Omar García-Ponce
@garciaponce.bsky.social
• PoliSci & Int’l Affairs Prof at GWU
• Researching politics, crime, & violence
• NYU & Colmex alumnus
• Mexicano 🇲🇽
• Website: http://omargarciaponce.com/
• Researching politics, crime, & violence
• NYU & Colmex alumnus
• Mexicano 🇲🇽
• Website: http://omargarciaponce.com/
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1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
In Mexico, the share of income captured by the 1% has declined noticeably in recent years. This shift toward lower income concentration—alongside poverty reduction—helps explain not only the popularity of AMLO and Sheinbaum, but also some of the ongoing political battles and sources of polarization.
November 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In Mexico, the share of income captured by the 1% has declined noticeably in recent years. This shift toward lower income concentration—alongside poverty reduction—helps explain not only the popularity of AMLO and Sheinbaum, but also some of the ongoing political battles and sources of polarization.
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A few observations based on this week's election results
1) Trump is unpopular and the elections were a rebuke to him and his unpopular policies.
1) Trump is unpopular and the elections were a rebuke to him and his unpopular policies.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A few observations based on this week's election results
1) Trump is unpopular and the elections were a rebuke to him and his unpopular policies.
1) Trump is unpopular and the elections were a rebuke to him and his unpopular policies.
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The two competing dynamics that will define Trump's second term:
1) He wields more unchecked power than his first term—and arguably than any other president in history.
2) He is deeply unpopular, and getting more so.
1) He wields more unchecked power than his first term—and arguably than any other president in history.
2) He is deeply unpopular, and getting more so.
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The two competing dynamics that will define Trump's second term:
1) He wields more unchecked power than his first term—and arguably than any other president in history.
2) He is deeply unpopular, and getting more so.
1) He wields more unchecked power than his first term—and arguably than any other president in history.
2) He is deeply unpopular, and getting more so.
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Today we are sharing our conversation with @garciaponce.bsky.social and co-author Isabel Laterzo about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico”.
Check it out: buff.ly/6n4yjKY
Check it out: buff.ly/6n4yjKY
Priority Theme Spotlight: Omar García-Ponce and Isabel Laterzo – EGAP
Author: Max Méndez Beck
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October 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today we are sharing our conversation with @garciaponce.bsky.social and co-author Isabel Laterzo about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico”.
Check it out: buff.ly/6n4yjKY
Check it out: buff.ly/6n4yjKY
“No Kings!” by Adam Przeworski open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...
MUSINGS 2
“No Kings!”
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“No Kings!” by Adam Przeworski open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...
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Demand for human-generated, trust-certified internet content is skyrocketing.
There is a major business opportunity, in *every* country, for media firms to meet this rising demand with innovation.
Fascinating new experiment by @filipecampante.bsky.social et al.—> filipecampante.org/wp-content/u...
There is a major business opportunity, in *every* country, for media firms to meet this rising demand with innovation.
Fascinating new experiment by @filipecampante.bsky.social et al.—> filipecampante.org/wp-content/u...
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Demand for human-generated, trust-certified internet content is skyrocketing.
There is a major business opportunity, in *every* country, for media firms to meet this rising demand with innovation.
Fascinating new experiment by @filipecampante.bsky.social et al.—> filipecampante.org/wp-content/u...
There is a major business opportunity, in *every* country, for media firms to meet this rising demand with innovation.
Fascinating new experiment by @filipecampante.bsky.social et al.—> filipecampante.org/wp-content/u...
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Some thoughts on trends in political violence and where we are headed in the U.S.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
September 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some thoughts on trends in political violence and where we are headed in the U.S.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
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When the World Bank publishes new poverty estimates, it makes headlines. But making sense of these numbers is harder than it looks! Inflation, PPPs, national poverty lines, real incomes…There’s a lot going on.
In this article my colleagues explain where the new numbers come from and what changed
In this article my colleagues explain where the new numbers come from and what changed
$3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why?
In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a ...
ourworldindata.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When the World Bank publishes new poverty estimates, it makes headlines. But making sense of these numbers is harder than it looks! Inflation, PPPs, national poverty lines, real incomes…There’s a lot going on.
In this article my colleagues explain where the new numbers come from and what changed
In this article my colleagues explain where the new numbers come from and what changed
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We're hiring!
The @au-spa.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence and terrorism.
Deadline: September 22nd.
Feel free to reach out if you have questions!
See below for the job ad and application.
american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
The @au-spa.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence and terrorism.
Deadline: September 22nd.
Feel free to reach out if you have questions!
See below for the job ad and application.
american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
August 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We're hiring!
The @au-spa.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence and terrorism.
Deadline: September 22nd.
Feel free to reach out if you have questions!
See below for the job ad and application.
american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
The @au-spa.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor specializing in political violence and terrorism.
Deadline: September 22nd.
Feel free to reach out if you have questions!
See below for the job ad and application.
american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
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Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, out February 2026 from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
July 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, out February 2026 from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Really cool and important post by @kwcollins.bsky.social and the team at Survey 160 on the promise and pitfalls of using “silicon samples” (LLM -generated simulated survey responses) for polling and public opinion research.
www.survey160.com/methodologic...
www.survey160.com/methodologic...
