Eric Knowles
@ericdknowles.bsky.social
Social and political psychologist. NYU professor. Music appreciator. Californian in Manhattan.
I can't look at Marco Rubio without thinking of Faust/Gob.
January 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I can't look at Marco Rubio without thinking of Faust/Gob.
The fact that anyone cares what the government of Israel says is one of life’s great mysteries.
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The fact that anyone cares what the government of Israel says is one of life’s great mysteries.
Nate Silver wrote a whole article about one of his tweets. His verdict: "I think it was a good tweet."
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nate Silver wrote a whole article about one of his tweets. His verdict: "I think it was a good tweet."
Lol. Is this what happens when you ask AI to draw Steve Pinker?
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lol. Is this what happens when you ask AI to draw Steve Pinker?
MAGA isn’t doing so well in the court of legal opinion.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
MAGA isn’t doing so well in the court of legal opinion.
“Worst of the worst”
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Worst of the worst”
“I have a large foundation, but I don’t put my name on it,” Mr. Musk said.
Though his charity is called the Musk Foundation (muskfoundation.org), Mr. Musk clarified that the name refers solely to the aromatic, reddish-brown secretion of the male musk deer.
Though his charity is called the Musk Foundation (muskfoundation.org), Mr. Musk clarified that the name refers solely to the aromatic, reddish-brown secretion of the male musk deer.
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“I have a large foundation, but I don’t put my name on it,” Mr. Musk said.
Though his charity is called the Musk Foundation (muskfoundation.org), Mr. Musk clarified that the name refers solely to the aromatic, reddish-brown secretion of the male musk deer.
Though his charity is called the Musk Foundation (muskfoundation.org), Mr. Musk clarified that the name refers solely to the aromatic, reddish-brown secretion of the male musk deer.
Just not one of the pressing questions of the day, but thanks, Nate.
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just not one of the pressing questions of the day, but thanks, Nate.
Bottle these expressions.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Bottle these expressions.
Trump is ~15% in the hole. Happy Friday!
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Trump is ~15% in the hole. Happy Friday!
I can't read "Curd Tart" without spoonerizing it into "Turd Cart." I really just can't.
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I can't read "Curd Tart" without spoonerizing it into "Turd Cart." I really just can't.
Since Trump 2.0, AFFLUENT Americans’ wages have recovered: They’re growing faster than inflation for the first time since Covid.
Low-income Americans? Their wages *had* been keeping pace with inflation. Now, after Trumps’s tariffs and other bullshit, they lag behind.
Reagan is smiling up at us.
Low-income Americans? Their wages *had* been keeping pace with inflation. Now, after Trumps’s tariffs and other bullshit, they lag behind.
Reagan is smiling up at us.
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Since Trump 2.0, AFFLUENT Americans’ wages have recovered: They’re growing faster than inflation for the first time since Covid.
Low-income Americans? Their wages *had* been keeping pace with inflation. Now, after Trumps’s tariffs and other bullshit, they lag behind.
Reagan is smiling up at us.
Low-income Americans? Their wages *had* been keeping pace with inflation. Now, after Trumps’s tariffs and other bullshit, they lag behind.
Reagan is smiling up at us.
It’s so achingly clear that this regime‘s answer to DEI is a record-breaking level of incompetence.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It’s so achingly clear that this regime‘s answer to DEI is a record-breaking level of incompetence.
Hobbes is being unfair here.
Whether or not it's also a Republican attack line, Pete is straight-up echoing the Marxian argument that identity calculi without consistent class analysis fosters false consciousness. Which it does.
FFS, Pete's dad was a Gramsci scholar!
Whether or not it's also a Republican attack line, Pete is straight-up echoing the Marxian argument that identity calculi without consistent class analysis fosters false consciousness. Which it does.
FFS, Pete's dad was a Gramsci scholar!
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hobbes is being unfair here.
Whether or not it's also a Republican attack line, Pete is straight-up echoing the Marxian argument that identity calculi without consistent class analysis fosters false consciousness. Which it does.
FFS, Pete's dad was a Gramsci scholar!
Whether or not it's also a Republican attack line, Pete is straight-up echoing the Marxian argument that identity calculi without consistent class analysis fosters false consciousness. Which it does.
FFS, Pete's dad was a Gramsci scholar!
They grow up so fast.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
They grow up so fast.
Same-day WAPO editorial drop:
“BOOOO Generalissimo Mamdani, YAYYY Captain of Industry Elon!”
So much for far-left media capture, I guess. What a charade.
“BOOOO Generalissimo Mamdani, YAYYY Captain of Industry Elon!”
So much for far-left media capture, I guess. What a charade.
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Same-day WAPO editorial drop:
“BOOOO Generalissimo Mamdani, YAYYY Captain of Industry Elon!”
So much for far-left media capture, I guess. What a charade.
“BOOOO Generalissimo Mamdani, YAYYY Captain of Industry Elon!”
So much for far-left media capture, I guess. What a charade.
About to tuck in to some Zohran cake at the home of his speech writer’s very (very!) proud parents. 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
About to tuck in to some Zohran cake at the home of his speech writer’s very (very!) proud parents. 🎉
Zohran crushed it!
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Zohran crushed it!
Turns out holding SNAP benefits hostage to hurt the other party is bad politics.
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Turns out holding SNAP benefits hostage to hurt the other party is bad politics.
Tfw the gigantic protest in your city is news on Drudge but missing on the @nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Tfw the gigantic protest in your city is news on Drudge but missing on the @nytimes.com
Found this men's room in Prague this summer.
Seems relevant: Middlemist, R. D., Knowles, E. S., & Matter, C. F. (1976). Personal space invasions in the lavatory: Suggestive evidence for arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33(5), 541–546. doi.org/10.1037/0022...
Seems relevant: Middlemist, R. D., Knowles, E. S., & Matter, C. F. (1976). Personal space invasions in the lavatory: Suggestive evidence for arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33(5), 541–546. doi.org/10.1037/0022...
September 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Found this men's room in Prague this summer.
Seems relevant: Middlemist, R. D., Knowles, E. S., & Matter, C. F. (1976). Personal space invasions in the lavatory: Suggestive evidence for arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33(5), 541–546. doi.org/10.1037/0022...
Seems relevant: Middlemist, R. D., Knowles, E. S., & Matter, C. F. (1976). Personal space invasions in the lavatory: Suggestive evidence for arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 33(5), 541–546. doi.org/10.1037/0022...
_Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe_
July 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
_Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe_
_Mutter mit totem Sohn_
July 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
_Mutter mit totem Sohn_