Chris Hanretty
@chanret.bsky.social
I teach politics at a university in the UK. I'm interested in electoral systems, public opinion, and the politics of non-majoritarian institutions like courts and regulators.
ORCID: 0000-0002-8932-9405
ORCID: 0000-0002-8932-9405
Is the UK electorate more or less chegista compared to 🇵🇹 overall?
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Is the UK electorate more or less chegista compared to 🇵🇹 overall?
Second breakfast or elevenses?
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Second breakfast or elevenses?
This is entirely in line with Alphaville style
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This is entirely in line with Alphaville style
Reposted by Chris Hanretty
me, the author of a book about neoliberalism, sobbing: please stop, you can’t just call everything that isn’t fascism neoliberalism
stephen miller, pointing to elections: neoliberalism
stephen miller, pointing to elections: neoliberalism
Around 2.28 he says tells Tapper: "You are approaching this from the wrong frame, this neoliberal frame that the United States job is to go around the world and demand immediate elections be held everywhere."
Man, I know neoliberalism has been defined in all sorts of ways, but thats truly a new one.
Man, I know neoliberalism has been defined in all sorts of ways, but thats truly a new one.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 AM
me, the author of a book about neoliberalism, sobbing: please stop, you can’t just call everything that isn’t fascism neoliberalism
stephen miller, pointing to elections: neoliberalism
stephen miller, pointing to elections: neoliberalism
Could be more pathetic: Hong Kong has cold weather warnings when it gets to 11°C share.google/hPUal8ijVOjG...
Hong Kong issues cold weather warning as temperatures set to dip to 11 degrees
Observatory also says cold weather will last for a few days as it issued its second warning of 2026.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Could be more pathetic: Hong Kong has cold weather warnings when it gets to 11°C share.google/hPUal8ijVOjG...
I think you'd have to say more about why the US is sui generis and why that makes this research design invalid. I know the argument for politics (US parties are not unitary actors so it's legislators maximizing goal attainment) but not for public management
January 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I think you'd have to say more about why the US is sui generis and why that makes this research design invalid. I know the argument for politics (US parties are not unitary actors so it's legislators maximizing goal attainment) but not for public management
This is indeed the joke - and a happy New year to you too!
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This is indeed the joke - and a happy New year to you too!