@kmezdoesit.bsky.social
I am a professor of political science, podcast host, writer, and brain surgery survivor. I got little tolerance for misinformation and disinformation. Subscribed to my substack. 100% free! https://substack.com/@professorealy?utm_source=global-search
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialThey voted for cheaper groceries and assumed their families were exempt from the cruelty. Now some STILL don’t regret it. That’s a hell of a commitment to being wrong.
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialColin Kaepernick admitted something public figures almost never do: he was wrong.
Ten years after sitting out 2016, he now talks openly about voting, courts, and consequences. That kind of accountability matters.
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialDonald Trump has proposed $5,000 payments to American adults if Republicans retain Congress. My latest for Lincoln Square examines the proposal’s cost, its need for congressional approval, and the history of similar payout promises.
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialJohn Fetterman was the right choice over Dr. Oz in 2022. That doesn’t mean Pennsylvania owes him a lifetime appointment. He’s worn out his usefulness, and 2028 can’t come soon enough.
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialTed Cruz gave Trump’s economy an A. Natalie Harp climbed into an SUV’s cargo hold rather than be left behind. My latest examines how political loyalty becomes power—and why a cult rarely disappears with its leader.
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialNo, Trump is not Hitler. That is the wrong question. The real question is whether democratic principle restrains him—or whether courts and elections do all the restraining. What would he do if those guardrails failed?
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Angie Nixon beat a candidate who raised $16 million—by 12 points. The next day, Bakari Sellers said Democrats wouldn’t be “wasting money” in Florida. What must she do to earn the party’s respect?
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialNobody owes political extremists an audience simply because they have learned to call everyone else intolerant. I wrote about the Manufactured Moderation Paradox: how people say something outrageous, demand to be treated as reasonable, and then act persecuted when the rest of us refuse to play along
@kmezdoesit.bsky.socialAngie Nixon beat a $16 million campaign by talking to voters about their lives. The media responded by demanding ideological labels. Nixon doesn’t need them—and David Jolly shouldn’t help Republicans apply them.
