Rahsaan Maxwell
@rahsaanmax.bsky.social
Professor of Politics - New York University - diversity, migration, Western Europe (https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/rmaxwell)
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
Why is my taxi driver watching a cooking show on his cell phone attached to the windshield, while driving? #theradioalsoplaying #bluetoothalsoinhisear #cameraalsorecording #howmanywaystodivideattention
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Why is my taxi driver watching a cooking show on his cell phone attached to the windshield, while driving? #theradioalsoplaying #bluetoothalsoinhisear #cameraalsorecording #howmanywaystodivideattention
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Does living in ethnically diverse areas in adolescence give us an increased tolerance toward immigration later in life?
Join Dr Haley McAvay at the next @lseinequalities.bsky.social Seminar ➡️ buff.ly/cjsy4sZ
Join Dr Haley McAvay at the next @lseinequalities.bsky.social Seminar ➡️ buff.ly/cjsy4sZ
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Does living in ethnically diverse areas in adolescence give us an increased tolerance toward immigration later in life?
Join Dr Haley McAvay at the next @lseinequalities.bsky.social Seminar ➡️ buff.ly/cjsy4sZ
Join Dr Haley McAvay at the next @lseinequalities.bsky.social Seminar ➡️ buff.ly/cjsy4sZ
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🚨Job alert 🚨
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
Offene Stellen / Open Positions
www.ipz.uzh.ch
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
🚨Job alert 🚨
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
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A good moment to advertise this week’s Rethink where we discuss the promise of AI with proponents and skeptics alike and I make a bad stochastic parrot joke. With @emollick.bsky.social Rosalind Picard, Mike Wooldridge and more.
But, I think @damonberes.com is right.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
But, I think @damonberes.com is right.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
A good moment to advertise this week’s Rethink where we discuss the promise of AI with proponents and skeptics alike and I make a bad stochastic parrot joke. With @emollick.bsky.social Rosalind Picard, Mike Wooldridge and more.
But, I think @damonberes.com is right.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
But, I think @damonberes.com is right.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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JOIN us for this year’s Rebecca Morton conference on experimental political science at NYU! March 6-7. We have a great line up of papers and posters!
Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspolitica...
Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspolitica...
Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Annual NYU CESS Experimental Political Science Conference
wp.nyu.edu
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
JOIN us for this year’s Rebecca Morton conference on experimental political science at NYU! March 6-7. We have a great line up of papers and posters!
Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspolitica...
Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Program (scroll down) here: wp.nyu.edu/cesspolitica...
Register (no fee) here: nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Matthew Goodwin hopes to make the transition from being a former academic to elected politics by standing for Reform in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Matthew Goodwin hopes to make the transition from being a former academic to elected politics by standing for Reform in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
It sounds like he will be making his "Trump is right" case about civilisational erasure to the Greater Manchester constituency's voters
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📣 Let’s take a sneak peek at our upcoming talks 🤩
The MZES Speaker Series 2026 will kick off on
📆 Tue, 17 February
We are very much looking forward to
Fabio Franchino (Università degli Studi di Milano)
@melindacmills.bsky.social
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
Olga Stavrova (Uni Mannheim)
(...)
1/5
The MZES Speaker Series 2026 will kick off on
📆 Tue, 17 February
We are very much looking forward to
Fabio Franchino (Università degli Studi di Milano)
@melindacmills.bsky.social
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
Olga Stavrova (Uni Mannheim)
(...)
1/5
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 AM
📣 Let’s take a sneak peek at our upcoming talks 🤩
The MZES Speaker Series 2026 will kick off on
📆 Tue, 17 February
We are very much looking forward to
Fabio Franchino (Università degli Studi di Milano)
@melindacmills.bsky.social
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
Olga Stavrova (Uni Mannheim)
(...)
1/5
The MZES Speaker Series 2026 will kick off on
📆 Tue, 17 February
We are very much looking forward to
Fabio Franchino (Università degli Studi di Milano)
@melindacmills.bsky.social
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social
Olga Stavrova (Uni Mannheim)
(...)
1/5
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Is meat consumption becoming political? @willemboterman.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social examine Dutch surveys showing meat eating aligns with right-wing ideology & climate scepticism. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/HU5Mdec
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #FoodPolitics
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #FoodPolitics
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Is meat consumption becoming political? @willemboterman.bsky.social & @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social examine Dutch surveys showing meat eating aligns with right-wing ideology & climate scepticism. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/HU5Mdec
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #FoodPolitics
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #FoodPolitics
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We are hiring a Professor!
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, the world’s leading research environments in the field, is now recruiting a Professor. We welcome applications from internationally recognized scholars. uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, the world’s leading research environments in the field, is now recruiting a Professor. We welcome applications from internationally recognized scholars. uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Professor of Peace and Conflict Research
Uppsala University announces a vacancy for a permanent position as Professor of Peace and Conflict Research At the Department of Peace and Conflict Research The Department is one of the
uu.varbi.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We are hiring a Professor!
