#Polarization

Emmett Macfarlane

EmmMacfarlane

THREAD: Some people object to characterizing support for Trump as evidence of racism. They'll cite other values, or 'economic anxiety' instead. Fortunately, political science research has examined the 2016 election

Alicia Riley

aliciacita

1/11New paper alert"Association of US state policy orientation with adverse birth outcomes: a longitudinal analysis" @JECH_BMJw/ Daniel Collin, @JakeMGrumbach @jackie_m_torres @DrRitaHamadhttps://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

It's #NBERday !First up:Q: Did the pandemic negatively impact learning?A: In a sample of economics undergrads, yes: but the effect vanishes among professors who adapted well to Zoom's options!#NBERday https://www.nber.org/papers/w28

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

RevDrBarber

Love them. Pray for them. But don't stay stuck in the past with them. It's time for America to stop asking Trump to be magnanimous. He will have to confess

Next30AB

Next30AB

Hi, Alberta. We haven't met yet, but we know you’re tired of the polarization in our province. You’re sick of the partisanship. You just want to move forward. We get

Ted McCormick

mccormick_ted

A fear of books and a repellent personality are a pretty sad basis for a political worldview.https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/13/leftists-are-colonizing-red-towns-like-mine-and-local-republicans-are-clueless/#.YABcKoKaSF9.twitter As an avo

Ben Wikler

benwikler

Real accountability means owning what you do, not just what you say. Rep. Mike Gallagher claims “President Trump has lost my support — permanently.” But he voted to shield him

Elizabeth Saunders

ProfSaunders

Some (really) off-the-cuff thoughts about the Trump natsec news (Iraq/Afghan drawdown, Iran Almost-War 2). Half-formed but inspired by (halting) work on my book on elite cues and war, plus chats

Hassan W. Chaudhry, MD

HassanWaqar8

Just finished watching @SocialDilemma_ documentary on Netflix on social media and what it is doing to us. Some thoughts:1. Loved this quote by @tristanharris that went something like "How can

Christian Hoffmann

cphoffmann

I love how (academic) Twitter enables us to watch colleagues “think out lout”, as we grapple with current events. The recent shocking images from Washington have spawned a number of

petebookclub

petebookclub

#TeamPete, we have some studying to do! Here are a few books @PeteButtigieg has recommended about transportation and infrastructure: Palaces for the People by @EricKlinenberg This is about “social infrastructure”

Max Ajl

maxajl

It is shocking that anyone takes at face value US claims of ‘fighting ISIS’ or ‘protecting the Kurds’ when so-called counterterrorism & protecting minorities have been the literal justifications for

Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss

milleridriss

Quick thread on misinformation & violence: important to understand that these super-MAGA fans don’t just feel empowered to act-they feel compelled to do so. That’s why they keep using the

Ramneek Kundra

iramneek

I became part of the Fintwit when I actively began tweeting about stocks in Apr 2019. I'm grateful to this community; as lazy and laid back writer I am, I've

उच्छिष्ट चण्डाली-अ.त्रयी

AnvikshikiTrayi

Samudra Manthan is one of the most powerful and symbolic event described in our puranas. The mandala of Samudra manthan can be used to understand or interpret many micro and

Derek Thompson

DKThomp

More on 2020's diploma/density dividehttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/2020-election-results-prove-density-destiny/617027/1. There are 14 states w/ above-avg college attainment and above-avg urban-share of population. De

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