Pete Bornschein

Philosopher, dog lover, movie buff, coffee guzzler, and ice cream abuser. I will retweet things I agree with, disagree with, or have no opinion about.

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

Peter Bornschein, Are Cultural Explanations for Racial Disparities Racist? in advance - PhilPapers https://t.co/4A93TEKlAA

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

People shift political expression to fit the social norms in the room

When political talk surfaces in everyday chats, it puts people in a bind. Do they speak their mind, or adjust their political opinion to fit the room they are in?

New research finds that individuals modify their expressed stance to align with the dominant tone of the group.

Participants randomly assigned to liberal- or conservative-leaning chat groups shifted their expressed stance in the direction of the group, demonstrating that social context alone was sufficient to alter political expression.

Political expression are not simply a window into personal belief, but function as a socially calibrated act.

These findings suggest that political talk in everyday settings may distort one's impression of surrounding opinions, not because disagreement is absent, but because it may remain unspoken.

https://t.co/WxFRgRGOkT

[Raúl Zepeda Gil 🏳️‍🌈🌹🇲🇽 @rgzepeda]

Today @aeonmag published me an essay I wrote with the main insight of my research: The violence specialists. They are workers workers in a trade, regardless of it’s legality. They can be gangsters or soldiers.

https://t.co/lCVVJA2R8u

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@mattyglesias Yeah, this is definitely the impression I’ve gotten from conversations. Many homeowners think their right to property includes a right that their property has a high value.

[John Aziz @aziz0nomics]

I like capitalism

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@JeffWhampton @CathyYoung63 True. But if you take into account loyalists and American Indians, plenty of defenseless civilians were killed, although perhaps not on the scale of the French Revolution.

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@JeffWhampton @CathyYoung63 That's not a reason to say there wasn't violence in the American Revolution, just that there wasn't as much violence. Erickson literally says, "ours was not...violent."

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@EWErickson Our revolution was violent, though. We fought a war (obviously), and lots of horrendous violence against loyalists and American Indians.

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

V-Dem's Electoral Democracy Index is informative: The US has undeniably declined in democracy (.73 on a 0-1 scale, vs .91 in 2013 and .79 during the Bicentennial) but still no where near being an autocracy, and far freer than most of the world. https://t.co/Z4ql4fcQ6v

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

American life expectancy has hit an all-time high (reductions in overdoses and homicides are a large cause, because they kill young people, dragging the average down). https://t.co/yLMmYseW4d

[Phil Magness @PhilWMagness]

In honor of the 250th, here's my latest on how the founders rebelled against the British tariff regime. https://t.co/T3rgoZgYs4

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

“What, to the American dog, is your 4th of July?”

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@PAHoyeck

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

Have I had too much ale? I thought we threw off the yoke of George III two days ago.

[1776 Live @250YearsAgoLive]

Continental Congress HAS SIGNED A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE! 

The UNITED STATES are OFFICIALLY INDEPENDENT from BRITAIN.

LIBERTY BELLS ring out throughout Philadelphia; the streets ERUPT IN ECSTASY.

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@PAHoyeck Out of the Past is the best.

[Pete Bornschein @Pbornsch]

@MattLutzPhi An M.A. student in the department I teach in recently wrote a thesis on the Now What Problem. It was mainly engaging with your 2014 paper. I believe he’s gone on to a PhD program.

[Matt Grossmann @MattGrossmann]

Agencies in traditionalistic states issue fewer regulations than those in moralistic or individualistic states; proposed rules in individualistic states cover a broader range of policy areas.
https://t.co/15o91zrMoH

[Micro-Digressions: A Philosophy Podcast @ADigressions]

Happy Fourth, everyone! Here's a brief explainer on patriotism and nationalism that I wrote for the Re:Freedom Substack. https://t.co/pAbzGWcV5j

[Claire Lehmann @clairlemon]

Apart from the Declaration and Constitution, there is perhaps no more essentially American document than Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet ‘Common Sense.’

Superb essay celebrating the American project from @mattjj89 for @Quillette
https://t.co/88PPAQReug

[Tiago Santos @tribsantos]

David says here the truths we don't want to admit