Debbie Schildkraut
@debbiejsr.bsky.social
Professor, Tufts Political Science, American Politics, public opinion, pol psych. Just trying not to get lost.
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I appreciate @jamellebouie.net's thread and the replies rejecting the fear of Trump cancelling the midterms. As someone who studies authoritarian regimes, though, I would argue that there are many ways to undermine elections without outright cancelling them.
i don't even know why i'm raising this here because i know i'm going to get a hundred replies of "Trump has god powers that will let him do whatever he wants and thus we have no choice but to bend to his will," but for those of you capable of complex thought, these are questions to ask yourself.
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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There's a growing amount of work on state pride and state identities in the US. Check some if it out here 🧵 (though mainly w data prior to current conflicts...stay tuned for more). First up, a 2022 study on antecedents of state ID by @esydnor.bsky.social and Pears: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
There's a growing amount of work on state pride and state identities in the US. Check some if it out here 🧵 (though mainly w data prior to current conflicts...stay tuned for more). First up, a 2022 study on antecedents of state ID by @esydnor.bsky.social and Pears: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...
This op-ed gets at the sentiment below: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This op-ed gets at the sentiment below: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
There's a growing amount of work on state pride and state identities in the US. Check some if it out here 🧵 (though mainly w data prior to current conflicts...stay tuned for more). First up, a 2022 study on antecedents of state ID by @esydnor.bsky.social and Pears: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
There's a growing amount of work on state pride and state identities in the US. Check some if it out here 🧵 (though mainly w data prior to current conflicts...stay tuned for more). First up, a 2022 study on antecedents of state ID by @esydnor.bsky.social and Pears: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...
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First learned about this in HS calc class where we had to calculate the total pressure at the bottom of the tank and...it was a lot
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
First learned about this in HS calc class where we had to calculate the total pressure at the bottom of the tank and...it was a lot
news distraction: today is the anniversary of Boston's horrifying Molasses Flood: www.wcvb.com/article/107-...
107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds.
www.wcvb.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
news distraction: today is the anniversary of Boston's horrifying Molasses Flood: www.wcvb.com/article/107-...
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Teaching Public Opinion for the first time since 2012. Using the Clawson & Oxley book. Send all your ideas for the book, extra readings, assignments, etc. Self promotion welcome.
January 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Teaching Public Opinion for the first time since 2012. Using the Clawson & Oxley book. Send all your ideas for the book, extra readings, assignments, etc. Self promotion welcome.
Good morning from the Oregon Coast
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Good morning from the Oregon Coast
I’m at the mothership, Tillamook creamery, and sadly they have yet to restock.
It sold out in 2 minutes: www.bhg.com/tillamook-bu...
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m at the mothership, Tillamook creamery, and sadly they have yet to restock.
watching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race
December 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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What was your favorite Zócalo essay of 2025? Read our staff picks and let us know which are missing. zps.la/essays25
Our Favorite Essays of 2025 | Zócalo Public Square
On Hip-Hop, Hopescrolling, How Experts Can Win Back Public Trust, and More, Zócalo Contributors Led with Creativity and Curiosity
zps.la
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What was your favorite Zócalo essay of 2025? Read our staff picks and let us know which are missing. zps.la/essays25
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Can’t decide which is more pitiful: sad drunk Santa Winthrop pulling a poach salmon out of his suit to eat on the bus or sad drunk Santa Winthrop standing on the street as the dog urinates on his leg. What say you?
December 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Can’t decide which is more pitiful: sad drunk Santa Winthrop pulling a poach salmon out of his suit to eat on the bus or sad drunk Santa Winthrop standing on the street as the dog urinates on his leg. What say you?
I checked both of my generics. One checked out ok. The other…😬
New nightmare fuel
THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I checked both of my generics. One checked out ok. The other…😬
New nightmare fuel
THREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool.
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections.
Here's how you can use it. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
New nightmare fuel
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Hi!!! I'm in the process of working on my syllabus for a course focused on US parties/partisanship/polarization.
