Steve Rosenzweig

Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.

I miss Harry Reid

IN NEW ISSUE: Ethnic voting - @scrosenzweig.bsky.social examines the subject through the lens of group norms & social pressure using data from Africa. Read in more: buff.ly/YYogOYs

#polsci @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci #poisky

I don’t think this is a real post

Nassau and Westchester are different, but Nassau D candidates ran behind 2024 results while Westchester candidates ran ahead in what’s generally been a Democratic wave election

That multiple NYS races show up on this list is a huge indictment of the New York Democratic Party. Lost all races in Nassau County, where candidates ran on their opposition to Mamdani, while just across the Sound in Westchester, Ken Jenkins—who did not—cruised to victory with 66% of the vote.

It’s a New York thing 😁

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.

Has Tanzania Reached Its Breaking Point? | Journal of Democracy President Hassan promised Tanzanians freedom, transparency, and reform. Instead, she has delivered repression, violence, and arrests as she bars anyone who dares challenge her.

Great analysis of the situation in Tanzania by Dan Paget

I’m sure I’m not the first to say this, but I can’t see a photo of Bovino without thinking he’s Col. Lockjaw from One Battle After Another

PATRICK GATHARA - Raila Odinga and the Politics of Power - The Elephant Predicating change on capturing power makes politics a zero-sum game.

This is an excellent piece on Raila Odinga and how his politics fit into Kenyan politics since independence writ large

#NYC #NoKings 👑

So dangerous that they must be blown into small pieces rather than arrested … unless they are actually captured in which case they may go home with a warning. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Yeah, they were announced publicly at the section meeting at APSA. But I assumed they would have notified you in advance!

They didn't tell you?! That's kind of hilarious 😂

This is a great paper that I had a chance to read an earlier version of as a committee member for the @epovb.bsky.social Best Paper award (which it won).

Congratulations! I still don’t like your paper very much for reasons x, y, and z, but I guess it’s good enough to be put in print.

Why most polls overstate support for political violence Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.

Why most polls overstate support for political violence
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/most-polls...

So happy to see this out! We caution against excessive optimism that the opposition will restore countries back to their democratic trajectories after electoral victory. Weakened institutions and the memory of repression makes it tempting to continue rather than buck the trend of autocratization.

More evidence of backlash against politicians associated with political violence

🚨 New Bright Line Watch report on state of US democracy
brightlinewatch.org/violence-red...

-Expert ratings ~= since April but ↓ substantially since January
-US now most closely resembles an illiberal democracy
-Partisan gap in democracy ratings highest since 2017

Full thread of results below

The State of American Democracy with Steven Levitsky, Adam Przeworski, Susan Stokes and Daniel Ziblatt | The Civic Forum E10 Spotify video

Here's 90 minutes with @adamprz.bsky.social,
Sue Stokes, Steven Levitsky, and
@dziblatt.bsky.social on the state of American democracy right now. It was a great honor for me to be able to convene this set of people to speak together at this moment. Please share! open.spotify.com/episode/0F8W...

All they say is it’s not safe for sleeping. So I interpret that to mean it’s fine when they’re awake.

Radio and the Rise of The Nazis in Prewar Germany * Abstract. How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a dictatorial regime? We stu

and Nazi Germany

Propaganda and Conflict: Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide * Abstract. This article investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored mass violence against civilians. We use a unique villag

Would also mention the studies that show that hate speech/propaganda from the government/political elites increases violence against targeted groups, including Rwanda

Kuipers at al suggests that incumbency by religious extremists may increase local religious violence against minorities by increasing religious intolerance

Voter Backlash and Elite Misperception Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Voter Backlash and Elite Misperception

My book has some experimental evidence from Kenya that exposure to violent rhetoric increases support for violence

Hard estimand to get at, but:

We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.