Reposted by Kevin BandaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hOssoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" 488142693178
Reposted by Kevin Bandajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 19370271101
Reposted by Kevin BandaAlessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You know those (rare) papers that really make you proud? In new piece out at APR, we show that #AffectivePolarization likely spills onto other types of non-political polarization - notably, PREFERENCES FOR CATS VS. DOGS (aka “affective PAWlarization”) paper: tinyurl.com/jn48bypp data: osf.io/4p2zu 24918
Reposted by Kevin BandaMichael Shepherd @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026💥 My book Rural Pain, Republican Gain is officially released today!! 💥 The book is an outgrowth of my dissertation work that I started in 2016. Indescribable feeling to be able to hold it in book form just under a decade later. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduRural Pain, Republican GainAn eye-opening look at how Republican policies have affected health outcomes in rural communities and why poor, rural white voters are turning to the Republican Party—not despite this harm, but becaus... 68838
Reposted by Kevin BandaG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 24/09/2026No president has ever gone into a midterm election as unpopular as Trump is today. Not even George W. Bush in 2006. Trump's net approval is twice as low as it was at this point in 2018. blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/no-preside...blog.fiftyplusone.newsDemocrats hit midterm high as Trump approval reaches new lowNo president has gone into a midterm election this unpopular. Not even George W. Bush in 2006. 10530164
Reposted by Kevin BandaJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE 7645160
Reposted by Kevin BandaCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527311077
Reposted by Kevin BandaVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Shout out to the student journalists at The Daily Iowan for reporting on the travesty that is Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. With quotes from me dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...dailyiowan.comUncertainty in leadership, curriculum surrounds UI Center for Intellectual FreedomIn the barren walls of his Calvin Hall office, where the Center for Intellectual Freedom resides, interim director and University of Iowa economics professor Luciano de Castro shuffles a stack of pape... 22663233
Reposted by Kevin BandaOpinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New Marquette Law School national survey finds Democrats expand lead on congressional ballot: 54% of likely voters say they will vote for a Democrat, while 41% say they will vote for a Republican. today.marquette.edu/2026/09/new-... 28420
Reposted by Kevin BandaSimon Weschle @simonweschle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We're hiring at UNC! Assistant or Associate level, any area of comparative politics. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob... If you have any questions, get in touch with me!unc.peopleadmin.comOpen RankThe tenure-track, open rank position, (Assistant or Associate Professor) includes 40% teaching, 40% research and 20% service to the department/college. The service portion includes, but is not limited... 01422
Reposted by Kevin BandaBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 16/09/2026This is a cheap post but only getting 17% of the country to support you sending them five thousand dollars is a sign that you haven’t just lost your fastball, you’ve lost the entire strike zone 882883
Reposted by Kevin BandaAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs 525526951
Kevin Banda @kevinkbanda.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Semi regular reminder that there are a bazillion jobs outside of higher ed that require phd-level social science research skills (and yes, poli sci specific skills, too), so the hand wringing about the "overproduction" of phds is odd, to say the least. 021
Reposted by Kevin BandaJLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The latest from YouGov: Does Trump's $5,000 promise make you more/less likely to vote R: Less +11 Would Trump keep this promise: Pro/definitely not +44 Would you be better off if Dems/Reps won in November: Dems +8 Everyone knows Trump is a liar. yougov.com/en-us/daily-... 174
Reposted by Kevin BandaAlexander Agadjanian @agadjanian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Another good lesson in questioning assumptions about core social science variables often seen as fixed and exogenous huber.research.yale.edu/materials/12... 0134
Reposted by Kevin BandaMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If only the media had as much interest in the world's richest person, the primary funder of the Republican Party, who spoke at Trump's Inauguration and gave a Sieg Heil, once again declaring his belief "white solidarity is the only way to survive" as they do some Twitch streamer. 322673671
Reposted by Kevin BandaDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I think I can speak for the entire political communication section of APSA when I say “fuck you Dietram Scheufele. None of us will collaborate with you or cite your research ever again.” 613122
Kevin Banda @kevinkbanda.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I'm looking forward to learning about what people are working on at #APSA2026. I'm headed to Boston on Wednesday and will be there through Friday. As always, I'm happy to meet with anyone who wants to chat about working outside (or inside) higher ed, research, or anything else. 031
Reposted by Kevin BandaCatherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We’re hiring! Poli Sci & IR department at IE University in Madrid is hiring three tenure-track Assistant Professors, starting 1st of September 2027, in: Comparative Politics: lnkd.in/ePDfwjJB International Relations: lnkd.in/eDu5vGTf Political Economy: lnkd.in/eciDukTA 1/3 28084
Reposted by Kevin BandaLily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026As a political scientist i have signed many open letters defending free and fair elections, congressional oversight of the executive branch, and federal funding for science. It’s a wild choice to make this your first one. 622432
Kevin Banda @kevinkbanda.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Lots of DISCOURSE about how unpopular "woke 1" was right now, and lots of chatter about it helping Trump in 2024. But as I recall, YouGov and others released a lot of survey data early in Trump's second term showing that DEI and adjacent stuff was pretty popular. 220
Reposted by Kevin BandaMondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Susie, an unidentified creature, is the mascot for the Tokyo Sports Benefits Corporation. 5726175