If anyone's taught a similar course and is willing to share their syllabus, I'd really appreciate seeing how others have done this! Plugs for undergrad friendly papers also welcome (:
If anyone's taught a similar course and is willing to share their syllabus, I'd really appreciate seeing how others have done this! Plugs for undergrad friendly papers also welcome (:
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hi!!! I'm in the process of working on my syllabus for a course focused on US parties/partisanship/polarization.
If anyone's taught a similar course and is willing to share their syllabus, I'd really appreciate seeing how others have done this! Plugs for undergrad friendly papers also welcome (:
If anyone's taught a similar course and is willing to share their syllabus, I'd really appreciate seeing how others have done this! Plugs for undergrad friendly papers also welcome (:
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I’m hiring a predoctoral fellow for the 2026-2027 AY with possibility of a second year. This is a great position for someone interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or who wants more hands-on experience doing research. Please apply/share! Happy to answer questions!
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
CSAP Predoc: Polarization and Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Legal System
tobin.yale.edu
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I’m hiring a predoctoral fellow for the 2026-2027 AY with possibility of a second year. This is a great position for someone interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or who wants more hands-on experience doing research. Please apply/share! Happy to answer questions!
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
Make it stop!!!
A company is coming in to do a deep clean and sanitize the building, officials said. on.nbcboston.com/TrSS8vB
Another Medford school cancels classes due to stomach bug illness
20% of the students at St. Joseph School were absent Monday
on.nbcboston.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Make it stop!!!
This one is a little too close to home…
More than 130 students at Roberts Elementary School were out Wednesday amid a suspected norovirus outbreak, with more students and staff reporting symptoms of an upset stomach. on.nbcboston.com/PzgNO7h
Norovirus outbreak closes Medford elementary school after over 130 absences
Roberts Elementary School in Medford, Massachusetts, will be closed Thursday amid a suspected norovirus outbreak.
on.nbcboston.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This one is a little too close to home…
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I'm reminded of this excellent paper by @debbiejsr.bsky.social.
If you define national identity as a bond of *blood* (e.g, race, ethnicity), you're on team Trump/Miller.
But if you define nationalhood as a bond of *value*, you'll regard immigrants as deeply American.
www.jstor.org/stable/3792322
If you define national identity as a bond of *blood* (e.g, race, ethnicity), you're on team Trump/Miller.
But if you define nationalhood as a bond of *value*, you'll regard immigrants as deeply American.
www.jstor.org/stable/3792322
American Identity and Attitudes toward Official-English Policies on JSTOR
Deborah J. Schildkraut, American Identity and Attitudes toward Official-English Policies, Political Psychology, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Sep., 2003), pp. 469-499
www.jstor.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm reminded of this excellent paper by @debbiejsr.bsky.social.
If you define national identity as a bond of *blood* (e.g, race, ethnicity), you're on team Trump/Miller.
But if you define nationalhood as a bond of *value*, you'll regard immigrants as deeply American.
www.jstor.org/stable/3792322
If you define national identity as a bond of *blood* (e.g, race, ethnicity), you're on team Trump/Miller.
But if you define nationalhood as a bond of *value*, you'll regard immigrants as deeply American.
www.jstor.org/stable/3792322
Also check out my 2014 review of empirical work on how people think about American identity: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Also check out my 2014 review of empirical work on how people think about American identity: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
For more on this good take, see Rogers Smith: That is not who we are! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For more on this good take, see Rogers Smith: That is not who we are! yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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teaching opportunity at Tufts next semester in Environmental policy! apply.interfolio.com/178378
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December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
teaching opportunity at Tufts next semester in Environmental policy! apply.interfolio.com/178378
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Nice write up in our student paper about my new book with @uchicagopress.bsky.social: www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Tufts Political Science professors publish new book on American political participation - The Tufts Daily
Tufts’ current and former political science professors Jeffrey M. Berry, James M. Glaser and Deborah J. Schildkraut published their new book, “Everyday Democracy: Liberals, Conservatives, and The...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Nice write up in our student paper about my new book with @uchicagopress.bsky.social: www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...