July 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Really cool and important post by @kwcollins.bsky.social and the team at Survey 160 on the promise and pitfalls of using “silicon samples” (LLM -generated simulated survey responses) for polling and public opinion research.
www.survey160.com/methodologic...
www.survey160.com/methodologic...
Ecuador's homicide rate remains astoundingly high, hovering around 40 per 100,000 people in the past couple of years.
July 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ecuador's homicide rate remains astoundingly high, hovering around 40 per 100,000 people in the past couple of years.
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The Tech Bros are:
1. Even less socially altruistic
2. Richer, more powerful, and less accountable
3. And have much weirder preferences—“the AGI Singularity is almost here!”— that makes them want to dismantle more of society.
1. Even less socially altruistic
2. Richer, more powerful, and less accountable
3. And have much weirder preferences—“the AGI Singularity is almost here!”— that makes them want to dismantle more of society.
June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Tech Bros are:
1. Even less socially altruistic
2. Richer, more powerful, and less accountable
3. And have much weirder preferences—“the AGI Singularity is almost here!”— that makes them want to dismantle more of society.
1. Even less socially altruistic
2. Richer, more powerful, and less accountable
3. And have much weirder preferences—“the AGI Singularity is almost here!”— that makes them want to dismantle more of society.
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For today's spotlight, we are highlighting work by @garciaponce.bsky.social and @isabellatingley.bsky.social Read more about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico” on the EGAP site.
Priority Theme Spotlight: Omar García-Ponce and Isabel Laterzo – EGAP
Author: Max Méndez Beck
buff.ly
June 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For today's spotlight, we are highlighting work by @garciaponce.bsky.social and @isabellatingley.bsky.social Read more about their paper, “Who is to Blame? Youth Crime and Attribution of Responsibility in Urban Mexico” on the EGAP site.
🚨Now Accepting Applications!
The Data Analytics for Policy Professionals (DAPP) program at GW’s Elliott School is offering new courses this Summer & Fall.
Designed for policy professionals looking to sharpen their data skills.
Learn more & apply 👉 elliott.gwu.edu/data-analyti...
The Data Analytics for Policy Professionals (DAPP) program at GW’s Elliott School is offering new courses this Summer & Fall.
Designed for policy professionals looking to sharpen their data skills.
Learn more & apply 👉 elliott.gwu.edu/data-analyti...
May 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🚨Now Accepting Applications!
The Data Analytics for Policy Professionals (DAPP) program at GW’s Elliott School is offering new courses this Summer & Fall.
Designed for policy professionals looking to sharpen their data skills.
Learn more & apply 👉 elliott.gwu.edu/data-analyti...
The Data Analytics for Policy Professionals (DAPP) program at GW’s Elliott School is offering new courses this Summer & Fall.
Designed for policy professionals looking to sharpen their data skills.
Learn more & apply 👉 elliott.gwu.edu/data-analyti...
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Important piece in the Michigan Law Review by Steffen Seitz on the growing use of conspiracy charges against left-wing activists—from Stop Cop City to pro-Palestine students.
The charges are designed to suppress and kill social movements
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The charges are designed to suppress and kill social movements
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
May 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Important piece in the Michigan Law Review by Steffen Seitz on the growing use of conspiracy charges against left-wing activists—from Stop Cop City to pro-Palestine students.
The charges are designed to suppress and kill social movements
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The charges are designed to suppress and kill social movements
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Based on official data, these are the homicide and disappearance rates in Mexico since the onset of the drug war.
Over 100K people have been reported missing & remain unlocated, while nearly half a million have been killed since 2007.
One key question is how many of the disappeared remain alive?
Over 100K people have been reported missing & remain unlocated, while nearly half a million have been killed since 2007.
One key question is how many of the disappeared remain alive?
May 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Based on official data, these are the homicide and disappearance rates in Mexico since the onset of the drug war.
Over 100K people have been reported missing & remain unlocated, while nearly half a million have been killed since 2007.
One key question is how many of the disappeared remain alive?
Over 100K people have been reported missing & remain unlocated, while nearly half a million have been killed since 2007.
One key question is how many of the disappeared remain alive?
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A few thoughts on AI and higher ed:
1) It’s coming whether we like it or not
2) Many students are using LLMs, but are nervous that any use is “cheating” and they don’t know the good cases to use it (e.g. like help “coding”)
1) It’s coming whether we like it or not
2) Many students are using LLMs, but are nervous that any use is “cheating” and they don’t know the good cases to use it (e.g. like help “coding”)
May 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A few thoughts on AI and higher ed:
1) It’s coming whether we like it or not
2) Many students are using LLMs, but are nervous that any use is “cheating” and they don’t know the good cases to use it (e.g. like help “coding”)
1) It’s coming whether we like it or not
2) Many students are using LLMs, but are nervous that any use is “cheating” and they don’t know the good cases to use it (e.g. like help “coding”)
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1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
April 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Reposted by Omar García-Ponce
1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
April 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
April 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
1/ I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, & Society” in the Annual Review of Political Science, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years.
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
Link 👉https://go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f
Here is a summary of some key insights...
1/ A recent poll by Buendía & Márquez confirms that Morena’s consolidation as Mexico's leading political force has gone hand in hand with the continued weakening of both the PRI and the PAN.
February 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
1/ A recent poll by Buendía & Márquez confirms that Morena’s consolidation as Mexico's leading political force has gone hand in hand with the continued weakening of both the PRI and the PAN.