Scott Ashworth
@soashworth.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Chicago. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, in proportions tbd. He/Him.
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man we should bring back the pamphlet
Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
man we should bring back the pamphlet
Currently reading a good book that would be excellent if the autobiographical “academic trade” layers were stripped away.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Currently reading a good book that would be excellent if the autobiographical “academic trade” layers were stripped away.
He should’ve cut the invasive bamboo out of the article at the root.
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
He should’ve cut the invasive bamboo out of the article at the root.
Topical book of the evening.
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Topical book of the evening.
Top 5 movie genres are:
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
Top 5 movie genres are:
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Top 5 movie genres are:
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
You know Thomas Crow’s new book is going to be good with these as figures 1 and 2.
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
You know Thomas Crow’s new book is going to be good with these as figures 1 and 2.
RETVRN
People won’t believe us when we tell them syllabi used to be short. I barely believe it myself!
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
RETVRN
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singer/songwriters should all be put on an island somewhere they can sing to/songwrite at each other to their oh-so-sensitive hearts' content and leave the rest of us the hell alone
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
singer/songwriters should all be put on an island somewhere they can sing to/songwrite at each other to their oh-so-sensitive hearts' content and leave the rest of us the hell alone
The Charli XCX/John Cale single is amazing.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Charli XCX/John Cale single is amazing.
I’ve got some new opinion data to enliven the debate on popularism.
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’ve got some new opinion data to enliven the debate on popularism.
At the neighborhood chipotle:
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
At the neighborhood chipotle:
Not even Noam Chomsky!
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Not even Noam Chomsky!
I hope no one who spent last week getting religion about error bars on inferences from election results falls into apostasy today.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I hope no one who spent last week getting religion about error bars on inferences from election results falls into apostasy today.
Found the worst take in substack history.
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Found the worst take in substack history.
Becoming an antivaxer only for the morning after my Covid shot.
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Becoming an antivaxer only for the morning after my Covid shot.
Something to keep in mind before you read any punditry about how the democrats can attract more voters.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Something to keep in mind before you read any punditry about how the democrats can attract more voters.
Spiegelman’s Day at the Circuits as an unlabeled digraph
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Spiegelman’s Day at the Circuits as an unlabeled digraph
The discourse picking up both the concept of the median voter and the belief that social/cultural issues are orthogonal to economic issues is driving me nuts.
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The discourse picking up both the concept of the median voter and the belief that social/cultural issues are orthogonal to economic issues is driving me nuts.
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I wouldn't, because it would be just a big pile of assumption, conjecture, and anecdata
I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.
i’m increasingly convinced that many people in d.c. are just suffering from x dot com brain rot
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I wouldn't, because it would be just a big pile of assumption, conjecture, and anecdata
Noticing a theme in today’s podcasts.
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Noticing a theme in today’s podcasts.
Tapping the sign:
October 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Tapping the sign:
John Bolton
Classic X-Men #18
Classic X-Men #18
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
John Bolton
Classic X-Men #18
Classic X-Men #18
My take on yesterday’s disciplinary snipping is that I ought to deactivate for a bit.
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My take on yesterday’s disciplinary snipping is that I ought to deactivate for a bit.
Tardi et Manchette
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Tardi et Manchette