Ryan Enos
@ryanenos.bsky.social
With each of these resignations, which I applaud, the DOJ is stocked with more incompetent prosecutors. That is good if the only thing had to do was prosecute Trump's political opponents but eventually we will need prosecutors to prosecute actual crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
With each of these resignations, which I applaud, the DOJ is stocked with more incompetent prosecutors. That is good if the only thing had to do was prosecute Trump's political opponents but eventually we will need prosecutors to prosecute actual crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Yes. Generally, I think we need to set disciplinary standards about what is acceptable use of LLMs and what is not. Needs to happen sooner rather than later.
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yes. Generally, I think we need to set disciplinary standards about what is acceptable use of LLMs and what is not. Needs to happen sooner rather than later.
It is notable that, as far as I can tell, the rate of publishing for the non-empirical fields has remained basically flat over the decades.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It is notable that, as far as I can tell, the rate of publishing for the non-empirical fields has remained basically flat over the decades.
It is striking to me that the example is the ability to create a paper in about an hour. I think back to when I would look at CVs of folks from a previous generation and see that they published at a much slower rate. Well, science used to take a lot longer.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It is striking to me that the example is the ability to create a paper in about an hour. I think back to when I would look at CVs of folks from a previous generation and see that they published at a much slower rate. Well, science used to take a lot longer.
It seems accurate to describe this as a "paradigm shift". I wonder how it compares to similar paradigm shifts with the rise of, say, desktop statistical analysis?
I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
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The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us
what happens when AI automates "normal science"?
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January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It seems accurate to describe this as a "paradigm shift". I wonder how it compares to similar paradigm shifts with the rise of, say, desktop statistical analysis?
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For those unfamiliar with the allusion in the subject line today's Morning Shots (which you can read at thebulwark.com) -- here's the original "Send it in, Jerome!"
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Send it in, Jerome!
YouTube video by Dan Oshinsky
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January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
For those unfamiliar with the allusion in the subject line today's Morning Shots (which you can read at thebulwark.com) -- here's the original "Send it in, Jerome!"
youtu.be/BEhlNcaDPz8?...
youtu.be/BEhlNcaDPz8?...
"For now, we are trapped in the space between the liberal democracy most Americans grew up in and the dark, belligerent authoritarian state that our government seeks to impose."
We are trapped, but we the people can chart the path out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
We are trapped, but we the people can chart the path out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
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January 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"For now, we are trapped in the space between the liberal democracy most Americans grew up in and the dark, belligerent authoritarian state that our government seeks to impose."
We are trapped, but we the people can chart the path out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
We are trapped, but we the people can chart the path out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Nothing demonstrates the duality of America's self-image more than certain elements cheering on of protestors in Iran, while simultaneously denouncing protestors in the United States.
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Nothing demonstrates the duality of America's self-image more than certain elements cheering on of protestors in Iran, while simultaneously denouncing protestors in the United States.
Yes, I mean, they had faculty that gave them all the language they needed...
Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
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January 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Yes, I mean, they had faculty that gave them all the language they needed...
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🧵 I suspect that there are a lot of people out there, who are deeply troubled by the actions of ICE, but are also uncomfortable with the response of activists. One friend preferred the protests from the civil rights era. I pointed out that at the time, most mainstream white Americans disapproved...
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🧵 I suspect that there are a lot of people out there, who are deeply troubled by the actions of ICE, but are also uncomfortable with the response of activists. One friend preferred the protests from the civil rights era. I pointed out that at the time, most mainstream white Americans disapproved...
Any random Dunkin' Donuts franchise is a tremendous cross-section of humanity.
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Any random Dunkin' Donuts franchise is a tremendous cross-section of humanity.
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"The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party"
My latest.
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My latest.
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The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party
The Battle for a Liberal Society is Happening Within the Political Right
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January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party"
My latest.
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My latest.
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Yes. Stand firm. The American people support you.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Yes. Stand firm. The American people support you.
