Jeff Anderson
@jefeja.bsky.social
political scientist, professor at Georgetown U., father, music lover, biker, Gunner. RT may or may not = endorsement. Posts represent my views, not those of my employer.
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Congratulations to Emerson, Lake & Palmer for winning the Grammy for Best Concept Album About An Armadillo Tank for the 54th year in a row
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Congratulations to Emerson, Lake & Palmer for winning the Grammy for Best Concept Album About An Armadillo Tank for the 54th year in a row
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
If a unit’s faculty agree to the general practice then I’m fine with it.
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If a unit’s faculty agree to the general practice then I’m fine with it.
If there's a "Top Five Most Annoying Things University Colleagues Do", this is surely on it:
"Course assignment: Interview an expert at [your university] about the topic you have chosen to research."
Sigh... It's enough of a challenge to stay above water up with our own students
#AcademicSky
"Course assignment: Interview an expert at [your university] about the topic you have chosen to research."
Sigh... It's enough of a challenge to stay above water up with our own students
#AcademicSky
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If there's a "Top Five Most Annoying Things University Colleagues Do", this is surely on it:
"Course assignment: Interview an expert at [your university] about the topic you have chosen to research."
Sigh... It's enough of a challenge to stay above water up with our own students
#AcademicSky
"Course assignment: Interview an expert at [your university] about the topic you have chosen to research."
Sigh... It's enough of a challenge to stay above water up with our own students
#AcademicSky
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What is place‑based policy and why does it matter today?
In the latest Productivity Puzzles, @bartvanark.bsky.social talks with @jefeja.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social about their new research.
Listen: podfollow.com/productivity...
Read the research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
In the latest Productivity Puzzles, @bartvanark.bsky.social talks with @jefeja.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social about their new research.
Listen: podfollow.com/productivity...
Read the research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
What is place‑based policy and why does it matter today?
In the latest Productivity Puzzles, @bartvanark.bsky.social talks with @jefeja.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social about their new research.
Listen: podfollow.com/productivity...
Read the research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
In the latest Productivity Puzzles, @bartvanark.bsky.social talks with @jefeja.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social about their new research.
Listen: podfollow.com/productivity...
Read the research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
perhaps taking the definition of "thin" literally? As in "I'm trying to get thinner, which means there will be less of me around." 😆
January 23, 2026 at 6:38 PM
perhaps taking the definition of "thin" literally? As in "I'm trying to get thinner, which means there will be less of me around." 😆
The Europeans just don’t get it. The only thing this administration understands is muscle.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Donald Trump’s fury over the Greenland deployment of a few European troops h
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Donald Trump’s fury over the Greenland deployment of a few European troops h
Donald Trump’s fury over the Greenland deployment of a few European troops
Military exercise was ostensibly to show support for Arctic security, but US president saw it as a provocation
giftarticle.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The Europeans just don’t get it. The only thing this administration understands is muscle.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Donald Trump’s fury over the Greenland deployment of a few European troops h
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Donald Trump’s fury over the Greenland deployment of a few European troops h
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Improving the productivity of second tier cities.
The latest ep. of Productivity Puzzles looks at place-based policy: podfollow.com/productivity...
@bartvanark.bsky.social is joined by @andywestwood.bsky.social & @jefeja.bsky.social discussing new research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
The latest ep. of Productivity Puzzles looks at place-based policy: podfollow.com/productivity...
@bartvanark.bsky.social is joined by @andywestwood.bsky.social & @jefeja.bsky.social discussing new research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Improving the productivity of second tier cities.
The latest ep. of Productivity Puzzles looks at place-based policy: podfollow.com/productivity...
@bartvanark.bsky.social is joined by @andywestwood.bsky.social & @jefeja.bsky.social discussing new research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
The latest ep. of Productivity Puzzles looks at place-based policy: podfollow.com/productivity...
@bartvanark.bsky.social is joined by @andywestwood.bsky.social & @jefeja.bsky.social discussing new research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
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"The coffins with three Danish soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, arriving in Denmark in Dec. 2008."
