
You can have all the data in the world on your citizens. Doesn't mean anyone's allowed to act on it. Just ask China.
New essay's up on my substack.
Once more for the peanut gallery.
πIs *anyone* aware of any specific primary evidence that proves Ebola is not, and cannot easily become, airborne?π
Current WHO guidance is based on the absolute certainty that this is true (just like COVID π€¨) - so why can no one answer this?
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This 1952 cartoon sums up the Dem dilemma early in the year.
Truman, though widely unpopular, refused to decide on his reelection bid. He thought this would freeze the field. But Kefauver jumped in the race anyway, throwing his hat in the ring (get it?)
Penelope Deutscher's "Revocability's 'Not Rights'" challenges our understanding of Dobbs v. Jackson, arguing that rights aren't merely lost but rendered politically revocable, highlighting the fragility of protections. #Abortion #PoliSky
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This is a good article, explaining why and how populist parties put our democracy at risk. #PoliSky
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Father and son on top of the world!
Estes and Cooke Kefauver acknowledge the cheers of the crowd at the 1952 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Join the WPSA Political Theory Virtual Community for a special event co-sponsored by Political Scientists for Sustainability. Lisa Ellis will speak on "Kant's Cosmopolitanism in the Anthropocene." 10/23, 4 pm ET. Info/registration β¬οΈ @wpsa.bsky.social #poltheory #polisky
Hi #polisky - the Call for Papers on Presidentialism in Latin America is now open through OCTOBER 17th!
It's a coonskin victory party!
After his stunning upset of President Truman in the 1952 New Hampshire primary, Kefauver arrives at DC's National Airport and encounters a welcome party of lovely young women. He appears pleased by this welcome, as he should.
Take No BS: The Role of Emotional Labor in Countering Extremism and Nurturing Community on Twitch
https://dx.doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2026-7578x?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss
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