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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In simple terms, this is antisemitism

Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I had a "science fiction and fantasy book club" that wanted to discuss my edited volume about immigration to Japan. I wrote back and said that my academic press had only budgeted $2 million for publicity and we had already exhausted that budget, so I was not able to participate.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I got one from a "fantasy and sci-fi book club" to have a discussion about my book about Japanese immigration policy. I wrote back saying I'd love to participate but my press only had a promotion budget of $2 million per book, and we had already spent all of it and could not afford anything else.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I am teaching an undergrad political science methods class in the fall on data visualization and advanced data analysis. I am going to use @kjhealy.co's & @hankjs.bsky.social's book. Do any of you have journal articles to recommend that visualize or explain polici methods well for undergrads?

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Charles McClean @cmcclean.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Thank you to Jim Raymo, the Global Japan Lab, and @princetonpolitics.bsky.social for hosting me yesterday at @princeton.edu to present new research with @strauszm.bsky.social on population aging and democratic representation. Really appreciated the great conversation and thoughtful comments.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I still think about the children's choir singing the labor day song -- amazing.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Not sure why an age-based breakdown of support for the Takaichi cabinet would be poor statistical literacy, especially when discussing Japan's election results from yesterday.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Nick, I want to show that chart in class today. Can you tell me where it is from?

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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Every American needs to watch this:

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Journal of East Asian Studies @jeas-journal.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#OpenAccess - Conservative Politics and the Dilemma of Immigration in Japan - cup.org/4phhcQx - Ko Maeda & @strauszm.bsky.social #FirstView

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Japanese Journal of Political Science @jjps.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4hxDATi "gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..." - Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social #jjps

JJPS abstract from a scholarly article about a study in political science, examining how voters' perceptions of candidates' gender influences their policy evaluations, specifically in the context of immigration policy in Japan.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

You don't like the birthday present I ordered you?

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Japanese Journal of Political Science @jjps.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

#OpenAccess - Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - cup.org/4lV2PiL - Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social #FirstView

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Using the military against American citizens. We are in an incredibly dark place.

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Adam Schiffer @adamschiffer.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🚨TENURE TRACK POLI SCI JOBS🚨 Yes, "jobs" plural. TCU is hiring two assistant professors, to begin in Fall of 2026. 1) American Politics, with a preference for Gender and Politics. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista... 2) Public Law and/or Judicial Politics. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...

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Matthew D. Montgomery @mdm.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Come work with me! We’re hiring two Tenure Track positions this fall. One is in judicial politics and I’m on the committee! The other is in American Politics. Link below is for the judicial one but I’ll put the American line in the comments! 🎉 jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor of Judicial Politics - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled. Application review will begin October 1. Position Details: The Department of Political Science Texas Christian University invites applications for a full-time,...

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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The entire transcript is incredible: imgur.com/a/HznenTv

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else. They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I just completed version 3.0 of my R workbook, which you can find here: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... This version has new data, some new tools, and some new, clear explanations of key concepts (including of statistical significance and residuals). Take a look!

strauszm.github.io

Are you ready for R? A Workbook for R for Political Science and Beyond: Version 3.0

This is the preface of the workbook

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

My article with Melanie Sonntag and @ykshrt.bsky.social about how supportive the Japanese public was of COVID-era entry bans on foreigners (short answer: very supportive) was just publised in Social Science Japan Journal: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

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Attitudes on the entry ban in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract. Japan had one of the most restrictive entry bans between 2020 and 2023 to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While there was

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I had a student generate a fake interview transcript in chatGPT.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I was at the game on Saturday (my son is a a Bucks fan) and 60-70% of people wearing jerseys in the stadium were wearing Luka jeresys.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I am delighted to annouce the publication of my new edited volume _No Island is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan_. You can order it, or ask your library to order it, here: uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/no-isl...

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No Island Is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan

Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of g…

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

2024 was the year that Japanese politics went Online. But there's a risk that politics will focus on the symptom rather than the cause. My latest: observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-year-j...

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The year Japanese politics went Online

Japanese democracy grapples with social media

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Did you have to pay for the crisp? Or was it like a kind of reward for your fame?

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Gendered views may affect how voters evaluate candidates on education and national security, but they may be less salient on the issue of immigration, an experimental study in Japan shows. Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social @ykshrt.bsky.social shiraito.github.io/research/fil...

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Adam Schiffer @adamschiffer.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

"How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out." I made this video to help nervous election viewers know what to pay attention to on Election Night -- and, more importantly, what not to pay attention to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamx...

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How To Watch Election Night without Freaking Out (2024)

YouTube video by Adam Schiffer

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Was that a swing dancing theme? I have an annual weekend get together with some of my friends from those years, and at some point I surprise everyone by appearing in a different one of their bar mitzvah shirts.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Check out this book by one of my great colleagues!

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

I never took you as a yacht guy, Dave. By the way, at the post JPSG happy hour on Friday your dramatic reading from your time at Wisconsin of the Chalmers Johnson/Mark Ramsayer debate came up. We missed you at APSA!

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

My 11 year old just told me that his favorite part of our visit to the Dallas Museum of Art today was the exit door.

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

Academic friends: we are hiring the Herman Brown Chair of Political Science at TCU (in Fort Worth, Texas). Please consider applying and please feel free to ask me any questions about the job, our department, TCU, Fort Worth, etc. jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/herman-...

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Herman Brown Chair of Political Science in the AddRan College of Liberal Arts - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled. Application review will start on November 1st. Position Details: Texas Christian University invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the Herman Brown E...

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

Thanks so much, Dave. I am really excited about it. It was supposed to be based on a panel that was scheduled for the March 2020 AAS meeting, but things ended up getting pushed back for some reason...

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 31/07/2024

To be fair, he seems to save his generalizations for childless women, not all childless people.

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Scare Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 19/07/2024

How do you sleep at night when your job requires you to coerce children to get head trauma to win “points”? I guess the simplest answer is you don’t care if kids get head trauma

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

Political scientists, and friends of political scientists: Texas Christian University is hiring an assistant professor of comparative politics, specializing in Latin America or Africa. The announcement is here: jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assista... Please feel free to ask me any questions!

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Assistant Professor of Political Science - TCU Main Campus, Texas, United States

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin September 16. Open until filled. Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Political Scien...

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 26/06/2024

var001 does have a KIND of meaning, though...

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Here is version 2.0 of my R Workbook: strauszm.github.io/AreYouReady/.... R is tough to learn at first, but it is so rewarding and powerful. Feel free to use this workbook to teach yourself R or to teach students in a non profit educational setting. And please let me know if you are using it!

strauszm.github.io

Are you ready for R? A Workbook for R for Political Science and Beyond: Version 2.0

This is the preface of the workbook

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Michael Strausz @strauszm.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

I am still able to get a correct answer by typing "[number] jpy in usd"

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

I was in the gallery for Kishida's speech to Congress. Here's what I thought: observingjapan.substack.com/p/mr-kishida...

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Mr. Kishida goes to Washington

Or: how Kishida Fumio found his purpose

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