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@gordon-arlen.bsky.social

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Theory, Swarthmore College

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Was honored to comment at MPSA on David Lay Williams' excellent "The Greatest of All Plagues" (Princeton: 2024)
@laywilliams.bsky.social on economic inequality in the history of political thought.

The book covers a vast archive (Plato, Hobbes, Rousseau, Smith, Marx) but stays remarkably cohesive.

14.05.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Tariffs are not just bad economic policy, but an opportunity for spectacular corruption and consolidation of power in the President, through the endless carve-outs, exemptions, and other dealings that will inevitable fall at his doorstep.

03.04.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How can ordinary MAGA investors be surprised that a man on the cusp of a $2 billion payday for a rancid social media company with little revenue, and reaping millions more from a corrupt crypto venture, would shrug about a market downturn that hurts ordinary people and their 401ks.

03.04.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the 2025 International Adam Smith Society Conference! Submit your abstract or session proposal by clicking here! TheΒ International Adam Smith SocietyΒ conference is an annual gathering of Smith scholars from around the world. The conference provides th…

Just got back from the 2025 International Adam Smith Society conference in Lecce, Italy. I loved being at a conference focused on a single thinker; this type of deep immersion is so valuable.

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02.04.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to be here on Bluesky

02.04.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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