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@jon_rauch · DC · joined 27 Apr 2013

Author of Cross Purposes and The Constitution of Knowledge. Senior fellow @BrookingsInst. Contributing writer @TheAtlantic. Sorry, shrimp isn't food.

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Now JonRauch on 🦋@jon_rauch8 Aug 2025

@jon_rauch Metarationalism: A New Human Response to the Threat of Itself Humanity is the only species that carries within itself a mechanism of self-destruction. It is not external or accidental — it is embedded in the very structure of our existence. Evolutionary competition b 1.1K views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Now JonRauch on 🦋@jon_rauch28 Jul 2025

Join me and a stellar cast at the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism's second conference on how to understand and defend our endangered liberal democratic experiment. Last year's featured thoughtful speakers and good hallway conversations. https://t.co/bcrHlwzwnN 37.2K views · 16 likes · 2 reposts · 13 replies Open on X →

Now JonRauch on 🦋@jon_rauch26 May 2025

Is truth still defensible in our age of epistemic nihilism? Deep-dive conversation that you'll enjoy as much as I did... https://t.co/JY1gmzZPYf 2.7K views · 8 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Now JonRauch on 🦋@jon_rauch30 Apr 2025

I've done many conversations about Christianity's role in democracy's crisis; this was one of the truly special ones. I, moderator Tom Gjelten, and the audience felt moved by the experience. https://t.co/051N8U51cm 3.7K views · 6 likes · 2 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

Now JonRauch on 🦋@jon_rauch15 Apr 2025

Can Christianity save U.S. democracy--and itself? Join me and Tom Gjelten at Georgetown U. on April 24 (10am) for what's bound to be an absorbing fireside conversation. https://t.co/sEoaEG56xu 1.5K views · 4 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Now JonRauch on 🦋@jon_rauch19 Mar 2025

Can Christianity save democracy...or itself? Here's one of the smartest panel discussions I've been on. Really drills deep. Thanks to UVA's Miller Center! https://t.co/dVUv8ahYmu 3.1K views · 10 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

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Replies21.2%18 in total

Bookmarks16.5%14 in total

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