Peter Loge
@ploge.bsky.social
Director School of Media and Public Affairs at GW, director Project on Ethics in Political Communication, former political condotierre.
Most campuses, most of the time, are full of people learning and working together.
Put down your phone, take a walk, talk to your neighbors. And for heaven's sake, don't believe every headline you read.
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Put down your phone, take a walk, talk to your neighbors. And for heaven's sake, don't believe every headline you read.
wapo.st/3XJkFf5
Opinion | I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.
The spirit of association remains alive in unexpected places.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Most campuses, most of the time, are full of people learning and working together.
Put down your phone, take a walk, talk to your neighbors. And for heaven's sake, don't believe every headline you read.
wapo.st/3XJkFf5
Put down your phone, take a walk, talk to your neighbors. And for heaven's sake, don't believe every headline you read.
wapo.st/3XJkFf5
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Public service is not for private gain.
“Government officials should not, and should not appear to be, endorsing a commercial product. Full stop,” Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge.
www.notus.org/money/mike-h...
“Government officials should not, and should not appear to be, endorsing a commercial product. Full stop,” Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge.
www.notus.org/money/mike-h...
Mike Huckabee Is Peddling Sleep Supplements While Serving as Ambassador to Israel
“Ambassadors need to sleep, too,” the U.S. Embassy Jerusalem said in a statement.
www.notus.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Public service is not for private gain.
“Government officials should not, and should not appear to be, endorsing a commercial product. Full stop,” Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge.
www.notus.org/money/mike-h...
“Government officials should not, and should not appear to be, endorsing a commercial product. Full stop,” Project on Ethics in Political Communication director Peter Loge.
www.notus.org/money/mike-h...
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"...calling your opponents traitors — and then specifically saying that it warrants the death penalty — is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.” US Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
We couldn't have said it better.
thehill.com/homenews/562...
We couldn't have said it better.
thehill.com/homenews/562...
thehill.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"...calling your opponents traitors — and then specifically saying that it warrants the death penalty — is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.” US Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
We couldn't have said it better.
thehill.com/homenews/562...
We couldn't have said it better.
thehill.com/homenews/562...
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We're hiring! Legislative & Advocacy Specialist to develop integrated advocacy approaches using policy & comms strategies. Seeking candidates with 3+ yrs of experience, at least 1 yr working on the Hill or fed legislative advocacy. Hybrid position based in D.C. Details: https://protdem.org/3LVQP4q
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're hiring! Legislative & Advocacy Specialist to develop integrated advocacy approaches using policy & comms strategies. Seeking candidates with 3+ yrs of experience, at least 1 yr working on the Hill or fed legislative advocacy. Hybrid position based in D.C. Details: https://protdem.org/3LVQP4q
Your read-ahead for today's meeting between Trump and Mamdani.
Roland Barthes on wrestling;
"The virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of excess."
web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/...
Roland Barthes on wrestling;
"The virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of excess."
web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/...
web.mit.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Your read-ahead for today's meeting between Trump and Mamdani.
Roland Barthes on wrestling;
"The virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of excess."
web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/...
Roland Barthes on wrestling;
"The virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of excess."
web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/...
What if there is no 'who' in the 'what' of AI and politics?
(thanks to @swaisbord.bsky.social for the idea)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
(thanks to @swaisbord.bsky.social for the idea)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What if There is No Who in the What of AI and Politics?
Published in Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What if there is no 'who' in the 'what' of AI and politics?
(thanks to @swaisbord.bsky.social for the idea)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
(thanks to @swaisbord.bsky.social for the idea)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dear @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social,
Fans fought to keep DC United from moving to Baltimore before Audi Field. I'm not driving to Baltimore because you want to squeeze more money from a beleagured fan base.
Best,
A season ticket holder since 1996
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
Fans fought to keep DC United from moving to Baltimore before Audi Field. I'm not driving to Baltimore because you want to squeeze more money from a beleagured fan base.
Best,
A season ticket holder since 1996
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
Report: D.C. United eyes Baltimore for Messi match to boost revenue
D.C. United has been exploring the possibility of staging its home match against Inter Miami at M&T Bank Stadium next season in attempts to capitalize off a visit from Inter Miami F Lionel Messi, acco...
