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CV of Journal Article Rejections
I often tell my advanced graduate students who are looking to get their work published that, if you're not getting multiple journal rejections, you're not doing your job right. So, to provide inspirat...
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I often tell my advanced graduate students who are looking to get their work published that, if you're not getting multiple journal rejections, you're not doing your job right. So, to provide continuing inspiration, I've uploaded the annual update to my CV of Journal Article Rejections:
“If you are integrating yourself into the American sphere of influence, or whatever Mr. Trump’s national security apparatus calls it, you are integrating yourself into antiquity — or worse.”
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“If you are integrating yourself into the American sphere of influence, or whatever Mr. Trump’s national security apparatus calls it, you are integrating yourself into antiquity — or worse.”
The Washington Post downsized its motto. It’s now just “Darkness”
February 4, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The Washington Post downsized its motto. It’s now just “Darkness”
Immigrants in USA:
Paid more in taxes than received in benefits every year 1994-2023.
Generated ~$10.6 trillion more federal/state/local taxes than the gov spending they induced.
Saved $14.5 trillion in debt over 30y period (accounting for savings on interest payments on the national debt).
Paid more in taxes than received in benefits every year 1994-2023.
Generated ~$10.6 trillion more federal/state/local taxes than the gov spending they induced.
Saved $14.5 trillion in debt over 30y period (accounting for savings on interest payments on the national debt).
Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...
www.cato.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Immigrants in USA:
Paid more in taxes than received in benefits every year 1994-2023.
Generated ~$10.6 trillion more federal/state/local taxes than the gov spending they induced.
Saved $14.5 trillion in debt over 30y period (accounting for savings on interest payments on the national debt).
Paid more in taxes than received in benefits every year 1994-2023.
Generated ~$10.6 trillion more federal/state/local taxes than the gov spending they induced.
Saved $14.5 trillion in debt over 30y period (accounting for savings on interest payments on the national debt).
There are no bounds to the Islamic Republic’s evil. After massacring thousands, they beat and now plot to murder doctors for having treated the wounded
Iran accused of ‘campaign of revenge’ as doctors arrested for treating protesters
US state department calls for the release of all detained healthcare workers as at least one arrested surgeon reported to be at risk of execution
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
There are no bounds to the Islamic Republic’s evil. After massacring thousands, they beat and now plot to murder doctors for having treated the wounded
Ever wondered why separatists in both AB & QC echo MAGA these days?
Straight line to far right US influence on Brexit (Cambridge Analytica/Robert Mercer/Breitbart).
“The [AB] separatist party has adopted similar themes to the UK’s Brexit movement.” Bc Brexit has worked out so well for the Brits.
Straight line to far right US influence on Brexit (Cambridge Analytica/Robert Mercer/Breitbart).
“The [AB] separatist party has adopted similar themes to the UK’s Brexit movement.” Bc Brexit has worked out so well for the Brits.
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
Separatists from oil-rich province try to capitalise on friction between White House and Mark Carney
www.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Ever wondered why separatists in both AB & QC echo MAGA these days?
Straight line to far right US influence on Brexit (Cambridge Analytica/Robert Mercer/Breitbart).
“The [AB] separatist party has adopted similar themes to the UK’s Brexit movement.” Bc Brexit has worked out so well for the Brits.
Straight line to far right US influence on Brexit (Cambridge Analytica/Robert Mercer/Breitbart).
“The [AB] separatist party has adopted similar themes to the UK’s Brexit movement.” Bc Brexit has worked out so well for the Brits.
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!! Près de 6300 travailleuses de la santé, dont beaucoup ont été recrutées à l’étranger dont en France et incitées à venir s’établir ici… , menacées désormais d’un départ forcé du Québec à cause de l’abolition du PEQ par le gouvernement Legault.
6300 travailleuses en santé menacés d’un départ en 2026
Des milliers de préposés aux bénéficiaires, d’infirmières et de travailleuses sociales étrangers verront leur permis de travail arriver à échéance en 2026.
ici.radio-canada.ca
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM
!! Près de 6300 travailleuses de la santé, dont beaucoup ont été recrutées à l’étranger dont en France et incitées à venir s’établir ici… , menacées désormais d’un départ forcé du Québec à cause de l’abolition du PEQ par le gouvernement Legault.
Survey of Quebec students: 1/3 of students using AI get it to write part or all of their work; same proportion use it to summarize texts they don’t read.
Un étudiant sur 3 transgresse les règles à l’aide de l’IA
Les étudiants québécois ont été séduits par l'IA et la grande majorité l’utilisent pour leurs études, montre un sondage SOM-Radio-Canada.
ici.radio-canada.ca
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Survey of Quebec students: 1/3 of students using AI get it to write part or all of their work; same proportion use it to summarize texts they don’t read.
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Some background.
And that is all I will say about MG.
And that is all I will say about MG.
State of HATE 2025: The Opportunist Extremist: The Strange Radicalisation of Matthew Goodwin
Once a respected academic studying the far right, Matthew Goodwin has become one of its most influential figures. Now a GB News pundit and Reform UK fanboy, he’s traded scholarship for reactionary gri...
hopenothate.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some background.
And that is all I will say about MG.
And that is all I will say about MG.
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After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.
Expect PCO clerk Michael Sabia, the former Hydro-Quebec exec, to be heavily involved.
Expect PCO clerk Michael Sabia, the former Hydro-Quebec exec, to be heavily involved.
Ottawa plotting a high stakes clean energy strategy
After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
After dismantling many of the climate policies put in place by the previous government, Mark Carney has quietly directed his government to craft a national electricity strategy.
Expect PCO clerk Michael Sabia, the former Hydro-Quebec exec, to be heavily involved.
