It was lovely to be back at Balliol and seeing many old friends at our 20 year reunion (since matriculation). Around every corner a memory was waiting, of joy and excitement, or of exhaustion from the endless BOPs, and the dread of an essay deadline!
The campus hasn’t changed, which makes me reflect just what it means for Balliol to have stood for 800 years, undoubtedly the oldest Oxford college!
People I had not seen in 16 years are now fathers and mothers; or professors assigning the essays we once wrote. But familiarity floods back instantly.
Especially amongst us PPEists, we get right back into properly rational debates on democracy and authoritarianism etc, with casual mentions of Arrow theorem or “universal prescriptivism” etc. that needs no elaboration.
Older people used to tell me how special the undergrad years are. It’s impossible to appreciate it while you are in it. Only now do I recognise the permanent fraternity cultivated from shared intellectual formation. I’m curious to see how we all pan out in the next 10 years!
It’s so fucking crazy that Democrats are able to win the Senate because of Texas and Alaska are swing states.
We live in the wildest time in modern history.
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Trump promised $5,000 stimulus checks from DOGE cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0.
Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0.
Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+.
Trump now has more promises for you.
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