Some thoughts about threats to the US 2024 elections and how academic researchers can help election officials. protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/elect…

One thing that's not gotten a lot of discussion on #AcademicTwitter is the supposed cyberattack that hit some of the major academic publishers earlier this summer. It's delayed publication and open access payments for some of our papers. This of course hits hard for those who

Free speech for me, but not for thee. theconversation.com/americans-love…

Big news! Brennan will be hiring a 2-year post-doc for the 2025--2027 academic years. We won't have the job posting up for a bit, but reach out with any questions! It'll be a broad call, for anyone doing Brennan Center related work

Mortgage insurance - they already have the house as collateral

Forecasts of US presidential elections are everywhere, and they’re discussed obsessively by journalists and the public. But are they any good? Dean Knox, Sean Westwood, and I show we’re decades, centuries, or (sometimes) millenia away from evidence that they are any better

sexism is definitely going to be a strong predictor of the vote in november, but not because Kamala Harris is a woman. analysis by me and Danny Hayes for Good Authority goodauthority.org/news/some-vote…

If one more person refers to it as “poly sci” in an email this week, so help me… #PoliNotPoly

How about you let me submit this paper with my preferred citation style, and then if the reviewers like it and you decide to publish it, I switch to your preferred citation style? How about that, Journal? Huh, huh?

Pretty sure this is a universal ask among academics. Editors are academics, right? Why hasn’t this policy been adopted yet? C’mon editors - make it happen! (Publishers will adapt.)

Here's a cautionary op-ed from Justin Grimmer on the value of election forecasts. politico.com/news/magazine/…

This is a reminder for anyone who follows U.S. elections, election law, and election administration. The election is not 2 months away. It is now and in fact most LEOs formatted their ballots and many started L&A testing.

Heading out to #APSA2024. Come see some awesome election science panels on Friday and Saturday! Here’s a preview of some results from my paper with gronke.

Excited to see my book with Yann Kerevel & Yann Kerevel recognized with these awards 🥳

I am hiring for two full-time pre-doctoral research fellows, to start this coming summer. One fellow will focus on American democracy, while the other will focus on technology, governance, and society. If you are a current or recent undergrad with strong technical skills and no

Easy to say debates don’t matter — but the last one ended the reelection campaign of the sitting President of the United States

It’s not everyday you get to reference James Madison in a comment in Academic Senate, but when the opportunity comes up, you have to take it.

Hey! That’s me. Join me and John B. Holbein on 9/25. 😁

Jessica Huseman