12 characteristics of fascism according to scholars of history. I’d say MAGA is 12 for 12. You?

What About the Children? open.substack.com/pub/subrena/...

A Meditation on Helplessness open.substack.com/pub/subrena/...

The Psychology of Fascism, Part 2 open.substack.com/pub/davidliv...

Something Has Gone "Afoot," Racially open.substack.com/pub/subrena/...

Subrena Smith's message for the year ahead: Speaking Through Fear. subrena.substack.com/p/speaking-t...

"Weeding Out Race." Reposting this, in light of the current political atmosphere. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/weeding-ou...

What do you all think of these two potential titles for a crossover book about fascism. Which is better? 1. Fascist States (of Mind) 2. Ordinary Fascism

The Vileness Was Never Hidden. Subrena Smith's powerful reflections on Trump. subrena.substack.com/p/the-vilene...

For the deep context of Trump's latest indignity, see SIMIANIZATION: Apes, Gender, Class, and Race edited by Wulf D. Hund, Charles W. Mills, Silvia Sebastiani, available for download here: www.academia.edu/16269162/Sim...

Art For and Against Dehumanization open.substack.com/pub/davidliv...

Illinois friends

Of course teachers can use AI to detect cheating | Opinion www.pressherald.com/2026/01/07/u...

A discussion of the evolution of dehumanisation, monsters and race. | https://bit.ly/3XcIv2B Philosopher David Livingstone Smith presents us with a candid but unique outlook on this topic, exploring symbols of hate to having hope without optimism. #philsky

David Livingstone Smith maintains that people are initially attracted to fascist-style movements for more economic reasons, and the leader’s rhetoric aims at converting them from mere followers into true believers doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue1 #devotion #philsky #philpsy 11/11

How dehumanizing people transforms them into monsters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2n...

At bottom, pseudo-philosophers are bullshitters, in Harry Frankfurt’s sense of the term. Frankfurt distinguishes bullshitters from liars. Liars have got to keep an eye on the truth, because they’ve got to avoid it. But truth is irrelevant to bullshitters.

Subrena, my spouse, and I will be spending next academic year in Sweden. That means we will have to rent our (lovely) home out for a year. I'm writing on the off chance that anyone knows of anyone that needs a place to rent in southern NH.

Eighty-four years ago yesterday, The Wolfman was released in the United States. Just days earlier, Germany declared war on Germany, and consequently the Wansee conference, where senior Nazis worked out some of the logistics of the Holocaust, was cancelled and deferred to January, 1942.

Seeing as Rutger Bregman is having a moment with his Reith Lectures, I think it's a good time to share @davidlsmith.bsky.social 's excellent review of Bregman's book, Humankind. Take note and don't be duped by Bregman's feelgood. www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/are-we-...

I often hear it said that Trump does not does not have an ideology. The truth-value of that statement depends on what one means by "ideology"--a notoriously ambiguous term.

HELP! Does anyone know how to ship items with lithium-ion batteries from the US to Jamaica? It's estimated that electricity won't be restored to our family members till spring. We purchased two solar-powered generators to send, but have met obstruction because they are considered hazardous.

Just published! "Real Dehumanization" by @davidlsmith.bsky.social . Open access: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

When I trained psychotherapists, I tried to inculcate two basic principles: 1) create a secure frame, with neutrality, total privacy and total confidentiality, 2) shut the fuck up and let the patient speak. Everything else is icing on the cake.

My Lebowitz Prize paper "Real dehumanization" is now out in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association (open access). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Most Dangerous Animal. A powerful short film by the late Al Sutton. www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi...

Some of you may know #philsci #philbio Subrena Smith, Prof of #philosophy at UNH. Her family in Jamaica lives in one of parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa: Westmoreland. She & David are raising funds to support them w/ generators, supplies, truck water in to them, etc. Please donate if can!

Thanks to your generosity, my GoFundMe has raised $2672 to help my family in Jamaica in just a little over a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will go towards their most urgent needs, but it's a fraction of what's needed. T gofund.me/2a40e23c6

Thanks to your generosity, my GoFundMe has raised $2672 to help my family in Jamaica in just a little over a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will go towards their most urgent needs, but it's a fraction of what's needed. T gofund.me/2a40e23c6

My family is in Westmoreland, Jamaica. They are completely cut off from the rest of the island and the outside world. We don't know if they are dead or alive, but if the latter they are almost certainly homeless. If anyone has any info, PLEASE let me know. We are waiting, waiting, waiting....

Real Dehumanization open.substack.com/pub/davidliv...