Institutionalised torture and turned the Middle East into a charnel house. But he paints now so there’s really no saying whether he’s good or bad…

Teaching evaluations are wild because male professors are like, “I don’t think they dug my 90s jokes” and female professors are like “they ridiculed my voice, clothes, qualifications, and smile”

When you type 3 sentences in 4 hours

Modern academic: "Balancing research, teaching, and writing isn't easy, which is why it's so important to habituate good scholarly routine. Discipline. Focus. Drive." 19th century academic: "I take cocaine" .

Equating them is unhelpful, but comparison has been clarifying when it comes to war crimes. If nothing else, it's revealed how many people struggle to recognise that civilian murder is wrong, no matter who it is done by or to.

Finally time to hit your summer writing goals!

Introduction: I conclusively show Body: I tentatively explore Conclusion : I apologise

“Uncharted territory”

Abstract vs Article

"Freshen up your writing. Instead of 'said', try 'uttered', 'pronounced', 'remarked', 'declared', 'blurted'..." J. K. Rowling:

The amazing Emily Tannock will be giving a lecture in Copenhagen on war, progress, and the tension in liberal ideas about the legitimate use of force. Check it out: September 19 at 16:00, Room 8A-0-57 Det Juridiske Fakultet (law school). cms.polsci.ku.dk/events/seminar…

Kafka doesn’t miss

You ever read an academic argument so confusing you're left thinking, "one of us shouldn't have a PhD"?

Edited volume = what if we had the stress of writing an article + two dozen collaborators missing the deadline + no recognition for the effort by hiring committees?

George R. R. Martin is the best to ever do it. A major writing project completely derailed by shiny distractions. 13 years of promises that it's "just around the corner". Amateur procrastinators can only look on with envy and wonder.

Who needs money and job security when you can receive a periodic wellness email reminding you to stretch

Rereading your first draft

Refusing to delete the 700 word footnote

"One paragraph of reading" - oil on canvas

PhDs would be cooler if instead of "Dr", you earned a more personalized title - Janet the Broke, Toby the Anxious, John the Caffeinated, etc.