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Dear @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social,
Fans fought to keep DC United from moving to Baltimore before Audi Field. I'm not driving to Baltimore because you want to squeeze more money from a beleagured fan base.
Best,
A season ticket holder since 1996
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
Fans fought to keep DC United from moving to Baltimore before Audi Field. I'm not driving to Baltimore because you want to squeeze more money from a beleagured fan base.
Best,
A season ticket holder since 1996
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
A quick reminder for everyone preparing their hottakes on tomorrow's elections: The results will not automatically prove you were right all along, and that therefore everyone should follow you, hire you, subscribe to your substack, or book you on their shows.
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A quick reminder for everyone preparing their hottakes on tomorrow's elections: The results will not automatically prove you were right all along, and that therefore everyone should follow you, hire you, subscribe to your substack, or book you on their shows.
New project from an old friend and Emerson College classmate Scott Stiffler. Check it out, and if you can support the paper. Local and community media matter.
lgbtqcommunitynews.nyc
lgbtqcommunitynews.nyc
Homepage - LGBTQ Community News
lgbtqcommunitynews.nyc
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New project from an old friend and Emerson College classmate Scott Stiffler. Check it out, and if you can support the paper. Local and community media matter.
lgbtqcommunitynews.nyc
lgbtqcommunitynews.nyc
The definition of optimism: I just renewed my @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social season tickets. Note this is also the defintion of foolhardy.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The definition of optimism: I just renewed my @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social season tickets. Note this is also the defintion of foolhardy.
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Instead of AI, what if it had been an impersonator or human stand in?
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
Virginia GOP candidate debates AI version of his opponent
The move from John Reid, who's running for lieutenant governor, is the latest in a weird election year.
www.axios.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Instead of AI, what if it had been an impersonator or human stand in?
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
AI is the news hook but the question is about the connection between image, truth, and reality. New tech, questions at least as old as Plato.
www.axios.com/local/richmo...
Once more: The president's party has lost the Virginia governor's race all but once since at least the early 1970s. The White House is a bellweather for VA, not the reverse.
From @politico.com: "The Virginia governor’s race was supposed to be the bellwether for both parties ahead of next year..."
From @politico.com: "The Virginia governor’s race was supposed to be the bellwether for both parties ahead of next year..."
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Once more: The president's party has lost the Virginia governor's race all but once since at least the early 1970s. The White House is a bellweather for VA, not the reverse.
From @politico.com: "The Virginia governor’s race was supposed to be the bellwether for both parties ahead of next year..."
From @politico.com: "The Virginia governor’s race was supposed to be the bellwether for both parties ahead of next year..."
A reminder to everyone covering or commenting on the Virginia governor's race: The election is not a bell weather or mandate on the president. The president's party has lost the Virginia governor's race all but once in least half a century.
www.nga.org/former-gover...
www.nga.org/former-gover...
Virginia
www.nga.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A reminder to everyone covering or commenting on the Virginia governor's race: The election is not a bell weather or mandate on the president. The president's party has lost the Virginia governor's race all but once in least half a century.
www.nga.org/former-gover...
www.nga.org/former-gover...
Journalists and pundits: Please stop calling the Virginia governor's race a "bellweather." The president's party nearly always loses the Virginia governor's race. If anything, the US presidential election is a bellweather for Virgnia.
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Virginia
share.google
October 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Journalists and pundits: Please stop calling the Virginia governor's race a "bellweather." The president's party nearly always loses the Virginia governor's race. If anything, the US presidential election is a bellweather for Virgnia.
share.google/u4JzegwqAwRH...
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The latest from colleague @davekarpf.bsky.social in The Atlantic. Dave is always worth reading.
My biggest concern about TikTok being sold to Trump-aligned American investors is that, at this point, there is far more cause for alarm from domestic surveillance than from foreign adversaries.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The MAGA Media Takeover
Trump and his powerful friends are creating a dangerous moment for free speech.
www.theatlantic.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The latest from colleague @davekarpf.bsky.social in The Atlantic. Dave is always worth reading.
Irresponsible consultants will drop Venmo quarters into AI gumball machines and pitch whatever comes out to voters.
New tech, old questions.
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
New tech, old questions.
