In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and an MPSA deadline extension

The Stanford graduate political theory conference is now accepting proposals for its fifth annual meeting. This has been my favorite conference as a grad student, and I encourage you to submit a proposal (or pass along the CfP to your graduate students)! wp.me/pb5QZ6-1A

The JHI’s Board of Editors is delighted to announce a new award for graduate students. The Martin Jay Prize recognizes the best article by a graduate student-author accepted for publication in the journal each year. The editors welcome your submissions!

I'm happy to share that my latest article, "Risk and Quietness: Pericles’s Funeral Oration and the Mythical 'Catalogue of Exploits,'” is now published in Political Theory! You can find it here, and please feel free to reach out if you'd like a copy #poltheory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Political theorists! APT is once again hosting a workshop for first time book authors - draft book proposals will be reviewed by published faculty and by Angela Chnapko, acquisitions editor for Oxford University Press. Applications due July 21! Info: associationforpoliticaltheory.org/content.aspx...

I'm doing podcast invites - anyone you'd recommend I have on? Political theorists, philosophers, & anyone else with something to say in that domain www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com

I had the pleasure of reviewing Naomi Campa's excellent new book, "Freedom and Power in Classical Athens," for The Review of Politics. You can check out my review here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Now that I am on here, a thread collecting events, discussions, interviews, and reviews connected to my new book, *Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique*, published by Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social. www.amazon.com/Against-Cons...

Me, whenever a NYT reporter is saying “the Platonic ideal of…” on The Headlines/Daily

CFP: Political theory in/ and/ as political science junior scholars' workshop. #polisky www.mcgill.ca/rgcs/ptps/20...

Reading Seneca’s Letters and feeling very personally attacked by this sentence

The Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory 2025 is now accepting applications! To submit an abstract, visit the website: oxgradconference.wixsite.com/oxfordgradco...

Grad students whose work sits at the intersection of history and political science: Would you be interested in getting involved in the WPSA Virtual Community on History and Politics I am convening with Vik Visana? You can workshop a paper, serve as a discussant, and more!

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I wrote a short piece on imagination and democracy for The Junkyard. You can read it here - comments are welcomed and much appreciated! junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/2/...

I had the great pleasure of joining Javier Mejia on the Civic Agora Podcast for a conversation about imagination, democracy, collective action, and misinformation! You can listen to it on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/2qrH...

A Southern twist on Rosh Hashanah dinner: smoked brisket with apple BBQ sauce and round challah dinner rolls. Shana tova y’all!

Join us next week for this very cool political theory "mini-conference," where I'll be presenting new work on the "democratic imagination" alongside this wonderful line-up of presenters and discussants. All are welcome!