Brian Kogelmann
@bkogel89.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Phil and Poli Sci. Interested in PPE. Views my own.
Minor life update: I'll be spending next academic year as a visiting fellow at the Murphy Institute at Tulane University, working on my next book. Grateful to Purdue's leadership for the leave. If you find yourself in NOLA, reach out!
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My review of Hélène Landemore's newest book, Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule.
www.independent.org/tir/2026-spr...
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Book Review: Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule, Hélène Landemore
During the ratification battle over the United States Constitution, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists were divided on many issues. One major axis of
https://www.independent.org/tir/2026-spring/politics-without-politicians/
about 2 months ago
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Anyone interested in doing a panel on populism at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics annual meeting in London this summer?
4 months ago
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Should we scrap elections and pick legislators at random? Some philosophers say yes. In my latest paper, I argue there are strong reasons to doubt that ordinary citizens are smart enough for the job.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Sortition and cognitive ability - Brian Kogelmann, 2026
There is a growing sense that representative democracy is in crisis, leading to renewed interest in alternative institutional designs. One popular proposal—what...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1470594X251414946
4 months ago
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Did we kidnap Maduro for economic policy advice?
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/f...
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Fed Chair Powell says he's under criminal investigation, won't bow to Trump intimidation
President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly as the president wants.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/fed-jerome-powell-criminal-probe-nyt.html?__source=sharebar|facebook&par=sharebar&fbclid=IwY2xjawPRKmVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFCbWFFTVVEQzBVMEc0cFMxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgXYMiwEaUAeRy43HF36sPs8xMuRyp7nPQkKe-wDnXFHSh22uXVKsWW-agmx_aem_xLWDt2hoSslgJJk0cvMTJA
4 months ago
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Had a great time presenting my paper, “Paying Off Populists,” at the first annual PPEL in the Global South conference in Bangalore, India. Already excited for next year!
5 months ago
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I just published a Cambridge Elements that offers a critical overview of recent work in epistocracy, Confucian meritocracy, and democratic theories of meritocracy. Free to download for the next two weeks. URL:
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/political-meritocracy-in-the-21st-century/AACAB43634DBE4476BD4F2E6A1C78298?utm_date=20251128&utm_id=1764310759&utm_campaign=CLAS,Elements,Humanities,IOC&utm_sou...
https://t.co/Z5BOYrCRGF
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