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johnpfaff.bsky.social
I’d add: yesterday it was a “challenging” interview, but one he still posted on Twitter (which could explain the nature of the hatemail).

Which suggests it’s the reaction, not the content, that is driving his regret.
A challenging interview on my new book, ON LIBERALISM, with @NewYorker @mitpress @samuelmoyn
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
ryanlcooper.com
and I referenced Sam Moyn in particular because of this post. the contrarian socialist academic and centrist left-punching writer, both agreeing that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment should be erased from the Constitution. how sweet
Samuel Moyn 🔭 @samuelmoyn Hard agree with Jon Quote Jonathan Chait @jonathanchait · Dec 19, 2023 I have heard the legal case for this, but the politics and civics of this move are awful. Hope/expect SCOTUS to overturn. x.com/colvinj/status…
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
thelincoln.bsky.social
Oh look, Ross Douthat's co-teacher is back in the NYT with another Trump-flattering article, this time buddying up with a Bush admin co-writer.
@samuelmoyn Why the most illuminating historical analogy for Trump might be with… Franklin Roosevelt - my latest with @jacklgoldsmith Samuel Moyn article in 2017: "Trump Isn't a Threat to Our Democracy. Hysteria Is."
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
sethcotlar.bsky.social
I appreciate John Ganz for many reasons, one of which is that he functions effectively as my anger translator.
John Ganz @lionel _trolling maybe you should shut the fuck up sam Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn • 7h Turn out that boys crying wolf are also not above victory laps when it comes 12:45 PM • Apr 17, 2025 • 33K Views
April 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
tomscocca.bsky.social
One thing about peasants is they definitely never got manipulated into going after somebody for no good reason
Screenshot of quote-post on X: Samuel Moyn 🔭 @samuelmoyn “It wasn’t feudalism, or anything else about the Old Regime that led peasants to challenge it. Only how people perceived those things mattered.” Quote Brian Stelter @brianstelter · Nov 8 "It wasn’t the economy," @mtomasky says. "It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer" — the right-wing media. https://newrepublic.com/post/188197/trump-media-information-landscape-fox
November 10, 2024 at 2:00 AM
thelincoln.bsky.social
Not only were they wrong, but they still try to insist they were right *despite being wrong.*
@samuelmoyn Turn out that boys crying wolf are also not above victory laps when it comes
January 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
overboeken.bsky.social
'De vergelijking met #fascisme leidt tot blindheid, niet tot inzicht.'
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May 5, 2024 at 8:35 AM
greene.haus
This labeler, every so often, comes in miiiighty handy.
A post tagged by the Harper’s Letter signatory labeler: Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn... • 12h • Harper's Signatory "As Trumpism has flailed and failed, it hasn't consolidated the kind of authoritarian power anticipated by its most alarmed opponents. It doesn't …
August 9, 2026 at 6:28 AM
thelincoln.bsky.social
Not a big Stoller fan but he cooked him here and Moyn, as usual, has no rebuttal.
@matthewstoller Sure if you think using authority is authoritarian then Trump and FDR are similar. So is Mussolini. And Mamdani. So are all leaders who do anything. @samuelmoyn Wow @matthewstoller · 22h You can say that FDR 'set loose the IRS on perceived enemies' but Andrew Mellon did actually violate tax laws. You did not make a distinction between enforcing the rule of law and engaging in arbitrary coercion. Hence my critique. (Moyn does not reply)
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
oliverbweber.bsky.social
»Könnten wir dann nicht sagen, dass es der Liberalismus selbst ist, der in einem Ungleichgewicht zu sich steht, der eine Tendenz hat, ein ›Liberalism against itself‹ zu sein«? — Das muss man gelesen haben: @Fionnindy und @samuelmoyn im Gespräch. politischeoekonomie.com/auf-dem-weg-...
Auf dem Weg zurück zur Geschichte - Politik & Ökonomie Blog
In ihrem Gespräch zum Buch »Liberalism Against Itself« diskutieren Daniel-Pascal Zorn und Samuel Moyn über historische Kontinuitäten und Brüche des Liberalismus im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert sowie über d...
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December 18, 2024 at 2:42 PM
josiahwalrus1.bsky.social
Samuel Moyn reposting Corey Robin articles from 2017 about how Trump isn't a tyrant even though Robin has long since admitted Trump's regime IS fascist. Maybe it's the good kind of non-tyrant fascism in which case, good on you Moyn.
Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn Trump is a Tyrant: The Devolution of an Argument - Corey Robin 0.. coreyrobin.com Trump is a Tyrant: The Devolution of an Argument I've noticed an interesting evolution-perhaps devolution —in the "Trump is a tyrant" line of argument. Originally, th... 11:53 AM • May 7, 2026 • 8,159 Views 2 Relevant < • 31 N 25 View quotes >
May 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
chimeraxmachina.bsky.social
Seeing a lot of responses similar to this one by people who make their living as members of the bourgeoisie’s intelligentsia. “Don’t read”, “Pay no attention”, people claiming its a conspiracy obsessed text, instead of dealing with the actual contents.

