Christina Wolbrecht

Thank you to @economist.com for publishing my essay on "what people get wrong about women's rights"!

www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

A graphic showing the growing partisan divide in the U.S. -- a pattern that is specific to partisanship. In 1994, the average difference across 10 political values items was 15 percentage points. That gap more than doubled by 2017. Gaps by other demographic groupings remained more or less constant during the same period.

I recently had the opportunity to dig up this chart from an old Pew report:

www.pewresearch.org/politics/201...

In my years at Pew, this was the most striking image that I had a part in producing. The graphic takes a little explaining, but the payoff is worth it. (1/

But several of them aren’t Americans?

only those with eyes can see

'Not America’s war' : Experts, Closer Look listeners react to US–Israel strikes on Iran A joint military campaign by the United States and Israel against Iran is rapidly escalating into a broader regional war. The operation, known as Operation Epic Fury, began on February 28, 2026. Since...

If anyone is interested I just did a 1hr call in talk show on my local Atlanta NPR station about this shitshow in Iran

If you are doing a zoom meeting in a coffee shop, we are mortal enemies now and through the next 7 generations.

Every single person who agrees to work for Trump ends up publicly humiliated.

It does if you get your meds right. I can't recommend a full night's sleep more enthusiastically. After my spouse and kids, it's the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

As a 55 year old full professor, let me tell you about the joys of sleep.

Glad to see my 6y old is taught modern gender roles (and healthy eating) at elementary school.

Fun fact: he has never seen his mom cook French fries or his dad mow the grass. ☺️

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

10/10 No notes.

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

Yep! Empty nester after this year. Hope you are well!

Hi Claire! How do you and I both have 18 year olds??!

Oh, FFS.

#momentofgender

My friend Abi Ocobock is an outstanding scholar. Please share this widely!

DC, Colorado, New York, Washington, and California experience high levels of "brain gain" - importing far more college graduates than they export. Net import rate of college graduates Washington, DC imports 303% more graduates than it exports. Net Gain of 20% or Less Net Loss of 21% to 30% NOTE: The graph focuses on alumni from bachelor's degree-granting institutions. SOURCE: Conzelmann, Johnathan G. et al. "Grads on the Go: Measuring College-specific Labor Markets for Graduates." (2023).

The Department of Education has hung a massive banner honoring a racist college dropout who built a lucrative career out of targeting professors for harassment

This is disgusting. Rationalizing the bombing of a school that reportedly killed 108 girls.

But since she asked,

"Currently, 161 public schools operate on military installations across the United States."

www.militaryonesource.mil/education-em...

Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”

On the cover of The Lancet:
Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure”

Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W

Important new book co-authored by my colleague Ricky Clark! @rickyclark.bsky.social

Can foreign policy issues really affect elections? Can foreign policy issues really affect elections? Our surveys from 2023-25 show Americans are anxious about global affairs, but not necessarily paying close attention.

The Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society (www.fpds-surveys.org) project is starting to release cumulative results from 2.5 years of surveying the American public on foreign economic policy. check out an overview at: goodauthority.org/news/can-for...

The University of Texas System has passed a set of rules regulating the teaching of "controversy." The administration of each university in the system gets to decide what constitutes controversy. I've published an op-ed in the Austin Statesman respoonding.

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

The thought lodged in my head — intrusively, as I’d rather not connect the names of these two people, frankly — is that Claudine Gay is owed _such_ an apology.

Come join an amazing academic community as a postdoc with Alex!

I just finished this book and it is — hands down — one of the best books I've ever read.