Shal Marriott
@ShalMarriott
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Political Theory PhD Student at McGill University. Research on: 18th (Hume, Smith and Rousseau) and 20th century (Michael Oakeshott and Judith Shklar).
Joined June 2014
"The prudent man always studies seriously and earnestly to understand whatever he professes to understand, and not merely to persuade other people that he understands it." - Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments
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Read Capital, so now I finally understand what ‘surplus value’ is.
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China, Russia, India, MAGA America: They’re not just repressing—they’re crafting visions of the good life. My @NoemaMag piece on how illiberal powers shift from statecraft to soulcraft—and why liberals must pay attention. https://t.co/DdONhKMA7l
noemamag.com
How the world’s illiberal powers like Russia, China and increasingly the U.S. rule through their visions of the good life.
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Successfully opened a conference presentation with an Eyes Wide Shut reference, so I guess you could say that things are going pretty well.
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Only a sociopath would go to the sing-along version of the Wicked movie.
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.@DaleNally_AB says he is open to expanding online out-of-province liquor sales — for full story, click on photo. @iedm_montreal @BCGovNews
westernstandard.news
Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally said he was supportive of the Montreal Economic Institute saying Canadian provincial and territorial governments should do more to expand...
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Of the first 20 days of November, only 2 have not recorded any rainfall at the ECCC observing station at St. John's International Airport. Those days were the 4th and 10th. #nlwx
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Decided to write my political theory comprehensive exam in year one, so if anyone has advice that would be much appreciated.
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I’m 100% certain that Conclave would be a perfect candidate for a movie where one character is played by a very serious human actor and the rest are muppets
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My reflections on faction and fanaticism, in response to the fantastic dissertation by Ryan Griffiths, are now available in transcript form! https://t.co/prsmad7vvc
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One year ago today, we went on a date that lasted untill 4am where we talked about everything and anything. Grateful to get to be in love with my favourite scholar, joke teller, reluctant romantic, and one of my closest friends.
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“We have concepts of a plan” is also how I describe my dissertation writing.
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To be clear, I’m then immediately going to APSA so the drinking doesn’t really stop.
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Off to Edmonton for a wedding and to meet Daniel’s family for the first time, so the drinking starts now.
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Today is the first day of classes, which means I am now able to say that I’m a PhD student! My last “first” day of school.
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