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Just a note to say that @iamstephenwest's Philosophize This! is a national treasure
New episode of the podcast. #239 about the work of the philosopher Charles Taylor. First, we trace the historical origins of how he views the modern self. From the Greeks to the Reformation. From Descartes to Rousseau. Then we talk about our modern focus on authenticity as a moral ideal and why Taylor thinks many people misunderstand what it requires. Hope you love it! :)
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#authenticity
When did Tom Friedman start doing Onion-style satires of himself nytimes.com/2025/06/22/opini…
I appreciate thinking outside of the box here, but there are other ways (e.g. automatic runoffs) to solve for these problems!
! Patrick says that if there are 3 or more people in a primary, "you should be able to win with 45% of the vote."
"I think that’s one thing we should potentially look at," Patrick says, citing the "tremendous cost" of runoffs + "people get worn out" #txlege
Between Vance and Kelce, it's been a rough week for nerds
Jason Kelce blasts statistics in wild rant: 'Stats are numbers, numbers are nerds, nerds are losers' trib.al/IcQSLpp
Just enough election news and analysis for your Wednesday: di5w.substack.com/p/the-runa…
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👉Updated my '23-24 TX candidate spreadsheet again w/new TEC CTA filing dump, ongoing candidate filings w/major political parties, & notable endorsements between Abbott/Paxton. I will continue to update through Candidate Filing Deadline 12/11 #txlege
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I guess if you consider that Texas was originally Mexico, then Trump was right about who would pay for that wall, @ujohnnyg texastribune.org/2023/10/31/…
Turns out @NateSilver538 was right (again). We regret the errror espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3880…
You know what Marcus Aurelius would definitely *not* have cared about? Whether you drive an @AudiOfficial ispot.tv/ad/1mTN/2023-audi-q…
I'm listening to what is likely the last day of the Ken Paxton trial on the @TexasStandard website:
texasstandard.org/
You can watch the proceedings, too, on the Texas Senate website
tlcsenate.granicus.com/Media…
A couple of things that have stuck out to me so far:
Looking back at the 16 active articles of impeachment, I'm curious about which ones might be affected by @DanPatrick's "non-divisibility" principle. Take a look, courtesy of @TexasTribune:
texastribune.org/2023/09/01/…
I was confused when the prosecutors in the Ken Paxton trial only used 10 of their 60 minutes. It seemed to play into Buzbee's story that they hadn't ever made their case.
Now that they're using the remaining 50 to walk through each article, it makes a little more sense. #txlege
One of the most surprising aspects of the trial so far is that the phrase "there are no coincidences in Austin" is on its way to being a stock catchphrase in Texas politics, having been made up on the spot last week.
Pretty sure @scottbraddock called this one first. #txlege