Michael Evans

@mevanspolisci.bsky.social

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I teach & conduct political science research, seeking a healthier democracy.

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Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 1d

The lack of a comparable attempt to learn lessons from the most massive gov response to a crisis since at least the New Deal is also interesting info. Everyone who attended this webinar I helped organize agreed the book is far from terrible and worth engaging. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj9r...

The Epistemic Crisis and Attack on Public Health

YouTube video by Scholars Strategy Network

www.youtube.com

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 1d

This is a foolish and embarrassing take.

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 1d

You should be embarrassed by this take. I hosted a webinar with Lee and a CDC official, and was skewered for doing it. Everyone who listened said it was incredibly enlightening and productive. Its main thesis is not the caricature you’ve provided but your smug dismissiveness is consistent with it.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies

Mr. Trump has not chosen nominees for a number of vacant ambassadorships in sub-Saharan
Africa. Around the world, scores of U.S. embassies have vacant ambassador slots. In those cases, the deputy chief of mission, usually a career diplomat, is serving as the chief of mission.
China has surpassed the United States in the number of diplomatic missions in the world, and maintains a consistent rotation of ambassadors through each one.

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 1d

Have you read the book?

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 1d

You have zero credibility if you think anything about the book or its authors is “far right”. And it is full of throughly documented “facts”.

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 1d

The book at most includes errors — perhaps as in this case. It’s thoroughly documented and rightly acclaimed. Nothing about it is intellectually dishonest and the authors certainly are not “far right”. That’s absurd.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about how X as an online rumor mill that feeds the hard right propaganda machine, destroying lives in the process.

Ben Shapiro and others in the movement have started to realize that it’s dangerous and bad — because it’s negatively impacting them too, now…

The Rumor Mill and the Propaganda Machine
The witch hunt after the Brown mass shooting, and why shamelessness pays

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

“Like Prime, but with human beings.”

“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said at a border security conference in April, according to the Arizona Mirror. The administration’s goal, he said, was to deport immigrants as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”

Reposted by Michael Evans

Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 3d

I keep hearing that folk who don't use AI will be at a competitive disadvantage compared to those who do

I wonder how long before that flips completely, and there's a big market for people who still have basic creative and research skills

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 5d

I’m pretty sure the Abundance movement has never claimed otherwise. They point to abuse of legal procedures created by environmentalists for solving 1970s problems — abuse not by environmentalists today, but by various NIMBYs that previous environmentalists unintentionally empowered.

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Michael Evans

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 10d

So what does this mean for democracy at present?

I had a really great conversation with @stevelevitsky.bsky.social on this question — one that clarified our disagreements and, more importantly, showed how much we agree on the political fundamentals here

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Brian Keegan, Michael Evans , and 1 more Norbert Schwarz, Brian Keegan, Michael Evans, David Darmofal

Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 10d

Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.

uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...

Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond – Simple Book Publishing

A framework for university-based rapid research of elections, crisis events, and beyond

uw.pressbooks.pub

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Michael Evans

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17d

Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."

On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning

As new info makes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s illegal killings look even worse, an expert in national security law explains why his case is imploding—and what must happen now to secure accountabi...

newrepublic.com

Reposted by Kate Starbird, Michael Evans

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 17d

And here is a supplementary companion piece on my Substack in which I include Matt Taibbi's 1800+ word response to questions in full, in the interests of fairness. (Note: this one is for the nerds)
www.jamesrball.com/p/disinforma...

Disinformation Wars: The Extended Edition

Want to see several people argue over *extremely granular* detail? This is your lucky day!

www.jamesrball.com

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Elizabeth Saunders, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 5 more Michael E. Mann, Elizabeth Saunders, Rosemary A. Joyce, Michael H. Whitworth, Alfie Kohn, Andrew Rudalevige, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Michael Evans

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 17d

i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me

Reposted by Michael Evans

Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 23d

On "Giving Tuesday," I always encourage people to give to local community organizations, labor unions, local religious congregations, non-profit news organizations, and all similar groups that thicken our civil society. Civil society makes people's lives better and defends against authoritarianism.

