Moira Weigel
@moiraweigel.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @ Harvard | Mom, writer, 老外
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I have a piece in the latest @nybooks.com on two of the best books about tech published in recent years www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
How Tech Rules | Ben Tarnoff
One of the hallmarks of the modern corporation is the separation of ownership from control. The firm is owned by shareholders but led by managers, who
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October 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I have a piece in the latest @nybooks.com on two of the best books about tech published in recent years www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
this morning the 3 y/o woke up at 5 am & when I went to get her she looked me in the eyes and said flatly: “giddyup”
August 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
this morning the 3 y/o woke up at 5 am & when I went to get her she looked me in the eyes and said flatly: “giddyup”
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I’ve been reading Muskism. I know I’m annoying with this BUT every evil person isn’t dumb. and every evil person being dumb on X isn’t merely dumb. It’s very much worth your time to parse why Musk uses this rhetoric the way that he does.
July 20, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I’ve been reading Muskism. I know I’m annoying with this BUT every evil person isn’t dumb. and every evil person being dumb on X isn’t merely dumb. It’s very much worth your time to parse why Musk uses this rhetoric the way that he does.
trying to hide out and write on campus I keep getting compliments on my @suhrkamp.de hat
July 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
trying to hide out and write on campus I keep getting compliments on my @suhrkamp.de hat
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6/30/71: Mike Nichols' brilliant Carnal Knowledge (W Jules Feiffer)
w/Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret
More:
Us: midcenturycinema.org/2016/11/06/n...
@moiraweigel.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...
@cinephiliabeyond.org: cinephiliabeyond.org/carnal-knowl...
w/Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret
More:
Us: midcenturycinema.org/2016/11/06/n...
@moiraweigel.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...
@cinephiliabeyond.org: cinephiliabeyond.org/carnal-knowl...
June 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
6/30/71: Mike Nichols' brilliant Carnal Knowledge (W Jules Feiffer)
w/Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret
More:
Us: midcenturycinema.org/2016/11/06/n...
@moiraweigel.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...
@cinephiliabeyond.org: cinephiliabeyond.org/carnal-knowl...
w/Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret
More:
Us: midcenturycinema.org/2016/11/06/n...
@moiraweigel.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post...
@cinephiliabeyond.org: cinephiliabeyond.org/carnal-knowl...
just sent to me by @quinnslobodian.com from ChatGPT when it’s right it’s
June 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
just sent to me by @quinnslobodian.com from ChatGPT when it’s right it’s
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Upcoming LaborTech Speaker Series @ June 4, 10am ET (US)
Lindsey Cameron and Moira Weigel, “Nothing New Under the Sun: The Journey of Sponsored Entrepreneurship From Amway to Uber”
Please RSVP to Angelica [email protected]
Lindsey Cameron and Moira Weigel, “Nothing New Under the Sun: The Journey of Sponsored Entrepreneurship From Amway to Uber”
Please RSVP to Angelica [email protected]
June 2, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Upcoming LaborTech Speaker Series @ June 4, 10am ET (US)
Lindsey Cameron and Moira Weigel, “Nothing New Under the Sun: The Journey of Sponsored Entrepreneurship From Amway to Uber”
Please RSVP to Angelica [email protected]
Lindsey Cameron and Moira Weigel, “Nothing New Under the Sun: The Journey of Sponsored Entrepreneurship From Amway to Uber”
Please RSVP to Angelica [email protected]
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Ambitious tech founders, VCs, and investors are bypassing Silicon Valley to pay up to $9,000 for firsthand access to China’s hyper-efficient manufacturing and AI ecosystems https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-tourism/?utm_campaign=row-social
China’s tech rise is creating a new kind of tourism
Foreign visitors are flocking to China’s factories and AI startups in search of the next technological breakthrough.
restofworld.org
May 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Ambitious tech founders, VCs, and investors are bypassing Silicon Valley to pay up to $9,000 for firsthand access to China’s hyper-efficient manufacturing and AI ecosystems https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-tourism/?utm_campaign=row-social
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In der @woz.ch bespricht heute auch @raulzelik.bsky.social den Band OBEN RECHTS @suhrkamp.de @lhaffert.bsky.social @tbiebricher.bsky.social @melindacooper.bsky.social @moiraweigel.bsky.social
www.woz.ch/2620/sachbuc...
www.woz.ch/2620/sachbuc...
