In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

My department @uwmadison.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor with expertise in environmental politics. Send us your application. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].

A Facebook friend posted this earlier today and as someone from the Chicago area, I felt this in my chest:

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.

Chicago forever

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Pardon the peak Blueskyism, Nate Silver, but I looked to see how the Times was covering Trump’s declaration of war against Chicago and all I found was this. And my reaction is what the fuck.

Do not come, Donald Trump. You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.

American University is currently hiring two faculty positions in international affairs! Assistant Professor, International Security: www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta... Assistant Professor, Economic Security jobs.chronicle.com/job/37868709...

🚨🚨Reminder for #polisky grad students who presented at #ISA2025: deadline is TODAY to nominate yourself or someone else for the Human Rights Section Best grad student paper award. Just send me an email with your paper!!

I'm on the committee for this this year! I'm excited to read your work. Deadline is August 15th.

🚨 🚨Calling all #polisky grad students who presented at #ISA2025: I'm chairing the committee for the Human Rights Section’s Steven C Poe best grad student paper award. We are currently accepting nominations, including self-nominations, and all you have to do is email your paper to me!

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.

Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a 'No Kings' protest in Napa, CA.

Americans turned out en masse in communities across the country Saturday, raucously pushing back on what they see as President Donald Trump’s widening authoritarianism, attacks on immigrants and federal cutbacks to lifesaving programs.

With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

Worth bearing in mind that illegal entry is a misdemeanor and being unlawfully present in the country is not even a criminal offense, but a civil one. This is the equivalent of saying we need to torch the Constitution & send in the SWAT team to catch jaywalkers & people with overdue library books.

This is severe, if not shocking, escalation in US hostility toward the ICC. Keep an eye on the member states. If they stay quiet, it's a five alarm fire sort of deal for the Court and international law.

The great Joe Nye: “It’s not just a question of whose army wins,” he argued, “it’s also about whose story wins” www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done

US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18. Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... #ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

Huge congratulations to Susan Crawford on a resounding, well-earned victory tonight. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election demonstrates Musk and Trump have gone too far, and any politician allied with them could swiftly face the end of their political career. My statement:

🎉Congratulations to @underlyforwi.bsky.social for being re-elected as Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction!

Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent. nyti.ms/4jbwPWD

🎉 Congratulations @crawfordforwi.bsky.social on a hard-won victory!

Follow Ari tonight (and, you know, always?)

Glad to see this paper with Noah Schouela out and open access at @psrm.bsky.social. There’s a lot written about state capacity and civil war: how state (in)capacity explains when civil wars happen and where and how they are fought.

‼️ Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on I.C.C. Warrant The International Criminal Court has been investigating the deadly crackdown that Mr. Duterte, who was detained in Manila on Tuesday, oversaw while in power. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...

Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant apnews.com/article/rodr...

We're hiring @uwpolisci.bsky.social & the La Follette School of Public Affairs)! I'm chairing the search committee. Please share with your networks #polisky #PSJMinfo

Friends, please help me spreading the word about this Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity at Penn for a scholar to work at the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies. More info here: apply.interfolio.com/160769

🚨 NEW PAPER: When low-income Americans get $1,000/month for 3 years, what happens to their political views & behavior? The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵

States recently approved a resolution paving the way to negotiate a treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity. Akila Radhakrishnan and Leila Sadat join the #podcast to unpack the recent developments. Listen 👇 www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...

How are states responding to #ICC arrest warrants for Israeli PM #Netanyahu and former Def. Minister Gallant? Will ICC member states comply? Follow this living resource from @becingber.bsky.social mapping the global reaction: www.justsecurity.org/105064/mappi...

Look here PhD candidates in conflict research: this is a great workshop and networking opportunity ⤵️ Conflictsky

🆕 Excited that @andresuribe.bsky.social and my joint work is out 🔓 open-access in @cpsjournal.bsky.social We study under what conditions rebels succeed in establishing rebel governance in areas dominated by the state. A thread 🧵

 Conflictsky @polviolencepapers.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0010...

A working list of researchers, practitioners, and organizations working on transitional justice, please let me know if I missed you or anyone else who should be added! bsky.app/starter-pack... Some overlap with but narrower focus than my other list on humanitarian aid, peacebuilding & development.

Hi all, the APSR is now also here: @apsrjournal.bsky.social (please, RT or whatever it's called here).

🚨🚨 reminder to all polisky grad students who presented as part of an international law panel at #ISA2024: submit your paper to the ILAW section best grad paper award. Nominations are due July 30, and all you have to do is email it to me! Self-nominations welcome.

🚨🚨 reminder to all polisky grad students who presented at #ISA2024: submit your paper to the human rights section best grad paper award! Nominations are due June 30, and all you have to do is email it to me!

🚨 🚨Calling all grad students in ISA: I'm chairing TWO awards committees for best grad student paper from ISA 2024. Both are currently accepting nominations, including self-nominations, and all you have to do is email your paper to me!

Does sustained contact with migrants change locals' attitudes toward them in wartime? In a new AJPS article, Yang-Yang Zhou & me conduct a field experiment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and find no evidence that locals' attitudes changed in any way Open Access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Just re-upping this for all of polisky because the deadline for the APSA Democracy & Autocracy Section Juan Linz Best Dissertation Award is rapidly approaching (March 15th)! Self-nominations welcome!

🚨 The APSA Democracy & Autocracy Section is currently accepting nominations (incl. self-noms) for all awards! I'm chairing the best dissertation committee and we want more submissions, so nominate yourselves or your polisky students. Find out more here: apsanet.org/section35 Deadline March 15!