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An avid reader and sometime writer. Schmitt and the Middle East book due out in 2025. Link to my substack :) https://theorymatters.substack.com/

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as always such a thoughtful and interesting piece by @polphilpod.bsky.social I highly recommend a read

06.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adam Fleming: β€œYou’re living in a place where you can face 2 years in prison & a fine of Β£40k if the authorities don’t like what you post on social media”

Isabel Oakeshott: β€œI have no issue with the authorities here…”

AF: β€œAnd if Starmer introduced that law?”

#PoliticsLive

04.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 30

I love how Ipsos show the margin of error on their charts. Should be industry standard!

04.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

could anything look more depressing...

04.03.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Killing a Dictator Isn’t a Strategy The Iranian regime has killed Americans and fueled chaos across the Middle East for decades. But if the United States is going to war, the American people deserve a clear objective and a plan for what

Iran’s regime has armed terrorists, killed Americans, and fueled wars across the Middle East.

But killing a dictator is not the same thing as having a strategy.

Trump is shifting goals in real time. That’s dangerous when American lives are on the line.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

02.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 2168 πŸ” 472 πŸ’¬ 219 πŸ“Œ 20

Not sure why anyone is surprised. The bloke has been an oddball for years now

26.02.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Methods of Normative Political Theory Newsletter March 2026 #14 European Consortium for Political Research

Upcoming workshops, new articles, books, job adverts, special editions, and more besides - read all about it in the latest quarterly newsletter from the world's largest pol-phi methods group! ecpr.eu/news/news/de... @ecpr-nptmethods.bsky.social @ecprtheloop.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social

26.02.2026 07:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not for me. My childhood books have a strong nostalgia that tightens my memories grip on them.

26.02.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning.

25.02.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 13336 πŸ” 2131 πŸ’¬ 255 πŸ“Œ 101
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A Conversation with Nicholas Mitchell A discussion of bis book 'On Bigotry'

my conversation with the wonderful Nicholas Mitchell can be seen here. We talked about what bigotry is, how we can resist it, and what anti-bigotry looks like!

theorymatters.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

24.02.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please do get in touch for rough proofs if you'd like to review the book- as always the more reviews the better!

23.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've perhaps overshared too much negative stuff recently so now it's time for a bit of positivity. My editor has decided to publish my book with a very minor revision! So Schmitt in the Middle East will be coming to a university library near you soon! 1/2

23.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Couple of Reform rich twats in a guardian photo, headline reads β€˜Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain.

Couple of Reform rich twats in a guardian photo, headline reads β€˜Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain.

No one can say they didn’t know.

23.02.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 205 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 5
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There’s Only One Way to Eradicate Trumpism for Good If accountability isn’t a central pillar of a post-Trump future, we will doom ourselves.

"The failure to hold the malefactors of Trumpist fascism to account will only ensure its return"

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23.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

great stuff! I was wondering if possible, if I could get a review copy?

20.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Politics is a Story My Liberal Currents article

welcome to all my new followers. Please do read Politics is a story on my substack :)

theorymatters.substack.com/p/politics-i...

20.02.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carl Schmitt, Friendship, and Technology This is my latest for Genealogies of Modernity! Please do read and enjoy :)

theorymatters.substack.com/p/carl-schmi...

"Yet, this panic over the death of friendship is hardly new. As Francis Fukuyama noted in The Great Disruption, America in the early nineteenth century was largely churchless and drinking far more than was good for them."

19.02.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carl Schmitt, Friendship, and Technology This is my latest for Genealogies of Modernity! Please do read and enjoy :)

theorymatters.substack.com/p/carl-schmi...

"Yet, this panic over the death of friendship is hardly new. As Francis Fukuyama noted in The Great Disruption, America in the early nineteenth century was largely churchless and drinking far more than was good for them."

19.02.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What's the book?

17.02.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

aww excellent stuff! thanks :) If there are any themes that you'd like me to expand upon or topics to write about, please do let me know :)

17.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for the share :) I do write pieces like these regularly on my Substack, so feel free to follow to keep up to date with my latest stuff :)

17.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really glad you liked it, Mark! I'm hoping to return to this as a bit of a theme over time :)

17.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Politics is a Story My Liberal Currents article

theorymatters.substack.com/p/politics-i... I thought you may enjoy my latest Mark :)

17.02.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

really good stuff james

17.02.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

excellent! I'll make sure to pick that up

15.02.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My latest which you can listen to the entirety of for less than Β£1!

04.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Politics is a Story What is necessary more than ever before is a genuinely positive story that liberals can tell the public.

www.liberalcurrents.com/politics-is-... my latest in the excellent @liberalcurrents.com and edited by the wonderful @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com. As always, I'm very proud to be published in this outlet :)

14.02.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks so much! I don't believe I have tbh... I'll make a note of the name :)

14.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They're less meant as Easter eggs tbh but can certainly be read as a build up to the overarching claim of the piece :) I wish I had inputted then as Easter eggs now tbh haha

14.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the kind words!

14.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0