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · 25d

I think it’s nearly the opposite. The political attack on them is making clear why they are of objectively true moral worth. They can be used with polemical force because their claim to justice has been made obvious again by the utter lack of any such claim by their attackers.

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Elizabeth Pisani, Michael Evans

sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 25d

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”

—FDR, 1944

Reposted by Michael Evans

Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 29d

"Proportional representation is the only true solution because it renders gerrymandering irrelevant."

www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/202...

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · Nov 25

Three things that would improve trust in the political process across party lines:
1. More than just two parties
2. Campaign finance limits
3. Term limits
Love 1 & 2.
I've long been skeptical of term limits, but I could get behind 24-year limits, or age limits at 76.
snfagora.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...

Reposted by Steve Peers, Robert Black, Jonathan Hopkin , and 6 more Steve Peers, Robert Black, Jonathan Hopkin, Brooke Harrington, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Michael Evans, Juliet Johnson, Melinda Baldwin

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Nov 24

One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input

Reposted by Ann Bartow, Michael Evans

Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · Nov 24

“Scoop: Dems eye ranked-choice voting for primaries” electionlawblog.org?p=153200

"Scoop: Dems eye ranked-choice voting for primaries" #ELB

Axios: Democratic politicians and activists are quietly lobbying to upend the way the party picks its presidential nominee by urging the use of ranked-choice voting. Driving the news: Democratic Natio...

electionlawblog.org

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Linda J. Skitka , and 9 more Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Linda J. Skitka, Scott L. Greer, Samuel L. Perry, Rosemary A. Joyce, Adam Bonica, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Nazita Lajevardi, Stephen Pimpare, Michael Evans

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · Nov 24

As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.

Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.

Reposted by Michael Evans

Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · Nov 22

"America’s 902 billionaires are collectively worth more than $6.7 trillion, the most wealth ever amassed by the nation’s ultra-rich, according to Forbes."
"Trump’s Cabinet is the wealthiest in US history, with a combined net worth of $7.5 billion."
wapo.st/4ipXaBd

Is he hearing himself? That is why business people and specially billionaires should not be politicians, shape policy or public opinion. They do not know what they are talking about and they do not know that.

Michael Evans @mevanspolisci.bsky.social · Nov 10

The panel (which I'm helping organize) features 2 CDC scientists who will critique the book’s arguments. No serious critic has disputed that it raises credible concerns. The aim is not to endorse it, but to engage seriously and critically with its ideas. I hope you will join.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Richard S.J. Tol, Linda J. Skitka , and 6 more Anna O. Law, Richard S.J. Tol, Linda J. Skitka, Jacob T. Levy, Samantha Brennan, Talbot Imlay, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Michael Evans, Stuart Shapiro

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · Nov 4

Where America stands, one year after the election.

A fascistic movement controls the government; they are building an authoritarian state; but they have not been able yet to extend authoritarian rule across society. A democracy no more, but not a consolidated autocratic regime yet.

New piece:

Escalation, Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround?

One year after the election: What we can say with certainty about the state of the Trumpist assault, where uncertainty lies, and where America might go from here

steady.page

Reposted by James Goodwin, Aurélien Mondon, Mark Rice , and 3 more James Goodwin, Aurélien Mondon, Mark Rice, Aviel Roshwald, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Michael Evans

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Nov 1

America has no idea what's about to hit them. "Young Republicans" are fully steeped in neo-Nazi edge lord talking points. Fuentes is the present and future of the GOP. After Trump, this is the new form of MAGA. The establishment isn't built for this fight.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

The Firewall Against Nick Fuentes Is Crumbling

The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.

www.theatlantic.com

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Ashish Arora, Gernot Wagner , and 2 more Nandita Sharma, Ashish Arora, Gernot Wagner, Michael Jones‐Correa, Michael Evans

Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Nov 1

coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · Oct 31

“We cannot go back to anything approaching the old constitutional order, which already had been in a long, terminal decline.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...

The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again

It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.

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