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Lauren Wilcox @laurenbwilcox.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Paraphrasing a colleague, it must be pretty bad when the NY Times headlines aren't 'both-sides'. www.nytimes.com

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Ming @mkw.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Inspired by John Dunn’s essay of the same name, I’ve written a review essay on three recent books, on ‘the future of liberalism’ 1. Liberalism Against Itself @samuelmoyn.bsky.social 2. Liberalism as a Way of Life @lefebvrealex.bsky.social 3. Regenerative Politics doi.org/10.1080/0955...

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Leah Madelaine Schmidt @lmschmidt42.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

My most recent op-ed has been published in Ms. Magazine: msmagazine.com/2025/07/03/c... Please give it some hits! (The usual disclaimers: does not represent the full breadth/depth of my political views, it has been drafted to align with editorial standards and word count, it has been edited, etc.)

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Canada Rejects MAGA’s Gender Panic—And Why It Matters After This Year's Pride Month

As Pride Month came to a close against a backdrop of global backlash to LGBTQ+ rights, Canada’s spring election delivered a rare counterpoint: Voters refused to take the bait. Conservative leader Pier...

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Leah Madelaine Schmidt @lmschmidt42.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Trying to dip my toe back into BlueSky to encourage me colleagues to check out the CRIA special issues proposal below!

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Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Shout out to @lmschmidt42.bsky.social for putting me on the socialist Trailer Park Boys account on Instagram. It is glorious.

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Cambridge Review of International Affairs @cambridgecria.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

CRIA is hosting a roundtable on 'Concept Formation and Historical IR' (SA30) to kickoff our presence at the 2025 Chicago International Studies Association conference @isanet.bsky.social. Come along to The Barbershop (Blackstone Hotel) from 8:15am for a great discussion!

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Leah Madelaine Schmidt @lmschmidt42.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

Because I joined BlueSky and didn’t immediately follow a bunch of celebrities, my feed is full of smart people doing cool things, which is very motivating! 🔥 Might try tracking thoughts/hot takes on ongoing readings here, as an attempt to keep myself accountable and motivated over the holidays.

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Leah Madelaine Schmidt @lmschmidt42.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Just finished @bonniehonig.bsky.social's "Epistemology of the Curtain" (Cultural Critique 121), and love the idea of the "Pythagorean curtain" (expansion of Derridian linguistic curtain/closet)- highly recommend the piece to my performance/media studies friends!

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Leah Madelaine Schmidt @lmschmidt42.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Hello BlueSky! The first post in a post-Twitter (post-X?) world! I've heard all the interesting academics had a mass exodus over to here...so let's see if I manage to post more consistently on this platform than on my Twitter!

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