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Through a Glass, Smugly

John Ganz · 23 Oct 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The technocratic-positivist approach to American politics seriously distorts political reasoning, especially on the center-left.

    Their wordsI’ve written a few criticisms of the technocratic-positivist approach to American politics that I believe seriously distorts political reasoning and judgment, especially on the center-left.

  2. Our reading

    Abstract empiricism of the Yglesias kind tells us almost nothing about what really happened in history.

    Their wordsThe problem with the abstract empiricism Yglesias practices is that it tells us almost nothing about what really happened. The actual history has disappeared, leaving behind a tidy little morality play about the virtues of technocratic judgment.

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