Ian Anson
@iganson.bsky.social
Political scientist at UMBC. I study U.S. public opinion, media & politics, political psychology & the scholarship of teaching & learning.
Dad, husband, author, podcaster, Tar Heel, baltimore enthusiast
www.iananson.com
Dad, husband, author, podcaster, Tar Heel, baltimore enthusiast
www.iananson.com
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Ian Anson
@iganson.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hey new followers! I'm an associate prof of political science at UMBC (Baltimore, Maryland, USA).
I study how partisans perceive the real world (especially the economy), how they perceive each other (esp. negative partisanship), and how they perceive themselves (esp. via overconfidence). And more!
I study how partisans perceive the real world (especially the economy), how they perceive each other (esp. negative partisanship), and how they perceive themselves (esp. via overconfidence). And more!
Delighted to learn that we are approaching publication on this GREAT edited collection of short games and simulations for political science classrooms! Even just reading the ToC gives me new ideas for active learning!
www.routledge.com/Short-Games-...
www.routledge.com/Short-Games-...
Short Games and Active Learning in Political Science: Beating the Clock
As political science instructors have increasingly turned to games and simulations in the classroom to educate and engage their students, scholars have worked not only to demonstrate their effectivene...
www.routledge.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Delighted to learn that we are approaching publication on this GREAT edited collection of short games and simulations for political science classrooms! Even just reading the ToC gives me new ideas for active learning!
www.routledge.com/Short-Games-...
www.routledge.com/Short-Games-...
We let Indiana get too powerful and now its weather has escaped containment
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
We let Indiana get too powerful and now its weather has escaped containment
"Indiana football..."
"uhh ok?"
"...Is beating Oregon..."
"What??"
"...In the national semifinal..."
"Impossible!"
"...And they have scored 49 points..."
"Inconceivable!"
"...SO FAR."
"Oh no, the end is nigh"
"uhh ok?"
"...Is beating Oregon..."
"What??"
"...In the national semifinal..."
"Impossible!"
"...And they have scored 49 points..."
"Inconceivable!"
"...SO FAR."
"Oh no, the end is nigh"
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"Indiana football..."
"uhh ok?"
"...Is beating Oregon..."
"What??"
"...In the national semifinal..."
"Impossible!"
"...And they have scored 49 points..."
"Inconceivable!"
"...SO FAR."
"Oh no, the end is nigh"
"uhh ok?"
"...Is beating Oregon..."
"What??"
"...In the national semifinal..."
"Impossible!"
"...And they have scored 49 points..."
"Inconceivable!"
"...SO FAR."
"Oh no, the end is nigh"
Enjoying herring smørrebrød and black coffee while my ancestors from the Danelaw era nod and smile knowingly behind me in force-ghost form
January 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Enjoying herring smørrebrød and black coffee while my ancestors from the Danelaw era nod and smile knowingly behind me in force-ghost form
Still struggling to explain this Indiana football phenomenon to the uninitiated.
It's like if out of the blue, Estonia were to eclipse the US and China in the summer Olympics gold medal count in 2028
It's like if out of the blue, Estonia were to eclipse the US and China in the summer Olympics gold medal count in 2028
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Still struggling to explain this Indiana football phenomenon to the uninitiated.
It's like if out of the blue, Estonia were to eclipse the US and China in the summer Olympics gold medal count in 2028
It's like if out of the blue, Estonia were to eclipse the US and China in the summer Olympics gold medal count in 2028
Imagine watching this game and then watching today's game
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Imagine watching this game and then watching today's game
Registering my long term fan cred before I get accused of bandwagoning this astonishing IU football team
January 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Registering my long term fan cred before I get accused of bandwagoning this astonishing IU football team
Don we now our cream and crimson
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Don we now our cream and crimson
The moment when the insta pot seals is so dramatic
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The moment when the insta pot seals is so dramatic
Beans: big
Pot: insta
Year: new
Mood: happy
Pot: insta
Year: new
Mood: happy
January 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Beans: big
Pot: insta
Year: new
Mood: happy
Pot: insta
Year: new
Mood: happy
If I finish a book in 2026, but read ~90% of it in 2025, does it go on my '26 tally or my '25 tally?