Reposted by Kevin BandaDrew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrantrapoportfamilyfoundation.comRapoport Doctoral Dissertation GrantsSupporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice. 17790
Reposted by Kevin BandaAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845351588
Reposted by Kevin BandaAnne Meng @annemeng.bsky.social · 15/08/2026🚨Job alert 🚨 UVA is hiring an assistant professor in CP! Apply here 👉🏻 apply.interfolio.com/190673apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 02526
Reposted by Kevin BandaKlara Müller @klaramueller.bsky.social · 11/08/2026📢 New paper out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social (w/ @aleferna.bsky.social)! Asking how a snap election call affects vote choice (un)certainty, we find that they tend to increase voters’ confidence in their vote intentions. The longer answer: 🧵👇 OA here: doi.org/10.1016/j.el... 12910
Reposted by Kevin BandaDoug McCrae @dougmccrae.bsky.social · 08/08/2026No one wants to work any more. 27587105
Reposted by Kevin BandaEmily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 19/04/2023Gender isn't binary, except for the two (2) shows about soccer. The boy show (Ted Lasso) is about what happens when boys play soccer (crying), and the girl show (Yellowjackets) is about what happens when girls play soccer (murder). Both shows are accurate. 3526
Reposted by Kevin BandaDan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026New study shows that — contra widely accepted narratives — there is NO EVIDENCE that professors change their students’ politics and make them more liberal through their teaching 61785451
Reposted by Kevin BandaJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Hot takes suggest that spending more on public schools doesn't help. But this cool paper (political scientists publishing in an econ journal 😎) shows that increasing public school spending improves test scores and graduation rates. gated: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 59329
Reposted by Kevin BandaKai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 01/08/2026Give me logits or give me death - or, even better, predicted probabilities & friendsthe100.ciReviewer notes: Odds ratios are really oddWhen psychological researchers investigate binary outcomes,[1]For example, hit vs. miss, correct vs... 1194
Reposted by Kevin BandaPublic Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Christian nationalism isn't just a worldview — it's an emerging identity. In POQ, Walker et al. find that various definitions of Christian nationalism can influence respondents' self-categorization. Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/... 187
Reposted by Kevin BandaFlosshilde @susanjordan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026variety.com/2026/music/g...variety.comKavinsky, French Producer and DJ Behind ‘Drive’ Opening Song ‘Nightcall,’ Dies at 50Kavinsky, the French DJ whose anthem 'Nightcall' became a cult classic after opening Nicolas Winding Refn’s 'Drive,' has died. He was 50. 022
Reposted by Kevin BandaSophie Hall @sophlouisehall.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Finally, someone asking the important questions 1391313251
Reposted by Kevin BandaPolitical Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026📈 How do people update their perceptions of the economy? ➡️ Derek A. Epp and Christopher Wlezien show that people interpret the same economic changes differently depending on their prior perceptions, suggesting that public opinion is shaped by benchmarking www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 0105
Reposted by Kevin BandaCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 22/07/2026A Practical Guide to Time Series Analysis by Suzanna Linn, Matthew J. Lebo and Clayton Webb We expand readers' knowledge of linear regression with detailed explanations and applications of key models used in time series analysis. 📚 cup.org/4upEZ3E 0107
Reposted by Kevin BandaMichael Bitzer @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026“None of the information Trump described appears to support his long-running claims that the 2020 election was stolen or that ballots and vote totals were manipulated.” www.politico.com/news/2026/07...politico.comTrump rails against election systems — and familiar enemiesNone of the information Trump described appears to support his long-running claims that the 2020 election was stolen or that ballots and vote totals were manipulated. 041
Reposted by Kevin BandaLauren (Palladino) Olson @lrpalladino.bsky.social · 08/07/2026My first-ever solo-authored paper is out today (open access!) in @journalrep.bsky.social! What drives Americans to switch their presidential vote based on race over the last 3 elections? I show that it's not general racial warmth, it's changing beliefs about discrimination. (🧵 1/3) 12110
Reposted by Kevin Bandadr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 14/06/2026seeing the posts about visitors discovering that you can walk around most of our cities and just be yourself in a multicultural setting, discovering tailgating, starting impromptu block parties, my muslim mayor, etc. etc. it's corny to say it but that's our secret sauce. and it means something 435327687
Reposted by Kevin BandaU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 01/07/2026Jorts says always anchor your TV, dressers, and other furniture to the wall. 131463181
Kevin Banda @kevinkbanda.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I've seen some arguments suggesting that Culver's is the midwest's version of In n Out. That can't be right because Culver's is good. 180
Reposted by Kevin BandaYamil Ricardo Velez @yamilrvelez.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Why do arguments often change people’s beliefs without changing their attitudes? In a new APSR with @scottclifford.bsky.social and @patrickpliu.bsky.social, we point to belief relevance: arguments are more persuasive when they grapple with the idiosyncratic reasons people hold their political views. 49940
Reposted by Kevin BandaRachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026“Just collect more data” is one of the most common responses to uncertainty in quantitative research. But in a lot of social science, that advice is impossible—or even misleading. Our new working paper asks: when has a study reached its information limit? Check it out here: osf.io/preprints/so... 38821
Reposted by Kevin BandaU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 15/06/2026Is it carbon monoxide 100133682716
Reposted by Kevin BandaWerner Krause @krausewe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social) Do opinion polls shape election results? Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 320899