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Brett Bessen

@brettbessen.bsky.social

Assistant Prof @ Tec de Monterrey. Likes: Political Behavior; My Dog, Richard; Climbing Rocks.

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Rebecca Bell-Martin@rbellmartin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“A woman wouldn’t really do that!” Are women and men politicians judged equally for political scandals? Check out our fascinating evidence from Mexico, published in @respol.bsky.social bit.ly/3ZAUOqv Thread re: what Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, @brettbessen.bsky.social and I found (1/4)

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Research & Politics@respol.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Gender stereotypes shape scandal reactions. Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, @rbellmartin.bsky.social & Brett Ryan Bessen find that in Mexico, women accused of “out-of-character” misconduct were rated more favorably—especially by benevolent sexists. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Stereotypes and scandals: Politician gender and public judgments about scandal in Mexico - Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, Rebecca Bell-Martin, Brett Ryan Bessen, 2025

This article examines how politician gender shapes voter judgments about political scandal in Mexico. We test the hypothesis that individuals discount or disbel...

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Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · last yr.

I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · last yr.

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

Title: What Costs More: Billionaire Tax Avoidance or Federal Workers? Subtitle: Musk’s tax avoidance could fund 677K federal jobs • Current Tax Rate: 3.27% • Top Federal Tax Rate: 37% Cost Comparison (Bar Chart): • Cost of Musk’s Tax Avoidance (smallest bar, purple) • Cost of Top 100 Billionaires’ Tax Avoidance (largest bar, red) • Total Federal Workforce Salaries (mid-sized bar, green) X-axis ranges from $0B to $380B, showing that billionaire tax avoidance covers a significant portion of federal workforce salaries. Impact on Federal Workforce: • Average Federal Salary: $106,000 • Jobs Musk’s Avoidance Could Fund: 677,782 (29.5% of all federal employees) Federal Workforce Breakdown (Pie Chart): • A segment representing 29.5% of the workforce highlights the share Musk’s avoided taxes could fund, labeled “Share Equal to Musk’s Avoided Taxes: 29.5%”. Sources: • Musk’s Tax Rate: ProPublica • Billionaire Gains: Bloomberg Billionaires Index (Dec. 31, 2024) • Federal Employee Data: USAFacts
Brett Bessen@brettbessen.bsky.social · last yr.

Important point: “The success of President Trump’s executive actions depends on people believing,” said Lowande. “It depends on courts, businesses, this university and other organizations acting as if the president actually has the power that he claims to.”

Center for Political Studies@umisrcps.bsky.social · last yr.

The controversial executive orders under Trump 2.0 are unique because political wins are their primary objective, and because they appear to be illegal by design, says Kenneth Lowande @umisrcps.bsky.social, an expert on executive power. Will they succeed? ➡️ myumi.ch/nyMm5 #PoliSky

Adam L. Ozer@ozerthinking.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey #polisky, our new article is officially out and available at Political Research Quarterly: doi.org/10.1177/1065... We explore how algorithmic tools used for mail in-ballot verification impacts voters' confidence in elections. See the thread below for a rundown of key findings.

Adam L. Ozer@ozerthinking.bsky.social · 2y ago

Election officials are increasingly reliant on computer algorithms to help verify mail-in ballots. But does the use of algorithmic tools impact voters’ confidence in elections? My colleagues and I explored this (and more) in our new piece for PRQ. Here are some key highlights: 1/5🧵 lnkd.in/eNr34x-E

Abstract for our newly accepted article at PRQ: Signed, Sealed, Counted? An Experimental Study of Mail-in Ballot Signature Verification
Matthew Collins@matthewcollins.bsky.social · last yr.

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Robert (Bob) Kubinec@rmkubinec.bsky.social · 2y ago

You might be wondering... if democracy is under threat, shouldn't somebody be studying that? 🤔 So, yes... 👋. We're called *comparative political scientists.* We research 🔎 why countries become democracies (or dictatorships 🤢) all over the 🌎️. Buckle up 🚔️ ! It's time for a college class in one 🧵👇️