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Devin Caughey
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Political science professor at MIT
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rpgriffin.bsky.social
New piece from me @chriswarshaw.bsky.social , @devincaughey.bsky.social , and Bernard Fraga.

Story: though we've entered a high turnout era, turnout gaps between racial groups have reemerged.

Nerdy story: Using publicly available data, we've generated new, reliable turnout estimates over time.
October 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Helpful data on our current situation:

www.cato.org/blog/politic...
Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States
The government can and should vigorously pursue justice for Kirk and all the others murdered by politically motivated terrorists, but it can and should do so without new political witch hunts, expande...
www.cato.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
(Trying the sort of thing that used to work on Twitter):

Suppose you have panel data with a binary treatment and an outcome that indicates whether something has happened yet (e.g., whether a policy has been passed). How would you estimate treatment effects? 1/2

#polisky
March 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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polanalysis.bsky.social
Currently in FirstView: “MODGIRT: Multidimensional Dynamic Scaling of Aggregate Survey Data” by Elissa Berwick and @devincaughey.bsky.social. While traditional public opinion models are restricted to unidimensional latent traits, MODGIRT allows for a multidimensional structure of preferences.
February 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
100 years ago Saturday the NYT ran a story that did not hold up well at all.
www.nytimes.com/1924/12/21/a...
Headline: HITLER TAMED BY PRISON. BERLIN, Dec. 20 — Adolph Hitler, once the demi-god of the reactionary extremists, was released on parole from imprisonment at Fortress Landsberg, Bavaria, today and immediately left in an auto for Munich. He looked a much sadder and wiser man today than last Spring when he, with Ludendorff and other radical extremists, appeared before a Munich court charged with conspiracy to overthrow the Government. His behavior during imprisonment convinced the authorities that, like his political organization, known as the Volkischer, was no longer to be feared. It is believed he will retire to private life and return to Austria, the country of his birth.
December 20, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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eckles.bsky.social
Three positions at MIT between social sciences (broadly considered) and computing. For two (Sloan and Urban Studies & Planning) apply ASAP as review of applications has begun.
dfreelon.bsky.social Deen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · Nov 1
Couple more MIT ones... first, a TT line on the "social, economic, and ethical implications of computing and networks, with specific focus on the Future of Work and the evolving interface between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Interaction" apply.interfolio.com/156476
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November 13, 2024 at 3:20 AM
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decentfilms.bsky.social
What makes a great comic strip work? For the week of Halloween, an appreciative breakdown of a classic monster tale from Gary Larson’s The Far Side, with more in-depth critical analysis than you probably want or would think possible!
Cartoon Critic #1: A Shocktober “The Far Side” commentary
(Gary Larson’s tragic tale of Edgar, a werewolf, and an obnoxious tie)
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October 28, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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sean-gailmard.bsky.social
Coming in 2024! Cover art day is a good day.

There are also blurbs and you can even order a copy: tinyurl.com/4e35mjef

Intro chapter: www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~gailmard/em...
Gailmard, Agents of Empire: cover
December 20, 2023 at 10:26 PM
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polisciatnu.bsky.social
🚨Forthcoming Must Read!!!

The Political Development of American Debt Relief
Emily Zackin and Chloe N. Thurston (@chloethurston.bsky.social)

Available now for pre-order, May 2024 UChicago Press Polisky press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Political Development of American Debt Relief Emily Zackin and Chloe N. Thurston A political history of the rise and fall of American debt relief. Americans have a long history with debt. They also have a long history of mobilizing for debt relief. Throughout the nineteenth century, indebted citizens demanded government protection from their financial burdens, challenging readings of the Constitution that exalted property rights at the expense of the vulnerable. Their appeals shaped the country’s periodic experiments with state debt relief and federal bankruptcy law, constituting a pre-industrial safety net. Yet, the twentieth century saw the erosion of debtor politics and the eventual retrenchment of bankruptcy protections. The Political Development of American Debt Relief traces how geographic, sectoral, and racial politics shaped debtor activism over time, enhancing our understanding of state-building, constitutionalism, and social policy.
November 11, 2023 at 8:38 PM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
How has legislative attention to race changed over time? Dramatic growth in racialized words in legislation, but concentrated in symbolic resolutions, not substantive bills drive.google.com/file/d/11WPw... - new JMP from Amber Mackey (on poli sci market from Penn, MIT predoc)
September 23, 2023 at 12:47 AM