Leiter Reports

…on both sides of a case! All were sanctioned by the court. And one of them is a repeat offender who has been sanctioned before for this in another court. Oy veh.

The Financial Times has always represented the prudent wing of the capitalist class, unlike the imprudent wing that has overwhelmed the Republican Party in America. This piece by one of its regular opinion columnists (who is quite scathing about Trump et al., but knows which class he represents) is revealing: When they go low, we […]

Back in 2020, when the Wokerati and the New Infantilism still reigned supreme (including in philosophy). Compared to the predations of Trumpian authoritarianism, one feels almost nostalgic for those annoying, juvenile characters of yesteryear.

These are non-clinical/non-LRW appointments that will take effect in summer or fall 2026 (except where noted); (new additions will be in bold.)  Last year’s list is here.  (Link fixed.) *Ted Afield (tax) from Georgia State University to Stetson University. *Yonathan Arbel (commercial law, consumer law, law & economics, AI & law) from the University of […]

The arrival of the “Boghossian Report” reminds me of this post from several years back, in which English faculty are, alas, over-represented.

He explains at CHE. An excerpt: [O]ne of my main takeaways from gig work [for AI companies] over the last few months is just how hard it is to catch the most sophisticated frontier LLMs in philosophical blunders. When ChatGPT first emerged, a common pastime among my philosopher friends was posting screenshots on social media of its […]

A hit in Britain (but not the U.S.), “Hotlegs” subsequently rebranded (and enjoyed considerable success) as the band 10cc.

It was a pleasure and privilege to teach such talented young men and women. I join all my colleagues in wishing you much happiness and success in the years ahead!

The full report is here, and there is a collection of choice excerpts here. Readers of Professor Boghossian’s Fear of Knowledge* will recognize themes from that book in the report. (Of course, it has to be open to scholars to defend relativism and constructivism, especially since relativism and constructivism in some domains are probably true!) […]

Former FBI agents have created a support network for current agents because, [t]his administration is firing and intimidating Special Agents, Intelligence Analysts, and professional staff for blatantly partisan reasons. Political leaders are using the FBI’s authority to open poorly predicated investigations to interfere with elections, advance ideological goals, and seek vengeance. Please remembe…

An account here. We have noted the weaponization of Title VI (which began with Biden!) in the past.

…which was really a parade celebrating the far right, racist, and pro-apartheid political leadership of Israel.

…to bring philosophy to the public. Readers in NYC may want to check it out.

So the final results are in, and since my earlier post, there have (happily) been many more reports of rookie hires that came in, and the total this year is over 100, but still down from last year. (There have also been additions to my laterals list, but the total is still half of what […]

…due to inadequate mathematics preparation of large numbers of students for work in STEM and other fields requiring quantitative skills. The use of the SAT/ACT was suspended first during the pandemic, as it was at many places, but was never restored as an admission factor.

Mark Murphy (philosophy of law, ethics, philosophy of religion), a longtime member of the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University, has accepted an endowed chair in the philosophy department at the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his Ph.D. Among other things, Murphy is the most sophisticated and interesting philosopher of law working in […]

These are non-clinical/non-LRW appointments that will take effect in summer or fall 2026 (except where noted); (new additions will be in bold.)  Last year’s list is here.  (Link fixed.) *Ted Afield (tax) from Georgia State University to Stetson University. *Yonathan Arbel (commercial law, consumer law, law & economics, AI & law) from the University of […]

A propos this earlier report, philosopher Elizaveta Shcherbakova at the Humboldt University in Berlin has now kindly shared this very detailed account of what is happening. Please take a few minutes to learn more about this case. I will post updates about any initiatives that the international community can take on behalf of these victims […]