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theoretically astute and very well put.
esp the pt about nationalist anti-racism in R self-interpretation. much the larger social/electoral force, not 4chan troopers. it is crucial to distinguish boutique racist nuts, various resentments, age old neo-confed creeks, and anti-immigrant panic, etc.
esp the pt about nationalist anti-racism in R self-interpretation. much the larger social/electoral force, not 4chan troopers. it is crucial to distinguish boutique racist nuts, various resentments, age old neo-confed creeks, and anti-immigrant panic, etc.
"The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party"
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party
The Battle for a Liberal Society is Happening Within the Political Right
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
theoretically astute and very well put.
esp the pt about nationalist anti-racism in R self-interpretation. much the larger social/electoral force, not 4chan troopers. it is crucial to distinguish boutique racist nuts, various resentments, age old neo-confed creeks, and anti-immigrant panic, etc.
esp the pt about nationalist anti-racism in R self-interpretation. much the larger social/electoral force, not 4chan troopers. it is crucial to distinguish boutique racist nuts, various resentments, age old neo-confed creeks, and anti-immigrant panic, etc.
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There's no coherent argument for invading or buying Greenland, and when Trump tried to say one to NYTimes it came out as gibberish from a condo salesman about the pride of ownership.
It's basically the same as declaring war on Germany to "own" Ramstein Air Base. No upside, immense downside.
It's basically the same as declaring war on Germany to "own" Ramstein Air Base. No upside, immense downside.
The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
January 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
There's no coherent argument for invading or buying Greenland, and when Trump tried to say one to NYTimes it came out as gibberish from a condo salesman about the pride of ownership.
It's basically the same as declaring war on Germany to "own" Ramstein Air Base. No upside, immense downside.
It's basically the same as declaring war on Germany to "own" Ramstein Air Base. No upside, immense downside.
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Believe ye, men, in the things called omens? Then laugh aloud, and cry encore!
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Believe ye, men, in the things called omens? Then laugh aloud, and cry encore!
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January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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"democracy simply might not exist without a conservative embrace of democracy"-- @ryanenos.bsky.social (Many good points in this essay, including this line from the footnotes. The current admin is blatantly anti-democratic, to say the least, but surely there are GOP voters on the side of democracy.)
I thought this was a good piece from Ryan. Democratic (lowercase “d”) electoral competition in America will require a democratic faction to win control of the Republican Party 
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
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The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party
The Battle for a Liberal Society is Happening Within the Political Right
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January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"democracy simply might not exist without a conservative embrace of democracy"-- @ryanenos.bsky.social (Many good points in this essay, including this line from the footnotes. The current admin is blatantly anti-democratic, to say the least, but surely there are GOP voters on the side of democracy.)
thank you, even with my misspelling...
January 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
thank you, even with my misspelling...
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“democracy simply might not exist without a conservative embrace of democracy. Once democracy is an option, liberals will naturally be in support, but it is bringing the conservative elements of politics into support of democracy that makes democracy possible.”
"The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party"
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party
The Battle for a Liberal Society is Happening Within the Political Right
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
“democracy simply might not exist without a conservative embrace of democracy. Once democracy is an option, liberals will naturally be in support, but it is bringing the conservative elements of politics into support of democracy that makes democracy possible.”
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Here, I lay out the basic case for doing so and give some evidence that it might work.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Here, I lay out the basic case for doing so and give some evidence that it might work.
I know, given the shock of what is going on in Minnesota and elsewhere, might make people wonder what I can possibly be thinking with such a statement, but I think the events make it even more clear: Republicans have to be brought back to supporting liberalism (small l), or we have no path forward.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I know, given the shock of what is going on in Minnesota and elsewhere, might make people wonder what I can possibly be thinking with such a statement, but I think the events make it even more clear: Republicans have to be brought back to supporting liberalism (small l), or we have no path forward.
"The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party"
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party
The Battle for a Liberal Society is Happening Within the Political Right
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
"The Future of Democracy Depends on the Republican Party"
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/ryandeno...
To understand more about the psychology of ICE's tactics, I recommend The Lucifwe Effect by Zimbardo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Luc...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Luc...
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
To understand more about the psychology of ICE's tactics, I recommend The Lucifwe Effect by Zimbardo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Luc...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Luc...