Cheap maneuvering.
Samuel Moyn * @samuelmoyn • 15h Yes, Rockhill and his book aren't worth discussing or even paying attention to, for reasons noted in this article (that | had missed), which is, in contrast, very learned, reliable, and smart. Of course, it remains true that critical theory needs a reckoning for its negligences.
January 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM
thoughtgenerate.bsky.social
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My latest with @samuelmoyn discussing his fascinating new work Gerontocracy. Thanks to Sam for giving his time, and for a fascinating discussion.
Samuel Moyn Gerontocracy
My guest today is Samuel Moyn.
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June 29, 2026 at 8:32 AM
balupuppy.bsky.social
It’s like rain on your wedding day…
Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn X.com This is very good SANTANG Opinion | Twitter Broke the Left. X Will Break the Right. From nytimes.com 12:27 PM • 8/23/26 • 6.4K Views
August 23, 2026 at 8:55 PM
nile11.bsky.social
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke Ignites Debate After Endorsing Tax-Tiered Voting System
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Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke Ignites Debate After Endorsing Tax-Tiered Voting System
Shopify Chief Executive Tobias Lütke has drawn widespread scrutiny after publicly endorsing a wealth-tiered voting structure that would strip ballot access
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July 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
democracymatters.bsky.social
"Time for another Sam Moyn piece about how everyone is being so hysterical. "

Trump administration forces president of UVA to resign
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Trump administration forces president of UVA to resign - Lawyers, Guns & Money
I don’t think Mr. Jefferson would have approved, if we’re going to get all originalist with it. The University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, has told the board overseeing the school that he ...
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June 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
alttext.bsky.social
Generated Alttext: Jeet Heer @HeerJeet The 14th Amendment gambit is a distraction from the larger real project of building a solid pro-democracy majority. Me adjudicating a debate among liberals and the left (with help from @samuelmoyn and @GregTSargent thenation.com 4:02 PM · Dec 29, 2023 · 63.6K Views The image shows a man in profile view wearing a navy blue suit with a white shirt and red tie. He has light skin and his hair is blond and combed back. The man appears to be speaking into a microphone that is slightly out of focus in the foreground. In the blurred background, there are bokeh light effects with the colors gold and white, as well as a hint of star-shaped figures possibly from the reflections of the lights. The text superimposed over the image is associated with a social media post that includes a profile picture and a user handle, indicating that this is a screenshot of a tweet. The profile picture in the tweet is of a person wearing glasses and a blue jacket over a collared shirt. Generated Alttext: Unless SCOTUS strikes down Colorado and Maine, we will end up in a situation where judges and election officials all over the country begin disqualifying candidates for any number of reasons. We will find ourselves unable to hold elections that most Americans consider legitimate. 2:30 AM · Dec 29, 2023 · 364.3K Views The image displays a social media tweet. At the top, there's a user's profile picture showing a person with glasses holding a paper. Next to this is the user's name and Twitter handle. The main body of the tweet is in plain text with a white background, expressing a concern regarding the Supreme Court's potential actions and their implications on the legitimacy of elections. The timestamp indicates the date and time the tweet was posted, followed by the number of views the tweet has received. The entire image has a clean and minimalistic design typical of a Twitter post, with a predominantly white background and black text.
December 30, 2023 at 12:22 AM
luketurner.com
An excellent piece on the real meaning of "cultural Marxism" by @samuelmoyn, which helps contextualise the antisemitic nature of the abuse that the likes of Ed Fornieles, Daniel Keller & the #AthensBiennale have been excusing & enabling....
November 23, 2024 at 5:42 AM
toddntucker.com
I say yes.
https://twitter.com/toddntucker/status/1684900174475169792
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“Manchin shows progressives how it's done: we the people decide court jurisdiction. Now do it for workers and the climate. @samuelmoyn @maxberger @stephsterlingdc @GaneshSitaraman @WeDemandJustice ...
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August 3, 2023 at 7:01 PM
chriswarren.info
In dialogue with Arundhati Roy, Derrida, Schmitt, @samuelmoyn, @JeremyJWaldron, & others, I argue that the conceptual histories of angels & diplomats are interlinked, & that their shared etymology opens into a new intellectual history of human rights....
November 23, 2024 at 7:23 AM
daeganmiller.bsky.social
@samuelmoyn gets close here: https://www.thenation.com/article/barbarian-virtues/
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November 9, 2024 at 7:45 PM
brdemuth.bsky.social
An eloquent @samuelmoyn on James Scott & his career-long critique of the state https://www.thenation.com/article/barbarian-virtues/
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November 3, 2024 at 6:12 AM
brdemuth.bsky.social
🙏 to ⁦@samuelmoyn⁩ & ⁦@ProfSchleich⁩ for this podcast, a great listen & law education (one I get while running no less!)

This convo w/ ⁦@MaggieBlackhawk⁩ & ⁦@ksuenamu⁩ on Native erasure in property law & much else is especially🔥
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November 2, 2024 at 8:39 PM
oliverbweber.bsky.social
»Aufklärung kann nur der Rückgriff auf diejenige Ressource schaffen, derer sich der ›Cold War Liberalism‹ als erster entledigt hat: der Geschichtsschreibung als geduldiger Analyse der Quellen.« @Fionnindy über @samuelmoyn:...
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM