I installed Claude Cowork yesterday. Since then it has did my dishes, gave kids bath, folded laundry (correctly), watered the plants (forgot I owned), found missing LEGO brick, unclogged sink with 1 Linux command, apologized to spouse, finished half-written email drafts from 2019, aligned my chakras

My review of George Will's "The Conservative Sensibility" for @benburgis.bsky.social' substack benburgis.substack.com/p/matt-mcman...

Apparently gerontocracy is also a philosophical phenomenon www.ft.com/content/9f89...

Sad to hear about the recent passing of Eduardo Mendieta, a brilliant philosopher who did so much work to explore and promote critical philosophy and Latin American thought. He was a very generous reader on my MA thesis committee. We need more scholars like him.

I have been making way through & really enjoying this series by Daniel Tutt & @varnvlog.bsky.social. Looking forward to part III. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMLI...

I am happy to share the latest episode of #TheYoungIdealist Series on Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought. This special episode features Professor Sebastian Luft discussing the life and thought of Ernst Cassirer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugim...

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We could have a socialist running for mayor in Montreal! I would be curious to hear @mattpolprof.bsky.social reaction to this. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/p...

Some fantastic pieces in this book. www.google.ca/books/editio...

New short review by @mattpolprof.bsky.social. The book was a great read & I especially enjoyed @lkatfield.bsky.social chat with the boys over at the "Know Your Enemy" pod. www.commonwealmagazine.org/big-ideas-no...

My long piece defending and critiquing G.A Cohen's analytical Marxism is out with Everyday Analysis. open.substack.com/pub/everyday...

C’est l’hiver!! ☃️

My piece on Bernie Sanders and his defense of left liberal values for @theunpopulist.net

Thanks Ian!

Appreciate the shout-out from Conrad Hamilton in his response to critics to "Flowers for Marx" by @mattpolprof.bsky.social, @benburgis.bsky.social, etc. cosmonautmag.com/2025/12/the-...

Conrad Hamilton responds to Nicolas D Villarreal's recent review of Flowers For Marx, taking issue with his critique of the collection's contents.

Interesting, I would be curious to know if this in @mattpolprof.bsky.social stack for review following some of his writing on cosmopolitanism.

Thanks, Paul. Luke Ulas also published Being Cosmopolitan this year (keeping up the strong LSE connection at Sheffield). So indeed a good year for us theorists! amzn.eu/d/4iDIWsz

I spent time over last Christmas reading the MS for review. I liked it and here it is. Congratulations to @mattsleat.bsky.social - a fine book. Also for those paying attention this and Ed Hall’s book mark out Politics @polshef.bsky.social as perhaps the top UK theory dept this year…

Wow! Williams was a towering Buddhist scholar during my time in religious studies. I had no idea he was influenced by Hebert McCabe & Gavin D'Costa either. www.google.ca/books/editio...

while the views are "eh", the reaction to this one continues to make it the video I'm most proud of thus far. I've heard from so many people who connected with my story, and I'm glad that things like this can do something towards sharing stories and creating community. youtu.be/PdjiQVaHepA

My interview with Alex Guerrero, author of Lottocracy, is out for @jacobinmag.bsky.social. We discuss the merits of sortition style democracy jacobin.com/2025/12/lott...

I would like to thank George Weigel for his attention to my writing firstthings.com/rome-and-the...

My new piece for @smashmammon.bsky.social introducing R.H Tawney's Christian socialism christiansocialism.com/2025/12/08/h...

my column for Commonweal Magazine on the 60th anniversary of Vatican II "No More Nostalgia. It’s time to talk about Vatican II in new ways" www.commonwealmagazine.org/vatican-II-a...

My new piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social reviewing two good books on post-liberalism ala Vance, Deneen and the rest of the gang. jacobin.com/2025/12/post...

"Captive Gods: Religion and the Rise of Social Science" Kwame Anthony Appiah thebukukupress.com/products/cap...

Interesting read so far... www.google.ca/books/editio...

Habermas describing himself as a high school slacker turning in half baked essays on Herder, Kant and ordoliberalism...

The Christian- and social-democratic model represents the fullest expression of Catholic Social Teaching, inaugurated in the late 19th century by Leo XIII. My @commonweal.bsky.social essay on its prospects in time of Leo XIV, based on my Villanova lecture www.commonwealmagazine.org/future-chris...

The December issue is here!🎄Inside: - @sohrabahmari.bsky.social calls for a Christian-democratic renewal—and four contributors respond - Aaron Robertson reports on Black Catholic life in Detroit - Editors and friends recommend Christmas reads And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

Great read! =) www.google.ca/books/editio...

My new piece for @liberalcurrents.com on Sunstein's recent book on the liberal tradition

My new piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social reviewing "The Democratic Marketplace" jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...

Great Know Your Enemy interview with @lkatfield.bsky.social on her new book. Really captures the idealism of so many MAGA intellectuals. The love of high falutin critiques of liberal rights while rarely addressing just whose rights are getting chopped. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

“[An] excellent new book.”—Michelle Goldberg, New York Times In Furious Minds, @lkatfield.bsky.social chronicles the rise of the New Right—and their powerful assault on American freedoms, values, and ideals. Out now (6 Jan UK pub). Read a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

'The result is something rare—intellectual history that is not just researched but also reported, a vivid narrative that sweeps the reader along' 👏 brillant review of @lkatfield.bsky.social's 'Furious Minds' by William Galston in @theunpopulist.net www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-neo-ri...

I've been writing for @liberalcurrents.com for years. They're a truly great magazine under the stewardship of @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com and @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com, and have grown and are looking to expand. Consider supporting this stellar outlet! www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...

Digital version of my essay on postmodern conservatism is out with Damage Magazine damagemag.com/2025/11/24/c...

My response to Yanis Iqbal's critique of liberal socialism and me is up @cosmonautmag.bsky.social cosmonautmag.com/2025/11/lett...

Thrilled to announce that I’ve accepted an invitation to talk about my book as a keynote speaker for the Canadian Psychological Association’s annual convention next year. 😊✌️

If you want a long form philosophical exploration of the current moment, Sam Moyn provides a good one here, despite my interventions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKHE...