Emily Farris
@emayfarris.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science who thinks you should care more about local politics (especially sheriffs) and foster dogs.
Author of Power of the Badge: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo220537347.html
Author of Power of the Badge: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo220537347.html
Kid: “I made a survey at school today”
Me: “ok, let’s analyze this questionnaire design together based on a total survey error framework.”
Me: “ok, let’s analyze this questionnaire design together based on a total survey error framework.”
February 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Kid: “I made a survey at school today”
Me: “ok, let’s analyze this questionnaire design together based on a total survey error framework.”
Me: “ok, let’s analyze this questionnaire design together based on a total survey error framework.”
A yellow star, you say?
Mike Rounds says Republicans just want to make you show your document with a yellow star in order to vote
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A yellow star, you say?
I am fairly certain whoever chose the images for the Johnson County (TX) Sheriff website told AI to change some people to women in their fabricated pictures, because well, zoom in.
(H/t to my student studying this sheriff this semester).
(H/t to my student studying this sheriff this semester).
February 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I am fairly certain whoever chose the images for the Johnson County (TX) Sheriff website told AI to change some people to women in their fabricated pictures, because well, zoom in.
(H/t to my student studying this sheriff this semester).
(H/t to my student studying this sheriff this semester).
It is "non-punitive" to torture toddlers with infectious diseases and trauma for life.
February 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
It is "non-punitive" to torture toddlers with infectious diseases and trauma for life.
Immigration detention is “not punishment” because we say it isn’t punishment is really such a joke.
BREAKING: The U.S. can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia back into immigration custody because it doesn't have a viable plan to deport him, judge says.
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him.
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Immigration detention is “not punishment” because we say it isn’t punishment is really such a joke.
Oh no, what her husband do if he doesn’t get preferential treatment in government contracts anymore?
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia will join DHS as a spokesperson following Tricia McLaughlin's departure, a Trump administration official told Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/dhs...
Top Trump Homeland Security spokesperson to depart with immigration crackdown under scrutiny
U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin will leave the administration, an agency spokesperson said, a move that comes as public support for President Donald Trump's immigrat...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Oh no, what her husband do if he doesn’t get preferential treatment in government contracts anymore?
Teaching Literary Digest today with my prized possession of an original copy.
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Teaching Literary Digest today with my prized possession of an original copy.
For those of us who teach the Literary Digest 1936 polling fiasco, this pedagogical article is great: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Taking the Next Step in Exploring the Literary Digest 1936 Poll
While many instructors are aware of the Literary Digest 1936 poll as an example of biased sampling methods, this article details potential further explorations for the Digest’s 1924–1936 quadrennia...
www.tandfonline.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
For those of us who teach the Literary Digest 1936 polling fiasco, this pedagogical article is great: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
