Alexandra Erin

AlexandraErin

It's about dinner time here but I have a lot of thoughts about this, so I'm QTing this now to start a thread later.But the short version is: state prosecutions

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

On balance, it is a very helpful constraint to the intermittent and recurring attempt to stoke a 'war on woke' if the PM isn't even confident he can say 'no'

Aaron Winter

aaronzwinter

THREAD: The critique of terrorism studies, counterterrorism & CVE (fields/policies/practices) in terms of race & racism is much needed. It's something I've been calling for & writing about for awhile.

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jgriffiths

Limiting WeChat will have major effects on the Chinese diaspora in the US, but Tencent has long been accused of censoring and surveilling overseas users, essentially extending the Great Firewall

Chris Darimont

ChrisDarimont

New #OpenAccess paper in @ConBiology introduces a ‘Social Licence to Hunt’ (SLH) frameworkWe explain how public values and attitudes can shape hunting policy, especially in a social media era that

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

As the Qanon prophecies fail and the cult-members struggle to resolve their cognitive dissonance, it's a good time to revisit the history of paranoid, conspiratorial political movements in American history

Will Moy

puzzlesthewill

Democracy is fragile and we should be angry at people who are careless of it - people who distort facts, encourage conspiracy theories, or rely on bluster and bullshit when

Kent Barnett

ProfKentBarnett

Thanks, @lsolum, for recommending my latest draft article: How Chevron Deference Fits Into Article III. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3686899I do what those who argue that Chevron deference violates Art III surprisingl

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

A thread for Free Mental Health Corner. Several people have asked me "what does therapy do, even? Why should I go?" Because our society almost never discusses mental health maintenance

Jeffrey Sachs

JeffreyASachs

Just before Christmas, @LoganRStrother presented findings of a paper he co-wrote on university indoctrination among freshmen -- namely, that there is no evidence it happens. This prompted a reply from

Conor O'Hanlon

Conor0Hanlon

To me, the most questionable aspect of the proposed STABLEAct is the assertion that a non-lending entity that issues a fully collateralized stablecoin requires the same prudential regulation as a

Anthony B. Bradley

drantbradley

This thread is inspired by this Tweet. Here's why evangelicals will always struggle with justice issues and end up fight each other rather than doing something constructive. This is also

A Safe Place for Rational Thinking

aspfrt

-Pedophile Symbols-Coded Into Our Culture1) Thread 2)A 2007 FBI report details how pedophiles use colors and symbols as part of their sexual exploitation and abuse of children 3)Link to reporthttp://www.slideshare.net/arminis/symbols-by-ped

Fabiola Cejku

fabiola_cejku

Thread: Why the results of the poll below show Manchester United fans are clueless about academy?https://twitter.com/manutdmen/status/1304060018669621258 While I appreciate the fans’ involvement in debates over academy, it is worrying how

tibaq

TTibaq

On David Foster Wallace, fiction & the thoughts of an aspiring writer. One of my favourite (almost) contemporary novelists is David Foster Wallace (d. 2008). He was an American novelist,

Pearson In The Wind

LukeLPearson

'Diversity and Inclusion' in corporate Australia is fucked... in case you're not familiar with the space or the issues within it, let me juxtapose the actual concepts with what most

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