Debbie Schildkraut
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Debbie Schildkraut
@debbiejsr.bsky.social
Professor, Tufts Political Science, American Politics, public opinion, pol psych. Just trying not to get lost.
Good morning from the Oregon Coast
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’m at the mothership, Tillamook creamery, and sadly they have yet to restock.
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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
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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
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/
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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/
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Reposted by Debbie Schildkraut
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 (:
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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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...
CSAP Predoc: Polarization and Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Legal System
tobin.yale.edu
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Make it stop!!!
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
political scientists: any cites for research documenting if state and local govts in the US are more/less likely to have lopsided partisan control (secure majorities) than congress?
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I contributed a book recommendation here (history of Kent State; felt timely). Lots of other good recs from our community: now.tufts.edu/2025/12/01/w...
Winter Book Recommendations 2025
Tufts faculty and staff recommend more than 25 books, fiction and nonfiction, for readers of all interests
now.tufts.edu
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
teaching opportunity at Tufts next semester in Environmental policy! apply.interfolio.com/178378
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December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Trying not to read too much into my Spotify top song: Falling Apart (Wilco)
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Today is the official publication day of "Everyday Democracy"!
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December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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‼️ Two weeks left to apply for the postdoc in Political Text Analysis in the MULTIREP project 👇.
🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project

You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!

⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025

wratil.eu/files/MULTIR...

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December 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM