A philosopher elsewhere writes:
Voting is now open at the APA. I saw this list of three candidates for member at large:
https://www.apaonline.org/page/atlrg2019
I was wondering if you had an insight about which candidate would be best for those of us (who are I think in the majority) who don’t like what the APA blog does, don’t like what Amy Ferrer is doing to our profession, and want to return to things like, you know, encouraging journals to at least try to be blind reviewed. I guess I was wondering if you had an “endorsement,” and if so whether you’d consider stating in on your widely-read blog. I also wondered if anyone reliable knows which of the positions up for election, if any, have any chance of making a dent in the trajectory of the APA, which I think most philosophers perceive to be spiraling downward. (I was assuming member at large is the main one to keep an eye on, but my assumption isn’t based on much.) If you had information on that, I think it’d be very useful to post.
I don't know any of them well enough to have a view. I don't think any were involved, e.g., in the harassment and defamation of Rebecca Tuvel, so that's good. Professor Powell has been involved with the APA Blog as I recall. I invite civil comments from readers; if you want to be very critical, please post with your real name. Links to information about these candidates are also welcome.
