Jacob S. Lewis
@profjslewis.bsky.social
Associate Prof. at Washington State University. Research focuses on African politics, political psychology, conflict processes, and antisemitism.
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Are antisemitism and conspiracy beliefs causally linked? In my new exploratory study, I find that the political right and left both link them, but inversely to one another.
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
Are antisemitism and conspiracy beliefs causally linked? In my new exploratory study, I find that the political right and left both link them, but inversely to one another.
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
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I appreciated this suggestion to buy it from your local bookstore: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
December 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Currently watching Clear and Present Danger, which feels like it’s a real @radiofreetom.bsky.social flick. Man, we made great movies back then.
December 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Currently watching Clear and Present Danger, which feels like it’s a real @radiofreetom.bsky.social flick. Man, we made great movies back then.
Betteridge's Law strikes again
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Betteridge's Law strikes again
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A new PNAS paper finds that polarization increased immediately after the invention of smartphones and the advent of social media, which both appeared around the same year, 2008.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A new PNAS paper finds that polarization increased immediately after the invention of smartphones and the advent of social media, which both appeared around the same year, 2008.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Listening to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social tell @jvl.bsky.social that he has “big feelings” about Christmas movies made my day.
December 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Listening to @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social tell @jvl.bsky.social that he has “big feelings” about Christmas movies made my day.
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In 1931 in Kiel, Germany, Rachel Posner, the wife of a rabbi, took this picture.
On the back of the photograph she wrote:
“‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says.
‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.”
The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.
On the back of the photograph she wrote:
“‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says.
‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.”
The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In 1931 in Kiel, Germany, Rachel Posner, the wife of a rabbi, took this picture.
On the back of the photograph she wrote:
“‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says.
‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.”
The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.
On the back of the photograph she wrote:
“‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says.
‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.”
The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.
This is just so heartbreaking; shocking, though sadly not entirely surprising anymore.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Live Updates: 11 Killed as Gunmen Target Hanukkah Festival in Sydney
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is just so heartbreaking; shocking, though sadly not entirely surprising anymore.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
One of my favorite things about having sons is that every time I run the wash, I need to check pants pockets for acorns and rock collections.
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
One of my favorite things about having sons is that every time I run the wash, I need to check pants pockets for acorns and rock collections.
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Like many hostages, Segev Kalfon’s account of his 738 days in Hamas captivity included numerous examples of physical and mental abuse. The captors broke his teeth, starved him and pressured him to convert to Islam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Beaten and Starved: Israeli Hostage Recounts 2 Years of Captivity
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Like many hostages, Segev Kalfon’s account of his 738 days in Hamas captivity included numerous examples of physical and mental abuse. The captors broke his teeth, starved him and pressured him to convert to Islam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Well, @jvl.bsky.social , you were right about the Superman movie
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Well, @jvl.bsky.social , you were right about the Superman movie
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"The evidence is front and center - again, we predicted it - that he was going to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies. We would never, nor should we ever, consider taking that approach."
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"The evidence is front and center - again, we predicted it - that he was going to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies. We would never, nor should we ever, consider taking that approach."
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
This is a really excellent piece by @joshyunis.bsky.social, recently featured by @phoebebovy.bsky.social
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
The Mamdani Sting
Learning to see Jewish pain when you need Jewish votes is better than nothing – just don’t confuse it for leadership
joshyunis.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is a really excellent piece by @joshyunis.bsky.social, recently featured by @phoebebovy.bsky.social
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
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#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
It is insane to me that in 2025, these responses are somehow considered acceptable by a non-trivial portion of the American public.
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It is insane to me that in 2025, these responses are somehow considered acceptable by a non-trivial portion of the American public.
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Associate Professor/Professor
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: December 7, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 280-NN_FACULTY - A...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
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Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Very cool listening to @frankfukuyama.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com today, and they ended it by discussing sci-fi.
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Very cool listening to @frankfukuyama.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com today, and they ended it by discussing sci-fi.
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
I was flattered to be asked to discuss some of the basics of protest dynamics with @usatoday.com last week ahead of the No Kings protests that happened over the weekend.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
What makes a protest turn violent? Experts cite aggressive police, deep anger and more
Hundreds of thousands are expected to demonstrate on No Kings Day in what some believe will be the largest day of protest in modern U.S. history.
www.usatoday.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I was flattered to be asked to discuss some of the basics of protest dynamics with @usatoday.com last week ahead of the No Kings protests that happened over the weekend.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
A very interesting analysis about finding a path to move forward. It has implications for electoral victory, but also for what I suspect are broader, moral issues related to our politics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A very interesting analysis about finding a path to move forward. It has implications for electoral victory, but also for what I suspect are broader, moral issues related to our politics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
It is so heartwarming to see all the videos of families reunited. Let us hope we can move forward on a new path that brings some form of peace and healing to everyone.
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It is so heartwarming to see all the videos of families reunited. Let us hope we can move forward on a new path that brings some form of peace and healing to everyone.
For the first time in years, I do not have any manuscripts to review for journals!
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For the first time in years, I do not have any manuscripts to review for journals!
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
Live Updates: Hamas Says It Agrees to Release All Hostages in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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To all observing Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast and a meaningful holiday during these tough times. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
To all observing Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast and a meaningful holiday during these tough times. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.
Awesome work by two awesome Africanists!
Conventional wisdom says that, once in power, opposition parties will return backsliding countries to the democratic path. In reality, not only is this not true, but it is not uncommon for the opposition to adopt the autocratic habits of the regime they replaced.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Awesome work by two awesome Africanists!