“Intentional Polarization: How Policy Extremism and Ideological Overuse Promote Democratic Backsliding” in Democratization www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This amazing paper is out!

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

I can’t help but feel disheartened by today’s political turmoil. Valentine’s Day might mark the first inflationary shock under Trump’s policies. After all, 37% of the flowers imported into the U.S. and 18% of the coffee come from Colombia.

It's such a weird thing to hear the news and think "that's bad, but also I have a paper about (an aspect) of that" Funding delays are really not great for people who work in science. Funding delays of > 30 days lead to: - 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force - 20% decrease in wages

Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc. In a word: Harvard. Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard. 🧵