David Thunder
@davidjthunder
Political philosopher. Opinions my own. BLOG: http://davidthunder.substack.com VIDEOS: http://youtube.com/@drdavidthunder SUPPORT MY WORK : http://ko-fi.com/davidthunder
I am delighted and honoured to announce that my recent book, The Polycentric Republic: A Theory of Civil Order for Free and Diverse Societies (Routledge, 2025), has been bestowed with the Open Reason award, an award conferred by Universidad Francisco de Vitoria's Open Reason…
Some common sense here. Glad to see it can now be said out loud without automatically being dismissed as a xenophobe.
Morning! Here's some clear numbers on housing, immigration and house prices. Put very simply, the rate of immigration will have to be halved at least for there to be any hope of stabilising house prices, given the amount of homes that are being built now. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…
Excellent review of Alasdair MacIntyre's life and legacy by @NPinkoski
“It is impossible to understand the new postliberal right without discussing Alasdair MacIntyre.” Read Nathan Pinkoski's @NPinkoski piece in COMPACT: compactmag.com/article/postli…
“Is frequent use of X likely to become addictive? If so, explain the mechanisms that induce such addiction.” GROK’S ANSWER: Yes, frequent use of X (or similar social media platforms) can become addictive due to psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that reinforce…
It is inevitable that the university system will be gradually colonised by the ideological programmes of the State, to the extent that universities depend on State-controlled funding for their economic viability. We need smaller, more nimble institutions of higher learning…
«No es de sentido común otorgar a un gobierno el nivel de autoridad del Estado actual», asegura el ganador de uno de los Premios Razón Abierta. @davidjthunder, autor de 'La república policéntrica', propone una alternativa. @ufvmadrid @ICS_unav alfayomega.es/ganador-de-uno…
Dos proyectos de la Universidad, premiados en los VIII Premios Razón Abierta, que impulsan @ufvmadrid y Fundación Joseph Ratzinger. Se trata del programa Grandes Libros del @CoreUnav, y de una publicación de @davidjthunder, investigador del @ICS_unav. 👉 unav.edu/en/news/-/cont…
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Indeed, these concepts, at least as they are typically employed by “progressives,” could be described, without exaggeration, as a species of slavespeak. ~@davidjthunder A Translation Guide to Progressive Slavespeak brownstone.org/articles/a-tra…
Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the most influential moral philosophers of our times, passed away. He was known in the world of moral, social, or political philosophy. ~@davidjthunder Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025): A Philosopher Who Thought Against the Grain brownstone.org/articles/alasd…
#Libro El investigador @davidjthunder, de @rsc_ics, presenta su nuevo libro, en el que propone el ejercicio de reimaginar un nuevo orden político y social definido por el pluralismo y el respeto de las libertades individuales. Inscripciones➡️ow.ly/60Nh50W6ZY9
I have lost a lot of my former interest in X and found it was not an efficient use of my time to be on it much. I stopped paying my subscription fee too - just didn't see much benefit in paying 10 EUR a month and reaching a tiny fraction of my 40K "followers" on X.
In March 2025, I became a Twitter/X 3-year old. At that time, I seriously considered closing down my X account, but I was persuaded to continue. Now, some months later, having thought over the pros and cons almost daily, I have decided that it is time to disconnect from X.
In March 2025, I became a Twitter/X 3-year old. At that time, I seriously considered closing down my X account, but I was persuaded to continue. Now, some months later, having thought over the pros and cons almost daily, I have decided that it is time to disconnect from X.
CHATGPT IS A TOOL OF PROPAGANDA In case anyone is under the illusion that ChatGPT is a politically "neutral" AI programme, it just refused to generate a cartoon depicting a State coercing citizens into taking a vaccine, "because it violates our content policies." Wow.
“Kent Police has agreed to pay £20,000 in compensation to Julian Foulkes, the 71-year-old retired special constable arrested in November 2023 over a tweet about rising anti-Semitism.”
🚨 BREAKING: Following an intervention by the FSU, Kent Police has agreed to pay £20,000 in compensation to Julian Foulkes, the 71-year-old retired special constable arrested in November 2023 over a tweet about rising anti-Semitism! The tweet had just 26 views. Nevertheless, it…
I will be launching my book, The Polycentric Republic, this Tuesday 3rd June at 4pm at the University of Navarra. If you are at the university these days, please DM or email me to join us! I will be joined by two excellent commentators, @JoseIgnMurillo and Gonzalo Villalta.
#Libro David Thunder (@davidjthunder), investigador de @rsc_ics, presenta su nuevo libro, "La república policéntrica", este martes, en conversación con José Ignacio Murillo (@JoseIgnMurillo) y Gonzalo Villalta Podéis leer entrevista con el autor aquí ➡️ow.ly/BYBx50W2tEG
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