Stewart French

@stewartlfrench.bsky.social

Political Scientist. Interests include election, legislatures, term limits (boo), institutional comparative really. Also, cats, science fiction, writing, sports (go Iggles!), civics, gaming, and whatever takes my fancy. 25 year old inside body of old man

Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT. Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them. We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person. Well here we are.

Opinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)

The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.

nytimes.com

I am seriously surprised at the number of people who buy into AI videos, whether political or animal made subjects. Fucks sake folks, give it a beat, look with a critical eye on these things. I am afraid we are all doomed because this shit is going to just get better in the future.