Congratulations Dodgers. To put it in perspective, the last time you didn't make the playoffs we were still a full democracy with a functioning legislative branch. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Ryan Enos
@ryanenos.bsky.social
Social Scientist, Harvard University https://www.ryandenos.com/ https://ryandenos.substack.com/
Like clockwork, every election cycle, somebody suddenly discovers that survey respondents have ideologically incoherent policy positions (this has been a bedrock finding of political science for over 60 years). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | This Is Why So Many Voters Hate Both Parties (Gift Article)
Most voters have messier views than their partisan labels would suggest.
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It's a staggering example of the corrupting power of authoritarianism that this institution, which the President had no legal authority over, falls victim to his narcissism. Can Trump slap his name on the Statue of Liberty? His face on Mount Rushmore? Can he demolish them if we say no?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 24h agoTrump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)
I'm always cautious because Texas is like the run-away bride for Democrats, but Michael is right that if this is true, it is really a big deal.
Michael McDonald@electproject.bsky.social · 14h agoAt this level (if accurate) Texas Republicans could lose control of the state House. Texas is near the bottom in turnout rates due to many state policies. A Texas flip indeed could be a seismic change in who votes and representation
I don't know how AI should fit into higher education - none of us quite do exactly. But this is definitely worth reading and considering as we are trying to figure it out.
Mary Lewis@profmarylewis.bsky.social · yesterdayExcellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Shocked, shocked that starting a war in the Middle East was destabilizing.
BOSTON: for Constitution Day tomorrow, @daphnarenan.bsky.social and I will be talking judicial supremacy and its critics with @bostonglobe.com reporter Brian MacQuarrie at Old South Meeting House at 7 PM. See you there!
But, see, with the $5,000 bonus coming your way, that isn't so bad. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/o...
Consumers hit by one-two punch of oil and rates from Iran war. The estimated bill is $1,700 per household
Rising oil prices and Treasury yields are lifting energy and borrowing costs for U.S. households, pushing consumers to draw more heavily on savings.
cnbc.com
This speaks to an odd duality of faux-populism where the political right whips the left for imagined "faculty-lounge" politics, but then, given the keys to the newsroom, they replace it with something much closer to the imagined faculty-lounge politics, and it is hugely unpopular.
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d agoBari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
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In cultural revolution fashion, Americans are reported for their unpatriotic speech, and the federal government threatens to use the state to punish them (supposedly to honor the legacy of a free speech crusader). www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
All of these guys have way less money than Ed Sheeran. www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
Finneas and other acts exit Ed Sheeran tour in protest of Macklemore being dropped over pro-Palestinian remarks
All of Sheeran’s listed openers have left the tour after New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft worked to have Macklemore removed.
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Ryan Enos@ryanenos.bsky.social · 3d agoSheeran is a millionaire and doesn't need Kraft's money. He should have told him to pound sand and then performed a free concert in Boston Common (and also sued him for breach of contract).
We have always understood that the Court is guided by ideology, but imagined that there were limits to that or, at least, the guiding ideology wasn't so extreme. But Thomas and Alito seem to have embraced an ideology of right-wing authoritarianism and their opinions will be in service to it.
"The last time we had a guy protesting, he had the curtesy to carry a Mexican flag, so that we knew where he stood," says Vance as the protestor is forcibly removed. Think about that.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoa protester interrupts JD Vance's speech in Kansas. Can anybody tell what he was yelling? I can't quite make it out (sounds like it was something about Roger Marshall)
Site to see all the random properties Harvard owns. For example, apparently Harvard owns this place: harvardplanning.emuseum.com/sites
By the way, here are the lyrics to the song Macklemore was performing that caused him to be dropped from the tour.
Ryan Enos@ryanenos.bsky.social · 3d agoSheeran is a millionaire and doesn't need Kraft's money. He should have told him to pound sand and then performed a free concert in Boston Common (and also sued him for breach of contract).
This is such a sad casualty of the politicization of science. Project implicit has been a tremendous source of scientific knowledge with remarkable multiplicative effects. And it was killed because the vibes felt too close to DEI when everybody decided they had to run away from that.
Brian Nosek@briannosek.bsky.social · 4d agoI am sad to share that Project Implicit, my first non-profit and foundation of my career, is closing. The IAT website will continue, managed by the next generation of leaders in implicit bias research. Here's the statement I posted to LinkedIn. It didn't vibe right as a bsky thread.
Your regular reminder - despite our neverending National Conversation™️ - that there are <exactly zero> societal institutions that are <more protective> of free speech & viewpoint diversity & the marketplace of ideas than colleges & universities.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d agoYikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.
Sheeran is a millionaire and doesn't need Kraft's money. He should have told him to pound sand and then performed a free concert in Boston Common (and also sued him for breach of contract).
Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social · 3d agoBanned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading. www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
Think about the argument - made deliberately - that the President will not do his job unless we laud him like a king.
Jim Lokay@jimlokay.com · 4d agoWaPo reports Kennedy Center may close by Tuesday and faces bankruptcy if Trump's name is not added to the center. "Trump is unlikely to provide “fundamental oversight” of that project or lead a financial rescue without “appropriate recognition” of his role." GIFT LINK: wapo.st/4cLnDHP
What does he mean by this statement? That we should shun people who provide legal counsel to people accused of heinous crimes? That studying the sociopolitical fallout of 9/11 is somehow an affront to the values of a university? A shameful statement. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
UCLA Chancellor Criticizes Law School’s Sept. 11 Symposium
UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk last week denounced a Sept. 11 symposium at his institution’s law school, which promoted a panel featuring the attorney who represented Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, described in...
insidehighered.com
After 9/11, I so feared what it would mean for our politics. And here we are, 25 years later, with the President of the United States asking people to raise their hand and pledge allegiance to him and playing a video saying he was created by God to save us from domestic enemies.
My friend Mark Bingham died 25 years ago today fighting to retake control of Flight 93. He was 31 years old and a wonderful man. youtu.be/iy87OHpO9qQ?...
Flight 93 Heroes: Mark Bingham
YouTube video by WJACTV
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My take is that having a Muslim immigrant preside over ceremonies commemorating 9/11 in New York City is one of the beautiful things about America.
I'm excited to share this article about a project I've been working on with fantastic collaborators. Check out the dashboard for yourself here: llmelectionobservatory.org www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...
Election LLM Observatory
llmelectionobservatory.org
My favorite doorknobs are the ones the New York City public schools installed at the turn of the 20th century. You can still occasionally find one on eBay!
Stonkers@stonkers.bsky.social · last wk.look. it's perfectly normal to have a favorite doorknob, okay
More evidence that we are not going to message our way out of declining trust in institutions.
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · last wk.Extremely impressive field experiment by @nmalhotra.bsky.social et al. had few effects on election attitudes among conservatives in TX despite being "exposed to an average of 20 online videos, 18.5 cable TV videos, 23.9 display ads, 3 text messages, and 3 postcards" www.science.org/doi/full/10....
