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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jul 30

That's terrific. I'd love to see the outcome if you want to put it together as a playlist at the end of the semester.

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jul 30

Can 100% confirm that your methods playlist is awesome. I listened while also adding the link to my methods syllabus.

Good Playlists present curated collections of music or videos related to a political science theme.

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jul 30

Teaching something else? I bet we have your covered: goodauthority.org/tag/playlist/. If not, send me a line and contribute!

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Good Playlist: Introduction to American politics.

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jul 30

I hate to mention it, but it's syllabus time of the year already. If you are teaching Intro to American Politics, @goodauth.bsky.social and Justin Crowe have you covered with a new playlist for your semester. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl....

97 minutes of power, politics, and democracy.

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jul 30

Congratulations! You were a huge asset to the department. We will miss you.

Good Playlist on social science methods.

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jul 27

Eric Gonzalez Juenke's social science methods playlist made me smile while updating my syllabus. Hopefully, will do the same for my students. goodauthority.org/news/good-pl...

Tune in for the catchy tunes that help students grasp the tough concepts in social science methods and research.

University of Michigan ends undercover surveillance contracts after Guardian revelations

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jun 25

Any Slovenians want to weigh in on the multiple ways in which my son and I failed in our first attempt at making and most importantly flipping frika?

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jun 9

I have nothing clever to say. It is horrifying that any university would do this to their own students. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Outcry after report that private investigators had been trailing and recording pro-Palestinian protesters for months

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Temple appears alongside nation’s most impactful universities in 2025 Carnegie Classifications

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm grasping on to every straw of research and academic good news and yet missed this. Go OWLS: news.temple.edu/news/2025-05...

Temple University is one of just 21 to receive the highest Carnegie Classifications for research and student success.

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · May 14

Today in moments of joy: nygroove.nyc/grand-army-p... Read through. The details are AMAZING.

'Snarlboros' and 'The Pangea Post': Inside the MTA-sanctioned dinosaur bodega

New Yorkers are getting creative with defunct subway retail spaces

nygroove.nyc

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · May 13

Also, if you think I'm obsessed with Eurovision, you should meet my fridge.

Yes, it’s Eurovision time again

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · May 13

Kudos to the EBU spokesperson who crafted a line sure to make political realists cry: "We all aspire to keep the Eurovision song contest positive and inclusive and aspire to show the world as it could be, rather than how it necessarily is." goodauthority.org/news/eurovis...

Cue the big costumes, bright lights, and contentious politics.

Yes, it’s Eurovision time again

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · May 13

Need some joy in your life? May I recommend Eurovision. Semi-finals start today. If you like your entertainment with a side order of politics, Good Authority has you covered: goodauthority.org/news/eurovis... polisky

Cue the big costumes, bright lights, and contentious politics.

Can central banks and sound money survive a collapse in the rule of law?

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · May 7

Do you like to pair your train crash watching with some light, sparkling theory? Check out the new piece by Christina Bodea and Raymond Hicks. goodauthority.org/news/can-cen... polisky

The Fed and other central banks function best when politicians let them do their mandated job.

U.S. foreign aid was once a powerful bargaining tool

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Apr 17

teaching about foreign aid? Check out this useful discussion about U.S. foreign aid and negotiations by Haley Swedlund goodauthority.org/news/us-fore...

The Trump administration has undermined the U.S. global reputation as a reliable partner.

You keep using that word.

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Apr 10

Every time I read the word "reciprocal" this month: youtu.be/G2y8Sx4B2Sk?...

YouTube video by bagheadinc

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Trump's April 2 tariff spree could cripple developing economies

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · Apr 4

What are countries like Côte d'Ivoire supposed to do? 90% of their exports to the U.S. are cocoa beans and natural rubber - can you build those behind the tariff wall?

No.

My latest for @piie.com on the disaster these #tariffs may mean for many resource-dependent developing economies.

Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · Apr 4

The new tariffs do not mirror tariffs developing countries impose on the US, nor account for different economic conditions & fiscal realities shaping tariff regimes in poorer countries—& ignore basic realities of institutional capacity, resource endowment, & geography. By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:

President Donald Trump presented his new tariffs on April 2 as a pragmatic, "reciprocal" trade policy intended to balance trade between the US and its trading partners. But the tariffs on imports from...

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Apr 4

Am grateful for @toddntucker.bsky.social to take time out of a crazy trade day to chat with us @goodauth.bsky.social about what to expect in the aftermath of yesterday's tariff announcement. #polisky

Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · Apr 4

I was pleased to have a Good Chat with @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social for @goodauth.bsky.social about what's different about Trump's tariffs in this term, and whether they make international deals and working class realignment more or less likely.
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Good Chat: About those Trump tariffs…

Todd Tucker discusses the April 2 tariff announcement, and what comes next.

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Mar 24

#polisky Anyone else having their class develop and field a survey for class this semester? If you want to set up a swap board to help bulk up and diversify their convenience sample, let me know.

Trump threatened a trade war with Canada.

Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Mar 11

I'm trying to write a public opinion survey on tariffs right now. My IRB is very concerned with any potential deception. Do you think I can submit the investigative piece by the Onion in support of my question wording?

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Alexandra Guisinger @alexandraguisinger.bsky.social · Feb 6

How are the Canadians holding up? Let Tyler Girard provide you with some insight. goodauthority.org/news/canada-... #polisky @tylergirard.bsky.social

Canada doesn't want Trump's tariffs – or a trade war with the United States. Canadians across the political spectrum agree on that.