I'm leaning towards counting it for '26 because it gives me a boost towards beating last year's count
(The book in question was Bring Up the Bodies... 🔥 🔥 🔥)
I'm leaning towards counting it for '26 because it gives me a boost towards beating last year's count
(The book in question was Bring Up the Bodies... 🔥 🔥 🔥)
January 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If I finish a book in 2026, but read ~90% of it in 2025, does it go on my '26 tally or my '25 tally?
I'm leaning towards counting it for '26 because it gives me a boost towards beating last year's count
(The book in question was Bring Up the Bodies... 🔥 🔥 🔥)
I'm leaning towards counting it for '26 because it gives me a boost towards beating last year's count
(The book in question was Bring Up the Bodies... 🔥 🔥 🔥)
Bring back pro-book propaganda
A Year of Good Reading Ahead ✨
A Year of Good Reading Ahead ✨
Happy New Year! We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest.
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Bring back pro-book propaganda
A Year of Good Reading Ahead ✨
A Year of Good Reading Ahead ✨
Mazda ❤️ buttons ✨
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Mazda ❤️ buttons ✨
Now is the time of little gifts showing up on our doorstep from neighbors, and once again I'm reminded that there is NO ONE in these United States that out-Christmases Baltimore
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Now is the time of little gifts showing up on our doorstep from neighbors, and once again I'm reminded that there is NO ONE in these United States that out-Christmases Baltimore
Real ones know it's Academy-of-Saint-Martin-in-the-Field time
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Real ones know it's Academy-of-Saint-Martin-in-the-Field time
Baltimore ice cream makers I am begging you to make candy cane ice cream. Why is this always my Jingle All the Way turbo man doll equivalent every year??
December 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Baltimore ice cream makers I am begging you to make candy cane ice cream. Why is this always my Jingle All the Way turbo man doll equivalent every year??
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So at what point does the administration start talking about redenominating the dollar? Or should I shut up before they find out they can do this, because this is definitely something they would try to do?
"Your $5 footlongs are $5 again! That's because $1 now = $2.2!"
"Your $5 footlongs are $5 again! That's because $1 now = $2.2!"
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So at what point does the administration start talking about redenominating the dollar? Or should I shut up before they find out they can do this, because this is definitely something they would try to do?
"Your $5 footlongs are $5 again! That's because $1 now = $2.2!"
"Your $5 footlongs are $5 again! That's because $1 now = $2.2!"
Behold, a blog post summarizing the recent article Eric Stokan, Nate Jensen, and I published in Policy Studies Journal!
psjblog.net/2025/12/17/w...
psjblog.net/2025/12/17/w...
When sunshine gets you down: The role of transparency on public sentiment toward the Amazon HQ2 competition
by Eric Stokan, Ian G. Anson, and Nathan M. Jensen In 2017, Amazon launched a high-profile competition to choose a location for its second headquarters (HQ2). More than 230 U.S. cities submitted bi…
psjblog.net
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Behold, a blog post summarizing the recent article Eric Stokan, Nate Jensen, and I published in Policy Studies Journal!
psjblog.net/2025/12/17/w...
psjblog.net/2025/12/17/w...
Reposted by Ian Anson
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Speaking as someone who spent five years in Bloomington... I just cannot fully absorb how utterly impossible this timeline is.
The 13-0 Big Ten champion Indiana Hoosiers will be the #1 seed in the College Football Playoff
What a world
What a world
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Speaking as someone who spent five years in Bloomington... I just cannot fully absorb how utterly impossible this timeline is.
My phone is blowing up... The most unlikely timeline! 1ndiana!
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My phone is blowing up... The most unlikely timeline! 1ndiana!
This morning, 4 year old, from somewhere in the house: "I'M SNEAKIN'!"
Tonight, the search for my e-reader begins...
Tonight, the search for my e-reader begins...
December 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This morning, 4 year old, from somewhere in the house: "I'M SNEAKIN'!"
Tonight, the search for my e-reader begins...
Tonight, the search for my e-reader begins...