Matt McManus
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Spelman College. Author of The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism and other books.
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Matt McManus
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
· Mar 21
The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism
McManus presents a comprehensive guide to the liberal socialist tradition, stretching from Mary Wollstonecraft and Thomas Paine through John Stuart Mill to Irving Howe, John Rawls, and Charles Mills.
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Check out my latest book "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" at the link below.
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Thanks, @jamellebouie.net for this powerful endorsement of what Liberal Currents stands for
You heard the man, folks. Support Liberal Currents and help create the media you want to see in the world!
You heard the man, folks. Support Liberal Currents and help create the media you want to see in the world!
you should support liberal currents!
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Thanks, @jamellebouie.net for this powerful endorsement of what Liberal Currents stands for
You heard the man, folks. Support Liberal Currents and help create the media you want to see in the world!
You heard the man, folks. Support Liberal Currents and help create the media you want to see in the world!
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Pinning this one because Jamelle truly said it best! Please give us your support: gofund.me/518bd8669
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Pinning this one because Jamelle truly said it best! Please give us your support: gofund.me/518bd8669
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“By downplaying or marginalizing the range of left-liberal opinions which he considers beyond the pale, Sunstein seems to reject the possibility that a more transformative egalitarian politics, even a socialist politics, might still be a liberal politics.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Reposted by Matt McManus
“By downplaying or marginalizing the range of left-liberal opinions which he considers beyond the pale, Sunstein seems to reject the possibility that a more transformative egalitarian politics, even a socialist politics, might still be a liberal politics.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My new piece for @liberalcurrents.com
“By downplaying or marginalizing the range of left-liberal opinions which he considers beyond the pale, Sunstein seems to reject the possibility that a more transformative egalitarian politics, even a socialist politics, might still be a liberal politics.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My new piece for @liberalcurrents.com
Reposted by Matt McManus
“By downplaying or marginalizing the range of left-liberal opinions which he considers beyond the pale, Sunstein seems to reject the possibility that a more transformative egalitarian politics, even a socialist politics, might still be a liberal politics.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“By downplaying or marginalizing the range of left-liberal opinions which he considers beyond the pale, Sunstein seems to reject the possibility that a more transformative egalitarian politics, even a socialist politics, might still be a liberal politics.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
My darkness grows...
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My darkness grows...
Yes indeed
you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yes indeed
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you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
you should support liberal currents!
Glad you agree
"Sunsteinian centrism" as a phrase deserves a life in the public sphere. Its defining feature seems to be a debilitating politeness that precludes honestly accounting for the history of how we got here.
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Glad you agree
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"Sunsteinian centrism" as a phrase deserves a life in the public sphere. Its defining feature seems to be a debilitating politeness that precludes honestly accounting for the history of how we got here.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Sunsteinian centrism" as a phrase deserves a life in the public sphere. Its defining feature seems to be a debilitating politeness that precludes honestly accounting for the history of how we got here.
Thanks @serdarguenes.bsky.social
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s @casssunstein.bsky.social book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
via @mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Sunstein’s @casssunstein.bsky.social book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
via @mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thanks @serdarguenes.bsky.social
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Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s @casssunstein.bsky.social book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
via @mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Sunstein’s @casssunstein.bsky.social book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
via @mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Sunstein’s @casssunstein.bsky.social book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
via @mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
Sunstein’s @casssunstein.bsky.social book adopts a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now-requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
via @mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-o...
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Okay LIBERAL.
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Okay LIBERAL.
Thanks!
Sounds like Sunstein's adopting a 'defensive-crouch liberalism'
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thanks!
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Sounds like Sunstein's adopting a 'defensive-crouch liberalism'
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Cass Sunstein’s book adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Sounds like Sunstein's adopting a 'defensive-crouch liberalism'
Thanks!
Fantastic review by @mattpolprof.bsky.social . This hits a form of liberalism that goes beyond Sunstein's book.
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thanks!
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Fantastic review by @mattpolprof.bsky.social . This hits a form of liberalism that goes beyond Sunstein's book.
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Cass Sunstein’s book adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fantastic review by @mattpolprof.bsky.social . This hits a form of liberalism that goes beyond Sunstein's book.
My new piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social reviewing "The Democratic Marketplace"
jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...
jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...
Capitalism Subverts Democracy
In recent decades, the American economy has been characterized by rising inequality, shrinking free time, and the growing concentration of economic and political power, increasingly undermining the de...
jacobin.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My new piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social reviewing "The Democratic Marketplace"
jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...
jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...
It was clear from the first chapter (free online) that this book was going to be a big disappointment. The @ichotiner.bsky.social interview, where Sunstein fell over himself making excuses for the likes of Henry Kissinger and the MAGA Court justices, sealed the deal. Read @mattpolprof.bsky.social:
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reposted by Matt McManus
It was clear from the first chapter (free online) that this book was going to be a big disappointment. The @ichotiner.bsky.social interview, where Sunstein fell over himself making excuses for the likes of Henry Kissinger and the MAGA Court justices, sealed the deal. Read @mattpolprof.bsky.social:
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Cass Sunstein’s book adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It was clear from the first chapter (free online) that this book was going to be a big disappointment. The @ichotiner.bsky.social interview, where Sunstein fell over himself making excuses for the likes of Henry Kissinger and the MAGA Court justices, sealed the deal. Read @mattpolprof.bsky.social:
My new piece for @liberalcurrents.com on Sunstein's recent book on the liberal tradition
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Cass Sunstein’s book adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My new piece for @liberalcurrents.com on Sunstein's recent book on the liberal tradition
Reposted by Matt McManus
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
Liberalism or Inertia? Cass Sunstein's "Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom"
Cass Sunstein’s book adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness that belies a now requisite rejuvenating liberal imagination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
Coming from someone who long ago was the undisputed king of twitter, God of the dunk, this is so weak.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Coming from someone who long ago was the undisputed king of twitter, God of the dunk, this is so weak.
Here's the latest from @mattpolprof.bsky.social on Sunstein's latest terrible book!
"The most stirring contemporary defenses of liberalism, like Elizabeth Anderson’s 𝘏𝘪𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, demonstrate a combined commitment to liberalism’s merits along with an honest understanding of where we have gone wrong. Unfortunately, many others adopt a small-c conservative defensiveness."
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM