Christina Wolbrecht
@cwolbrecht.bsky.social
Political scientist @ Notre Dame. Gender, parties, suffrage, role models. New: See Jane Run: How Women Politicians Matter for Young People. https://bookshop.org/p/books/see-jane-run-how-women-politicians-matter-for-young-people-david-e-campbell/21729443
I'm legit mad about this. Is nothing sacred anymore?
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm legit mad about this. Is nothing sacred anymore?
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Our paper on how cross-cutting group memberships predict warmer out-party affect and analyses suggesting this is why Latinos in the US have warmer feelings toward the out-party is now fully published in the most recent @polbehavior.bsky.social issue.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our paper on how cross-cutting group memberships predict warmer out-party affect and analyses suggesting this is why Latinos in the US have warmer feelings toward the out-party is now fully published in the most recent @polbehavior.bsky.social issue.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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So, here's an interesting paper (if, perhaps, unsurprising). X posts are hostile to women politicians, Instagram, less so.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10....
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
So, here's an interesting paper (if, perhaps, unsurprising). X posts are hostile to women politicians, Instagram, less so.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10....
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Lower-income people are less likely to vote than higher-income people, across racial groups - and that gap has been growing.
That’s a real problem for the future of US democracy.
It’s not apathy or ignorance - for many, it’s a sense that politics is not for or about them.
In a report out in Jan +
That’s a real problem for the future of US democracy.
It’s not apathy or ignorance - for many, it’s a sense that politics is not for or about them.
In a report out in Jan +
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Lower-income people are less likely to vote than higher-income people, across racial groups - and that gap has been growing.
That’s a real problem for the future of US democracy.
It’s not apathy or ignorance - for many, it’s a sense that politics is not for or about them.
In a report out in Jan +
That’s a real problem for the future of US democracy.
It’s not apathy or ignorance - for many, it’s a sense that politics is not for or about them.
In a report out in Jan +
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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"The high-income admissions advantage at Ivy-Plus colleges is driven by three factors: (1) preferences for children of alumni, (2) weight placed on non-academic credentials, and (3) athletic recruitment...The three factors...are uncorrelated or negatively correlated with post-college outcomes..."
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*
Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca
doi.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"The high-income admissions advantage at Ivy-Plus colleges is driven by three factors: (1) preferences for children of alumni, (2) weight placed on non-academic credentials, and (3) athletic recruitment...The three factors...are uncorrelated or negatively correlated with post-college outcomes..."
Me, every time people try to suck me into university or departmental controversies.
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Me, every time people try to suck me into university or departmental controversies.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration.
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration.
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
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I just wrote to thank Senator Bohacek. Both because I despise Trump's use of this slur and because redistricting in the middle of the decade for political gain is wrong.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I just wrote to thank Senator Bohacek. Both because I despise Trump's use of this slur and because redistricting in the middle of the decade for political gain is wrong.
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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“the debate over pandemic policies and attitudes about that debate have increased individuals’ secularism. This effect is greatest among Democrats, which we show is related to their greater embrace of pro-science attitudes.”
“the debate over pandemic policies and attitudes about that debate have increased individuals’ secularism. This effect is greatest among Democrats, which we show is related to their greater embrace of pro-science attitudes.”
New article alert! "Fuel on the Fire: Has the Politics of COVID-19 Accelerated Secularization in America?" in @polbehavior.bsky.social by my Notre Dame and @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social colleagues Dave Campbell and Geoff Layman (and John Green). link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Fuel on the Fire: Has the Politics of COVID-19 Accelerated Secularization in America? - Political Behavior
Politics increasingly shapes Americans’ social orientations, including their religious affiliations and levels of religiosity. Less is known about whether politics affects secularism—an affirmative em...
link.springer.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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“the debate over pandemic policies and attitudes about that debate have increased individuals’ secularism. This effect is greatest among Democrats, which we show is related to their greater embrace of pro-science attitudes.”
“the debate over pandemic policies and attitudes about that debate have increased individuals’ secularism. This effect is greatest among Democrats, which we show is related to their greater embrace of pro-science attitudes.”
