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Faculty cite political climate driving student migration to SEC schools from Northeast

SEC schools attracted students seeking stability as Northeastern colleges face enrollment declines and campus protests, with Auburn University avoiding Gaza-related disruptions.

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De Gruyter Brill @degruyterbrill.bsky.social · 19d

Our author Clifford Young (of @ipsosgroup.bsky.social) just gave an interview on @c-span.bsky.social to discuss his new book, "Nativist Nation: Populism, Grievance, Identity, and the Transformation of American #Politics," co-authored with @kirbygoidel.bsky.social (of @tamu.bsky.social). 1/3

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · 27d

What better way to enjoy a Thanksgiving drive than listening to Inside Political Science! Todd Kent and I talk with Clifford Young about our new book Nativist Nation.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · 27d

What better way to enjoy Thanksgiving drive than listening to Inside Political Science! Todd Kent and I talk with Clifford Young about our new book Nativist Nation.

Inside Political Science #035 – From the Authors of “Nativist Nation” one.npr.org/i/fis-124451...

🔊 Listen Now: Inside Political Science #035 – From the Authors of “Nativist Nation”

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Nov 10

Excited to share my new book with Cliff Young - available here or on Amazon - www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Nativist Nation

This book presents nativism – the notion that foreign-born immigrants are not "real" Americans – as the leading ideological feature of American politics. Clifford Young and Kirby Goidel offer a rigoro...

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Oct 3

On the latest episode of Inside Political Science, Todd and I talk about the politics of the government shutdown and why it is unlikely to be resolved soon. kamu.tamu.edu/podcast/insi...

Inside Political Science #033 - The Bigger Game

Have government shutdowns become a strategy for political parties? With the recent American government shutdown, Kirby and Todd say we’ve been here before, except they predict the impact might be grea...

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jul 26

Todd takes the reins for this one while on his yearly European study abroad.

Recorded in Germany, Texas A&M and University of Passau students debate political systems, issues, social media, populism, fake news and more in our latest episode.
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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jul 23

I have my best ideas when I am not working! 😂

Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jul 3

The latest episode of Inside Political Science is out. I talk to Clifford Young at Ipsos about pollsters as guides and the art and science of interpreting poll numbers and our forthcoming book Nativist Nation - examining the politics of immigration.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Democrats didn’t lose to the couch but we already knew that, right?

Trump still would have won in 2024 even if everyone had voted

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Trump still would have won in 2024 even if everyone had turned out to vote, Pew finds

In 2024, 64% of the eligible-voting population turned out, the second highest in 120 years. New data show that even if all those voters who stayed home had voted, Trump would still be president today.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jun 22

Wow, college baseball is broken. Thrown out for arguing balls and strikes?

Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jun 14

What issues matter to college students? Is there hope for political common ground among the next generation? Three Texas A&M students join us on our new episode of “Inside Political Science” for a robust discussion of student perspectives.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Jun 2

Personal biases confirmed! 😂 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w... Drinking Coffee Is Associated With a Longer, Healthier Life, According to a New Study - The New York Times

That Cup of Coffee May Have a Longer-Term Perk

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · May 20

What a weirdly gripping and captivating book - “When We Cease to Understand the World.” I finished it and bought “The Maniac” immediately. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...

‘People say my book gave them a panic attack’: When We Cease to Understand the World author Benjamín Labatut

His page-turning books about quantum physics and game theory have given the Chilean writer a cult following – and won him famous fans from Stephen Fry to Björk and Barack Obama

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · May 16

This quote 😂. “Unless you’re a political science major, you came here for an education. Take and make something out of it,” youthtoday.org/2025/05/afte...

After immigration crackdown, international students in Texas self-censor to protect their education

The legal status and visas of more than 250 international students were abruptly revoked.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · May 13

On the latest episode of "Inside Political Science," we talk with Boston University’s Matt Motta about the science of politics and his book “Anti-Scientific Americans.”

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · May 6

I want pass/fail plus rank in class. 😂

Research & Politics @respol.bsky.social · Apr 26

Spencer Goidel & @kirbygoidel.bsky.social explore how nostalgia & authoritarianism influenced public attitudes within the U.S. context. Nostalgic Americans are more likely to support political strongmen, violations of rules, norms, & institutions, & the use of political violence against opponents.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Mar 12

Cantankerous Kentuckians as a headline and it wasn’t referencing me or @gaddiewindage.bsky.social

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Kentucky's cantankerous lawmakers create headaches for Trump

Massie is fundraising off Trump's primary threat.

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Mar 11

Sorry to hear this.

Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Mar 5

So what would an elected official do if they believed this extinction-level? Storm the Capitol? 😜 kind of joking, but what is the counterfactual here? Especially when you lose elections.

Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Mar 3

Can we be serious? The U.S. has the best colleges and universities in the world. A college degree continues to have real world economic value, and colleges throughout the country are drivers of their local economies. This “chaos” has been manufactured.

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America's college chaos

It's total warfare on all aspects of higher education

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Feb 17

Support for business involvement in politics is instrumental not principled. academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...

Yes to Koch, No to Woke: Public Opinion, Free Markets, and Business Involvement in Politics

Abstract. In this paper, we use data from the 2022 Cooperative Election Study to explore the relationship between partisanship, attitudes toward free marke

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Feb 13

The latest episode of Inside Political Science has been released! Todd and I talk to Brandon Rottinghaus @bjrottinghaus about Texas politics and presidential greatness!!

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KAMU is Texas A&M University’s public broadcasting station, providing TV and FM service to the Texas A&M community and the Brazos Valley.

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 7

Have you ever wondered what the public thinks about weight loss medications like Ozempic?

I'm excited to say that my new paper with @mattmotta.bsky.social and colleagues tackles this question, examining public concerns about safety and supply shortages. Check it out here 👇!
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The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core

The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions

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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Dec 9

Do the first 100 days of a presidency still matter? In the latest Inside Political Science episode, we tackle presidential honeymoons and the Hunter Biden pardon. Plus, $587,000 a year!? Why Gen Z thinks that’s the number needed for comfort.
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Kirby Goidel @kirbygoidel.bsky.social · Nov 22

In the latest episode of Inside Political Science, we talk to Heath Brown, author of Roadblocked: Joe Biden's Rocky Transition to the Presidency about the politics of presidential transitions.

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