Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The "bottom line" is that it simply must become socially unacceptable to pay workers low wages with no benefits, in the same way that the 8-hour workday was normalized. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAEmbrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Really good piece by Jonathan applying a luck aware mindset to the Lindsay Clancy trial and mental illness based bad moral luck in general. I think there are significant overlaps between this topic and cases where parents leave babies in cars. Folks really struggle to accept that it’s an accident. 2152
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fwiw, I have a new piece up on why the Lindsay Clancy trial made me even more of a feminist than I already was. The philosophy of luck is a big theme too. goodmenproject.com/featured-con...goodmenproject.comWhy the Trial of Lindsay Clancy Made Me Even More of a Feminist Than I Already WasAmerican society and its institutions have failed women in countless ways. 021
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Fwiw, I interviewed voting rights attorney David Walbert about his new book on the history of stolen elections in Americ: www.merionwest.com/the-long-his...merionwest.comThe Long History of Disputed and Stolen Elections in AmericaRecent Gallup polling suggests that a majority of Americans, across the political spectrum, remain concerned about the integrity of elections as we approach the midterms. Attorney David Walbert sugges... 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fwiw, I wrote a lengthy defense of postmodern philosophy: medium.com/@john.church...medium.comIn Defense of Postmodern PhilosophyOver the last decade, it has become something of a cottage industry among right-wing pundits, influencers, and mountebanks to put their own… 010
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFACivil Defense Institute @civildefenseinst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"NEW RESEARCH GROUP IN TOWN: The Civil Defense Institute, a nonpartisan investigative research group, is launching today to zero in on actors who undermine civil society and Americans’ freedom to participate in public life." www.politico.com/influencepolitico.comPOLITICO InfluenceLatino lawmakers, staff and lobbyists are taking over the Washington convention center tonight for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s annual awards gala. But all anyone wants to talk about ... 01811
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFACivil Defense Institute @civildefenseinst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Extremism, conspiracy-driven campaigns, foreign influence operations and online harassment run through networks built to avoid scrutiny. We built an organization to scrutinize them. The Civil Defense Institute is live: civildefenseinstitute.orgcivildefenseinstitute.orgCivil DefenseEvidence-backed research profiles of organizations and the people who connect them. 18533
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFATom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Please give our newly launched investigative research organization’s account a follow: @civildefenseinst.bsky.social We are digging into the extremist networks undermining our democracy and constitutional rights. Read our first reports and profiles here: civildefenseinstitute.org 12234138
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026www.merionwest.com/the-man-who-...merionwest.comThe Man Who Dreamed of Rocket ShipsMG Allan 011
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026It is inconceivable to my feeble mind that these guys became that much more valuable to society during that time. 022
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFARobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Just 10 people have already poured $617 MILLION into this year’s midterm elections. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. This is not sustainable. We need to get Big Money out of our democracy. 27794573342
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026"Mean thieves lie in dungeons and in the stocks, while public thieves go about in gold and silk." Cato, Roman senator 010
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 05/06/2026NEW: "We’re privatizing gains for Musk and socializing the costs for the rest of us." www.thebulwark.com/p/congrats-y...thebulwark.comCongrats. You’re About to Unwittingly Make Elon Musk a Trillionaire.SpaceX is IPOing next week. And there’s a good chance you’re gonna own a portion of it—whether you like it or not. 64720
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 01/06/20261/Friedrich Hayek: "It would probably contribute more to human happiness if, instead of trying to make remuneration correspond to merit, we made clearer how uncertain is the connection between value and merit. We are probably all much too ready to ascribe personal merit where there is, in fact, 100
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026voegelinview.com/in-praise-of...voegelinview.comIn Praise of Eccentricity - VoegelinViewIn recent weeks, I have been vexed by distinct, if brief, moments of discomfort about the roughly one thousand books in my possession. While escorting a plumber and an Internet technician into my apar... 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Great piece by @mattpolprof.bsky.social jacobin.com/2026/05/saad...jacobin.comGad Saad Is Very Mad That His Books Are Bad and SadGad Saad is a staple of the anti-woke dark web. But his new book, Suicidal Empathy, is proof that the supposedly “intellectual” wing of the New Right is running on fumes. 041
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Merion West is now publishing fiction. Check out our three debut stories, including my favorite, "The Bubble" by Philip Dean Walker. www.merionwest.com/tag/arts-fic...merionwest.comFiction - Merion West 000
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFALeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 30/05/2026“One of the reasons that countries like Denmark are happy is because they have social safety nets… The lack of income inequality means people have an excuse to follow their purpose, which can allow people to feel like their life is better.” Interesting insights into happiness—gift link:nytimes.comWant to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t. 622361
