Every once in awhile, I run into these people who cannot accept an Asian as an authority figure and bring out ‘let me talk to your manager’ card. A perennial life challenge, I guess.

One example would be emails. I noticed an uptick of unnecessarily long emails in the past 2 yrs or so. Perfect grammar and no typo but could be rewritten into just a couple sentences.

NEW: Hours before a new entry ban is supposed to go into effect, the federal government officially acknowledges for the first time that the restrictions do NOT apply to people who currently have H-1B visas. Link: www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...

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Call it a stretch, but I think this is a case for APSA/ISA in Detroit/St. Louis/Indianapolis :)

I am dumbfounded that some people believe we are capable of indoctrinating young minds. Much of our job involves getting students to care about course readings and talking them out of using LLMs. Sometimes we even have to fight to get them to come to class. Maybe I am not doing this job right.

When reading int'l news/explainers, it is important to consider that 'area specialists' offering them, particularly those from the region, tend to have a privileged background. So the narrative is not always 'neutral,' although they're portrayed as underprivileged in a Western society.

Skipping #APSA2025 for a multitude of reasons. But hope those going have tremendous fun in Vancouver!

At long last, I can post my team's summer project: applied modules to teach how ML/AI tools are changing social science and humanities research: ubcecon.github.io/praxis-ubc/ Highlights: LegalBERT to analyze anti/pro-immigrant sentiment in 19th c. BC law: ubcecon.github.io/praxis-ubc/d... 🧵1

For those who still follow the debate. #vdem

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Just the beginning of a long list of things to come out. And bribery is on the more 'benign' side of it.

this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following

I have a short working paper titled "Democratic backsliding does not threaten *nominal* central bank independence" (there are very few cases). Now it could be ill-timed.

In light of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to the US today, check out our latest thematic section in the Sept issue of Critical Asian Studies, "The Martial Law Crisis and Democratic Renewal in South Korea" (now online): www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.lib.uwm.edu/toc/rcra20/c... 1/

Now the press jumps in, and immediately we're off the rails with a question on Russia-Ukraine. A question that has been asked and answered at least 1,000 times.

The meeting might be seen as Lee offering too much lip-service (though there won't be many alternatives), but the 'peace maker / pace maker' thing was pretty slick.

Actually kind of relieved that we're off the topic. Been nervous all along.

S. Korea President Lee is in town. All I am hoping for is no surprise. Attempts at making predictions, I think, are all futile.

Just this one time I decided to skip APSA, this happens. 🤦

A random history pic on Korea's Independence Day: At the end of WWII, OSS and the Korean Liberation Army trained on Eagle Project (dispatching Korean soldiers into Korea for behind-the-line special ops). The war ended before the op could pan out. But I sometimes think abt what would've happened.

News coverage of inflation raises inflation expectations. Excessive inflation matters more than lower-than-expected inflation.

The decision letters are now sent out. Thank you all for your interest!

British people: is "bloody" considered a curse word? i.e would it be censored from children's programming?

Glad to report that I started working on the syllabi, in procrastinating on research. #Fall2025 #Academia

A growing number of the new victims of Trump’s cruel, illegal ICE terror are young Asian Americans with LEGAL STATUS who have grown up their entire lives in this country and are being swept up for minor infractions or technicalities.

If by 'visit,' we mean 'had a meal and spent at least half a day there', my count is 24.

U.S. and South Korean officials say the allies have reached a trade agreement. -South Korean imports will face a 15% tariff rate (down from 25%) -South Korea will invest $350 billion in the U.S. and purchase $100 billion in American energy. (continued)

Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

The perennial challenge in Noryangjin is to find the *right* place because they look all same while the experiences vary wildly. The whole 'you choose your crab here, we serve it upstairs' system makes the problem worse :) When done right, of course, it is unparalleled.

Deadline (7/25) is approaching. If you're interested in a year-long (but w/ light commitment) experience of talking about politics of Korea in a safe online community, this is a great opportunity. While priority is given to junior scholars, ANYONE is encouraged to apply.

There have been a number of recent articles on statistical power in quantitative political science. This is something that I think deserves more attention and discussion. A short thread of the articles I have read. 🧵

While visiting the motherland this month, every Uber driver, upon learning that we're from America: OMG, ARE YOU OKAY?? If you ever wondered whether ordinary people outside the US care...

Deadline is now July 25th! @textvulture.bsky.social @jennargibson.bsky.social @edwardgoldring.bsky.social

Back in the motherland. I am reminded that an effective (& nice) public transportation sys prob requires very dense housing (e.g., ubiquity of high-rising APTs). A broad political coalition that makes transportation as a political agenda extremely salient. #Seoul #Korea

With rent control in the news, it’s a good moment to recall the research of @rebeccadiamond.bsky.social and co-authors. They show that strict rent control in San Francisco reduced the availability of rental housing, eventually *raising* rental costs. doi.org/10.1257/aer....

Got tired of non-experts giving unhelpful comments on your Korea-related (broadly defined) paper? The 4th round of #KPSC is here. Be part of a cohort where you can *safely* share your research and receive high-quality feedback. The deadline is 7/15. Details: textvulture.github.io/presentation...

Another interesting thing is that women in 20s is third largest voting block for Lee Junsuk, who is often associated with misogyny. It’s a head scratcher. Perhaps something other than gender is running deep here.

Lee Jae-myung is poised to win the presidential election in S. Korea, according to the exit polls conducted by the three major news networks. Many aspects of this election deserve extensive discussion. What stood out to me immediately is the gains Lee made from the conservative stronghold. 1/2

"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.

Tomorrow at 3:00 ET! Join us to hear from 2024 DDRIG grantees: Nate Micatka, Narelle Gilchrist & Brian Leung about the application process for the APSA’s DDRIG program.

The Constitutional Court upholds Yoon's impeachment (consensus). He is immediately removed from his position. Korean democracy proved resilient.

International academic research chair search! If you are an established scholar with expertise in public policy, public administration, and/or political polarization, please consider this opportunity and share with your networks! #academicsky #poliscisky #academia #polisky

A self-coup happening in Turkey! Istanbul mayor and the man to beat Erdoğan--Ekrem İmamoğlu--is arrested. Social media restrictions and ban on demonstrations in place... Threatened by surging opposition, Erdoğan is taking advantage of geopolitics & going full authoritarian! 1/2

461 scholars in North America urging the Constitutional Court of S. Korea to make the decision fast, instead of dragging their feet. The more delay, the more chaos (& more sleep deprivation). All the signatures were obtained in a day. It’s so excruciating to everyone right now.

nytimes.com/interactive/... Some of the more sinister accusations are not included, which I think is actually good.

People should be calling this what it is, which is a crypto bailout. They're cutting cancer research so they can bailout rich, degenerate gamblers bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Presenting two papers at #ISA2025. If you are in Chicago on Wednesday, stop by!

I completely missed that Republicans introduced a bill to increase the endowment tax from 1.4% to 21%. If passed, Harvard would go from paying ~$35m to $525m/yr in federal taxes (that’s 8.2% of its current operating expenses)