Today marks both my 20th anniversary and my final day at the University of Tennessee. Though it has been hard saying goodbye to our dear friends in Knoxville as well as our first home as a family, I am thrilled to be joining the Rutgers Political Science Department this fall!

Racial Inequality & Democracy - @janamorgan.bsky.social, @leahchristiani.bsky.social & Nathan J Kelly argue ethnoracial inequalities undermine support for democracy. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: buff.ly/lKIRdo7 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsky #polsci

I think it's important to know that Curtis Yarvin, an extremist funded by Peter Thiel and a buddy of JD Vance, literally aims to destroy Harvard (as in academia) by APRIL and joked (wink wink!) about wanting to murder all academics and journalists, except (perhaps!) those who teach math and science.

I will say what I've said a few places last week. I consider what happened with usaid to be a blueprint and you should not be surprised if every single thing that happened there happens in ed.

I fear this is correct. The chaos will provide cover for the systematic dismantling of state capacity, which in turn will make many basic govt functions susceptible to corrupt capture by the very actors causing the chaos. The 2 pieces work together, not in tension.

We cannot completely rely on courts to save us in this. BUT this is a great example of why actions in court are important. The vast majority of attorneys are unwilling to flat-out lie or misrepresent to a judge. And that helps to clarify what's going on.

This is a list of lists with an incredible depth of resources. Start here:

Vought's view of presidential powers are incredibly radical: -Put independent agencies like the FCC under Trump's direct control -Give the president power to withhold funds appropriated by Congress -Invoke Insurrection Act to deploy the military domestically www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Racial Inequality & Democracy - @janamorgan.bsky.social, @leahchristiani.bsky.social & Nathan J Kelly argueethnoracial inequalities undermine support for democracy. Read in @polstudies.bsky.social: https://buff.ly/4hfsKQw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social

New paper in the Latin American context with @janamorgan.bsky.social at @poppublicsphere.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S153... a couple key findings:

Folks who study race, ethnicity, and immigration -- we at CGU and UCR are partnering to host a PRIEC meeting in Claremont on Feb 16. Call for proposals deadline is Jan 16. Find more info here: bit.ly/CGU-UCR_PRIE... And please reach out to me, @tylerreny.bsky.social, or any of the other hosts w/?s!

Excited to announce the 2024 MSI Book Workshop application is now live -- if you're at a minority-serving institution & have a manuscript ready, do apply! www.apsanet.org/DIVERSITY/Di...