The main thing that doesn’t surprise me anymore is how routinely I’m confronted with the limits of my imagination.

I have a few easter eggs on my office bookshelves to see if they ever spark conversation. Gifts from family members just for this purpose.

Northern lights from Medford, MA tonight. Photo by my son.

Northern lights from Medford, MA tonight. Photo by my son.

New article out at Publius: State Identities and Civic and Political Engagement in the United States academic.oup.com/publius/adva...

I still have a few copies for any interested early-career scholars. get in touch if you're interested.

New article out at Publius: State Identities and Civic and Political Engagement in the United States academic.oup.com/publius/adva...

Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...

Hi, new followers. Hope you like seeing posts about state flags. now.tufts.edu/2025/10/22/w...

Yes

A story for the knitters

The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.

Also celebrating by settling in to learn more about James Garfield…

The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.

Politics titles at @princetonupress.bsky.social are 30% off with code P330 until 2/28, my almost-old-enough-to-drink book included: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

It sold out in 2 minutes: www.bhg.com/tillamook-bu...

Dear @raygunsite.com please make a limited run of POLLING IS NOT A CRIME shirts (with St. Ann's face or not) please and thank you

A couple of my books might be there, and if they did this the damages increase A LOT per book to $150,000.

Shout out to our student paper, the only outlet where I can find results of our municipal election.

Truth

apparently these are only available online. if anyone out there is thinking of sending me a gift to celebrate my book coming out... (not that I expect to *like* these flavors...but I would definitely try them)

yup there's a few like www.cambridge.org/core/journal... for the US or www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.... for European

Political Science hive mind: any recent-ish studies on how elected officials (and/or unelected officials) determine what they think public opinion looks like?

Published a political psychology book this year? @erincassese.bsky.social, @lchristensen.bsky.social, and I are on the Robert E. Lane Award committee for the best book in political psych published in the past year Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2026. Details below apsanet.org/membership/o...

I gave out candy corn this year, among other candy, and I am not exaggerating when I say kids loved it. They waved it to their parents, declared their love of it, and got all giddy. 🤷‍♀️

I finally made a sweater that doesn’t stink. 4th time’s a charm, I guess. And it even has dog hair on it already.

shout out to the @mitelectionlab.bsky.social for their great explainers, which cover all kinds of election policies, describe research findings in an accessible way, and provide great resource lists. Really grateful to have these for my Intro class this year: electionlab.mit.edu/research#exp...

Happy to share that my new book with Jeff Berry and Jim Glaser is now available from @uchicagopress.bsky.social! (preorder elsewhere til 12/2, but available now through Chicago) 🧵 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Happy to share that my new book with Jeff Berry and Jim Glaser is now available from @uchicagopress.bsky.social! (preorder elsewhere til 12/2, but available now through Chicago) 🧵 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Just me and the turkeys out here today.

My university published a nice q&a piece with me about state identities and state flags: now.tufts.edu/2025/10/22/w...

Cc @unlawfulentries.bsky.social (I think it was you posting about the lack of blurbs for your forthcoming book…)

My university published a nice q&a piece with me about state identities and state flags: now.tufts.edu/2025/10/22/w...

I came out of the home office and found him this way.

Hi, from Medford

Check out my contributions to these watchlist and playlist recommendations: now.tufts.edu/2025/10/20/t...

Fozzie was undeterred

Spooky season on the trail.

Boston

Boston

IYKYK @emilyghickey.bsky.social

doing journalism

The Berkeley Center for American Democracy is hiring a predoc next year to work with @gabelenz.bsky.social @hrendleman.bsky.social Cecilia Mo & me. Deadline Jan 30. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05187

Even past peak foliage, October in the White Mtns is spectacular. View of Mt Washington from Mt Martha. 3.8 miles; 1.9k elevation gain. Summit candy: pecan snickers.

Let’s do this. @juliaazari.bsky.social

Well this was fun. Yes, that’s a Weber grill on stage. And the largest saxophone I’ve ever seen.

🎉🎉🎉

This Lilith Fair documentary is quite good.

If publisher submits claim then it’s technically a 50/50 split but convos could happen between you guys. I think some publishers have stated they will give 100% to authors

Flag debate in MA: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/o...