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
Luzern, Switzerland 📷
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Luzern, Switzerland 📷
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tariff spiral (pasta)
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
tariff spiral (pasta)
I’m not a highly paid political consultant, but it seems to me that “Republicans showed that they’d rather starve children and risk planes falling from the sky than lower health care costs” is a better message than this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I’m not a highly paid political consultant, but it seems to me that “Republicans showed that they’d rather starve children and risk planes falling from the sky than lower health care costs” is a better message than this.
Hiked around a large mountain with great vistas, but my favorite shot of the day was this quiet scene from a small chapel in Rigi Kaltbad, Switzerland.
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hiked around a large mountain with great vistas, but my favorite shot of the day was this quiet scene from a small chapel in Rigi Kaltbad, Switzerland.
Fascinating to see the Trump administration argue that the use of state power to extract money from citizens is not taxation if the purpose is to disincentivize some behavior that the government dislikes, rather than to raise revenue. That is not what Republicans used to claim to believe.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Fascinating to see the Trump administration argue that the use of state power to extract money from citizens is not taxation if the purpose is to disincentivize some behavior that the government dislikes, rather than to raise revenue. That is not what Republicans used to claim to believe.
This is a monument to the soldiers from Aargau, Switzerland, who served during WW1 and WW2—two wars in which Switzerland, of course, did not participate. They are remembered for warding the evil away. I have seen countless war memorials, but never one like this.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is a monument to the soldiers from Aargau, Switzerland, who served during WW1 and WW2—two wars in which Switzerland, of course, did not participate. They are remembered for warding the evil away. I have seen countless war memorials, but never one like this.
Guten abend from Zurich 📷
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Guten abend from Zurich 📷
Waking up here in Europe. Time to see how yesterday’s World Series game ended…
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Waking up here in Europe. Time to see how yesterday’s World Series game ended…
Some views of the Aletsch glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps. 📷
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Some views of the Aletsch glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps. 📷
Parish church in Binn, Switzerland 📷
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Parish church in Binn, Switzerland 📷
A charming valley near Binn, Switzerland 📷
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A charming valley near Binn, Switzerland 📷
Fiesch, Switzerland 📷
October 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fiesch, Switzerland 📷
As a American temporarily living in Europe, I feel this very keenly. Thanks to everyone who marched for democracy yesterday. #NoKings 🇺🇸
Good morning, America, from Europe. There have been some rough mornings for a European to wake up to news from across the Atlantic. But today, the message you’ve sent – the crowds, the energy, the hope – feels deeply uplifting and hopeful #NoKings
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
October 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
As a American temporarily living in Europe, I feel this very keenly. Thanks to everyone who marched for democracy yesterday. #NoKings 🇺🇸
Had a wonderful Swiss regional dish tonight with the unfortunate name of “cholera.” When I googled it, this is what I got.
Wikipedia 1, Gemini 0
Wikipedia 1, Gemini 0
October 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Had a wonderful Swiss regional dish tonight with the unfortunate name of “cholera.” When I googled it, this is what I got.
Wikipedia 1, Gemini 0
Wikipedia 1, Gemini 0
The Jungfrau peak catches the last rays of sun over the Lauterbrunnen valley. 🇨🇭 📷
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Jungfrau peak catches the last rays of sun over the Lauterbrunnen valley. 🇨🇭 📷
Fall in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland 📷
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fall in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland 📷
Hello Zürich. Delighted to be spending my sabbatical at @ethz.ch. In related news, this feed will be featuring Swiss landscape photos for the next eight months. 🏔️
October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hello Zürich. Delighted to be spending my sabbatical at @ethz.ch. In related news, this feed will be featuring Swiss landscape photos for the next eight months. 🏔️
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Russia's hybrid attacks on NATO would seem the obvious test case for this fearsome new strategic doctrine.
Hegseth: "Should our enemies choose foolishly to challenge us, they will be crushed by the violence, precision, and ferocity of the War Department. To our enemies, FAFO."
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Russia's hybrid attacks on NATO would seem the obvious test case for this fearsome new strategic doctrine.
This is the kind of thing you only used to say out loud in your secret volcanic lair while stroking a cat. When did it become acceptable to openly brag about this vision for the world?
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune
Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is the kind of thing you only used to say out loud in your secret volcanic lair while stroking a cat. When did it become acceptable to openly brag about this vision for the world?
This is hilarious and a testament to how much meaning can be conveyed by subtle facial expressions.
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“A bad escalator and a bad teleprompter” — Trump implies UN sabotaged him, while he saved millions.
YouTube video by Diaper Diplomacy
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September 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is hilarious and a testament to how much meaning can be conveyed by subtle facial expressions.
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Inviting pundits to give "talks" is just not what professors/departments do. Some schools have "institutes of politics" that do this, like @gupolitics.bsky.social at Georgetown, which invites conservatives regularly. Departments invite scholars for talks, and I rarely know their personal politics.
More than anything, they want to be patted on the head and told they're a good boy by the liberal elites
September 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Inviting pundits to give "talks" is just not what professors/departments do. Some schools have "institutes of politics" that do this, like @gupolitics.bsky.social at Georgetown, which invites conservatives regularly. Departments invite scholars for talks, and I rarely know their personal politics.