Interesting tidbit about the state of Texas politics: yard signs in my highly conservative neighborhood split between the MAGA house candidate and Talarico.

Know an exceptional, PhD-curious undergrad from an underrepresented background? Encourage them to apply to University of Michigan's 16th annual Eldersveld Emerging Scholars Conference! I'm on the committee -- detailed CfA attached. Apply here: lsa.umich.edu/polisci/grad...

Last Friday, I became Dr. Johnson! This would not have been possible without my committee and cohort members, who kept me going through all the struggles (personal and professional) over the last few years. Thank you to everyone who came in person and those who joined over Zoom! #phdone

Last Friday, I became Dr. Johnson! This would not have been possible without my committee and cohort members, who kept me going through all the struggles (personal and professional) over the last few years. Thank you to everyone who came in person and those who joined over Zoom! #phdone

Very fitting for me to turn in my dissertation on identity, representation, and elite behavior 30 minutes before America’s 250th

My son and I are happy to announce that I will be joining @ricepolisci.bsky.social this coming academic year as a Postdoctoral Associate! I will be working with @lowande.bsky.social  in the Executive Policy Research Group (EPRG) to examine the effects of unilateral policymaking. 🍚🦉

My son and I are happy to announce that I will be joining @ricepolisci.bsky.social this coming academic year as a Postdoctoral Associate! I will be working with @lowande.bsky.social  in the Executive Policy Research Group (EPRG) to examine the effects of unilateral policymaking. 🍚🦉

Most folks don't realize how central events like J6 were to the Jim Crow state. Dozens of unprosecuted coups & massacres—actively encouraged by those in power—revived the fundamental logic of the pre-emancipation state: that Black Americans had "no rights which the white man was bound to respect."

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · 5mo ago

“We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes. This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

I often ask myself how one grant reviewer views a project as a 4, while the other sees it as a 1. Maybe we should do a better job at coordinating on reviewers instead of having such drastic differences in the review process. But, what do I know 🤷‍♂️

Ah, the resurgence of game theory.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEWS --> Dem can redraw anywhere from 10 to 22 additional House seats for the party in time for the 2028 elections if they aggressively redistrict in 7 key states, a new Fair Fight Action analysis finds. This would neutralize GOP's post-SCOTUS advantage. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2098...

All these DEI hires

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"

From our FirstView articles: The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals by @anthonytaboni.bsky.social . doi.org/10.1017/S000...

From our FirstView article: The Political Transformation of Corporate America, 2001–2022 by REILLY S. STEEL doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Get a PhD

The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 7mo ago

A cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz. See more from this week’s issue: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/tGiw5i

With Dallas early vote now in, Crockett's path to victory looks gone. She needed 80%+ of the vote there to make up for Talarico running up margins in Austin, San Antonio, and the rural + western counties. Only got 60%. 2026 - 2020 swing hasn't changed all night docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The problem with Texas (as a Texan), is Ds have to win a plurality of Latino, White, and Black votes. As it stands, Crockett is winning the Black vote up 45 and east, while Talarico is winning White plains and Latinos along the border. Still too early but Dallas (and the missing votes) will be key.

I come from a family of educators, and my concern for my students, my partner’s students, and their families is chronic every school year. It does not have to be this way. It’s a choice.

Democracy lives to fight another day. 🇺🇸

Our next candidate is Lucia Lopez. Lucia’s research explains how public opinion and public policy intersect, particularly in the domain of welfare. Her work is funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Rapoport Family Foundation. Find out more at Lucia-Lopez.com.

#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - The Path of Law: Legal Uncertainty and Issues of First Impression in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - https://cup.org/42XsrF0 - @anthonytaboni.bsky.social #FirstView

When they ask my 2 youngest sons what their race is…🇲🇽

quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods

Evangeline Warren@evangelinewarren.com · last yr.

assistant professor, associate professor, grad student

🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Lucía López (@llopez.bsky.social) on being awarded the 2025–26 Early Career Fellowship from the APSA Experimental Research Section (@experimentsapsa.bsky.social)! 🎉 Lucía is on the academic job market this year -- learn more about her research at lucia-lopez.com.

In his job market paper, Christian examines how permanent oil revenue shortfalls reshape distributional conflicts in oil-dependent states and drive targeted institutional reforms to strengthen public goods provision, offering insight into how these states will respond to the clean energy transition.

Why does climate finance routinely stall between promise and delivery? Fiona Bare's job market paper shows how dual features of climate finance - mixed public-private benefits and pervasive uncertainty - create strategic frictions between donors and recipients that delay dealmaking.

🚨I'm on the job market! 🚨 My job market paper employs a formal model to examine the role of racial competency in shaping the behavior of Multiracial politicians. My broader dissertation examines how Multiracial Americans are a threat to racial solidarity. For more, visit www.isaiahcjohnson.com.

Princeton University Department of Politics@princetonpolitics.bsky.social · last yr.

In his job market paper, @icjohnson.bsky.social‬ examines how voters’ perceptions of racial competency shape the behavior of Multiracial politicians. Using a formal model, he demonstrates how uncertainty limits the ability of Multiracial incumbents to signal credibility to diverse constituencies.

…and I’ve successfully defended my dissertation at @princetonpolitics.bsky.social! Thanks to @nolanmc.bsky.social @jkastellec.bsky.social Gleason Judd and Frances Lee for all the tough questions and invaluable advice!

well-qualified individuals for a tenured or tenure track faculty position in public law. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

It's been bugging me that we don't have a general REP listserv since the last one blew up, so I made a new google group. Just click the below link and click the "Join Group" button. Please share with other REP folks freely. groups.google.com/g/race-and-e...