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Adam Schiffer
@adamschiffer.bsky.social
Political science professor at TCU. Birder and bird photographer, Boston Terrier dad, '80s pop music encyclopedia.
Yeah, I’m very protective of my 80s music and generally hate hearing it in any contemporary product. But The Americans just nailed it every time.
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Clicked for the budgie-smuggler jokes.
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Third, and relatedly, is the bizarre idea that educators should reform their jobs to evaluating the veracity of AI/LLM outputs – essentially being a glorified Turing Test?"

YES! I'm so tired of being told that's the solution.
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
But the seat is within reach in a great Democratic year, especially if Paxton gets the nom. That's why I don't want any surprises on our side.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I agree it's a dumb scandal that might even help. But, I don't know - this guy's meteoric rise and viral marketing is pinging my Milkshake Duck radar.
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
But did you fall for the “maybe it’ll be better the second time” thing? I. . .may or may not have.
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Correct. Also, flight crews are drawn randomly from each local population, so delays at the hubs never affect the spokes.
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I went to concerts alone throughout my twenties. I ended up meeting my wife at one of them.
November 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Viral Asian snacks? That sounds dangerous.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Congrats! I've been reading and recommending it for at least 23 of those years.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Killer track. I knew it would be a great album from the first few bars of that one.
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Somehow having Andreesen in an already prescient article is wild.
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Concerts and pro sports too.
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🤣🤣. And in order to fit the theme, that’s actually underestimating Obama’s. . .crowd size.
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM