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The central tenet of the predominant political movement of our day is that only its devotees are truly American

When people "practice politics the right way," they occasionally change their mind about stuff

I'm on the latest episode of Philosophy Bites talking about the civic value of solitude. Take a listen! philosophybites.com/podcast/robert…

Just released on the Philosophy Bites podcast: @RobertTalisse on Civic Solitude…Find this episode at philosophybites.com, on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

Off to the University of Kansas in Lawrence tomorrow for this weekend conference on civility. It's a full schedule, but if you're around let me know... i2s-research.ku.edu/civility-and-p…

Sometimes a book review misses the point

Stay safe friends...

Interesting times intensifying in fuckedupness

New from Aikin & Talisse: “ Does Democracy Exist?” Open access over at THINK cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Off to the UK. While in London, I'll be catching up with some pals, including Nigel Warburton (@philosophybites) & Dave Edmonds of Philosophy Bites renown. We'll record an episode on the civic value of solitude. My 4th time on the program... philosophybites.com

Finalizing the slides for the Chris Hookway Memorial Lecture I'm giving with @MisakCheryl at University of Sheffield on Monday, June 2. If you're around, join us. Details at the link. sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh/events/ch…

I have a new popular article out in The Conversation. It analyzes Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments about using AI “friends” to combat lonliness through the lens of Aristotle’s account of friendship and virtue. Hope you enjoy it! theconversation.com/aristotle-woul…

Total bs. Over a week, nothing from @target. They concede they received payment for full balance in April, but somehow didn't apply it to my account. They can't find in their system the $ they admit they took, but still won't credit my account. Basically: Target stole my money

Nice essay on faculty morale at the @apa_blog by one of my teachers, Steve Cahn blog.apaonline.org/2025/05/06/fac…

Had a great time discussing truth and/in politics with @Plural_truth for the @92ndStreetY Newmark Civic Life series. Video at the link: youtube.com/live/l0CSl4ota…

Looking forward to giving the Chris Hookway Memorial Lecture with @MisakCheryl at University of Sheffield on Monday, June 2. If you're around, join us. Details at the link. sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh/events/ch…

Nice essay on pragmatism by @_MichaelBacon: psyche.co/ideas/to-resis…

This Thursday, April 17, at 11am (eastern): A book forum at @CatoInstitute / @SphereEdIn about CIVIC SOLITUDE. In person and online. Free and open. Details below. cato.org/events/civic-s…

I wrote a short piece for @IAI_TV about the difficulty of thinking for oneself... iai.tv/articles/how-t…

“The challenge is bigger than breaking away from how 'our side' thinks - it’s about breaking out of the framework of partisan ideas entirely.” | iai.tv/articles/how-t… Tap to read @RobertTalisse explain how we can break free from political groupthink.