It's trash night. The Amazon boxes await.

Really impressed by Good Authority & their clear & incisive summaries of up-to-the-minute scholarly work on current events. An email you gotta read, esp to understand the 2024 election. 👍 Thanks John Sides. Hit subscribe: goodauthority.org

Wrote about masculinity and the widening chasm between the cramped, mean, manosphere-laced resentments of the right and the robustly woman-friendly performances of this cycle’s Democratic men. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The always insightful Steve Giordano joins Ian Petchenik & Jason Rabinowitz on this week’s podcast to discuss VoePass 2283, the basics of a stall, spin, and some of the differences of anti-ice and de-ice systems between jet and turboprop aircraft. flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-28…

cc: Ian Petchenik @AirlineFlyer

🗣️📝 Big news! The Sanford School of Public Policy School is hiring an asst. or assoc. professor for the Teddie & Tony Brown Chair in Public Policy. Looking for a scholar of political science and public policy w/ a broad focus on democracy and/or leadership. Apply here!: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28089

Be my colleague Sanford School of Public Policy! In addition to the search Deondra Rose shared, we're also hiring for an assistant prof in criminal justice policy (open to discipline): academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28105 If you're heading to #APSA2024 and have any questions about either search, come find me!

Two new searches announced Sanford School of Public Policy: Senior climate Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy (academicjobsonline.org) Junior criminal justic policy Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy (academicjobsonline.org) Applications due 09/15!

The Duke Department of Political Science invites applications from scholars in political institutions. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28208 The search committee is interested in scholars in both the American and comparative subfields and is open to a variety of methodological approaches.

The perfect choice - thank you APSA. And congratulations, Dr. Mealy!

Important paper: refugee resettlements have *no effect* on crime. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

While at the #APSA24 conference, I saw my book, The Power of Black Excellence, in an exhibit hall! My book delves into the role of #HBCUs in shaping American #democracy. To celebrate my new book, I’m having a book launch and reception tomorrow! RSVP at: buff.ly/4dYSy1M

I’m an Executive Producer on this excellent mini doc about election officials preparing for the upcoming election in the wake of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election being stolen. time.com/7017573/the-of…

Joel L. Fleishman, founding director of the public policy program at Duke University, scholar of philanthropy, wine connoisseur, and the center of a legendary network of friends, has died. He was 90 years old. ▶️duke.is/Joel-Fleishman

Our founding director Joel Fleishman leaves behind an incredible legacy of friendship, kindness, and passion for public policy. We mourn the loss of a dear friend and mentor who inspired us everyday. We'll miss you Joel.

The world of philanthropy has lost an extraordinary scholar, Duke University's Joel Fleishman, and all of us who were lucky enough to call him a friend have a lost a true mensch. Our team at Bloomberg Philanthropies benefited greatly from his wisdom and sage advice over the years, as have so many

In this new HistPhil post, Damon Circosta and Kristin Goss celebrate the rich philanthropic legacy of Joel Fleishman, their colleague at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, who passed away on September 30, 2024. histphil.org/2024/10/10/a-t…

Lovely tribute to an Sanford School of Public Policy legend, Joel Fleishman, from professors Kristen Goss and Damon Circosta. We'll all miss Joel so much and were so privileged to know him >>> histphil.org/2024/10/10/a-t…

Lifting up this important piece by OKC Mayor Mayor David Holt, one of the good guys. nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opi…

e pluribus unum - figuratively (and literally) on the money.