On behalf of my fellow political scientists, I took the liberty of pointing out a few of the flaws in the @APSAtweets’ “statement” on the insurrection at the US capitol. Unfortunately, I had to DESK REJECT the manuscript
If anyone wonders where political scientists truly stand on the insurrection, the flood of critiques of @APSAtweets’ statement (which I merely summarized) make clear that @BrendanNyhan’s open letter (signed by 2000+ colleagues) is far closer to the mark: https://twitter.com/BrendanNyhan/status/1347604950575173635
As an update, @APSAtweets issued a new (and, in my humble opinion, much improved) statement on the insurrection that also announces institutional changes re- the issuance of future statements: https://politicalsciencenow.com/statement-condemning-the-violent-insurrection-at-the-u-s-capitol-expanded/
Statement Condemning the Violent Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Expanded

The American Political Science Association strongly condemns President Trump, Republican legislators, and all those who have continuously endorsed and disseminated falsehoods and misinformation, an…

https://politicalsciencenow.com/statement-condemning-the-violent-insurrection-at-the-u-s-capitol-expanded/
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