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
The Power of AI is New, But It Raises Age Old Ethical Questions
It can be tempting to believe that AI changes everything. But the nefarious uses of AI aren't nefarious because they use AI.
campaignsandelections.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Irresponsible consultants will drop Venmo quarters into AI gumball machines and pitch whatever comes out to voters.
New tech, old questions.
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
New tech, old questions.
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
So cool to be asked to contribute to a special issue of a magazine to which I subscribed. Huge thanks to Campaigns & Elections for indulging me. This may be the only time you read Clark's Dairy (RIP), AOL, Protagoras, Bierstadt, and AI in the same article.
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
The Power of AI is New, But It Raises Age Old Ethical Questions
It can be tempting to believe that AI changes everything. But the nefarious uses of AI aren't nefarious because they use AI.
campaignsandelections.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
So cool to be asked to contribute to a special issue of a magazine to which I subscribed. Huge thanks to Campaigns & Elections for indulging me. This may be the only time you read Clark's Dairy (RIP), AOL, Protagoras, Bierstadt, and AI in the same article.
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
campaignsandelections.com/ce-45/the-po...
For 250 years, the American story has been an optimistic one full of flawed carachters, broken promises, and false starts, but ultimately moving toward the promise of a more perfect union. What's our next chapter?
What Will America’s Story Be After Trump? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
What Will America’s Story Be After Trump? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | What Will America’s Story Be After Trump?
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For 250 years, the American story has been an optimistic one full of flawed carachters, broken promises, and false starts, but ultimately moving toward the promise of a more perfect union. What's our next chapter?
What Will America’s Story Be After Trump? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
What Will America’s Story Be After Trump? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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A few days ago, Kristen Grimm and I talked about the ethics of talking about political violence. Everyone should reinforce is unacceptable, rare, and wildly unpopular.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
Recording and Notes - The ethics of talking about political violence. — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
I recently talked to Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. You can watch a recording of our conversation here . Throughout the conversation, Kristen and I reinforced ...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org
September 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A few days ago, Kristen Grimm and I talked about the ethics of talking about political violence. Everyone should reinforce is unacceptable, rare, and wildly unpopular.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
Kristen Grimm and I talked about the ethics of talking about political violence. Everyone should reinforce that political violence is unacceptable, rare, and wildly unpopular, and that everyone needs to build community and build social trust.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
Recording and Notes - The ethics of talking about political violence. — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
I recently talked to Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. You can watch a recording of our conversation here . Throughout the conversation, Kristen and I reinforced ...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org
September 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Kristen Grimm and I talked about the ethics of talking about political violence. Everyone should reinforce that political violence is unacceptable, rare, and wildly unpopular, and that everyone needs to build community and build social trust.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/recordi...
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What are the ethics of talking about political violence?
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Event: The Ethics of Talking About Political Violence — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
Kristen Grimm, founder of Spitfire Strategies joins Peter Loge, the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Thursday, September 18 at 1:00pm ET to talk about the et...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What are the ethics of talking about political violence?
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Join Project director Peter Loge and communications leader Kristen Grimm tomorrow for a conversation about how to ensure political violence remains rare, condemned, and unpopular
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Reposted by Peter Loge
Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication for a conversation with Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. Details and registration here:
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Event: The Ethics of Talking About Political Violence — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
Kristen Grimm, founder of Spitfire Strategies joins Peter Loge, the director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication on Thursday, September 18 at 1:00pm ET to talk about the et...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join the Project on Ethics in Political Communication for a conversation with Kristen Grimm about the ethics of talking about political violence. Details and registration here:
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/event-t...
Reposted by Peter Loge
Journalists, pundits, and politicians: Political rhetoric matters and framing matters. Defining political violence as normal and acceptable makes it normal and acceptable. The result is a democratic death spiral.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...
The Ethics of Responding to Political Violence — Project on Ethics in Political Communication
Politicians and pundits should unequivocally condemn political violence. Political rhetoric matters. Journalists and analysts should focus on violence being real, but hugely unpopular and out ...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org
September 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Journalists, pundits, and politicians: Political rhetoric matters and framing matters. Defining political violence as normal and acceptable makes it normal and acceptable. The result is a democratic death spiral.
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...
www.ethicsinpoliticalcommunication.org/blog/the-eth...