Ian Shapiro
@ianshapiro.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Tennessee State University. Political Psychology, Voting Rights, Surveys, and Experiments. Owns dog. Bikes fast. Previously, Brennan Center Post-Doc.
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Ian Shapiro
@ianshapiro.bsky.social
· Aug 26
On Fertile Ground: How Racial Resentment Primes White Americans To Believe Fraud Accusations - Political Behavior
White Americans face a democratic dilemma: remain committed to electoral democracy (which has been historically beneficial for them), or abandon it as non-White groups gain political stature. We argue...
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Trump's city-crime narrative leans on encoded stereotypes of largely Black cities. OUT TODAY @polbehavior.bsky.social, @kevintmorris.bsky.social and I show Black cities were also the epicenter of the 2020 election fraud narrative. Republicans and Racially resentful Whites were most susceptible.
Is Article 2 also Reviewer 2 now???
BREAKING: The EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public health, removing a key basis for the climate change fight.
Live updates: Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
The Trump administration revoked a scientific finding at the center of U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, a significant rollback of regulations.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Is Article 2 also Reviewer 2 now???
Nothing cryptic about this cryptids analysis.
If these MFers actually wanted to "protect kids", they would:
Pass gun control
Stop demonizing vaccines
Fund education and healthcare
Punish every single creep in the Epstein files
Censoring the internet does nothing to actually help kids. It only makes them ignorant.
Pass gun control
Stop demonizing vaccines
Fund education and healthcare
Punish every single creep in the Epstein files
Censoring the internet does nothing to actually help kids. It only makes them ignorant.
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Nothing cryptic about this cryptids analysis.
What the steep backsliding looks like in real life. www.ft.com/content/b474...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
What the steep backsliding looks like in real life. www.ft.com/content/b474...
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Phone videos provide multiple independent primary sources of information. And all without being there ourselves (which honestly might give us a more narrow account since we would just have our one pair of eyes). Propoganada is most potent when there is ambiguity. One reason this is failing.
So true.
"Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker
"Our ability to participate in witnessing, to corroborate each other's commonsense... is a threat to the administration's assumption of total power, not only over events but over how those events are interpreted." www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t... — Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker
Witnessing Another Public Killing in Minneapolis
Videos of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting, rapidly disseminated on social media, reveal a brazen display of brute power.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Phone videos provide multiple independent primary sources of information. And all without being there ourselves (which honestly might give us a more narrow account since we would just have our one pair of eyes). Propoganada is most potent when there is ambiguity. One reason this is failing.
Heated Rivalry is so good that I constantly forget what sport it's about.
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Heated Rivalry is so good that I constantly forget what sport it's about.
I started watching 2 shows while super sick last week. The first was Twin Peaks. This is a great one to watch while nodding in and out of consciousness. Adds to the dream-like nature. The other was The Pitt. I found myself rooting for the patients to not make it and end the misery...I was very sick.
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I started watching 2 shows while super sick last week. The first was Twin Peaks. This is a great one to watch while nodding in and out of consciousness. Adds to the dream-like nature. The other was The Pitt. I found myself rooting for the patients to not make it and end the misery...I was very sick.
Cool seeing Peter's stuff being reposted here. Probably the smartest guy I know!!!
Decent summary of the state of the art x.com/peterwildefo...
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Cool seeing Peter's stuff being reposted here. Probably the smartest guy I know!!!
Asked my typical question, "Why are you interested in this course?" in Intro American Gov. Student answered, "Well this new government seems pretty interested in me, so I need to get interested in them." Great answer.
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Asked my typical question, "Why are you interested in this course?" in Intro American Gov. Student answered, "Well this new government seems pretty interested in me, so I need to get interested in them." Great answer.
Turns out using good design to test conservative talking points is where null results are gonna find their fortune. Cool paper!
Clear evidence that at universities conservatives don't face higher obstacles than liberals to establish student groups + invite outside speakers.
"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."
"These results fail to offer support for the view that conservative students encounter more difficulty in efforts to access campus resources."
December 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Turns out using good design to test conservative talking points is where null results are gonna find their fortune. Cool paper!
Reposted by Ian Shapiro
This morning at @thejop.bsky.social blog, Mike and I discuss our new paper on the effects of getting the Voting Rights Act on the turnout gap — and what it might mean for the case before the Court right now.
A preview in some ways of our book, out next fall!
ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...
A preview in some ways of our book, out next fall!
ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...
How the Supreme Court Exploded the Racial Turnout Gap – The Journal of Politics Blog
ubwp.buffalo.edu
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This morning at @thejop.bsky.social blog, Mike and I discuss our new paper on the effects of getting the Voting Rights Act on the turnout gap — and what it might mean for the case before the Court right now.
A preview in some ways of our book, out next fall!
ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...
A preview in some ways of our book, out next fall!
ubwp.buffalo.edu/jopblog/2025...
Really proud of my friend Peter from college. He was always the smartest, kindest person in the room. And now everyone knows he's wicked funny, he was on the Daily Show talking about AI! youtu.be/RcPthlvzMY8?...
Ronny Chieng Investigates the Promises of AI, the Most Expensive Circle Jerk Ever | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Really proud of my friend Peter from college. He was always the smartest, kindest person in the room. And now everyone knows he's wicked funny, he was on the Daily Show talking about AI! youtu.be/RcPthlvzMY8?...
I live in Tennessee's 7th district with the Aftyn Behn special election. Just got the neighborhood social pressure treatment and some new "compared to others in the state" one. Neat
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I live in Tennessee's 7th district with the Aftyn Behn special election. Just got the neighborhood social pressure treatment and some new "compared to others in the state" one. Neat
Someone asked me what my "last meal" would be and I immediately answered, "One of the pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys." I have never felt so clever, funny, and quick witted.
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Someone asked me what my "last meal" would be and I immediately answered, "One of the pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys." I have never felt so clever, funny, and quick witted.
DoorDash orders after the age of 30 need to come with complementary Tums.
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
DoorDash orders after the age of 30 need to come with complementary Tums.
Reposted by Ian Shapiro
Humans evolved strong mechanisms for evaluating credibility. Yet these depend on an information ecosystem rich in trustworthy institutions and credible choices. The question is whether we can rebuild this epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.
In Post-Authenticity AI Age, Knowledge Institutions Matter More than Ever | TechPolicy.Press
The pressing question is whether we can rebuild epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.
www.techpolicy.press
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Humans evolved strong mechanisms for evaluating credibility. Yet these depend on an information ecosystem rich in trustworthy institutions and credible choices. The question is whether we can rebuild this epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.
On 9/10 votes, these individuals would vote the same way. But intra-party perceptions of what moderate/progressive sides stand for are probably way more polarized. Probably a publication here. Attribute progressive policies to moderates and measure percieved authenticity and favorability. Neat.
democrats love all their moderate, progressive, and top-of-the-distribution leaders <3
they can all live in harmony together under a big diverse tent if they restore regional party identities and stop the circular firing squad on nationalized media <3
they can all live in harmony together under a big diverse tent if they restore regional party identities and stop the circular firing squad on nationalized media <3
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
On 9/10 votes, these individuals would vote the same way. But intra-party perceptions of what moderate/progressive sides stand for are probably way more polarized. Probably a publication here. Attribute progressive policies to moderates and measure percieved authenticity and favorability. Neat.
Mamdani won. Gonna treat myself to an $8 chocolate croissant tomorrow morning while we still have a free market 😂.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Mamdani won. Gonna treat myself to an $8 chocolate croissant tomorrow morning while we still have a free market 😂.
Lots of great signs today at No Kings in Nashville. If I had to boil it down to two, it would be these...
October 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Lots of great signs today at No Kings in Nashville. If I had to boil it down to two, it would be these...
No Kings in Nashville had great turnout!
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
No Kings in Nashville had great turnout!
In 2024, the media played defense for Trump's denials of revolving door politics/connectedness to Project 2025. Turns my stomach on the regular.
Shot/chaser
@adambonica.bsky.social, yesterday, "shutdowns favor GOP-leaning agencies and harm liberal ones." substack.com/home/post/p-...
Trump, today, "The shutdown gives me the opportunity to inflict devastating harm on my political adversaries' government-aligned interests [paraphrased]."
@adambonica.bsky.social, yesterday, "shutdowns favor GOP-leaning agencies and harm liberal ones." substack.com/home/post/p-...
Trump, today, "The shutdown gives me the opportunity to inflict devastating harm on my political adversaries' government-aligned interests [paraphrased]."
October 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In 2024, the media played defense for Trump's denials of revolving door politics/connectedness to Project 2025. Turns my stomach on the regular.
In Office Hours. Made a meme explaining how I feel about some research I'm working on.
October 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In Office Hours. Made a meme explaining how I feel about some research I'm working on.
Reposted by Ian Shapiro
oh yeah i also have a blog post up today. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Does unitary executive theory actually matter?
It's about politics more than it's about law.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
oh yeah i also have a blog post up today. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
"I'm so glad I work for a network where we can have a conversation about demons." 😂😂😂
September 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"I'm so glad I work for a network where we can have a conversation about demons." 😂😂😂