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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🖨️ Thrilled to end a chockablock week with the online publication of my third peer-reviewed article coauthored w/ William & Mary students. We employ GIS mapping tools to understand memorialization of political violence in the empirical context of a post-colonial state. Link: doi.org/10.1177/0738...

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

📊 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝖼𝖺 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖪𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖻𝗈𝗀𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖹𝗏𝗈𝖻𝗀𝗈 In the final chapter of Innovations in Human Rights, we revisit challenges and opportunities for empirical human rights research and identify next steps: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📏 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝖠𝗇𝖽𝗋𝖾𝗐 𝖧𝖾𝗂𝗌𝗌 (𝖦𝖾𝗈𝗋𝗀𝗂𝖺 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾) Learn more about how authoritarian states use administrative crackdowns on civil society as a (partial) substitute for physical violence in our book, Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Love a journal rejection on a Monday 🤦🏾‍♀️

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

💶 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝖢𝗅𝖺𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖦𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗂𝗇 (𝖴𝖠𝖡) Check out a pioneering approach to studying reparations for human rights violations and how they are applied to different victim groups in our book, Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🏛️ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝖠𝗇𝗂́𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝖯𝖾́𝗋𝖾𝗓-𝖫𝗂𝗇̃𝖺́𝗇 (𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖭𝗈𝗍𝗋𝖾 𝖣𝖺𝗆𝖾) New advances in the study of state #compliance with orders for reparations for human rights abuses! Learn more in our new book, Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🌍 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶-𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝖠𝗇𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌 𝖩. 𝖴𝗅𝗅𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗇 (𝖬𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝖲𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗌 & 𝖯𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝖼 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗒) Learn about the UN human rights treaty bodies & how they enforce international human rights law in our book, Innovations in Human Rights: lnkd.in/gtDYNPFF.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📰 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝖲𝗍𝖾𝗉𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗎𝖽𝗈𝗂𝗇 (𝖧𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖺𝗋𝖽) Read this fascinating chapter on media coverage of the ICC in the Philippines & the media’s impact on public opinion in our book, Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

⚖️ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾 𝖡𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 (𝖴𝖶-𝖬𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗈𝗇) Learn about an innovative approach to understanding state & armed non-state actor behavior in the shadow of the Intl Criminal Court in our book Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

📑 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝖱𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗅 𝖩. 𝖲𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗋 (𝖳𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖾 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒) Read this interesting chapter on analyzing individual petitions in the UN human rights system in our book, Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781....

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Ricky Clark @rickyclark.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

📢 Virtual IPES (VIPES) Spring/Summer 2026 CFP! Great chance to workshop IPE/CPE papers in a small-group format with detailed discussant feedback. 🗓 Deadline: April 20, 2026 📄 Full papers (≤10k words) 🔗 forms.gle/KDnxua5L5DrX... More info: www.internationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org/virtual-ipes

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

⚙️ 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝖱𝖾𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖼𝖺 𝖢𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗅𝗅 (𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖯𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗌𝖻𝗎𝗋𝗀𝗁) Read this brilliant chapter on detecting repression with machine learning and text analysis in our book, Innovations in Human Rights: doi.org/10.4337/9781.... @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🔬 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝖪𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖻𝗈𝗀𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖹𝗏𝗈𝖻𝗀𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝖼𝖺 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾 Read our editors’ introduction to Innovations in Human Rights: Concepts, Data, and Measurement here: doi.org/10.4337/9781... (open access). @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

It's political science conventional wisdom that Term Limits Are Bad. This is from studies mostly of state legislatures, on the effect of limits of about 8 years. Very different from the effect of something like 20-year term limits for the Supreme Court, or even for Congress.

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Excited to share new paper w/ @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped the Civil Rights Movement" The puzzle: did ~5,000 segregated schools built in rural South emphasizing “manual labor” strengthen or weaken Jim Crow? 🧵 omarwasow.com/wasow_grumba...

Veiled Power: How Rosenwald Teachers Quietly Shaped
the Civil Rights Movement

Omar Wasow∗ Jacob M. Grumbach∗

April 1, 2026

Abstract
What precipitates the collapse of seemingly durable social orders like Jim Crow? During the 1920s, approximately 5,000 “Rosenwald Schools” were built across the rural South through a partnership between philanthropist Julius Rosenwald and Black communities who raised matching funds, donated land, and petitioned local governments. Local elites saw vocational training that would preserve the racial order. We argue Black educators used this accommodationist cover to build veiled capacity: organizational infrastructure for collective action behind a veil
of compliance. Counties with more Rosenwald Schools show greater civil rights protest in the 1960s. Mediation analysis reveals that pre-existing social capital predicted protest through Rosenwald teacher placements, not enrollment. Instrumental variable models suggest the effect is not driven by community selection. Moving from no Rosenwald teachers to the 75th percentile predicts 45% more protest. The political effects of education may depend less on what elites intend than on what educators build where elites cannot see.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I just don’t think you need to love war crimes to be a real man.

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Today is the 128th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship in U.S. v. Wong Ark Kim.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

📣 William & Mary is hiring at the senior level in International Security (tenured associate or full prof)! The position will come with *significant* research funds, no teaching in 1st yr, 1-1 course load in 2nd & 3rd yrs, and 2-2 load thereafter. williammary.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WM/det...

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Associate or Full Professor of Government (International Security)

Job Requisition: JR101516 Associate or Full Professor of Government (International Security) (Open) Job Posting Title: Associate or Full Professor of Government (International Security) Department: CC...

