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Peter Loge

@ploge.bsky.social
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Director School of Media and Public Affairs at GW, director Project on Ethics in Political Communication, former political condotierre.

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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 23h
There's no rant like a @davekarpf.bsky.social rant.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Smart insight from @ninahall.bsky.social and SMPA colleague @davekarpf.bsky.social - probably also a topic of conversation on the next @officehourspod.bsky.social podcast.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Arizona people - would love to see you next Thurs asuevents.asu.edu/event/USA250...
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Faith in America’s Story? Civil Religion at America’s 250th | ASU Events
In many ways, nations are stories they tell about themselves—and to themselves. Civic faith—or what some call “civil religion”—has been part of the United States' story since the founding. What is the...
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A lot of fun joining Craig Williams and @legaltalknet.bsky.social to talk about Trump's attacks on the free press.
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This blatantly unethical move dehumanizes people in the immigration system and desensitizes players to its real-world violence and harm. www.democracyrenovator.com/cp/217443473
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Can Democracy Survive a Culture of Cruelty?
From a dehumanizing deportation game to the AfD’s school agenda, the right is remaking identity. The states are our wall — if they defend culture, too.
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Public service announcements help people. Campaign ads help candidates and parties. These are campaign ads. “I don’t think any public official, including President Trump … should spend public money on private ads for themselves..." Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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GOP senators push back on Trump’s taxpayer-funded ad
President Trump’s new government-funded ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists” are getting strong pushback from Senate Republicans who are warning the president not …
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As someone who has spent 30+ years in strategic and political communication, I can confidently say this is bad news for Republicans. Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
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Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.
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CNN @cnn.com · 24/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico request emergency hearing after reporters were refused access to the White House despite a court order. cnn.it/4h6GtMc
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Office Hours with Karpf and Loge @officehourspod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This will sound familiar to regular listeners of Office Hours with Karpf and Loge - ideology matters less than honestly connecting. Voters "are looking for leaders who seem rooted, clear-eyed and real. And voters can smell a phony a mile away." campaignsandelections.com/voices/with-...
campaignsandelections.com
With Less Than Two Months Left, What Our House Primary Sweep Reveals About Winning Candidates
With Labor Day in the rearview mirror and voters paying closer attention to the choices in front of them, voters aren't all that concerned with the progressive vs. moderate debate.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Great advice for college students in a time of disruption: study "how to think: how to read broadly and deeply and how to write clearly on questions that have long animated the human spirit." (plus the authors plug philosophy). www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The ‘safe’ college majors are gone. So study something useless.
Who knows what will be useful by the time you graduate from college? Thank artificial intelligence.
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is anti-democratic. The White House Correspondents Association should speak out and every other outlet should refuse to attend White House briefings until this nonsense is reversed. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: CNN and MS NOW Reporters Denied White House Access After Trump Announces Ban
President Trump announced a ban on Friday on the outlets, whose coverage he deems unfair. The move will likely be challenged in court.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For regular listeners of @officehourspod.bsky.social this is old news. @davekarpf.bsky.social been talking about big bat and the bat industrial complex for weeks.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No one ever went broke betting against Congress acting. www.washingtonsun.com/newsletters/...
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Congress vs. The Machines
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Dear @Manchester United - you're hurting Arsenal and making Noel Gallagher happy. The definition of a lose/lose outcome.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
That there's a need for this piece says nothing good about the state of our democracy. Elected officials at all levels across the political spectrum should call out questions about voting as the dangerous nonsense that it is.
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Donald Trump told supporters to cheat in the election. That claim should be condemned by candidates and elected officials across the political specturm. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vo...
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Just paid for a subsription to the @washingtonsun.bsky.social. Pay for local news.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On the latest Office Hours with Karpf and Loge - bats, @davekarpf.bsky.social has a new book, and we talk about trust ,corruption, and political elites. Plus a new logo and we're on Bluesky (of course) @officehourspod.bsky.social youtu.be/JeSrVWG7_N4?...
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Who Can We Trust? Certified Bat Ecologists, Apparently.