New article alert! "Fuel on the Fire: Has the Politics of COVID-19 Accelerated Secularization in America?" in @polbehavior.bsky.social by my Notre Dame and @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social colleagues Dave Campbell and Geoff Layman (and John Green). link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Fuel on the Fire: Has the Politics of COVID-19 Accelerated Secularization in America? - Political Behavior
Politics increasingly shapes Americans’ social orientations, including their religious affiliations and levels of religiosity. Less is known about whether politics affects secularism—an affirmative em...
link.springer.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
New article alert! "Fuel on the Fire: Has the Politics of COVID-19 Accelerated Secularization in America?" in @polbehavior.bsky.social by my Notre Dame and @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social colleagues Dave Campbell and Geoff Layman (and John Green). link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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My latest article is now up on ASR. In it, we argue that the U.S. LGBTQ movement is in the midst of a widespread, conflictual process of generational turnover—with important implications for the future of the movement.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My latest article is now up on ASR. In it, we argue that the U.S. LGBTQ movement is in the midst of a widespread, conflictual process of generational turnover—with important implications for the future of the movement.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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After this payout, I believe Brian Kelly will have made roughly $112 million in salary since that Notre Dame student videographer died taping Kelly's practice in high winds in 2010
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
After this payout, I believe Brian Kelly will have made roughly $112 million in salary since that Notre Dame student videographer died taping Kelly's practice in high winds in 2010
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I used to feel bad
for the aunt cleaning up
while everyone else talked
but now I know
she just wanted to be alone
for the aunt cleaning up
while everyone else talked
but now I know
she just wanted to be alone
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I used to feel bad
for the aunt cleaning up
while everyone else talked
but now I know
she just wanted to be alone
for the aunt cleaning up
while everyone else talked
but now I know
she just wanted to be alone
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FYI: law and science, political science, and sociology all still have DDRIG programs run outside of the NSF but funded by NSF. The rest of these programs unfortunately do not.
I run the political science DDRIG.
I run the political science DDRIG.
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
FYI: law and science, political science, and sociology all still have DDRIG programs run outside of the NSF but funded by NSF. The rest of these programs unfortunately do not.
I run the political science DDRIG.
I run the political science DDRIG.
Brush with fame! We found my daughter’s Korean professor (Mimi) in the Kpop Demon Hunters credits.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Brush with fame! We found my daughter’s Korean professor (Mimi) in the Kpop Demon Hunters credits.
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Congratulations to Notre Dame grad student Abigail Hemmen @ahemmen.bsky.social on her new paper (and JMP) in SPPQ. She’s on the market, folks! cc @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social
#OpenAccess from State Politics & Policy Quarterly -
Is It Worth Posting? Testing the Influence of State Legislators in Simulated Social Media - https://cup.org/4imtUes
- @ahemmen.bsky.social
#FirstView
Is It Worth Posting? Testing the Influence of State Legislators in Simulated Social Media - https://cup.org/4imtUes
- @ahemmen.bsky.social
#FirstView
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations to Notre Dame grad student Abigail Hemmen @ahemmen.bsky.social on her new paper (and JMP) in SPPQ. She’s on the market, folks! cc @rooneyinstitute.bsky.social
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I had the ‘pleasure’ of interviewing a farmer’s wife in rural Washtenaw County. She had opinions, but her husband kept interrupting. Maybe women weren’t submissive, but husbands tried to be dominant.
I am saying that none of these social scientists collected data that can test those claims. E.g., they did not ask husbands if they told their wives how to vote, or vice versa. Some men might have told their wives how to vote, but we cannot determine if and how widespread from their research.
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I had the ‘pleasure’ of interviewing a farmer’s wife in rural Washtenaw County. She had opinions, but her husband kept interrupting. Maybe women weren’t submissive, but husbands tried to be dominant.
This is the only gift my husband wants, ever.
Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better. “Kei trucks are city-sized, not highway-sized.” [nyc.streetsblog.org]
SEE IT! Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better - Streetsblog New York City
One Brooklyn business has seen the future of safe streets and heavy lugging — and it’s going to be O-KEI!
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is the only gift my husband wants, ever.