ethanscheiner.bsky.social
ethanscheiner.bsky.social
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A couple years ago I posted at X the below thread about important, horrifying insights about today’s world that we can draw from the 1992 Presidents and Assemblies by Shugart (@laderafrutal.bsky.social) and Carey (@johncarey.bsky.social). As concerned as I was at the time, the threat is

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March 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Thank YOU for being one of the very, very few two-time guests! 🙏
December 24, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Oh, no! Such a great pod. I will miss it.
After more than three years, we will end our Chatter run on Dec 31.

You can still find all of our previous episodes here:

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Chatter
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December 24, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Very excited! My book Freedom to Win: A Cold War Story of the Courageous Hockey Team That Fought the Soviets for the Soul of Its People—And Olympic Gold tiny.cc/FTSSS was just listed as one of this year's notable books by a University of California author.
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December 20, 2024 at 11:33 PM
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This election is so painfully mundane in poli sci terms:
-An incumbent party being defeated in the face of public economic discontent
-An authoritarian capitalizing on discontent to return to office, paying less of a price than we might hope at the ballot box because the public has other priorities
November 12, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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Don't take it from me, take it from one of the best in the business.

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This is the problem with a two-party system, perfectly illustrated. Some who would otherwise punish the incumbent party will stay with it because the only alternative is so bad. Some who dislike the opposition will vote for it anyway because they have only one alternative to an incumbent they reject
November 8, 2024 at 3:33 PM