YouTube video by Office Hours with Karpf and Loge
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Politics + soccer: Trump's intervention may cost Infantino an election. There may be lessons here for Republicans in close races. Belgium cites Folarin Balogun case in withholding support for Gianni Infantino’s FIFA re-election www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
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Belgium cites Balogun case in withholding support for Infantino
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In the mid-1990s I left grad school at Arizona State University to go into politics. In October I'm going back to ASU, at least for a few hours, to talk about civil religion and America's story 250 years in. If you're in Tempe on Oct 15 would love to see you there. asuevents.asu.edu/event/USA250...
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Faith in America’s Story? Civil Religion at America’s 250th | ASU Events
In many ways, nations are stories they tell about themselves—and to themselves. Civic faith—or what some call “civil religion”—has been part of the United States' story since the founding. What is the...
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thoughtful piece in the Washington Post by @smpagwu.bsky.social colleague and friend - and former Nixon speechwriter - Lee Huebner wapo.st/4gRRjFv
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Opinion | What MAGA fails to understand about Richard Nixon
Respecting election results and court rulings isn’t in vogue today in some Washington circles.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My colleague, friend, and Office Hours with Karpf and Loge podcast thanks me in the acknowledgements of his new book, so I felt obligated to pre-order it. Coincidentally, it should also be a terrific and important read.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's almost as if @mikiesherrill.bsky.social listens to Office Hours with Karpf and Loge (she almost certainly doesn't, but her point is one @davekarpf.bsky.social and I make a lot). open.spotify.com/show/2GETaWZ... From Politico on 8/23:
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On the latest Office Hours with Karpf and Loge I quote Stealth Democracy and make a confession about the new Minions movie. @davekarpf.bsky.social has thoughts on AI and on Axelrod's take on Ossoff. We both make irresponsible preditions. On YouTube and pod platforms youtu.be/-XEMx_ije2s?...
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Reject Reaganism, Embrace Bike Helmets
YouTube video by Office Hours with Karpf and Loge
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@davekarpf.bsky.social has a thought on this on the next Office Hours with Karpf and Loge, dropping soon. Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive www.axios.com/2026/08/19/g...
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Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive
"This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle," Senate Republicans' committee says.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Very interesting research on the campaign industry, via Campaigns and Elections campaignsandelections.com/industry-new...
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Political Work Became a Career. Campaigns Haven't Gotten the Memo
Campaign workers are lagging other political professionals in pay and benefits, according to a new survey.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I'm increasingly following local coverage or local politics around the country - really important work being done by really good journalists far outside the national spotlight. Read, promote, and support local journalism.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
At the start of every school year I send a note to my students in @smpagwu.bsky.social. My advice to students the fall is to sit with and learn from what Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa called "political disquiet." smpa.gwu.edu/director-pet...
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Director Peter Loge's Advice to Students at the Start of the Fall 2026 Semester | School of Media & Public Affairs | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University
Director Peter Loge's Advice to Students at the Start of the Fall 2026 Semester
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Another feature on the managers of Chelsea, Liverpool, and of course Arsenal from Donostia/San Sebastian in the Basque Country. www.nytimes.com/athletic/743...
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Inside the Basque ‘dream team’ that produced Iraola, Arteta and Alonso
A small club in northern Spain had a youth team that included the managers of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. How do they do it?
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hey @davekarpf.bsky.social - safe to assume you'll want to talk about this on the next Office Hours with Karpf and Loge? www.wired.com/story/electi...
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Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms
From threats to the safety of poll workers to voters who can’t distinguish between odds and results, prediction markets are already scrambling the political process.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
For fellow politics and political communication faculty making last minute updaes to your syllabi
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Thoughtful analysis from @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social. Agreed that elite cues help account for views on the economy ("A final possibility is that respondents’ perceptions of the economy are driven by political elites"). Politicians keep telling voters how bad the economy is, voters believe them.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A good discussion about ethical issues in campaigns
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In a special UK Parliamentary election an intergalactic trash can got nearly 30% of the vote against PM Nigel Farage. Sounds like a cry for insight from Office Hours with Karpf and Loge. share.google/SUK0sSoeOorb... @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage wins election in which his main rival was a trash can | CNN
Nigel Farage has comfortably won a special election that he triggered, meaning he will remain as a member of parliament after a contest that all the other major British parties boycotted, leaving his ...
