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It’s time to stop saying that we need to understand these people. We do understand them.
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
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We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...
We Can't Change These Hateful People, America. We Have to Outnumber Them.
There’s an old saying: “When the horse is dead… dismount.”
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December 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It’s time to stop saying that we need to understand these people. We do understand them.
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...
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I am trying to remember the right way to act if and when I am called on to act. If I seem to fall short, please tell me.
“What I think that professors should do is always teach the truth. We have a moral obligation. There are some things that are worth the consequences...If these red states get their way, this will fundamentally destroy higher ed, fundamentally destroy facts."
— Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP
— Leonard Bright, TAMU AAUP
As colleges clamp down on the teaching of gender, advocates say professors taking the hit
Professors are taking the brunt of the storm as new fights over the teaching of gender and race erupt in college classrooms. An Oklahoma University (OU) student is accusing her instructor of religious...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I am trying to remember the right way to act if and when I am called on to act. If I seem to fall short, please tell me.
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…and yes, I was part of the Epstein crowd.🔻
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
…and yes, I was part of the Epstein crowd.🔻
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Corruption in politics isn’t just a moral lapse – it’s a response to a system that rewards access, loyalty and survival over the public good, writes David Higginbottom.
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
Corruption isn’t just a moral failure – it’s built into our political system
Corruption in politics is not an accident or an exception. It is a predictable outcome of a system that rewards loyalty, access and survival over accountability, transparency and the public interest.
johnmenadue.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Corruption in politics isn’t just a moral lapse – it’s a response to a system that rewards access, loyalty and survival over the public good, writes David Higginbottom.
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
#AustralianPolitics #Corruption #Democracy #Transparency #Power
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🏅In one of our most read articles this week, James Piazza & Lauren O'Rourke test the link between hostile sexism and support for political violence in the United States 🇺🇸
🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟
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November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🏅In one of our most read articles this week, James Piazza & Lauren O'Rourke test the link between hostile sexism and support for political violence in the United States 🇺🇸
🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟
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As I stared at the wish-it-was-AI-but-know-it’s-actually-him social media Thanksgiving assault against diverse humanity and proper grammar, I couldn’t help but think about his supporters...
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Are Trump Supporters Capable of Loving Anyone?
On Thanksgiving, Donald Trump served up a rambling, sarcastic, wildly incoherent social media word salad of grievance aimed at immigrants, foreigners, Democrats, and pretty much the idea of America as...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As I stared at the wish-it-was-AI-but-know-it’s-actually-him social media Thanksgiving assault against diverse humanity and proper grammar, I couldn’t help but think about his supporters...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/are-trump-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/are-trump-...
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NEW EPISODE: I break down seven urgent reforms every blue state must pass before 2026 (plus a bonus). These are real, actionable policies that protect the right to vote, stop ballot rejection, and make democracy actually work for every voter.
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7 Things Democrats Can Do TODAY To Save Democracy
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
NEW EPISODE: I break down seven urgent reforms every blue state must pass before 2026 (plus a bonus). These are real, actionable policies that protect the right to vote, stop ballot rejection, and make democracy actually work for every voter.
youtu.be/cuX6BRJIL5Y?...
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
I thought I already posted this request, but I don't see it. Sorry if you see it twice or if it violates posting rules.
My institution wants us to lower the cost of textbooks, etc. for students. The goal: get them below $50. Does anyone have suggestions for where I might start on this project?
My institution wants us to lower the cost of textbooks, etc. for students. The goal: get them below $50. Does anyone have suggestions for where I might start on this project?
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I thought I already posted this request, but I don't see it. Sorry if you see it twice or if it violates posting rules.
My institution wants us to lower the cost of textbooks, etc. for students. The goal: get them below $50. Does anyone have suggestions for where I might start on this project?
My institution wants us to lower the cost of textbooks, etc. for students. The goal: get them below $50. Does anyone have suggestions for where I might start on this project?
My institution is encouraging us to save the students money by lowering the cost of course materials. I would like to do this for our introduction to American government class.
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My institution is encouraging us to save the students money by lowering the cost of course materials. I would like to do this for our introduction to American government class.
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The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
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Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
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“Laura K. Field’s ‘Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right’…is a deeply researched account of the rise of the MAGA New Right during the past two decades braided with the narrative of her break with it.”
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The Neo-Right's Multi-Front Revolt Against America
A political theorist traces the intellectual history of the various strains of a movement gone rogue
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November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Laura K. Field’s ‘Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right’…is a deeply researched account of the rise of the MAGA New Right during the past two decades braided with the narrative of her break with it.”
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"Without civil liberties, there can be no meaningful democracy.
At the same time, without a vigorous, mobilized democratic politics to support them, civil liberties are deeply vulnerable, especially to the designs of authoritarian governments."
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At the same time, without a vigorous, mobilized democratic politics to support them, civil liberties are deeply vulnerable, especially to the designs of authoritarian governments."
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The Red Scare, Free Speech, and Democracy—Then and Now
Below is the text of an invited talk that I gave to the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics club at Indiana University, Bloomington, on November 11, 2025.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Without civil liberties, there can be no meaningful democracy.
At the same time, without a vigorous, mobilized democratic politics to support them, civil liberties are deeply vulnerable, especially to the designs of authoritarian governments."
open.substack.com/pub/defendin...
At the same time, without a vigorous, mobilized democratic politics to support them, civil liberties are deeply vulnerable, especially to the designs of authoritarian governments."
open.substack.com/pub/defendin...
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In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
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The consumer base for luxury goods is shrinking—but the ultrawealthy are still spending.
The Wealthy Are Spending More On Vacations, Fine Dining And Yachts, Report Shows
The consumer base for luxury goods is shrinking—but the ultrawealthy are still spending.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The consumer base for luxury goods is shrinking—but the ultrawealthy are still spending.
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Still honoring her oath against threats. #SheIsAVeteran not a sucker or loser. She defended innocents against the terrorists. 🇺🇸 1/2
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Still honoring her oath against threats. #SheIsAVeteran not a sucker or loser. She defended innocents against the terrorists. 🇺🇸 1/2
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Writing was invented over 5000 years ago.
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Writing was invented over 5000 years ago.
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
Genuine question: how much of that corpus was written by women?
I mean state decrees, law codes, record-keeping, religious texts, literature, contracts, letters..
My guess?
Before 20th Century?
Less than 1%?
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No, claims of a rise of conservatism among young men (compared with women) don’t ring true. New research shows youth gender gap is something we’ve seen across time.
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OSF
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November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
No, claims of a rise of conservatism among young men (compared with women) don’t ring true. New research shows youth gender gap is something we’ve seen across time.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
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Karma sure is a Bitch . This fool deserves an El Salvador treatment. His efforts got Trump elected and now we live in a Hellscape of a Country, hated Around the World 😡😡😡😎
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Karma sure is a Bitch . This fool deserves an El Salvador treatment. His efforts got Trump elected and now we live in a Hellscape of a Country, hated Around the World 😡😡😡😎
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“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“The kids are alright. The real problem might be older generations projecting their own racial anxieties onto them.”
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
This is a must-read piece by two of the finest scholars of U.S. politics, @adambonica.bsky.social & @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social