Sachbuch: Polarisierung nach Gutsherrenart
Ein neues Buch nimmt das rechtspopulistische Unternehmertum ins Visier – und hinterfragt gängige Deutungen der autoritären Wende.
www.woz.ch
May 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
In der @woz.ch bespricht heute auch @raulzelik.bsky.social den Band OBEN RECHTS @suhrkamp.de @lhaffert.bsky.social @tbiebricher.bsky.social @melindacooper.bsky.social @moiraweigel.bsky.social
www.woz.ch/2620/sachbuc...
www.woz.ch/2620/sachbuc...
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Ein wichtiges Buch…Francis Dupuis-Déri gibt nicht nur Hélène Rytmann (Legotien) ihre Geschichte zurück, sondern legt auch offen, wie Louis Althusser, Weggefährten und sogar Teile der feministischen Theorie den Mord an einer Frau umdeuteten.
May 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Ein wichtiges Buch…Francis Dupuis-Déri gibt nicht nur Hélène Rytmann (Legotien) ihre Geschichte zurück, sondern legt auch offen, wie Louis Althusser, Weggefährten und sogar Teile der feministischen Theorie den Mord an einer Frau umdeuteten.
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#Philosophy #NationalDefence #AI #Technology #Fascism #PoliticalPhilosophy
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Check out Moira Weigel's essay here boundary2.org/2020/07/moir... and Anthony Burton's book meson.press/books/algori... and hope to see you on Tuesday!
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@alexispapazoglou.bsky.social
Check out Moira Weigel's essay here boundary2.org/2020/07/moir... and Anthony Burton's book meson.press/books/algori... and hope to see you on Tuesday!
Moira Weigel — Palantir Goes to the Frankfurt School
Moira Weigel This essay has been peer-reviewed by "The New Extremism" special issue editors (Adrienne Massanari and David Golumbia), and the b2o: An Online Journal editorial board. Since the election ...
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May 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
#Philosophy #NationalDefence #AI #Technology #Fascism #PoliticalPhilosophy
@moiraweigel.bsky.social
@anthbrtn.com
@alexispapazoglou.bsky.social
Check out Moira Weigel's essay here boundary2.org/2020/07/moir... and Anthony Burton's book meson.press/books/algori... and hope to see you on Tuesday!
@moiraweigel.bsky.social
@anthbrtn.com
@alexispapazoglou.bsky.social
Check out Moira Weigel's essay here boundary2.org/2020/07/moir... and Anthony Burton's book meson.press/books/algori... and hope to see you on Tuesday!
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I had such a great time digging into “Muskism” with @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com.
It really gives us a lot to ponder about the system we’re living in and how central Elon Musk has been to helping define it for his own benefit. Highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book!
It really gives us a lot to ponder about the system we’re living in and how central Elon Musk has been to helping define it for his own benefit. Highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book!
Is Muskism set to define the 21st century, in much the same way as Fordism did through the 20th century?
This week @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com join @parismarx.com to discuss the system Elon Musk has built and the threats it poses for society.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/327_...
This week @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com join @parismarx.com to discuss the system Elon Musk has built and the threats it poses for society.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/327_...
May 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I had such a great time digging into “Muskism” with @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com.
It really gives us a lot to ponder about the system we’re living in and how central Elon Musk has been to helping define it for his own benefit. Highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book!
It really gives us a lot to ponder about the system we’re living in and how central Elon Musk has been to helping define it for his own benefit. Highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book!
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this bill authorizes the NSF to provide grants for incorporating "AI literacy" into K-12 education. So infuriating to allocate federal grants to create a system for which profits funnel directly back to Big Tech. Further infuriating that this is proposed while the NSF is under-funded & under attack
A new bill introduced by Senators Adam Schiff and Mike Rounds would award grants to the National Science Foundation—which has endured massive funding cuts under the Trump Administration for science research—to put “AI literacy” in schools.
OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools
A new bill introduced by Senators Adam Schiff and Mike Rounds would award grants to the National Science Foundation—which has endured massive funding cuts under the Trump Administration for science...
www.404media.co
May 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
this bill authorizes the NSF to provide grants for incorporating "AI literacy" into K-12 education. So infuriating to allocate federal grants to create a system for which profits funnel directly back to Big Tech. Further infuriating that this is proposed while the NSF is under-funded & under attack
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Please share this widely: there are various postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in political theory, philosophy, and the social sciences at Normative Orders in Frankfurt!
