Applications are still open for the #TheMachineHasNoTradition summer seminar, which I teach alongside Mary Harrington and Jon Askonas ⏩🚀🏛️ at Abigail Adams Institute abigailadamsinstitute.org/the-machine-ha…

DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 Ethics & the Market 2025 Summer Seminar! Discuss fundamental principles of economics, society, ethics, and human nature as we explore and evaluate Adam Smith, Friedrich Hayek, John Rawls, and more. Undergrads, grad students, and young professionals apply

Abigail Adams Institute is the place to be this summer! Or at least for a week. Spots are still open for their program, Ethics and the Market.

NEXT WEEK: Celebrate Patriot’s Day with a deep dive into Boston’s architectural legacy! Join us at Harvard at 5 pm on Thursday, 4/24 as speaker Charles Duff walks us through what makes Boston unique. Then, join us the following morning for a free city tour! Register here:

A promising development in the humanities during a tumultuous year

Glad to see the The New York Times story on @AAICambrid last week. A kind of catacombs for faculty and students at Harvard and other area universities, it's a much-needed reprieve for those seeking real intellectual diversity.

In case you missed it: The New York Times covered AAI in a recent article discussing intellectual vitality and viewpoint diversity at Harvard: nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/…

Summer seminar season has officially come to a close! Earlier this month, Nathan Pinkoski and Mary Harrington taught another fantastic edition of "The Machine Has No Tradition: A Seminar on Technology, Revolution, and Apocalypse." Participants from across the globe joined us on

Last week, AAI partnered with Insper to present "Ethics and the Market", a seminar exploring the intersections of economics, politics, and society. Enriched by a Harvard Art Museum visit, a Freedom Trail tour, and a movie night, the week was expertly led by Prof. Fernando

Thanks to Abigail Adams Institute for co-sponsoring this event!

Next Monday, join our friend Dr. Arthur Brooks, Director of AAI's Program on Human Dignity, at the Harvard Business School for a live taping of the award-winning “HBR IdeaCast” podcast! He’ll share insights on purpose, leadership, and how to build a good life. 🗓️ Monday, October 6

Watch the video of Paul Kingsnorth speaking about his new book, Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity. Thanks to sponsor Abigail Adams Institute and thank you Sean Dorrance Kelly and Jacqueline C. Rivers for your responses. youtube.com/watch?v=GXPPrQ…

I'm so grateful to Abigail Adams Institute, whose support through the Wollstonecraft Fellowship made it possible for me to take a work sabbatical and finish The Dignity of Dependence. They're looking for a finance/ops director: abigailadamsinstitute.org/careers-at-aai

“The pursuit of happiness” is a fundamental human endeavor—but when does the pursuit become the obstacle? Research suggests that chasing emotional highs can paradoxically lead to anxiety and depression. The question: how can we journey toward “the good life” without obsessing