Nick Carnes
@carnes.bsky.social
Author of White-Collar Government and The Cash Ceiling
Co-Editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bio/Foster/Adoptive Parent
Opinions my own / not my employer's
Co-Editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bio/Foster/Adoptive Parent
Opinions my own / not my employer's
Finishing up a book manuscript with @noamlupu.bsky.social and my 7yo designed this incredible cover. The book isn't about axolotls PER SE but I'm sure we can figure out how to make this work.
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Finishing up a book manuscript with @noamlupu.bsky.social and my 7yo designed this incredible cover. The book isn't about axolotls PER SE but I'm sure we can figure out how to make this work.
my new answer to everything: make it the 90s again somehow
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
my new answer to everything: make it the 90s again somehow
Reminder that peacefully standing up to fascists works. Just do the right thing and don't become an accomplice by cooperating.
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Reminder that peacefully standing up to fascists works. Just do the right thing and don't become an accomplice by cooperating.
October 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Far from being self-aware, Google Chrome's new "AI" mode doesn't know its own name or that it exists.
Also problematic: like all products being marketed as "AI" right now, it is in no way AI.
Also problematic: like all products being marketed as "AI" right now, it is in no way AI.
September 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Far from being self-aware, Google Chrome's new "AI" mode doesn't know its own name or that it exists.
Also problematic: like all products being marketed as "AI" right now, it is in no way AI.
Also problematic: like all products being marketed as "AI" right now, it is in no way AI.
This is sad for me -- Marvel movies and shows are pretty much the only thing I like. But I wouldn't be a good Marvel fan if I just turned a blind eye and refused to make a tiny sacrifice in the face of actual fascism. Stan and Jack and the rest taught us all better than that. #BoycottDisneyABC
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is sad for me -- Marvel movies and shows are pretty much the only thing I like. But I wouldn't be a good Marvel fan if I just turned a blind eye and refused to make a tiny sacrifice in the face of actual fascism. Stan and Jack and the rest taught us all better than that. #BoycottDisneyABC
Just out at JOP (www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....) : Why do so few working-class people hold office? It's not lack of interest. Noam Lupu and I ran 10 surveys in 8 countries and found no evidence of a social class gap in how often qualified people consider running.
September 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just out at JOP (www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....) : Why do so few working-class people hold office? It's not lack of interest. Noam Lupu and I ran 10 surveys in 8 countries and found no evidence of a social class gap in how often qualified people consider running.
Hypothesis: No organization has ever done more harm to the US and global education system than Open"AI".
September 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Hypothesis: No organization has ever done more harm to the US and global education system than Open"AI".
A vendor was removed from a major comic book convention for selling "AI" art. Social media responses I've seen have been UNANIMOUSLY critical. Seems that people who actually care about a thing don't have a shred of interest in synthetic/automated output.
September 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A vendor was removed from a major comic book convention for selling "AI" art. Social media responses I've seen have been UNANIMOUSLY critical. Seems that people who actually care about a thing don't have a shred of interest in synthetic/automated output.
Happy birthday, C&I! Ten years ago today, we held the first-ever panel of the APSA Organized Section on Class and Inequality.
September 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Happy birthday, C&I! Ten years ago today, we held the first-ever panel of the APSA Organized Section on Class and Inequality.
Reviving the lost art of the course pack. No particular reason.
Unrelated: DID you know that most people who use Chat GPT are students, and usage declines massively in May? Weird.
Unrelated: DID you know that most people who use Chat GPT are students, and usage declines massively in May? Weird.
August 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reviving the lost art of the course pack. No particular reason.
Unrelated: DID you know that most people who use Chat GPT are students, and usage declines massively in May? Weird.
Unrelated: DID you know that most people who use Chat GPT are students, and usage declines massively in May? Weird.
This the tech they want us to believe will replace doctors and teachers. thehill.com/policy/techn...
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This the tech they want us to believe will replace doctors and teachers. thehill.com/policy/techn...
Some syllabus draft hot takes. Suggestions welcome, but no need to tell me I sound like a cranky old man . . . I'm well aware.
First up, AI:
First up, AI:
July 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Some syllabus draft hot takes. Suggestions welcome, but no need to tell me I sound like a cranky old man . . . I'm well aware.
First up, AI:
First up, AI:
I felt like Pedro Pascal's portrayal of Reed Richards reminded me of someone, and then I realized it was the time Stan Lee himself became Reed Richards.
July 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I felt like Pedro Pascal's portrayal of Reed Richards reminded me of someone, and then I realized it was the time Stan Lee himself became Reed Richards.
We should have listened.
July 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We should have listened.
🚨New forthcoming paper at JOP: @noamlupu.bsky.social and I use data from 10 surveys in N&S America to see whether lower-income, lower-wealth, and working-class people are less interested in running for office. Interest in running (nascent ambition) can lead to representation gaps. However, ...(1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨New forthcoming paper at JOP: @noamlupu.bsky.social and I use data from 10 surveys in N&S America to see whether lower-income, lower-wealth, and working-class people are less interested in running for office. Interest in running (nascent ambition) can lead to representation gaps. However, ...(1/2)
An example of how the language of "grants" can be used to deceive people about the relationship between universities and the government.
May 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An example of how the language of "grants" can be used to deceive people about the relationship between universities and the government.
It's a strange day when non-believers like me have to pipe up and say: Jesus was really clear about a couple of things, and one of them was how we should treat immigrants and people in need.
February 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It's a strange day when non-believers like me have to pipe up and say: Jesus was really clear about a couple of things, and one of them was how we should treat immigrants and people in need.