#Trump's #bigbeautifullbill will constitute one of the largest transfers of wealth from the poor to the rich,a nd will eliminate #healthcare for anywhere between 12-17 million Americans currently reliant on the #Medicaid program. ✍️ @Ibishblog .

"Meaningful, lasting change in #Iran cannot be forced from the outside. It must be nurtured from within, through economic, cultural, social, and political evolution, and this requires time." An excerpt from Pegah Zohouri's analysis 🔽.

"#Ukraine urgently needs peace—but not at any cost. It must be a sustainable #peace. What’s needed is a step change: the West must become a true union of #security.". The full interview with Yaroslav Hrytsak by @aletommasi3 🔽. @liberioltre .

Iranian philosopher @RJahanbegloo reflects on the regime's repression, civil resistance, and the future of Iran as war with Israel continues, with a growing cost for its civilians. Check out the full interview by @Giancarlo20 🔽.

“I’m proud to be called a normalizer,” declares Dubai-based blogger @lalshareef, responding to criticism across the #Arab world, where the majority still oppose full recognition of the State of #Israel. @fscireIT @ucei_it. ✍️ @aletommasi3 .

RT @CasanovaHistory: Venecia. Trabajo y recreo. Con @craigjcalhoun @stephen_macedo @JonathanLauren6 @resetdoc

The first session of day 2 of our conference on the degeneration of #democracy just started! .W/ @craigjcalhoun (@ASU), @CasanovaHistory (@unizar), @stephen_macedo (@Princeton), @JonathanLauren6 (@CloughCenterBC). Join us here:

On the “dignity” of rage and how we frame the other – with @cinvernizzi1983 (@CUNY), Charles Sabel (@Columbia) & @a_schwarzenbach (@unibern), moderated by Isaiah Sterrett (@CloughCenterBC).

An engaging session on Post-#liberalism with @AdrianPabst1 (@UniKent) , @johnmilbank3 (@UniofNottingham) & @mauromagatti (@Unicatt), moderated by Chandra Mallampalli (@CloughCenterBC)

Our annual conference kicked off with a keynote by Michael Sandel of @Harvard revisiting his seminal work #DemocracysDiscontent, 30 years on. If you’d like to follow any of our sessions, you can join the webinar at

RT @AdrianPabst1: A real honour to be interviewed by Giancarlo Bosetti of @resetdoc in @repubblica on how postliberal thinking can help rev….

Our annual seminars kicked off with this morning with dynamic discussions of liberalism, freedoms, and democracy here at @univiu! .Excited for the week to come! .#ResetVeniceSeminars2025

What will it mean to have an #Augustinian, #PopeLeoXIV, at the helm of the #CatholicChurch ? A Church followed, on paper, by a billion and a half faithful, predominantly strong in what are increasingly becoming the world’s peripheries. ✍️ @EmmaFattorini .

The re-election of #Trump was a key catalyst for the launch of #ReArm #Europe, an initiative designed to advance the EU’s military autonomy. @danilodebiasio (@FDUmilano) spoke with @dansmith2020 (@SIPRI) about the implications of this strategic shift🔽.

The #waqf (Amendment) Bill in #India appears to be part of a concerted effort to realign the rights and identities of minority communities in accordance with a majoritarian vision. ✍️@smujibrehman.

The #India-#Pakistan crisis is the most serious escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in over two decades. It has already reached a larger scale than during the last major crisis in 2019, with potentially dire consequences ✍️ @mariatavernini .

"The transition from Biden to #Trump marks the rise of charismatic leadership and, in the eyes of many, even a form of political #messianism, often at odds with the constitutional rule of law." . ✍️@MassimoFaggioli .

@ricristiano1 #PopeFrancis wasn't a populist—he's a pluralist. He championed dialogue, inclusion, and alliances across faiths and cultures, rejecting the divisive "us vs. them" politics of demagogues. ✍️ @Giancarlo20 .

#Francis brought papal communication into the third millennium: the traditional, rigid, doctrinal, measured, academic language was revolutionized; it became a language of proximity. @ricristiano1.

"#Bergoglio upheld three principles: the preferential option for the poor, the care for our common home, and the commitment to the culture of the encounter and peace.". ✍️ José Casanova .