Stephen Maynard Caliendo

Members of the National Guard are arriving in Chicago this afternoon. I'll have thoughts live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 8:20am CDT tomorrow.

The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown, and I'll be live in the studio at @fox32chicago.bsky.social at 7am CDT. Stream here: www.fox32chicago.com/live

OTD, 2024: One year ago, North Central College hosted "TayTalks," the interdisciplinary event that invited us to view Taylor Swift through the lens of the liberal arts. We can't recapture the energy in the hall, but you can revisit the evening's content here: www.northcentralcollege.edu/tay-talks

I'll offer thoughts about President Trump's address to the UN General Assembly on @abc7chicago.bsky.social at 5pm and 6pm CDT.

"That's a nice TV network you have there. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it." -- FCC

I'll be LIVE on TikTok with the great comic Chey Bell on Thursday evening. Click the link to register and join us for an exciting conversation about workplace culture.

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Catch me at 4:30 and 6:00pm CDT on @cbschicago.bsky.social. I visited with Sabrina Franza about President's Trump's plans for a military occupation of Chicago.

Call me white, call me old, even call me a hippie. But back off criticizing my napping! #naps4eva

We have an amazing support staff team in CAS, and we have an opening. If you're interested in working with us, follow the link and apply!

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The Social Psychology of Misinformation: A 4-Week Online Course Starting August 25th, learn why misinformation spreads, how to spot it in real life, and how AI and algorithms shape today’s information landscape.

Starting Aug 25, I’m teaching a 4-week online course on the psychology of misinformation—how it spreads, how to spot it, and how AI/algorithms shape what we see. Course details and syllabus here!
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We're hiring! We are searching to fill nine tenure-track openings (fall 2026 starts) in the College of Arts and Sciences at North Central College this year. Positions are being added as we speak, so check back and share widely. tinyurl.com/y8dpkp34

The author of the post is an absolute fool. He either actually believes he's not political, or he thinks we're dumb enough to believe it. He knows nothing about how most universities work, but that doesn't stop him from rambling in absolutes. I can't believe anyone published this.

"I voted"stickers on a desk

Political scientists: @cmcilwain.bsky.social and I are editing a book on the 2024 elections in the US (part of our @degruyterbrill.bsky.social series), with a focus on race and political communication. Do you have a paper that might make a good chapter? If so, reach out to one of us.

I have a few media hits coming up: At 4pm and 5pm today, you can catch me chatting on @cbschicago.bsky.social discussing Governor Pritzker's announcement that he'll seek a third term. Tomorrow at 7:15am, I'll talk about the NATO summit and foreign policy live on @fox32chicago.bsky.social.

Let me put it this way: Apple has all the money it could ever want. It can afford to pay the full cost of making iPhones. Instead, Harvard et al. subsidize Apple by educating its future employees.

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Or maybe Nixon and Hoover? Do Quakers spank children?

I'm no historian, but it's probably safe to say we've never had a US president who wasn't spanked as a child. Wonder what the first one might be like.

NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.

How bad will it be? Catastrophic.

Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.

But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.

Speak up now before it is too late.

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Are you a new dean or associate dean in an arts and sciences unit? If you are -- or if you know one -- please consider joining me at the Seminar for New Deans this August. Feel free to DM me for more information or any questions you might have.

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A photo of a book, “R for Political Science Research.”

Just got this in the mail today. Congratulations, Jane Sumner! Can’t wait to this with my students. It looks awesome! The discipline needed this book. 🥳📕

America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well.

In 1960, Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram published results of an experiment in which Americans were ordered to inflict harm on others. Today, in Trump's America, the entire country is a part of an updated Milgram experiment. My Nation column on this...
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This feels like the defining image from this year’s Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting.

The National Science Foundatipn paid for a booth in the exhibit hall. But the booth sits empty, because NSF has been DOGE’d, and there is no one left to send.

Just waking up? Wondering what happened in yesterday's elections? Don't be sad about missing me last hour. You have one more chance at 6:05am CDT.

Interesting results! Such low turnout, though. ☹️

Early risers: I'll have post-election analysis tomorrow morning at 5:05am and 6:05am CDT. Tune into CBS Chicago.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon announces plans for department's 'final' mission Secretary Linda McMahon has released what she calls the “final mission” for the Department of Education.

I'll have thoughts on this at 4:15pm CST today on @fox32chicago.bsky.social.

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Anybody remember when this was a scandal?

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This is bonkers. Absolutely bonkers.

I'm wondering if this wasn't the plan all along. Floating the idea of recess appointments should have tipped us off. As GOP lawmakers retreat in Florida to plan how best to support the President, they should probably just hit the swimming pool. They're not part of his plans.