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"The coffins with three Danish soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, arriving in Denmark in Dec. 2008."
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...
Podcast: podfollow.com/productivity...
Productivity Puzzles: Place-Based Policy Making in Modern Times
What does it really mean to grow a place? This episode unpacks the concept of place-based productivity and explores how it differs from traditional regional development. The discussion examines rea...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Podcast: podfollow.com/productivity...
pleased to announce a TPI new working paper, "The New Political Economy of Place-based Policymaking", co-authored with @andywestwood.bsky.social, and a related podcast. Links below:
Working Paper: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
@urbanism.plus
Working Paper: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
@urbanism.plus
The New Political Economy of Place-based Policymaking - The Productivity Institute
The economic and political context for place-based policymaking has changed dramatically in the last few years.
www.productivity.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
pleased to announce a TPI new working paper, "The New Political Economy of Place-based Policymaking", co-authored with @andywestwood.bsky.social, and a related podcast. Links below:
Working Paper: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
@urbanism.plus
Working Paper: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...
@urbanism.plus
It’s time for UEFA and CONMEBOL to start discussing a joint boycott of the 2026 World Cup
Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM
It’s time for UEFA and CONMEBOL to start discussing a joint boycott of the 2026 World Cup
It’s time for UEFA and CONMEBOL to start discussing a joint boycott of the 2026 World Cup
European Union preparing sanctions on US companies if President Trump rejects EU proposal to deploy European military force to Greenland as an alternative to US control.-Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
It’s time for UEFA and CONMEBOL to start discussing a joint boycott of the 2026 World Cup
the only saving grace (no pun intended) for the US is the fact that the Pope is an American with a big heart and rock solid humanist values. If we get out of these times with any semblance of a global reputation still intact, it may well be down to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Pope Leo Condemns a ‘Zeal for War’ That He Sees as Spreading Globally
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
the only saving grace (no pun intended) for the US is the fact that the Pope is an American with a big heart and rock solid humanist values. If we get out of these times with any semblance of a global reputation still intact, it may well be down to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...
Well, it was a good run…
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Well, it was a good run…
Much easier as an academic political theorist to write not for other academics but for politicos who want to weaponize your work, elevate your status, and pay you well for it
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Much easier as an academic political theorist to write not for other academics but for politicos who want to weaponize your work, elevate your status, and pay you well for it
did you see the trophy? hands grasping greedily at the globe. Fitting.
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
did you see the trophy? hands grasping greedily at the globe. Fitting.
a trophy of hands grasping greedily at the globe. Fitting...
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
a trophy of hands grasping greedily at the globe. Fitting...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
To promote a level playing field for all students, I give *every* student more time: paper deadline + 3-day grace period. Might not work in some disciplines/courses (in-class exams), but it does in mine. #AcademicSky
To promote a level playing field for all students, I give *every* student more time: paper deadline + 3-day grace period. Might not work in some disciplines/courses (in-class exams), but it does in mine. #AcademicSky
Accommodation Nation
America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
To promote a level playing field for all students, I give *every* student more time: paper deadline + 3-day grace period. Might not work in some disciplines/courses (in-class exams), but it does in mine. #AcademicSky
To promote a level playing field for all students, I give *every* student more time: paper deadline + 3-day grace period. Might not work in some disciplines/courses (in-class exams), but it does in mine. #AcademicSky
Curried Turkey Salad w/fresh herbs, celery, dried cranberries, and light mayonnaise
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Curried Turkey Salad w/fresh herbs, celery, dried cranberries, and light mayonnaise
I got to know Mark back in grad school. He was a couple of years ahead of me, and started off as an aspiring Sovietologist, but quickly pivoted to his real passion, American electoral politics. He was brilliant, funny, warm, and engaging from the very start. I will miss him..
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I got to know Mark back in grad school. He was a couple of years ahead of me, and started off as an aspiring Sovietologist, but quickly pivoted to his real passion, American electoral politics. He was brilliant, funny, warm, and engaging from the very start. I will miss him..