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, the world’s leading research environments in the field, is now recruiting a Professor. We welcome applications from internationally recognized scholars. uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, the world’s leading research environments in the field, is now recruiting a Professor. We welcome applications from internationally recognized scholars. uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”
Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
January 23, 2026 at 12:44 PM
🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.
4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026
Please share widely 🙏
The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
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My pro-immigration misinformation piece that will probably annoy almost everyone is finally out. If you care about democratic trust or are just curious what liberal elites don't want to say out loud, this is for you.
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong.
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong.
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
My pro-immigration misinformation piece that will probably annoy almost everyone is finally out. If you care about democratic trust or are just curious what liberal elites don't want to say out loud, this is for you.
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong.
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong.
alexanderkustov.substack.com/p/the-uncomf...
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Within the next decade the radical right is going to be the main force on the right in Europe (national and EU level). This includes far-right parties and formerly centre-right parties shifting their position. Moderate conservatism and Christian democracy will largely disappear on the right. 1/
The EU’s centrist powers need to move to the right to reflect the new political reality, the leader of the European People’s Party Manfred Weber has told in an exclusive interview with POLITICO.
Europe shifted right — it’s time centrists do too, says Manfred Weber
EPP chief says he still wants to work with traditional allies, but they need to adapt.
www.politico.eu
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Within the next decade the radical right is going to be the main force on the right in Europe (national and EU level). This includes far-right parties and formerly centre-right parties shifting their position. Moderate conservatism and Christian democracy will largely disappear on the right. 1/
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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The article appears to be partly paywalled and I would encourage anyone who can afford it to subscribe, Slate's got a hell of a sale going right now and subscriptions are how they can afford to pay freelancers for articles like this one
For my fellow brokies, though:
For my fellow brokies, though:
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
web.archive.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The article appears to be partly paywalled and I would encourage anyone who can afford it to subscribe, Slate's got a hell of a sale going right now and subscriptions are how they can afford to pay freelancers for articles like this one
For my fellow brokies, though:
For my fellow brokies, though:
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
It's a fine article but it's also Adulting 101. How can you get out of your 20s and NOT know this...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/pete...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/pete...
To Eat Healthier, Our Critic Went to the Source: His Kitchen
In the second part of a monthlong series, Pete Wells and experts say the easiest way to a better diet is to surround yourself with the right foods.
cooking.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
It's a fine article but it's also Adulting 101. How can you get out of your 20s and NOT know this...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/pete...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/pete...
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1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
A) That is A LOT of money.
B) Makes the recent robbery of 20K euros from Cédric Grolet seem like small potatoes/pastries.
C) It all seems more romantic in the movies!
www.dw.com/en/germany-g...
B) Makes the recent robbery of 20K euros from Cédric Grolet seem like small potatoes/pastries.
C) It all seems more romantic in the movies!
www.dw.com/en/germany-g...
Germany: €30 million stolen in elaborate bank vault heist – DW – 12/30/2025
Investigators have been piecing together how burglars drilled into a secure area from outside and ransacked thousands of safe-deposit boxes. Police say the evidence points to a highly organized operat...
www.dw.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A) That is A LOT of money.
B) Makes the recent robbery of 20K euros from Cédric Grolet seem like small potatoes/pastries.
C) It all seems more romantic in the movies!
www.dw.com/en/germany-g...
B) Makes the recent robbery of 20K euros from Cédric Grolet seem like small potatoes/pastries.
C) It all seems more romantic in the movies!
www.dw.com/en/germany-g...
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Our neighbours at @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social are hiring 3 (!) tenure-track faculty members:
– Assistant Professor in Political Economy
– Assistant Professor in International Politics
– Assistant Professor in Political Science
Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
More details: jobs.tcd.ie
@tcddublin.bsky.social
– Assistant Professor in Political Economy
– Assistant Professor in International Politics
– Assistant Professor in Political Science
Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
More details: jobs.tcd.ie
@tcddublin.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Our neighbours at @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social are hiring 3 (!) tenure-track faculty members:
– Assistant Professor in Political Economy
– Assistant Professor in International Politics
– Assistant Professor in Political Science
Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
More details: jobs.tcd.ie
@tcddublin.bsky.social
– Assistant Professor in Political Economy
– Assistant Professor in International Politics
– Assistant Professor in Political Science
Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
More details: jobs.tcd.ie
@tcddublin.bsky.social
"After six days of inspecting the suspect's bowel movements..."
The occupational documentary we didn't know we wanted to see.
p.dw.com/p/54nah
The occupational documentary we didn't know we wanted to see.
p.dw.com/p/54nah
Police recover Faberge egg swallowed by suspected thief – DW – 12/05/2025
After six days of inspecting the suspect's bowel movements, New Zealand police recovered a stolen Faberge pendant that he had swallowed after being caught.
p.dw.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"After six days of inspecting the suspect's bowel movements..."
The occupational documentary we didn't know we wanted to see.
p.dw.com/p/54nah
The occupational documentary we didn't know we wanted to see.
p.dw.com/p/54nah
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December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM