Anthony J. Spires

This free training event is taking place tomorrow! You can still register if you'd like an overview of the whole process of academic book publishing.

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New Visa Policies Put America First, Not China - United States Department of State Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to ...

In case there was any doubt, I think this approach to dealing with any real threat from China is a terrible, cruel, and short-sighted mistake. America is losing the battle for hearts and minds.

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My Son Is Not an Epidemic: A Father Responds to RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Autism Rhetoric - Variety

No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.

We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.

Thanks to @deldemucan.bsky.social, Jordan McSwiney, and Dakila Yee for the great conversation about #EverydayDemocracy. Hope to reconnect with all of you soon.

Seen in a Hong Kong Starbucks.

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

The ABA supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair. Please donate today to support our work to defend the rule of law.

The ABA supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair. Please donate today to support our work to defend the rule of law.

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For those #sociologists out there who aren't aware yet, the @asanews.bsky.social is on Bluesky now! Hoping this serves as a connection for real insights and (dare I say it?) substantive exchanges.

“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that critical job. So I have decided to leave the Post.”

Not sure if it’s considered gauche to post passport visa stamps here, but this is one I’m very proud of. Proof of my first visit to Nowhere Netherlands. ☺️

for the opportunity! Details in French:

mercredi 18 décembre de 13h à 15h
Salle A4.47
EHESS, 54 bd. Raspail

La conférence aura lieu en anglais

Everyday Democracy | Columbia University Press Bottom-up voluntary associations, it is commonly thought, are among the fundamental building blocks of democracy, preparing people for engaged citizenship. A... | CUP

Join me in Paris? I'm excited (and a little intimidated) to be taking Tocqueville back to France for the European launch of my new book, Everyday Democracy cup.columbia.edu/book/everyda... I'll be speaking @ EHESS on Wed., Dec. 18, 1-3pm. Thanks to Isabelle Thireau and Sebastian Veg 1/