John Cluverius
johncluverius.bsky.social
John Cluverius
@johncluverius.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Science @ UMass Lowell.
“If you fail at something long enough, you become a legend.”

All statements are personal opinions, not reflective of university positions.
The man has never apologized for the ad comparing Max Cleland to Bin Laden. Not once.
February 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Same to you James, I mean Jake (i have made this mistake in private conversations)
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The fact that you confuse & cop to confusing proper nouns is some relatable content.
February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Create a separate category “Epstein Class Institutions.”
Ohio State University, #1 Public Research University, Epstein Class Institutions.
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
These private school guys are so weird! They didn’t know people can read their email?
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Charles is very good at writing survey questions.
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Also if you’re really good at doing opioids they won’t cut you off
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
100% this would be a great web series.
February 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
He’s very into Presidents and I’m like my man we can’t just bug Dr. Julia every time you want to speculate about what would have happened if JFK had lived
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
lol time for a long tirade from Uncle John Ganz
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
It bothers me because I would very much like journalists to say true things about public opinion on immigration, but also it is a nasty thicket of contradictory facts.
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
A couple years ago I emailed my high school history teacher. A real one. He used to have these quotes hanging on the lectern.

“Nothing renders society more restless than a revolution half-accomplished.”
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM
this is another case where people simply do not believe empirical reality. I bet if I polled, do you think that annual deportations were higher Biden or Trump (maybe specify first year of each term), 70%+ would get the question wrong.
February 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
oh my god there's a downballot discord server?
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM