Scott D. Moringiello
@sdeltam.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Chair of Catholic Studies at DePaul University.
Fan of Dorothy Day, John Fluevog, Bryan Garner, and Mookie Wilson.
Fan of Dorothy Day, John Fluevog, Bryan Garner, and Mookie Wilson.
My class has 40 students, and yes, this is basically what I do.
I grade a lot, and I have oral midterms and oral final exams.
And the students love it.
I grade a lot, and I have oral midterms and oral final exams.
And the students love it.
I appreciate the approach these professors are taking, but once again, it's missing some context. How many students are enrolled in these classes? Is it possible to take this AI-resistant approach in a class of 30, 40, 50+ students...?
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My class has 40 students, and yes, this is basically what I do.
I grade a lot, and I have oral midterms and oral final exams.
And the students love it.
I grade a lot, and I have oral midterms and oral final exams.
And the students love it.
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This is the Scout Law (say it with me!): "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Scouting America hasn't changed its values at all. It has simply recognized that they aren't exclusively male.
Is it a 'masculine value' to melt down about some new fake shit every week?
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is the Scout Law (say it with me!): "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Scouting America hasn't changed its values at all. It has simply recognized that they aren't exclusively male.
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Scouting was where I learned that there are forms of authority that don't rely solely on assertion of will. That there is a masculinity that doesn't involve dominance. But I'm also the kind of man Hegseth would probably find "weak."
Then again, I'm an Eagle Scout and he never held any rank, so.
Then again, I'm an Eagle Scout and he never held any rank, so.
This is the Scout Law (say it with me!): "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent." Scouting America hasn't changed its values at all. It has simply recognized that they aren't exclusively male.
Is it a 'masculine value' to melt down about some new fake shit every week?
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Scouting was where I learned that there are forms of authority that don't rely solely on assertion of will. That there is a masculinity that doesn't involve dominance. But I'm also the kind of man Hegseth would probably find "weak."
Then again, I'm an Eagle Scout and he never held any rank, so.
Then again, I'm an Eagle Scout and he never held any rank, so.
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
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My hot take is that over the next 10 years, we're going to see more emphasis on and investment in the humanities at Ivy League and other fancy schools just as state schools and small privates continue to decimate and even eliminate the humanities.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My hot take is that over the next 10 years, we're going to see more emphasis on and investment in the humanities at Ivy League and other fancy schools just as state schools and small privates continue to decimate and even eliminate the humanities.
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for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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the only based thomist
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
the only based thomist
I second this.
I really can’t recommend Tomie de Paola’s religious books too highly.
The kids love them, the art is beautiful, and the piety comes without any trace of a sectarian agenda.
The kids love them, the art is beautiful, and the piety comes without any trace of a sectarian agenda.
“Dada, Juan Diego looks like he has a butt.”
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I second this.
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Alex Padilla lays it plain.
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Alex Padilla lays it plain.
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The easy project for us is to show how their solution to this problem is wrong; the hard project is to provide a better one.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The easy project for us is to show how their solution to this problem is wrong; the hard project is to provide a better one.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
You deserve a little perfection in your day.
“Good Vibrations” hits #1 on the UK charts today in 1966.
The song, David Leaf wrote, “redefined what a pop single could attempt, and in doing so redefined what American music could aspire to. .. The record doesn’t simply sit in pop history — it towers over it.”
The song, David Leaf wrote, “redefined what a pop single could attempt, and in doing so redefined what American music could aspire to. .. The record doesn’t simply sit in pop history — it towers over it.”
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You deserve a little perfection in your day.
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The hardest working man in the politics business. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The hardest working man in the politics business. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
Trespass of the Sign is an important work. Lands of Likeness is a classic.
He's a great poet.
He's a great theologian.
He's a great teacher and mentor.
Oh wait ... I'm thinking of a different Kevin Hart.
He's a great poet.
He's a great theologian.
He's a great teacher and mentor.
Oh wait ... I'm thinking of a different Kevin Hart.
Does Kevin Heart have a rational soul or is his existence obliterated at the end of every commercial he features in? Is that why he is in so many of them? He knows that he will be erased from this world the moment the last one plays?
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trespass of the Sign is an important work. Lands of Likeness is a classic.
He's a great poet.
He's a great theologian.
He's a great teacher and mentor.
Oh wait ... I'm thinking of a different Kevin Hart.
He's a great poet.
He's a great theologian.
He's a great teacher and mentor.
Oh wait ... I'm thinking of a different Kevin Hart.
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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A bunch of folks have asked me what this looks like in local currency terms. Here's the chart.
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A bunch of folks have asked me what this looks like in local currency terms. Here's the chart.
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
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Your theory of money is your theory of social relations, and Monetarism is a conservative-libertarian moral framework.
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
The 'Collection Plate' Narrative Of Taxation Is Poisoning Society
The most common progressive-liberal narrative about taxation actually exists wholly within a conservative-libertarian framework and is paralytically myopic, and the consequences are deadly.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Your theory of money is your theory of social relations, and Monetarism is a conservative-libertarian moral framework.
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
There is a section of Long Island called Miracle Mile. It has a lot of high end retailers. I'm certain that's what he's thinking of.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There is a section of Long Island called Miracle Mile. It has a lot of high end retailers. I'm certain that's what he's thinking of.
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Conservative Catholics really can’t deal with the fact that Pope Benedict XVI said that democratic socialism is close to Catholic social teaching. They just lose their minds over it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Conservative Catholics really can’t deal with the fact that Pope Benedict XVI said that democratic socialism is close to Catholic social teaching. They just lose their minds over it.
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The last time you could have reasonably said Nothing Ever Happens was probably 10,000 BCE, in the days right before the Neolithic revolution.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The last time you could have reasonably said Nothing Ever Happens was probably 10,000 BCE, in the days right before the Neolithic revolution.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
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George Weigel. GEORGE WEIGEL is saying ultramontanism is a problem. That's the funniest thing I'll see all month
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
George Weigel. GEORGE WEIGEL is saying ultramontanism is a problem. That's the funniest thing I'll see all month
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In vernacular British English, any noun can be used as an insult if it feels right. Just looking around my immediate surroundings, 'you teacup' and 'you plant pot' work, but 'you subwoofer' and 'you mousepad' don't. Same with pastries: donut works, cheese lattice doesn't. Nobody knows why.
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In vernacular British English, any noun can be used as an insult if it feels right. Just looking around my immediate surroundings, 'you teacup' and 'you plant pot' work, but 'you subwoofer' and 'you mousepad' don't. Same with pastries: donut works, cheese lattice doesn't. Nobody knows why.
@kydemocrats.org could do this in Fayette and Scott and Woodford counties pretty easily.
an idea that crossed me, that i have no concrete reason to believe would work in practice, is that groups like DSA (or just not-dead-on-arrival regional democratic party orgs) should pickup robust schedules of happy hour at X where X is a rotating list of bars/parks/libraries
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@kydemocrats.org could do this in Fayette and Scott and Woodford counties pretty easily.
I take Mr Conway's point. (He and I have mutual friends!)
Michael Adams is an excellent Secretary of State, and a devoted public servant. We are lucky to have him in KY.
Michael Adams is an excellent Secretary of State, and a devoted public servant. We are lucky to have him in KY.
There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I take Mr Conway's point. (He and I have mutual friends!)
Michael Adams is an excellent Secretary of State, and a devoted public servant. We are lucky to have him in KY.
Michael Adams is an excellent Secretary of State, and a devoted public servant. We are lucky to have him in KY.