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1/2 ¿Cuál es la sustancia del ataque del Gobierno de México contra el @CIDE de antes, de investigación libre, seria y relevante? Ninguna. No hay nada. Las insinuaciones sustituyen a los argumentos. Se pegan etiquetas (“neoliberal”), se hacen alusiones (“desvío,” “intereses creados”).

2/2 La gráfica muestra una universidad que se vincula con su entorno, nada más. Aunque sustancialmente vacía, es visualmente insidiosa. La mera imagen sugiere una red centralizada de poderes ocultos. Junto con el @CIDE, intenta deslegitimar a los demás: medios, UNAM, Suprema Corte …

What is political polarization? It is more than a clash of ideologies or identities. It is a breakdown of basic democratic trust -- the end of democracy as “the only game in town.” Online first, open access: Rethinking Political Polarization doi.org/10.1093/psquar…

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“Persecution is worse than killing” (Qur’an, Verse 216). As it seems, those on the left who remain silent, or ambiguous, or even celebrate the pogrom by Hamas, agree. They have lost all moral compass.

#FreeGaza The world demands of #Israel to heed international law. Right! What should it demand of #Hamas leaders? 1. Release all hostages now. 2. Resign from the Gaza government. 3. Turn yourself in to the International Criminal Court. The war would be over in 1 hour. #PeaceNow

Call for papers, “Breaking the Dynamics of Political Polarization: When Do Conciliatory Actors Fail or Succeed?” 6-7 June 2024 Workshop, CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, Research Group De- and De-Democratization, democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/call-…

Call for papers, “The Moral Dilemmas of Resistance: Political Ethics in the Face of Democratic Regression and Electoral Authoritarianism,” 27–28 September 2024 Workshop, CEU DI, Budapest, democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/call-…

Populism, populism, populism. Bored of old debates? Reconsider: “Again, What Is Populism?” A falsification of realities: populists redescribe democracies as authoritarian regimes run by immoral democratic elites. Open Questions #1 revdem.ceu.edu/category/open-…

Child-friendly #Hungary: A man covers up the sexual abuse of children and goes to prison. The president and justice minister pardon him. After it becomes public, they resign. And the Prime Minister? Who can believe Orbán Viktor did not know? When will he resign? #goorbango

Vladimir Putin, you know that you are a mass murderer. And a killer of brave individuals. You and your willing executioners. Without justification. Without redemption. Without forgiveness. What do you do with that knowledge? You are a soulless Zombie. Alexei @Navalny lives on.

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Studies of democratic backsliding have laid much emphasis on the causal weight of actors -- while ignoring their perspectives. Just published: Rethinking Democratic Subversion taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-ed…

Si queremos vencer la violencia criminal, tenemos que invertir masivamente en construir la autoridad de la ley. Sin recursos, todos los derechos son de papel. Lectura comendada (clásica) para Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo y Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz: Holmes & Sunstein, El costo de los derechos, 2011.

Nach Potsdam, als die völkische AfD nach massiver „Remigration“ rief, gab es herzerwärmende Protestmärsche überall. Warum sehen wir jetzt, nach Solingen, keine Protestmärsche der islamischen StaatsbürgerInnen? Warum hallt es nicht auf allen Plätzen: nicht in unserem Namen!

What, if my parents die? Did you feel that fear, deep inside, back then, as a small child? Just published: Jimena Larraguivel and Damian Schedler Cruz, What If They Die? The e-book (for children from 5 years) is free today and tomorrow: butwhatiftheydie.com

“Who Are the Enemies of Democracy?” Call for papers, international workshop, CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, 12-13 June 2025, submission deadline 10 January 2025 • democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/call-…

#SocializeSocialMedia Democracy needs a public infrastructure of communication. We cannot allow it to be run by advertising companies that poison our minds and turn the public space into a shithole. Expropriate @Elonmusk openfuture.eu/blog/publicly-…

Call for papers, “Contesting the Far Right, Safeguarding Democracy: Comparative Insights from Europe and Latin America,” 22-23 September 2025 Workshop, CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, CEU Democracy Institute, democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/CfP-d…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський, now that the US has abandoned #Ukraine, open a trust fund (or just a bank account at the Ministry of Defense) that allows the citizens of Europe, the US, and the world to directly support the Ukrainian state and its system of air defense. #weareukraine