I'm not one to lament "kids these days," but I just taught probability theory in Quant 1, and NONE of the grad students had ever played poker. Our schools are failing us.

I've always loved @demisty.bsky.social's work and this was such a pleasure. Hope you can read her thoughts on the craft of writing and revising! www.brownbaglit.com/milkjournal

At 2pm today, we will discuss the 2024 election and the parties. Don't miss the "Parties and 2024 Election" panel. @profhansnoel.bsky.social @maeganac.bsky.social @juliaazari.bsky.social @smotus.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social #APSA25

When I lived in Los Angeles, Ozzy Osbourne’s local studio was in my neighborhood. I was a regular at a diner called Lulu’s Alibi. So were Ozzy and his crew. I never talked to any of them, but Lulu’s had a menu item named after him. The Ozzy was a chip butty (French fry sandwich.) It wasn’t bad.

#MovieKid reviews There's Still Tomorrow (2023), a most amazing Italian film that the three of us loved. Have you seen it? (You can watch it with English subtitles.) with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

Marking the end of another great summer class at Georgetown's Villa Le Balze

I answered some questions about Musk's "America Party" for Georgetown's Ask a Professor series. www.georgetown.edu/news/a-us-po...

TIL Coldplay is on tour.

I answered some questions about Musk's "America Party" for Georgetown's Ask a Professor series. www.georgetown.edu/news/a-us-po...

#MovieKid continues #ZombieWeek movie reviews with today's review of Shaun of the Dead with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

It is ZOMBIE WEEK over at #MovieKid! with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

I am again spending July 4 overseas, and again I love that Italy sells “Nastro Americano.” #July4th #4thofJuly #july4th2025 #IndependenceDay

Thanks to @mattyglesias.bsky.social for this friendly shoutout to my book in Slow Boring. open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

Either the judicial system can enforce the law, or it cannot.

Calcio Storico Fiorentina. Forza Verdi!!

It would be useful if news organizations would use a word other than "Civil War" to describe intra-party disagreement.

Our latest @cccr.bsky.social survey reveals how unpopular the president’s most notable policy changes are with the American public. The survey also highlights the diversity of views within the GOP, related to their information diets, as well as US economic attitudes. cccr.wisc.edu/wp-content/u...

I imagine Joffrey Baratheon and Ramsay Bolton wouldn't have liked each other either.

Honored and tickled to be a judge at Sheridan School's 44th Annual Jennifer Paul Debates. These 8th graders are going places.

I'm looking forward to reading with Smith College alum poets Michele Evans ’94, Carolyn M. Mar ’05, Amanda Cecily Shaw ’97J, and Dara-Lyn Shrager ’89 through the The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College on Sunday, July 13, at 4 pm EST online. Register smith.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Your periodic reminder that education is one of America's greatest exports, and the way that we export it is typically by bringing the customers to us, selling them the product, and then sending them back home.

Since we're all relitigating Biden 2024, here's my 2023 piece on the subject. The problem was not the Democratic leaders around Biden. It was that our cumbersome nominating institutions made it almost impossible for them to act. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/o...

The highlight of the Grover Cleveland presidential library is the Statue of Liberty.

#Moviekid's 100th movie-a-day review. He chose something from his favorite director, Christopher Nolan. P.S. -- he was going to watch a new (to him) Nolan movie, but then he decided he might not like it, and he wanted the 100th movie to be something he liked.

Once again … it’s hoodin’ time.

What if there's 15 little girls, and they each want 2 dolls?

May the Fourth Be With You youtube.com/shorts/mNnd3...

David Brooks catching strays in the Thunderbolts* credits.

Ready for May Fourth (Force) yet? www.youtube.com/@movies4all6... #MovieKid reviews Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) as his 90th review! with @profhansnoel.bsky.social

President Trump to sit down for Oval Office interview with Bor Gullet.

#MovieKid's 80th day of movie reviews! Today he completes his Hunger Game series with a review of Mockingjay – Part 2 with @profhansnoel.bsky.social Check out today's review! www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

A bar where they serve dumplings made from ravioli filling.

#MovieKid reviews The Hunger Games (2012)! (There's a theme this week :-) Check out his rating and see if you agree. with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

#MovieKid starts this week with a review of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes! Check it out! with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

#MovieKid reviews Gladiator II! With @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

#MovieKid reviews Gladiator! Have you seen it? Did you like it? with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

Another @mpsa.bsky.social meeting in the books! Honored to have co-chaired the program with Jae-Jae Spoon. Thank you President @cwolbrecht.bsky.social for giving us that opportunity, and to the section heads who put the program together. 1/2

Starting soon: the last co-chair's panel, on Democracy and Trump. Bring questions and comments to join the discussion. w/ @amel.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social, Susan Stokes and @robmickey.bsky.social Note: The panel has moved to the Adams Ballroom on (6th floor) #MPSA2025 @mpsa.bsky.social

Note: The U.S. Democracy and the Trump Administration panel is being moved to the Adams Room on the 6th floor.

The Parties Evolve: Changing Coalitions in and after the 2024 U.S. Election Friday, April 4, 9:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. Hancock Parlor (6th Floor) U.S. Democracy and the Trump Administration: Saturday, April 5, 11:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. Hancock Parlor (6th Floor)

Starting soon.

#MovieKid reviews one of his favorite movies, School of Rock! with @profhansnoel.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@movies4all6...

It's a sunny morning here in Chicago. Excited to get started with #MPSA2025 -- and to see everyone whose flights have been delayed and canceled when they finally arrive. @mpsa.bsky.social Jae Jae Spoon and I are excited about the co-chairs panels we organized on on Friday and Saturday:

Saturday: We'll be discussing my book, The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics, with critics: @anneliserussell.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com @profhansnoel.bsky.social @shamiragelbman.bsky.social. 3:20pm, 6th Floor, Water Tower Parlor.

Last week: Democrats are hopelessly adrift and doomed to collapse. This week: Democrats are triumphant and destined for victory. Narrator: Neither story was true.

Rally for Badar Khan Suri at Georgetown.