Expect PCO clerk Michael Sabia, the former Hydro-Quebec exec, to be heavily involved.
Prime Minister Carney’s “Middle Powers” speech is about as substantial as they can get.
PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Prime Minister Carney’s “Middle Powers” speech is about as substantial as they can get.
The most interesting thing about this article?
Average sentence length: 4-5 words.
Written by “language strategist” and “persuasion” teacher.
The key to persuasion, apparently, is to write for 4 year olds.
The fat cat sat on a mat.
Average sentence length: 4-5 words.
Written by “language strategist” and “persuasion” teacher.
The key to persuasion, apparently, is to write for 4 year olds.
The fat cat sat on a mat.
LEE CARTER: Trump's approval ratings reveal what legacy media refuses to see
President Donald Trump's low approval ratings one year in don't signal failure, but delivery on campaign promises, creating unsettling stability without consensus in divided America.
www.foxnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The most interesting thing about this article?
Average sentence length: 4-5 words.
Written by “language strategist” and “persuasion” teacher.
The key to persuasion, apparently, is to write for 4 year olds.
The fat cat sat on a mat.
Average sentence length: 4-5 words.
Written by “language strategist” and “persuasion” teacher.
The key to persuasion, apparently, is to write for 4 year olds.
The fat cat sat on a mat.
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“People are emboldened in part by the weakness of the regime, but also because society has been brimming with energy from both previous national protests & daily claim-making by nurses, teachers, truck drivers, farmers, pensioners, oil workers & many others. These protests don’t exist in a vacuum.”
‘An Explosion Long in the Making’ • EQUATOR
A conversation about ‘the most intense protests’ since 1979, the prospect of American intervention, the surreal resurgence of Reza Pahlavi – and the future of Iranian society
www.equator.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
“People are emboldened in part by the weakness of the regime, but also because society has been brimming with energy from both previous national protests & daily claim-making by nurses, teachers, truck drivers, farmers, pensioners, oil workers & many others. These protests don’t exist in a vacuum.”
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
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I have a bunch of reservations but they’re not nearly as important as the bottom-line things this gets right. Didn’t expect David French to put The Dual State in the pages of the NYT.
January 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I have a bunch of reservations but they’re not nearly as important as the bottom-line things this gets right. Didn’t expect David French to put The Dual State in the pages of the NYT.
😂😂 Brazilian law allows you to reduce your sentence by reading books! Problem: Bolsonaro isn’t a bibliophile and approved reading list includes works on Indigenous rights, racism, environment, and violence of the 1964-85 dictatorship.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books
Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book read
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
😂😂 Brazilian law allows you to reduce your sentence by reading books! Problem: Bolsonaro isn’t a bibliophile and approved reading list includes works on Indigenous rights, racism, environment, and violence of the 1964-85 dictatorship.
Texas A&M continues assault on free academic inquiry: after banning Plato passages, now cancelling ethics course (bc race and gender were to be discussed systematically)
Texas A&M Administrators Will Cancel Your Course If You Don’t Tell Them Exactly Where And What Its Race And Gender Parts Are* - Daily Nous
Texas A&M University (TAMU) administrators cancelled "Ethics in Public Policy," a graduate course in the university's Bush School of Government and Public Service, because they rejected as too vague i...
dailynous.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Texas A&M continues assault on free academic inquiry: after banning Plato passages, now cancelling ethics course (bc race and gender were to be discussed systematically)
The Islamic Republic apparently exporting its ideology and tactics further abroad
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
A second man says he was blinded by ICE agents shooting a projectile at a protest in Santa Ana. Britain Rodriguez, 31, a resident of Orange County, said he was standing at the bottom of a set up steps when federal officers above opened fire, hitting him in the eye.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The Islamic Republic apparently exporting its ideology and tactics further abroad
Montreal smart news
Montréal | Le budget qui freine les cyclistes
En diminuant les sommes consacrées à BIXI, la Ville évite de nourrir la culture du vélo qui change petit à petit le rapport de force électoral, estime l’auteur.
www.lapresse.ca
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Montreal smart news
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The president of a university actually defends forcing a professor to remove Plato from his course by saying, "We didn't ban ALL Plato." Um, first, no one said you did. Second... dailynous.com/2026/01/13/a...
A Dishonest Response from TAMU President Tommy Williams - Daily Nous
The interim president of Texas A&M, Tommy Williams, has publicly replied to last week's reports of his university telling a philosophy professor to remove readings by Plato and others from the syllabu...
dailynous.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The president of a university actually defends forcing a professor to remove Plato from his course by saying, "We didn't ban ALL Plato." Um, first, no one said you did. Second... dailynous.com/2026/01/13/a...
The Islamic Republic has killed an estimated 12000-20000 of its people in just a few days.
Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran protests, as video shows bodies lined up at morgue
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The Islamic Republic has killed an estimated 12000-20000 of its people in just a few days.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Texas A&M no longer a university.
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Texas A&M no longer a university.
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Universal Language may be the most wonderful, batshit crazy love letter to any city, ever. The fact that it is specifically to Winnipeg, with inside jokes buried a mile deep (Rod Peeler bus stop ads in Persian, Revolutionary Modernist posters of Howard Pawley in Portage Place) just fills me with joy
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Universal Language may be the most wonderful, batshit crazy love letter to any city, ever. The fact that it is specifically to Winnipeg, with inside jokes buried a mile deep (Rod Peeler bus stop ads in Persian, Revolutionary Modernist posters of Howard Pawley in Portage Place) just fills me with joy
Bahram Beyzai, director of Bashu the Little Stranger, has passed.
Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87
A restored copy of his film, Bashu, the Little Stranger, won an award at this year's Venice Film Festival.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bahram Beyzai, director of Bashu the Little Stranger, has passed.