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In the "with friends like these..." category - a Trump admnistration official telling leaders who really dislike Trump they should get their heads examined probably doesn't help Infantino. Andrew Giuliani backs Gianni Infantino, takes aim at FIFA president’s critics www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
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Andrew Giuliani backs Gianni Infantino, takes aim at FIFA president’s critics (Gift Article)
Giuliani was executive director of the White House Task Force for the 2026 World Cup and believes Infantino should stay in post.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The President is sowing seeds of doubt in elections he is afraid he will lose. That runs against the premise of democracy and should be called out by pundits and pols regardless of their politics.
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Conservative political elites, from President Trump down, are increasingly making racist attacks, and makeing racist attacks more common and acceptable. Attacking candidates because of where they're from or what they look like is wrong. americanbazaaronline.com/2026/08/11/a...
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Alabama House candidate calls on Republicans to condemn racist attack
The District 4 nominee Hanu Karlapalem criticized social media posts attacking his heritage while renewing opposition to SB21.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
On the most recent Office Hours with Karpf and Loge @davekarpf.bsky.social and I talk reflecting pool (again) and find lessons in a hodge podge of other topics - democracy is hard, do the work - while sporting summer attire. On YouTube and all the podcast apps. youtu.be/ds9kMkdJ2Fk?...
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Democracy Is Messy. Do the Work.
YouTube video by Office Hours with Karpf and Loge
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A fan of Nico Williams to Arsenal in part to add another Basque player to the Gunners and in part to watch him go 1v1 against Neco Williams, Welsh international at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal Weigh Up Move For £77M Winger After Vinicius Blow share.google/fp1rUbv2ZKJP...
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Arsenal Weigh Up Move For £77M Winger After Vinicius Blow
The Gunners missed out on the Real Madrid star.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A lot of people believe political elites who attack public health experts. This is one result. Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...
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Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This week's Office Hours with Karpf and Loge was taped with a live studio audience. @davekarpf.bsky.social has thoughts about lettuce, wildfires, and prediciton markets. I talk about pretzels and Erling Haaland's taxidermy racoon holding an empty gin bottle. youtu.be/WoUdoCAgjiM?...
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Let Them Eat Pretzels! (Because They Can't Eat Lettuce)
YouTube video by Office Hours with Karpf and Loge
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A Spaniard finally scored for Spain - with an assist from a Basque player.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Madness.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"...a group of professionals who get the little things right and who work hard for each other will succeed more often than not." Houston Dynamo head coach Ben Olsen in Soccer Thinking for Management Success. True for Spain against France, true in organizations. www.nytimes.com/athletic/744...
nytimes.com
Spain are not covered in stardust. It’s one of the reasons they are in the World Cup final (Gift Article)
Spain are now 37 games unbeaten, a joint men's record. Their progress to the World Cup final should not be a surprise
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A Basque player scores the winning goal for Spain. Again. The Basques will never get independance because the national team needs their players.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
On the latest Office Hours with Karpf and Loge: The metaphor which was the ferris wheel on the Mall, to narrative or not to narrative, and @davekarpf.bsky.social really wants someone to email him. youtu.be/dt6aCkbmsT0?...
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The Great American Potemkin Village
YouTube video by Office Hours with Karpf and Loge
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A nation is defined in large part by the story it tells itself and the world. A prophetic civil religion is a powerful American story that "to borrow Lincoln’s words...might be “the last best hope” for a divided people. It always has been." wapo.st/4fuNa9R
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Opinion | America has a religion. Revive it.
America isn’t a Christian nation. But it has never been strictly secular.
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Peter Loge @ploge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Mikel Merino, a Basque player at Arsenal wins it for Spain. Again.
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Project on Ethics in Political Communication @policommethics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Racist images have no place in American politics. They are offensive on their own and encourage others to behave in similar ways. Political leaders and pundits across the spectrum should condemn garbage like this. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trump posts a doctored photo portraying Obamas boarding Air Force One spray-painted with graffiti
This follows a previous racist post by Trump depicting the Obamas as primates, which was deleted after intense, bipartisan backlash.
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