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Brad LeVeck

@bradleveck.bsky.social

political scientist at UC Merced Likes: 🌄📸, 🧠🔄🧠, 📊🧪 faculty.ucmerced.edu/bleveck

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William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 6d ago

yes, exactly this. if I lived in Michigan I'd probably vote for the guy myself, but the AAUP endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed is fucking dumb. no one was waiting on this to decide their vote, literally all it does is make enemies for no gain! bsky.app/profile/adis...

i dreamt a dream,@adistantdream.bsky.social · 6d ago

i will simply never get over the science op-end that said "our endorsement of democrats did nothing to help democrats but did decrease trust in scientists - and we'll do it again"

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 6d ago

the ygelsias et al. position that every academic needs to exercise ironclad message discipline is obviously untenable and unrealistic, but I do think academics are poorly served by professional organizations, the people who should know better, being pretty tone deaf and inept.

Josh Kalla@jkalla.bsky.social · 6d ago

When scientific journals started endorsing candidates, this led to a drop in trust in science and had no meaningful electoral consequences. All downside for science. No upside for the endorsed candidates.

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Josh Kalla@jkalla.bsky.social · 6d ago

I am not an AAUP member, but I think it is a really bad idea for the American Association of University Professors to be endorsing candidates, especially in a factional Democratic primary.

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Keith E. Whittington@kewhittington.bsky.social · 4w ago

After a long wait, circuit court rejects Florida’s defense of barring profs at public universities from espousing disfavored ideas in the classroom 1/

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4w ago

BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Before GRANT, LAGOA, and WILSON, Circuit Judges. GRANT, Circuit Judge: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." U.S. Const. amend I. The First Amendment, incorporated against the States in 1868, is this country's written commitment to the idea that freedom of speech is essential to freedom of thought, and that both are essential to maintaining our liberty. The Supreme Court has long been clear that teaching and scholarship are due some measure of protection under the Amendment. But how much? And in what contexts? That Court has not had to say, but this one is now put to the test. The State of Florida legislated a broad set of speech restrictions banning certain viewpoints relating to race, color, sex, and national origin in various settings. The provision at issue here bars Florida's educators from promoting or endorsing those distavored ideas when instructing students. Its prohibition applies not only in primary and secondary education, where states traditionally exercise a great deal of control, but also in public colleges and universities, where the state government's role has been far more limited. When several groups of professors challenged Florida's new restrictions, the State cast about for an existing case or doctrine that could support its speech ban in the university setting. Finding none, it tried to marry public-employee speech cases with government speech doctrine, resulting in a new rule: if the
Prof Nichola Raihani@nicholaraihani.bsky.social · last mo.

If you have (or will soon) complete your PhD & would like to join a thriving cultural evolution research group in NEW ZEALAND, drop me a line. UoA offers a handful of funded research fellowships. Applications must be made by a faculty member. Deadline August. Pls share with your students

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Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"I don’t want to be in a discipline where people are worried about saying things because they think the truth will have bad effects on their politics. I’m not a politician. I’m a scholar."

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Precisely the problem facing science, health, and academia. These vitally important institutions will fail in their mission if every criticism must be withheld for fear of aiding [-----]. chronicleofhighereducation.substack.com/p/is-a-new-r...

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For years I've tracked billionaire excess. Each year I show students a chart that blows their minds. This year I had to redraw it for a trillionaire: Elon Musk, $1.32T. Depressing that we're here. Silver lining: couldn't have happened to a less deserving person, proof that wealth ≠ merit.

Elon Musk's $1.32 Trillion, to Scale

The first trillionaire's fortune, one pixel per $1,000 — scroll past every dollar, and see what a fraction of it could do instead.

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Ken Schultz@kschultz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When Trump withdrew from JCPOA in 2018, Mike Pompeo gave a speech outlining a set of demands that any new agreement would have to meet. If we want to judge, not just the outcome of this war, but the broader project of renegotiating the Iran deal, this is a useful yardstick.

So what should it be? We must begin to define what it is that we demand from Iran. First, Iran must declare to the IAEA a full account of the prior military dimensions of its nuclear program, and permanently and verifiably abandon such work in perpetuity. Second, Iran must stop enrichment and never pursue plutonium reprocessing. This includes closing its heavy water reactor. Third, Iran must also provide the IAEA with unqualified access to all sites throughout the entire country. Iran must end its proliferation of ballistic missiles and halt further launching or development of nuclear-capable missile systems. Iran must release all U.S. citizens, as well as citizens of our partners and allies, each of them detained on spurious charges. Iran must end support to Middle East terrorist groups, including Lebanese Hizballah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.Iran must respect the sovereignty of the Iraqi Government and permit the disarming, demobilization, and reintegration of Shia militias. Iran must also end its military support for the Houthi militia and work towards a peaceful political settlement in Yemen. Iran must withdraw all forces under Iranian command throughout the entirety of Syria. Iran, too, must end support for the Taliban and other terrorists in Afghanistan and the region, and cease harboring senior al-Qaida leaders. Iran, too, must end the IRG Qods Force's support for terrorists and militant partners around the world. And too, Iran must end its threatening behavior against its neighbors - many of whom are U.S. allies. This certainly includes its threats to destroy Israel, and its firing of missiles into Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It also includes threats to international shipping and destructive - and destructive cyberattacks.
Vicente Valentim@valentimvicente.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our department has three calls for tenure track positions. IE is a fast growing group of scholars doing top-notch work, which offers very attractive conditions in a great European city. If you are looking for an academic job in Europe, definitely do consider applying.

IE Political Science Department@iepolisci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are hiring! We have 3 tenure track positions open: - Comparative Politics: apply.interfolio.com/188149 - International Relations: apply.interfolio.com/188150 - Political Economy: apply.interfolio.com/188151 All jobs have deadlines Oct 5th. Please help spread the word to potential candidates.