Catie Bailard
@catiebailard.bsky.social
Political scientist, associate professor of political communication in SMPA @ GW, co-director of Institute for Data, Democracy, & Politcs, SF sports fan. Research interests mostly focus on the intersection of ICT and (threats to) democracy.
Very happy to share that, as of this week, @ethanvporter.bsky.social and I have taken the reins as co-directors of GW's Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics. You can read the full statement here, https://iddp.gwu.edu/about.
August 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Very happy to share that, as of this week, @ethanvporter.bsky.social and I have taken the reins as co-directors of GW's Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics. You can read the full statement here, https://iddp.gwu.edu/about.
Recent-ish research in political science identified the concept of some people having a "need for chaos," which is also correlated with anti-democratic attitudes. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the case for some of these folks' as well.
August 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Recent-ish research in political science identified the concept of some people having a "need for chaos," which is also correlated with anti-democratic attitudes. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the case for some of these folks' as well.
I am a Californian transplant to DC and was there for the 2011 earthquake. Can confirm, every word of this is true.
August 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I am a Californian transplant to DC and was there for the 2011 earthquake. Can confirm, every word of this is true.
People have been protesting since inauguration at numbers that eclipse what was happening in 2017. The widespread & sustained participation has just been largely ignored by legacy media (I wonder why…), leading many to understandably but incorrectly conclude people’ve been checked out.
June 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
People have been protesting since inauguration at numbers that eclipse what was happening in 2017. The widespread & sustained participation has just been largely ignored by legacy media (I wonder why…), leading many to understandably but incorrectly conclude people’ve been checked out.
LA’s very sad attempt to get in on the action?
May 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
LA’s very sad attempt to get in on the action?
Not at all surprising when you consider the multiple studies showing, of the Big-5 personality traits, neuroticism most strongly correlated with being liberal/Democratic. (Actually helps explain a lot of why the Dems are where they are today.)
March 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Not at all surprising when you consider the multiple studies showing, of the Big-5 personality traits, neuroticism most strongly correlated with being liberal/Democratic. (Actually helps explain a lot of why the Dems are where they are today.)
A single image from a film that immediately makes you hear a song from the soundtrack playing in your head.
January 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A single image from a film that immediately makes you hear a song from the soundtrack playing in your head.
Picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
November 17, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.
Actually, Bezos, journalists’ job is to discern empirical reality & relay it clearly to their audiences. This faux-objectivity & bad faith both-sidesism that’s taken over so much legacy media is just an intellectually lazy, get-out-of-jail-free excuse to sell out journalistic integrity for profits.
October 29, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Actually, Bezos, journalists’ job is to discern empirical reality & relay it clearly to their audiences. This faux-objectivity & bad faith both-sidesism that’s taken over so much legacy media is just an intellectually lazy, get-out-of-jail-free excuse to sell out journalistic integrity for profits.
So happy to be here! Feeling bull-ish about Bluesky eclipsing Xwitter some day, dare I say sooner than we might expect. (Be advised, however, that I’m an incorrigible optimist.)
September 18, 2024 at 1:07 AM
So happy to be here! Feeling bull-ish about Bluesky eclipsing Xwitter some day, dare I say sooner than we might expect. (Be advised, however, that I’m an incorrigible optimist.)
Our daughter is not yet 2, but also loves “reading” her Ms. Dolly books. She is a national treasure.
August 31, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Our daughter is not yet 2, but also loves “reading” her Ms. Dolly books. She is a national treasure.
See a tort, leave a tort
March 10, 2024 at 6:42 PM
See a tort, leave a tort
Gideon looks so much like my dearly departed Delilah!
October 3, 2023 at 9:38 PM
Gideon looks so much like my dearly departed Delilah!