Seva
@seva.bsky.social
Seva Gunitsky, associate professor of political science, University of Toronto. http://individual.utoronto.ca/seva/. book: http://amzn.to/2oRD2yG. substack: https://hegemon.substack.com/
stalin could only dream of a purge like this
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
stalin could only dream of a purge like this
people who are just now realizing chomsky is bad
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
people who are just now realizing chomsky is bad
the world’s most powerful states are now ruled by leaders who ignore formal institutions and govern through inner circles of sycophants, making policy based on private fixations rather than national interests. (free access link) www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
the world’s most powerful states are now ruled by leaders who ignore formal institutions and govern through inner circles of sycophants, making policy based on private fixations rather than national interests. (free access link) www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
the russian judicial system in two headlines
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
the russian judicial system in two headlines
been thinking about this, I think it’s part of a general tradeoff between theory and empirics. Theory always requires generalization, which means moving away from the particulars to highlight key parallels. this is why political scientists and historians don’t get along as much as they should
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 AM
been thinking about this, I think it’s part of a general tradeoff between theory and empirics. Theory always requires generalization, which means moving away from the particulars to highlight key parallels. this is why political scientists and historians don’t get along as much as they should
- become leader of a declining superpower
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
- become leader of a declining superpower
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
everyone brings up pizza hut but what about gorby's louis vutton ads? at least pizza hut is proletarian slop, shilling luxury handbags is the ultimate capitulation to commodity fetishism
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
everyone brings up pizza hut but what about gorby's louis vutton ads? at least pizza hut is proletarian slop, shilling luxury handbags is the ultimate capitulation to commodity fetishism
my theory of 1990s russia is that without this little visit yeltsin would have easily turned away from liberalism and toward populist nationalism
his inner hedonist defeated his inner milosevic
his inner hedonist defeated his inner milosevic
January 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
my theory of 1990s russia is that without this little visit yeltsin would have easily turned away from liberalism and toward populist nationalism
his inner hedonist defeated his inner milosevic
his inner hedonist defeated his inner milosevic
props to my university btw, this is the way
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
props to my university btw, this is the way
fox news putting in the legwork on my posts
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
fox news putting in the legwork on my posts
politicians shouldn't swear it sets a bad example for the kids orphaned by ice agents
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
politicians shouldn't swear it sets a bad example for the kids orphaned by ice agents
real soviet heads will recognize
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
real soviet heads will recognize
this is exactly who I was looking for. I tweeted about this in 2022 and forgot the name. thank you!
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
this is exactly who I was looking for. I tweeted about this in 2022 and forgot the name. thank you!
this guy is going to be so mad when I achieve totality of being
January 6, 2026 at 12:34 AM
this guy is going to be so mad when I achieve totality of being
either way, Europe has to step up and statements like these are not giving me much hope
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
either way, Europe has to step up and statements like these are not giving me much hope
the president of taiwan right now
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
the president of taiwan right now
an annoying thing about realists insisting they're the no-nonsense reality-based group is that few of their predictions have been based in reality
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
an annoying thing about realists insisting they're the no-nonsense reality-based group is that few of their predictions have been based in reality
