Nils Gilman

nilsgilman.bsky.social

07 October 2026 13:12

"One of the most striking features of the contemporary moment in the United States, and in the West more generally, is the sense of temporal disorientation." www.noemamag.com/americans-ar...

Thom Scott-Phillips

thomscottphillips.bsky.social

08 September 2026 01:58

Good piece, quasi-optimistic about the human dimension of the future economy By @nilsgilman.bsky.social “The currency is trust, influence and the reliability of a decision. This emerging system of work is what I call the judgment economy.” www.noemamag.com/why-a-libera...

Nils Gilman

nilsgilman.bsky.social

26 August 2026 21:52

QOTD: “The past is all that makes the present coherent — and the past will remain horrible for exactly as long as we refuse to assess it honestly.” - James Baldwin Baldwin wrote those words 70+ years ago; and still today many people refuse to assess the past honestly.

Stephen Walt

stephenwalt.bsky.social

26 August 2026 00:17

For those of you thinking about going to grad school to study IR, I have some thoughts….Just one person’s opinion, of course but some may find it useful. foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/25/i...

Nils Gilman

nilsgilman.bsky.social

24 August 2026 14:37

As I said four months ago, a great irony of this new machine age is that it seems set to rehabilitate the value of the traditional Liberal Arts education, e.g. a broad exposure to the natural sciences AND the arts, the social sciences AND the humanities. www.noemamag.com/why-a-libera...