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 24/05/2026www.merionwest.com/in-the-digit...merionwest.comIn the Digital Age, the Need to Remain Human Is Stronger Than EverPatricia Martin joins Jonathan Church to discuss her new book that brings Jung’s ideas about the self and the persona into the age of social media and AI. Although concerned about technology’s toll on... 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026stoicsocialjustice.substack.com/p/family-and...stoicsocialjustice.substack.comFamily and Gender in the Factory System: For the Lowell Mill GirlsBy: Ayler Roskos 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 24/03/2026goodmenproject.com/featured-con...goodmenproject.comThe Capitalist Pursuit of Profit Over People in the Realm of Social MediaAre we sacrificing the health of our children on the altar of commodification and profits? 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026freethinker.co.uk/2026/03/capi...freethinker.co.ukCapitalism Is a Nightmare. AI and Amazon Make It Worse. - The FreethinkerFor all the marvels of capitalism, two core features of capitalist societies expose a devastating contradiction in the… 011
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 13/03/2026www.merionwest.com/why-we-have-...merionwest.comWhy We Have Banned Social Media for Our ChildAs debates swirl in legislatures around the world about restricting children's social media use, senior editor Jonathan Church offers his own experience raising a daughter while limiting screens. 001
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 06/03/2026areomagazine.com/2021/01/13/p...areomagazine.comPragmatism, Empiricism and the Meaning of TruthAt the turn of the twentieth century, philosopher and psychologist William James arrived at a theory of truth and knowledge called radical empiricism. By 020
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 06/03/2026www.sublationmag.com/post/four-re...sublationmag.comFour Reasons Why We Should Not Have BillionairesAfter Zohran Mamdani's comments on Billionaires spark opposition, Jonathan Church lays out four key arguments as to why they should not exist. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAMatt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 04/03/2026There's something almost wholesome about those numbers. A throwback to a time when people genuinely thought government worked for citizens in good faith... 0334
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The problem with meritocracy is the very concept of merit itself. It's not that the rich are not meritorious, even if that is true, but that merit itself as an organizing principle of society is fundamentally flawed. 010
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984 020
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAMatt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 15/01/2026America ranking 32nd in overall quality of life has to sting because of how utterly unnecessary it is www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Unhappiness 0194
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAMatt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 09/01/2026My new piece for @currentaffairs.bsky.social 1218
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Few contemporary books illuminate the malaise of inequality more than The Meritocracy Trap & The Tyranny of Merit. The meritocratic society has become a dystopia 040
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 03/01/2026www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-fas...currentaffairs.orgWhy Fascists Always Come for the Socialists FirstContrary to right-wing myths that the "Nazis were socialist," fascists despise socialism and want to destroy it. Here's why the left poses such a threat to them. 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 23/12/2025www.merionwest.com/reflecting-o...merionwest.comReflecting on Tragedy: From Brown University to Bondi BeachSenior editor Jonathan Church, writing in the wake of horrific shootings in Rhode Island and Australia, reflects on the death of his own mother, wringing meaning from tragedy, and what it is to live i... 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 19/12/2025"Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats Too noble to neglect Deceived me into thinking I had something to protect Good and bad, I define these terms Quite clear, no doubt, somehow Ah, but I was so much older then I’m younger than that now" Bob Dylan, My Back Pages 020
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAEmbrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Have we considered that maybe a credentialing obsessed, hyper-competitive meritocratic pedagogy was the real monster all along? 1247
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 27/11/2025In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry. 386299984888
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFATom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The Cyber Barrons are the Robber Barons of our time. We need more antitrust enforcement, not less, to break up their digital monopolies. It is necessary to counter their obscene wealth, power and influence in our democracy. 215666
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFAMatt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 15/11/2025My piece on meritocracy for @liberalcurrents.com 172
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 22/10/2025👍👊👏 www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.com‘It’s PR, not the ER’: Gen Z is resisting the workplace emergencyIn an evolving workforce, Gen Z is rejecting a frenetic, stress-inducing approach to work that crosses work-life balance boundaries and leads to burnout. 020
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Libertarianism in a nutshell: what's mine is mine, what's yours could be mine. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Church, CFASally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I love that Robert Redford did not want a public funeral, a theater of applause and tribute. Just another sign that he was a great man. 430124
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Charisma has always struck me as a red flag in a person. It is almost like a personality flaw that I am inclined to distrust. 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025www.axios.com/2025/09/08/a...axios.comAmericans give capitalism its lowest ever rating in new Gallup surveyA slim majority of Americans rate capitalism positively. 000
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025"Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." Kenneth Boulding 211112
Jonathan Church, CFA @jondavidchurch.bsky.social · 02/09/2025www.youtube.com/shorts/OOypC...youtube.comDavid Foster Wallace on Importance of QuietYouTube video by Daily Philosopher 000