Michael Patrick Lynch
Philosopher. Writer. TED-talker. Sailor. @UConn. Worried about truth, democracy and the ethics of AI. New book: *On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It*
- New review of On Truth in Politics @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/trut...
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- So excited to see Manuel Almagro Holgado's new book long-listed for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Nayef Al-Rodhan International Prize in Transdisciplinary Philosophy. Congrats to Manuel and all the other long-listers! royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...
- Great review on On Truth in Politics in NDPR by John Capps ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/on-t...
- Great piece on the administration's attack on our epistemic infrastructure--and shout-out to my work-- by @peterbakernyt.bsky.social in today's paper.
- New interview on bullshit and lies in politics megaphone.link/NBNK4488676287
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- #438 - Truth In Politics: A Dialogue with Michael P. Lynch open.substack.com/pub/convergi...
- Reposted by Michael Patrick LynchCan democracy survive without truth? On Truth in Politics by philosopher @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social makes the case for why #truth is essential to #democracy and needs to be rehabilitated in the "post-truth" era. Jeff Roquen @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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- New review of On Truth in Politics
- Democracy and the pursuit of truth are twin values and must be defended together. www.skeptic.com/michael-sher...
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- Talking about why truth matters for democratic politics: www.youtube.com/live/l0CSl4o...
- The hits to our epistemic infrastructure just keep coming. Expect this effort to go national shortly: wapo.st/4d48IaK
- Join me to talk about On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It www.92ny.org/event/on-tru...
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- Join me tonight @92ndstreety.bsky.social talking about why truth is the enemy of the tyrant: On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It url:https://www.92ny.org/event/on-truth-in-politics
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- 92nd st. Y tomorrow night: On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It url:https://www.92ny.org/event/on-truth-in-politics
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- Democracy demands truth
- In this article, based on his recent book, Prof. Michael Lynch explores how the distortion of truth fuels authoritarian tendencies in the U.S. A key contribution to understanding the link between democracy and knowledge. @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social politicsrights.com/truth-and-au...
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- Reposted by Michael Patrick LynchA timely and rigorous reflection on the political consequences of truth decay in contemporary U.S. politics. Lynch’s analysis offers valuable insight into how authoritarianism takes root through epistemic erosion. @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social #PoliticsAndRightsReview
- In this article, based on his recent book, Prof. Michael Lynch explores how the distortion of truth fuels authoritarian tendencies in the U.S. A key contribution to understanding the link between democracy and knowledge. @michael-p-lynch.bsky.social politicsrights.com/truth-and-au...
- Authoritarians fear truth. politicsrights.com/truth-and-au...
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- “It was a mistake but we aren’t taking it back” Hmm .. where have we heard that before?
- Truth is the enemy of the tyrant. press.princeton.edu/ideas/when-d...
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- Yes, @timothysnyder.bsky.social is, like usual, absolutely correct. Let's call it what it is: state terror conducted by secret police.
- "the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps. This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped" snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
- Publication day! www.amazon.com/Truth-Politi...
- It is time to start calling ICE what it is: The Secret Police. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Out today wherever you find your audiobooks.
- Reposted by Michael Patrick Lynch"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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- Reposted by Michael Patrick LynchThese stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."
- Reposted by Michael Patrick Lynch"daddy, what did you do in the war" son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet we all did our part
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- It should be clear by now that it is a matter of when, not if, the administration will disregard a court order. Court orders, we are about to find out, mean very little without enforcement by the executive branch.
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- Here's some information on how NIH funding impacts your own state: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
- File this under: "They told us they would do this": The recent announcement by the NIH to massively cut the amount of indirects allowed on biomedical grants may sound, to the outside ear, as technical and purely aimed at cutting administrative costs. It is neither.
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- Reposted by Michael Patrick Lynch“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies. His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- Reposted by Michael Patrick LynchThis is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
- Third in a series of reflections on truth and politics www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/on...
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- Reposted by Michael Patrick LynchYeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.
- Second in a series on truth and democracy: Two values that are rapidly disappearing together even as I write this: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/on-t...
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- First of a series of public reflections on truth and politics: www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/on...
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- Dramatic reversal in South Korea last night tells us that #resistance and #truth can still matter.
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