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Great to see Teaching Human Rights in Political Science edited by David Richards & Shareen Hertel is out! Courtney Hillebrecht & I wrote ch. 3 for folks teaching int’l law in a human rights course or human rights in an int’l law/int’l orgs course. Check it out! www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-o...

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Yes, you run the risk having your work scrutinized and not taken seriously if you admit you don’t write it. 🙃

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It’s weird that there’s a branch of academics pretending that it’s acceptable to have LLMs write any portion of their manuscripts or other forms of public engagement. It’s not. You’re supposed to be the author. No matter what your new toy can do.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Since I was 21, I’ve seen myself as chasing and being chased by questions. Open inquiry, discovery, iterating, going back to the drawing board, reiterating… and so on—that’s what drives me. I see myself as a pursuer of knowledge first, a producer second. (And I’ve still been very, very productive!)

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Academics who view research as a process, not just a product seem much more skeptical of AI for research than those who view it as a product. A product(ion) mindset, capitalism has shown, has serious downsides. “More” isn’t a great reason to do this work. That’s not why I got into this profession.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

So heartwarming to see GOVERNING TRUTH in the hands of Dave Chamberlain, my HS debate coach and AP English Comp. teacher, some of my very first research assistants at W&M, and my fellow transitional justice sojourners. Available from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social via global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

We need to talk more about the raced-gendered nature of AI proselytism within academia. Women and scholars of color are more skeptical than men and white scholars. I haven’t cracked this nut yet, but I think there’s a there there.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

GOVERNING TRUTH’s most recent readers are in Williamsburg, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Where are you reading the book? Available for purchase from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social via global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Wake up babe, new sad Roberts meme just dropped

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Apropos of nothing, someone please explain to me when censorship and circumventing democratic procedures ever result in positive outcomes? I’ll wait.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Also… isn’t it important to define political speech before curtailing it? 🤔 More generally, where was the concern about political speech impeding the “core mission” when @isanet.bsky.social condemned Russia’s agressive war against Ukraine, to cite just one case? The Israel exception is… something.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Maybe it’s just me but isn’t it a good idea to read—& understand the context behind—a petition before signing? The petition to “safeguard” @isanet.bsky.social’s “core mission” is a blatant attempt to prevent the GC from voting on a BDS resolution. Have the vote. Who wins wins, who loses loses.

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

My book is available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and just today… as chocolate cake! Thanks to my William & Mary Government Department colleagues and students for making today extra special! Available from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social via global.oup.com/academic/pro....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

✨ TODAY IS THE DAY! ✨ Get your print copy here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

GOVERNING TRUTH is out in the wild, even before the official print date! Shoutout to family, friends, colleagues, and former students for pre-ordering; it paid off! 😃 Let me know where you’re reading the book! Available from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social via global.oup.com/academic/pro....

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Ahh! It’s so cool to see my book out in the world, especially in the hands of former students who’ve become friends! @haileyrobertson.bsky.social got in on the ground floor back in 2018, providing invaluable research assistance for the data project culminating in this book!

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Happy Bad Bunny Day to all who celebrate! 🇺🇸🇵🇷

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

We have a Boston Review Forum out today on the Democratic Party in a time of authoritarianism www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...

Senator Chuck Schumer conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in May 2025. Image: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images
FORUM
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
Adam Bonica, Jake Grumbach
With responses from →
Cori Bush, Amanda Litman, Matthew Yglesias, G.
Elliott Morris, Julia Serano, Eric Rauchway, Suzanne Mettler & Trevor E. Brown, Thomas Ferguson, Timothy Shenk, Jared Abbott & Milan Loewer, Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, Lily Geismer, Danielle Wiggins, William A. Galston, and Henry Burke

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Do better. Call your buddy George W. Bush and show up together in Minneapolis. Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city. If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.

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Jim Goldgeier @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

“For years, Europeans assumed such a test would come from Russia. That it may now come from the US has forced a reckoning over how Europe defends itself not only with less America, but potentially against America.”

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It’s cold comfort right now but, if past is prologue, spectacles of violence committed by the state against sympathetic civilians—especially when captured on camera—were the beginning of the end for Bull Connor and Jim Crow, too.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🎉 One month until publication day! Excited to share Governing Truth with the world! Pre-order from @oxfordunipress.bsky.social via global.oup.com/academic/pro.... HIGHLIGHTS: • Centers civil society's essential role in policy design, implementation, and follow-up in transitional justice processes…

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Adam Kochanski @adamkochanski.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

In addition to illegality of strikes, a clear-cut war crime, if true: “The laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called ‘perfidy.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...

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U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

If Ottawa’s silence continues, who will stand up for us if Washington puts our own country in its crosshairs? What will it take for Canada to call out America’s violations of international law? My latest, in the Toronto Star: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Canada must stand up to Donald Trump — or there will be no one to stand up for Canada

Does Canada have a red line for Donald Trump's behaviour? If so, what does Trump have to do for the Canadian government to find its spine, let alone its elbows?

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Trump keeps losing and also keeps doing stuff. Yes, that's hard to wrap our heads around. My item today gets into it (without, alas, fully explaining it.) Plus the links! goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/losing-los...

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Losing Loser Keeps Losing

And yet Trump isn't exactly an impotent president. Confused? Yeah.

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Dr. Kelebogile Zvobgo (she/her) @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Sent my first email of 2026 that starts, “With respect…” It’s gonna be a long year.

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