Ken Schultz
@kschultz.bsky.social
I am professor of political science at Stanford University and an avid nature photographer. All views are my own. More photos at https://kenschultz.smugmug.com
Merry Christmas from Bellwald, Switzerland 📷
December 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Merry Christmas from Bellwald, Switzerland 📷
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Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
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You know where this kind of discussion across differing viewpoints *actually* happens on a daily basis? In university classrooms across the country.
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You know where this kind of discussion across differing viewpoints *actually* happens on a daily basis? In university classrooms across the country.
This afternoon’s view from Zürich’s Uitliberg mountain. 📷
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This afternoon’s view from Zürich’s Uitliberg mountain. 📷
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December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Habsburg castle in Aargau, Switzerland, from which the famous dynasty got its name (and yes, the castle had the name first).
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Habsburg castle in Aargau, Switzerland, from which the famous dynasty got its name (and yes, the castle had the name first).
Ah yes, the Putin Addendum to the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
RUSSIA'S PUTIN IN PHONE CALL WITH VENEZUELA'S MADURO EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH VENEZUELAN PEOPLE, CONFIRMS RUSSIAN SUPPORT - REPORTS
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Ah yes, the Putin Addendum to the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Feels more like Times Late Roman
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Feels more like Times Late Roman
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A few thoughts on the new NSS, expert responses, and upcoming NDS.
1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A few thoughts on the new NSS, expert responses, and upcoming NDS.
1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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1. The first talking point for every expert should have been that this is an overtly white nationalist document that spits on every American ideal of meritocracy, the innate value of human life, and self-determination.
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Some random observations about the new National Security Strategy. 🧵
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some random observations about the new National Security Strategy. 🧵
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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Given how much the Pentagon is leaking right now, real reporters would be wasting their time going to a press briefing.
Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Given how much the Pentagon is leaking right now, real reporters would be wasting their time going to a press briefing.
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A disaster for the U.S. and the world that will have long term ramifications
An important write up from the NYT on the funding changes at the NIH.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A disaster for the U.S. and the world that will have long term ramifications
Christmas lights in Zürich 📷
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Christmas lights in Zürich 📷
Many stores in Switzerland were advertising “Black Friday” sales. Some even called it “Black Week.” Then there is this place…
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Many stores in Switzerland were advertising “Black Friday” sales. Some even called it “Black Week.” Then there is this place…
Three views of the Basel Cathedral surrounded by Christmas cheer. 📷
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Three views of the Basel Cathedral surrounded by Christmas cheer. 📷
Inexcusable elite capitulation of course. On the bright side, I am sure I speak for many when I say that the only line I have ever heard from a Reith Lecture is the one they chose to censor.
Reith Lectures are very prestigious! Trump's threats got a true claim about his world-historical corruption, obviously a legit topic for inquiry, removed from the airwaves.
Same with the investigation into Mark Kelly. Threats are designed to silence *truth-teling.*
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Same with the investigation into Mark Kelly. Threats are designed to silence *truth-teling.*
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Inexcusable elite capitulation of course. On the bright side, I am sure I speak for many when I say that the only line I have ever heard from a Reith Lecture is the one they chose to censor.
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That design sux. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Trump's face on new national park passes outrages conservationists
Changes to the America the Beautiful passes prioritize U.S. citizens.
www.sfgate.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
That design sux. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Zurich decked out for Christmas 📷
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Zurich decked out for Christmas 📷
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We used to have nice things
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We used to have nice things
A terrace with an amazing view on Lake Lugano (Gandria, Switzerland) 📷
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A terrace with an amazing view on Lake Lugano (Gandria, Switzerland) 📷
This is an exciting issue of @iojournal.bsky.social, and I'm delighted to have an essay weighing the risks of interstate territorial conflict in light of everything that's going on. You'll find I am guardedly optimistic. Looking forward to reading the other essays. #IOFoGG
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November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is an exciting issue of @iojournal.bsky.social, and I'm delighted to have an essay weighing the risks of interstate territorial conflict in light of everything that's going on. You'll find I am guardedly optimistic. Looking forward to reading the other essays. #IOFoGG
doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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