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Benjamin Ball

@wbenball

PhD student @Yale RLST, Ethics and Theology | @YaleDivSchool MAR | @Princetonian Retiree | Grassroots democracy fan

 New Haven, CT
Joined January 2018
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In honor of my last day of classes ever at @Princeton, I proudly present: Every single class I've taken at Princeton University as an out-of-context quote from comedian John Mulaney. Let's do this.
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2. The second is a review of @alex_usyd's excellent "Liberalism as a Way of Life" by Benjamin Ball. Ball asks whether we ought to consider democracy as a way of life. marginaliareviewofbooks.com/…
Self-Conscious Liberalism

Self-Conscious Liberalism

BENJAMIN BALL | Freedom, generosity, all of these core tenets of liberalism are already embedded in what it means to do democracy well...

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Excellent review of my Liberalism as a Way of Life by Benjamin Ball for @MarginaliaROB. Ball says I'm too hard on democracy (I'm sure he's right) and wonders, with Dewey and others, what "democracy as a way of life" looks like. marginaliareviewofbooks.com/…
Self-Conscious Liberalism

Self-Conscious Liberalism

BENJAMIN BALL | Freedom, generosity, all of these core tenets of liberalism are already embedded in what it means to do democracy well...

marginaliareviewofbooks.com
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@littmath10 Sep 2024
a collection of set theorists who are so excited that they cannot contain themselves
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In an exclusive interview, Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack admitted his department made "mistakes" after a change in contractors triggered food shortages in programs for tribes and low-income seniors in at least 8 states. (Now in front of the paywall) politico.com/news/2024/08/28…
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every time a coin is born the gods flip a targaryen
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Andy Grewal
@ProfGrewal15 Jul 2024
odd choice.
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TRUMP HAS CHOSEN HIS RUNNING MATE: CNN
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A man comments to another man "ther's the guy who's always tenting his fingers." he narrows his eyes and says "must be a schemer." The finger tenter thinks confidently to himself "they can judge me" Close on his hands we see to small birds perches on his thumbs covered by the roof of his fingers." He thinks to himself "only I know it is a house for small birds."

ALT A man comments to another man "ther's the guy who's always tenting his fingers." he narrows his eyes and says "must be a schemer." The finger tenter thinks confidently to himself "they can judge me" Close on his hands we see to small birds perches on his thumbs covered by the roof of his fingers." He thinks to himself "only I know it is a house for small birds."

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DJ BBQ@stepheniscowboy14 Jun 2024
No cheese? Tell me matey, when did Saruman the Wise abandon reason for being totally crackers
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Jensen McRae@Jensen_McRae12 Jun 2024
god I love my listeners
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"fluency in a dead language" was a stab to the heart so here's a relevant W.S. Merwin poem for your trouble
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"fluency in a dead language" was a stab to the heart so here's a relevant W.S. Merwin poem for your trouble
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Jensen McRae (@Jensen_McRae) profile pictureJensen McRae@Jensen_McRae12 Jun 2024
some words I wrote about #massachusetts 🖤
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guy who's really angry about the trump verdict because it cheapens debs's legacy
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"I've got a date with destiny, and it ain't gonna end with a kiss" which is from Phineas and Ferb
Imogen West-Knights (@ImogenWK) profile pictureImogen West-Knights@ImogenWK16 May 2024
there’s a genre of phrases that sound like they’re from the bible or like paradise lost, but really, really aren’t. like “there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see” which is ofc a jordan peterson tweet about a bottle of evian. what are the others?
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Y’all these Columbia radio WKCR journalists. Brave, compelling, professional, and even-keeled reporting. I am in awe. – at Atlanta, GA
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The Flash will vanish today.
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there's no way he can do it...unless he puts on the biggest talent show this town’s ever seen
Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) profile pictureMatthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlin19 Mar 2024
Great movie premise
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"everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about" i am fighting the minotaur. assist me
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A man says "it's great to be here in Philadelphia visiting you, Sam." Sam grabs his friend by the shoulder and says "Buddy, I'm gonna take you to the best restaurant in town." They go to Sam's suggestion. His friend notes "this is a Wawa." Sam smugly remarks "yeah, the GOOD Wawa"

ALT A man says "it's great to be here in Philadelphia visiting you, Sam." Sam grabs his friend by the shoulder and says "Buddy, I'm gonna take you to the best restaurant in town." They go to Sam's suggestion. His friend notes "this is a Wawa." Sam smugly remarks "yeah, the GOOD Wawa"

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