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For political scientists, Community Notes is basically just one big ideal point scaling (IRT) model. Like a legislator and a bill, raters and notes both have ideological ideal points, then there are discrimination (“friendliness”) and difficulty (“helpfulness”) parameters.

Excited to share that I am on the job market this fall, so allow me to (re)introduce myself: My research is in REP, state politics, and public policy. It examines racial dynamics in state welfare policy. Further, it analyzes how state politics shapes recipient-state interaction!

We are seeking to hire an Assistant Professor of American Politics. Please see the link for a full posting of the job ad. uhs.taleo.net/careersection/…

Thanks to Adam Zelizer and Harris Policy for inviting me to share my research on Ambition and Conflict in State Legislatures. As expected, a lively audience!

Now in American Political Science Review: What do politicians think about their voters? Fielding face-to-face surveys to 982 sitting politicians in 11 countries, and surveys of 12,000 citizens, we find they have remarkably consistent - and cynical - theories of voters: /1 doi.org/10.1017/S00030…

This Center for Effective Lawmaking working paper from Michael Kistner, Robert Alvarez, Lucas Lothamer, Maya Fitch, Michael Heseltine, and Elizabeth Simas examines how congressional communications have evolved since the onset of the social media era: thelawmakers.org/legislative-re…

From the latest issue of the QJPS, “Promoting Conspiracy Theories Strategically” by David Hilden and Michael Kistner. A thread.