Ben Fordham
@benfordham.bsky.social
Political science professor at Binghamton University. International relations, especially the political economy of conflict and security, domestic politics and foreign policy, historical social science. Enjoyer of beaches and mountains.
Got the same email. I guess I’ll take the money. I’d much rather have them somehow remove my work from their model, but it’s too late for that. What is stolen stays stolen.
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Got the same email. I guess I’ll take the money. I’d much rather have them somehow remove my work from their model, but it’s too late for that. What is stolen stays stolen.
Maybe give everyone an A if you’re in this situation? Better to give meaningless grades than grades that advantage bad actors or expose you to brutal retaliation.
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Maybe give everyone an A if you’re in this situation? Better to give meaningless grades than grades that advantage bad actors or expose you to brutal retaliation.
Congratulations! So well deserved!
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Congratulations! So well deserved!
Part of his heralded prepositional phrase series, along with Above the Law, Hard to Kill, and On Deadly Ground, among others.
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Part of his heralded prepositional phrase series, along with Above the Law, Hard to Kill, and On Deadly Ground, among others.
It’s Kathy Jennings, the state AG. Looks like they mean “top lawyer” in a technical sense.
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It’s Kathy Jennings, the state AG. Looks like they mean “top lawyer” in a technical sense.
So tired of “but that would be breaking the law/violating the Constitution” in response to Trump’s outrages. Have we not learned that none of that shit works anymore?
October 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So tired of “but that would be breaking the law/violating the Constitution” in response to Trump’s outrages. Have we not learned that none of that shit works anymore?
19. No Honolulu yet, but someday. 😊
October 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
19. No Honolulu yet, but someday. 😊
Good Lord, I the illegality mattered! I don’t think we do “laws” anymore.
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Good Lord, I the illegality mattered! I don’t think we do “laws” anymore.
In so many ways, the rule of law is gone. I have no idea how we will get it back.
October 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In so many ways, the rule of law is gone. I have no idea how we will get it back.
Love it! Planning one of my own for this weekend.
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Love it! Planning one of my own for this weekend.
Shouting at you about it as you walk down the hallways is both pathetic and annoying.
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Shouting at you about it as you walk down the hallways is both pathetic and annoying.