Humanities Prof @CSUF. Rootless cosmopolitan. Literature | Social and Political Philosophy | Religious Studies. Schubert and Sibelius stan. ‐ plugging away at that novel, same as everyone -https://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3muu7cof7z22xAn approach to engaged student reading in an undergrad interdisciplinary social science class that is succeeding (so far). Every week I start with an introduction to the first half of a chapter ‐ lecture, slides, the while shebang. Next class students are assigned the rest to read before class...06 Sep 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu7cof7z22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mugfhrkai22rClassical music has been a real salve lately. Here's Horowitz playing a favorite Schubert piece as near perfectly as I can imagine it being played: https://youtu.be/FxhbAGwEYGQ?is=gFdN0CBop6xHX7Cg01 Sep 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugfhrkai22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mu6nnadcec2oFirst day of an undergrad political philosophy class students made a list of basic goods/ evils they thought should be priorities for a society. Unprompted, every group said corruption and put it near the top of their list. Doubt that would have happened even a few years ago. Made my week.29 Aug 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6nnadcec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mrx3ktanpc2fTeaching a small undergrad political philosophy seminar on democracy in the fall and want my students to keep an eye on the election. Planning 4 election watch class sessions (2 before, 2 after election) A short thread: (suggestions, comments, welcome) 1/31 Jul 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx3ktanpc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mqrpsjqhes2mA plea to progressives in Higher Ed: don't cede notions like constructive dialogue, civic education, and education for citizenship, to conservatives. This is turf we need to fight for, not give up because reactionaries are trying to recode these terms and use them for their own ends.16 Jul 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrpsjqhes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mqpbp3r5i22lJust learned from a podcast that Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was 58 when he wrote The Leopard, his first and only novel. So there's hope!15 Jul 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpbp3r5i22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mqmnejyhr22vThe phrase 'my salad days' has taken a much darker turn.14 Jul 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmnejyhr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mqaak3x6e222My first celebrity autograph. ☹️ very sad. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaak3x6e222https://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mpz6l3are227If Maine Dems select Troy Jackson they get a fierce advocate for workers rights and then get to blame Canada! Sounds like a winner 🏆06 Jul 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz6l3are227https://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mputjedlfs22Statehood seems about right [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jul 2026 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mputjedlfs22https://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mpueemy3l22qAt the Del Mar Fair in San Diego I: 1. Watched pigs race 2. Petted farm animals 3. Ate huge amounts of funnel cake 4. Won a cow in an arcade game. All in all an excellent 4th of July.05 Jul 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpueemy3l22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mpm7ub6si22gJust found this. It's light (mostly) and summery and sweet. Highly recommend.01 Jul 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm7ub6si22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/saultobias.bsky.social/post/3mp75le6bi22yWhich response by Dem moderates to dem.soc. wins does the GOP messaging for them? 🤔 1. We don't agree with all their positions, but we're a big tent party open to ideas about how to make people's lives better. 2. They are anti-american extremists taking over the party! We must raise the alarm!26 Jun 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:tro75yrbsd4o74pay7jvfjtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp75le6bi22y