‼️Call for Applications‼️
2 Postdoctoral Fellowships
Political Theory / Political Philosophy
Goethe University Frankfurt “Justitia Center for Advanced Studies”
2 Postdoctoral Fellowships
Philosophy / Social Sciences
Global Health Justice Postdoctoral Programme
2 Postdoctoral Fellowships
Political Theory / Political Philosophy
Goethe University Frankfurt “Justitia Center for Advanced Studies”
2 Postdoctoral Fellowships
Philosophy / Social Sciences
Global Health Justice Postdoctoral Programme
February 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Please share this widely: there are various postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in political theory, philosophy, and the social sciences at Normative Orders in Frankfurt!
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excellent piece
The tech world assumes that A.I.-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in education.
www.newyorker.com
April 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
excellent piece
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"Staat und Techunternehmen sollen über kurz oder lang zu einer Einheit verschmelzen.Als »Muskismus« haben der Historiker Quinn Slobodian und der Tech-Autor Ben Tarnoff diese Konstellation in ihrem vor Kurzem erschienenen gleichnamigen Buch bezeichnet."
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
(S+) Meinung: Die Techmogule setzen auf Regime-Change – Meinung
US-Techkonzerne folgen nicht einfach Donald Trump: Sie wollen selbst Staaten umbauen. Palantir-Chef Alex Karp hat nun seine autoritäre Vision skizziert. Das kann für Deutschland nur eine Konsequenz ha...
www.spiegel.de
April 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM
"Staat und Techunternehmen sollen über kurz oder lang zu einer Einheit verschmelzen.Als »Muskismus« haben der Historiker Quinn Slobodian und der Tech-Autor Ben Tarnoff diese Konstellation in ihrem vor Kurzem erschienenen gleichnamigen Buch bezeichnet."
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
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Every day brings a new AI product, use case or outcome. But one method endures for knowing what these systems actually do and to whom: auditing. Thrilled to share my new coauthored book, Auditing AI-a roadmap for accountability across this dynamic terrain #openaccess mitpress.mit.edu/978026205172...
April 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Every day brings a new AI product, use case or outcome. But one method endures for knowing what these systems actually do and to whom: auditing. Thrilled to share my new coauthored book, Auditing AI-a roadmap for accountability across this dynamic terrain #openaccess mitpress.mit.edu/978026205172...
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conforming to the genre is *more central* to the performance than *answering the specific question,* which may diverge from the expected genre. the genre of "radiologist analyzing an x-ray" does not usually contain "there is no available file to analyze" thus that answer is not typically available.
April 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
conforming to the genre is *more central* to the performance than *answering the specific question,* which may diverge from the expected genre. the genre of "radiologist analyzing an x-ray" does not usually contain "there is no available file to analyze" thus that answer is not typically available.
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Today, @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com consider whether "Muskism" could serve as a possible successor to post-Fordism.
How should we understand Muskism's distinctive regime of accumulation, and what kind of social contract does it propose to stabilize its disruptive effects?
How should we understand Muskism's distinctive regime of accumulation, and what kind of social contract does it propose to stabilize its disruptive effects?
Muskism as Fordism
Coined by a German economist in 1926, Fordism came to describe the dominant political-economic order of the mid-twentieth century. Could "Muskism" play a similar role in the twenty-first?
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April 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Today, @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com consider whether "Muskism" could serve as a possible successor to post-Fordism.
How should we understand Muskism's distinctive regime of accumulation, and what kind of social contract does it propose to stabilize its disruptive effects?
How should we understand Muskism's distinctive regime of accumulation, and what kind of social contract does it propose to stabilize its disruptive effects?
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On the occasion of Muskism's pub day, @quinnslobodian.com and I look at the upcoming SpaceX IPO and discuss possible ways it might advance Musk's ideological project www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk Is Taking the X Playbook to Starlink
The world’s richest man is accruing more power than ever before.
www.theatlantic.com
April 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
On the occasion of Muskism's pub day, @quinnslobodian.com and I look at the upcoming SpaceX IPO and discuss possible ways it might advance Musk's ideological project www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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"The phobic fascination with theory is over a century old. Yet, in recent years, it has taken on a new importance..." @moiraweigel.bsky.social doi.org/10.1162/OCTO...
Hating Theory Today
Abstract. Drawing on nearly a decade of research, this essay investigates the hatred of theory on the political right. The phobic fascination with theory is over a century old. Yet, in recent years, i...
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April 21, 2026 at 9:45 AM
"The phobic fascination with theory is over a century old. Yet, in recent years, it has taken on a new importance..." @moiraweigel.bsky.social doi.org/10.1162/OCTO...
This book is going to be so important!
Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
April 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This book is going to be so important!