I can’t believe how depressing it is to watch Trump crush norms, and institutions and to wonder if people are noticing.

Anytime I give a talk I always tell my audience “you are weird because you came to hear me talk about politics.” Most of the people, most of the time, don’t pay attention to politics.

Thanks to @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social for bringing up this paper. Politicians gain power by reputation. Sometimes undeserved reputation

Charlie Kirk’s killing has proved that Bari Weiss was right all along. by Bari Weiss

Huh an awful lot of rhetoric shifted from Old Testament to New Testament over the past few hours

I'm extremely excited to participate in this (virtual) conversation about my book, with fellow Umich polisci alum Yanna Krupnikov! Belief, Misinformation, and Democracy url:https://www.92ny.org/event/belief-misinformation-and-democracy

I don't know why I keep reaching in my mind for this analogy but American political culture feels to me right now like what Moses found when he returned from Mt Sinai and everyone had said "screw it" and started worshipping the golden calf.

Trump‘s sluggish performance at today’s summit raises new questions about Joe Biden’s energy level

Apply for funding to work with me and Gord at Cornell!

We've made a change to the @ajpseditor.bsky.social COI policy. Read more here: Changes to AJPS Conflict of Interest Policy ajps.org/2025/08/08/c... via @ajps_editor

Information about an exciting conference coming this December at MIT!

Excited to announce the program of our December 5-6, 2025 workshop at MIT on polarization, norms & trust (co-organized w/ Eugen Dimant @ylelkes.bsky.social @adamberinsky.bsky.social @katikish.bsky.social)! Info: sites.google.com/view/polariz... To attend: buy.stripe.com/dRmdRa7Du1fw...

On Capitol Hill, I joined Sen. Bill Nelson @gretchentg.bsky.social @adamconner.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social to sound the alarm about the systematic dismantling of the US research infrastructure. The question isn't whether we can afford to invest in research. It's whether we can afford not to.

"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...

Revising my survey and experiments grad course and looking for examples of papers that do a good job of (really) integrating observational and experimental data. Suggestions? Self-reference welcome.

We're hiring at MIT: details at the link below

Any Psychology Editors out there willing to have a discussion about COIs for coauthors on large multi-author studies? DM me.

it is no exaggeration at all to say that these are people who would rather destroy the state's flagship public university than education a diverse cross-section of the commonwealth's students

It's not a flipping "dispute." It's an illegal and extortionary attack by an authoritarian government. It's like negotiating down the terms of a mugging. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency

Applications open now!

@dreiter.bsky.social and I have thought about AI a lot in taking over AJPS and have been talking to other polisci journal editors. This is our first stab at a policy. I'm curious if scholars and editors from outside of political science have thoughts as well.

We have been discussing amongst ourselves how AJPS should handle the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation and review of journal submissions. These are important issues we feel we must address. Read the AJPS AI Policy for authors and reviewers here: ajps.org/2025/06/17/a...

🚨 Call for Abstracts! I'm excited to announce the 2nd workshop on Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies @ MIT on Dec 5-6 Keynotes from @bgoldberg.bsky.social & @adamberinsky.bsky.social 🗓️ Deadline to submit: July 14, 2025 🔗 sites.google.com/view/polariz...

AJPS has for decades been recognized as one of the top two or three journals in all of political science. The central goal of the new editorial team is to maintain and, if possible, further strengthen this reputation. Read about the Editorial Principles at AJPS here: ajps.org/2025/06/05/e...

AJPS announces a slightly revised policy for manuscript submissions. The page limit on supplemental materials has been increased to 25 pages, and we are also now permitting the submission of pre-registered analysis plans (PAPs). Read more: ajps.org/2025/06/11/u...

🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 Are we letting political rumors shape our perceptions? Learn about the dangers of  misinformation with Political Rumors author, Dr. Adam Berinsky on this week's episode of Critically Speaking. #misinformation

Just occurred to me that part of why Trump decided he wanted to incite chaos in LA is because he lives in an eternal early 1990s

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

Elon Musk has questioned whether Donald Trump was replaced with a body double, days after Trump reposted that Biden had been assassinated in 2020 and replaced with multiple clones. Our critic asks: Are body double clone conspiracies having a moment?

POLITICAL RUMORS Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 Are we focusing on the wrong targets in the fight against misinformation?  Explore strategies from @adamberinsky.bsky.social ’s book, Political Rumors, on this week's Critically Speaking. #politics

🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 Why do political rumors spread so easily, and what can we do to fight misinformation? Tune in to our latest episode and discover strategies for reducing their impact from @adamberinsky.bsky.social ’s book, Political Rumors.

I had a great time talking about my book with @criticallyspeaking.bsky.social!

I had a great time talking about my book with @criticallyspeaking.bsky.social!

I just signed

The Trump regime’s Executive Order about “Gold Standard Science” distorts & weaponizes the principles of open science to intimidate scientists and reshape scientific production to support the political goals of Trumpism. Stand Up for Science is asking scientists to sign an open letter pushing back.

The new leadership cancelled planned events for NSF’s 75th anniversary and tried to prevent staff from even taking a group photo to celebrate the landmark. These are the faces of the hardworking employees they’ve been treating as disposable. NSF, we appreciate you even if your own leaders don’t ❤️

Responding to the mass cancellation of NSF grants, Fazio (@lkfazio.bsky.social), a researcher who studies misinformation: “What can US researchers do in this situation? One thing is clear: do not surrender to political pressure or abandon crucial research questions.”

There are ways to keep crucial research going https://go.nature.com/3GWY3m3

Foreign adversaries are pumping disinformation into our social media networks, but we know very little about the consequences let alone how to ameliorate them. For years, Republicans have harassed us for studying this. Now, NSF has canceled all funding. It’s a profound lapse in national security.

Another update: I can't share the text of my appeal but MIT's OGC has said they are happy to connect with OGC at other institutions going through the appeal process. So if you are planning to appeal, DM me and I can make the connection.

appeal in

From one of the students in my social media class this semester: evidently covid.gov, which was a hub for information on the pandemic, now redirects to this page at Whitehouse.gov: "Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid 19" www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-tru...

I'm working with MIT to appeal this decision by the May 14th deadline for appeals (notwithstanding the termination notice that said the decision was unappealable)

Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’

2 dolls, 5 pencils, a job placing screws into AirPods, and the measles: every little girl's american dream, so worth the sacrifice

still on sale!

BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...