Thomas D. Howes

I lecture and write. Ethics/Politics/Tech Ethics. Other stuff. @whypostlibfail. Beyond Postliberalism (Oct. 2027)

Vatican II stan. Pro-Human

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

My two book projects are:

Why Postliberalism Failed

and

Beyond Postliberalism.
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I am very happy right now with the choice of those titles.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

The AI layoffs are here:

*AMERICAN EXPRESS TO CUT 5% OF JOBS, ABOUT 3,500 EMPLOYEES

*BARCLAYS TO CUT 5,000 JOBS AS AI STARTS CREATING EFFICIENCY

*EBAY CONFIRMS JOB CUTS OF ABOUT 9%

*NETFLIX TO LAY OFF 6% OF GLOBAL STAFF, OR ABOUT 1,000 JOBS: WSJ

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

@TWilliamsAuthor Partly from not being weird and scary.

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

I like to think this is a reward for being less weird and scary.

[Brew Markets @brewmarkets]

JUST IN: Apple is now the world’s most valuable company.

[Brew Markets @brewmarkets]

JUST IN: Apple is now the world’s most valuable company.

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

I miss Italy.

[New York Post @nypost]

Italian priest gives middle finger to mob of masked rioters who chased scared tourists into church https://t.co/Eg0dpUq268

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

I was bearish on China before it was cool.

[James Pethokoukis ⏩️⤴️ @JimPethokoukis]

Perhaps underappreciated...

[(Stephanie) Slade @sladesr]

"Slade is extremely charitable, fair, probing, honest, and rigorous in her analysis. With her first book, Fusionism, she produced an instant classic."

Highest praise from @ThomasDHowes.

https://t.co/wBLPbw6V5V

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

I thought this was going to say Pope Leo was being knighted.

[Antonello Guerrera @antoguerrera]

NEW from Buckingham Palace @RoyalFamily

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex accepts honorary title at St George’s Chapel, Windsor

With the gracious approval of His Majesty The King, The Dean and Canons of Windsor are delighted to announce that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has become Papal Confrater of the College of St George at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

[Antonello Guerrera @antoguerrera]

NEW from Buckingham Palace @RoyalFamily

Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex accepts honorary title at St George’s Chapel, Windsor

With the gracious approval of His Majesty The King, The Dean and Canons of Windsor are delighted to announce that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has become Papal Confrater of the College of St George at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

[wyclif ⚓ @wyclif]

1996: "The internet is amazing."

2026: "The internet is cooked."

https://t.co/yBwSiFlsAL

[Adam Ozimek @ModeledBehavior]

A big idea post Great Recession was we need companies to invest instead of buybacks. But the reality is the govt should have been spending when rates were low, cutting long-term to plan for when rates are high, and letting biz wait and save for the right time. Which is now

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

@CrankyFed The most judicious of Hookers.

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

Yesterday.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

BREAKING: UK government urges citizens to stockpile at least 3 days of emergency food & water amid the global cybersecurity crisis.

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

The negative externalities of these frontier AI companies are substantial and just look how cavalier they are about it.

[Ari Kagan @AriKagan_]

quite the statement from Anthropic's head of security

[Ari Kagan @AriKagan_]

quite the statement from Anthropic's head of security

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

@BayouTheauxmist I was going for Hopper on Stranger things but need a blond mustache.

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

I got the wrong mustache.

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

Also yesterday.

See my article, "The Blessings of Modern Constitutional Democracy"

[Thomas D. Howes @ThomasDHowes]

Also yesterday.

See my article, "The Blessings of Modern Constitutional Democracy"

[Hayek Program @HayekProgram]

📢 Vol. 2, Issue 1 of Markets & Society is out!

As America marks 250 years of independence, scholars examine the achievements, shortcomings, and future of liberal democracy.

Read the full issue, available open access! 👇
https://t.co/n56NO23v3M