This is the world @pomonacollege.bsky.social and so many other institutions has wrought.

Democrats, your messaging is pretty easy here. "Republicans control Congress, but they can't agree on a budget. And we won't support their proposal that would hurt so many people. Now Trump says he'll shut down the government, and cut benefits you depend on. We won't be part of it."

Just got a Theory & Society new issue alert and I’m so embarrassed for everyone who published there.

The anarchists have a group!?

I assume this is why my colleagues no longer respond to emails. Like at all. As in, it’s become impossible to get anything done that requires joint buy in because no one will respond. It’s like people want to Zoom or something instead.

Let’s all stream Andor this weekend.

The bullet point prose style though 😭

Your occasional reminder that the Claremont Institute is not headquartered in Claremont but Upland, CA and that distinction is meaningful.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on Jimmy Kimmel—forever.

I'm taking notes on this paper as I prepare to teach it, and it's such a reminder of what made the old Theory & Society so special and why its new direction is such an academic tragedy.

Yes.

The silver lining is that corruption is one of the biggest motivators for the movements that bring down authoritarian regimes.

Antifa has a group?

This was the moment I become an Onion fan:

Welcome to the club.

My cohort mate @reubenjthomas.bsky.social had a project charting friendships over the life course. I still think his original formulation--that moving out of your home town reproduces segregation--is one of the most elegant sociological theories I've ever seen.

So when are you inviting Jimmy Kimmel to campus @barnard-college.bsky.social?

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.

I actually wrote a paper that says the opposite.

They probably didn’t even have a proper visa.

So I guess my digressions about the Battle of Bosworth Field, Schroedinger’s cat, and Diogenes on Monday have made me fireable.

My first job out of college was at the National Center for School Safety. I filed papers. I sent Michael Moore some school-industrial-safety sales videos that made it into Bowling for Columbine. And what I learned was that if kids feel safe at school, they will be safe.

When my son was younger, we used to play "Marco! Rubio!" in the pool and it turns out it's evergreen.

While the spark for the fiery protests in Nepal was a social media ban, a long-standing problem of corruption, inequality, and elite indifference are catalyzing mechanisms. As @mladabee.bsky.social and I have argued, such protests cascade very quickly because of shared grievances.

I am still proud to have never voted for him.

[muttering in the corner] aeroplane over the sea

Watching Rogue One tonight just so I can lock in for the week. 10 year old’s idea.

They’re clearly Plantagenets.

This is best paired with the freighter that refused to go back to sea (blog.response.restoration.noaa.gov/20-years-ago...) and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse.

One thing I appreciate about the current moment is how easy it will be for an opposition president to symbolically erase Trump's legacy--revert the name to DOD, put down sod in the Rose Garden, etc.

But sure, dismantle your DEI programs anyway.

Why is every NYT easy weeknight dinner suggestion something I’d have to have slept in on Saturday to even attempt?

How many Italian beefs will get thrown in Chicago?

Gun control will become common sense policy once the democratic socialists start urging every leftist to buy an AR-15.

Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future

As I tell my students, I’ve always thought I would’ve done well in the interwar era and now I get to find out.

Someone should introduce a product called Cubicle Wax but never tell us what it’s for.

I can't decide whether I more want the new electric VW Bus or the new electric Mini Cooper. @pardoguerra.bsky.social?

PSA. If you’re a critic, a pundit, a substacker, a skeeter, a whatever… there has been so much commentary that no factor can claim to be overlooked.

Someone should make a “dating” app for vintage furniture and things. We have random Cushman Colonial dining chair that we’d love to match with its mate but regular searches of eBay and vintage sites always disappoint.

Every Federal agency should follow suit.

Whether raw denim or handguns, both sides have a point.

Today I officially aged. A granddaughter of one of my dissertation defense committee members enrolled in my class. And to top it off, she told one of her grandfather’s jokes.

What happens if the ham sandwich was air borne?

Dismantling the Department of Homeland Security should be part of any Democratic presidential candidate's platform.

Sociology of knowledge tells us that “discoveries” happen not because of genius or accident but because the field is ready for simultaneous realization of the same thing across different scholars. Grad students: follow your gut.

Well, there goes my idea for my outfit for first day of classes tomorrow.

What if the real treasure was the AI we used along the way?