Jason Anastasopoulos
@jasonanastas.bsky.social
Politics of science & tech, populism & democratic backsliding. Causal inference addict. Acolyte of Rev. Bayes. Ἀεὶ ὁ θεὸς γεωμετρεῖ. http://anastasopoulos.io
Should AI replace bureaucrats and if so, when?
In a new paper,I argue that democratic principles require human discretion whenever fairness, equity, or rights are at stake. But combining AI w/ bureaucratic judgment can still give us the best of both worlds.
osf.io/preprints/so...
In a new paper,I argue that democratic principles require human discretion whenever fairness, equity, or rights are at stake. But combining AI w/ bureaucratic judgment can still give us the best of both worlds.
osf.io/preprints/so...
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Should AI replace bureaucrats and if so, when?
In a new paper,I argue that democratic principles require human discretion whenever fairness, equity, or rights are at stake. But combining AI w/ bureaucratic judgment can still give us the best of both worlds.
osf.io/preprints/so...
In a new paper,I argue that democratic principles require human discretion whenever fairness, equity, or rights are at stake. But combining AI w/ bureaucratic judgment can still give us the best of both worlds.
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Halfway through August APSA eJobs check-in #polisky (8/1-8/14):
August 2024: 65 positions (51 assistant TT positions)
August 2025: 51 positions (38 assistant TT positions)
It's interesting that the ratio of positions seems stable, but the overall number of positions available is down
August 2024: 65 positions (51 assistant TT positions)
August 2025: 51 positions (38 assistant TT positions)
It's interesting that the ratio of positions seems stable, but the overall number of positions available is down
End of the month APSA eJobs update #polisky (there may be a few others listed today, will add later)
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
Aaaaand we are back with the APSA eJobs halfway through July check-in #polisky:
July 2024: 34 positions (19 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 22 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
July 2024: 34 positions (19 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 22 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
August 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Halfway through August APSA eJobs check-in #polisky (8/1-8/14):
August 2024: 65 positions (51 assistant TT positions)
August 2025: 51 positions (38 assistant TT positions)
It's interesting that the ratio of positions seems stable, but the overall number of positions available is down
August 2024: 65 positions (51 assistant TT positions)
August 2025: 51 positions (38 assistant TT positions)
It's interesting that the ratio of positions seems stable, but the overall number of positions available is down
Reposted by Jason Anastasopoulos
End of the month APSA eJobs update #polisky (there may be a few others listed today, will add later)
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
Aaaaand we are back with the APSA eJobs halfway through July check-in #polisky:
July 2024: 34 positions (19 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 22 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
July 2024: 34 positions (19 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 22 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
APSA eJobs year-to-year comparison #polisky:
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
July 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
End of the month APSA eJobs update #polisky (there may be a few others listed today, will add later)
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
July 2024: 93 positions (62 assistant TT positions)
July 2025: 58 positions (40 assistant TT positions)
I exclude non-academic positions / PhD studentships from the total count.
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You wanna read a paper called "The Political Economy of Shitcoins"? Of course you do. @mcopelov.bsky.social and I are at your service.
Full paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Blog post: tompepinsky.com/2025/08/08/c...
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Full paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Blog post: tompepinsky.com/2025/08/08/c...
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Cryptocurrencies and the Political Economy of Money
At a time when the U.S. government has floated the idea of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and tech oligarchs question the viability of the sovereign state in the age of blockchains, there is a need f…
tompepinsky.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
You wanna read a paper called "The Political Economy of Shitcoins"? Of course you do. @mcopelov.bsky.social and I are at your service.
Full paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Blog post: tompepinsky.com/2025/08/08/c...
More below 1/
Full paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Blog post: tompepinsky.com/2025/08/08/c...
More below 1/
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We have a JOP article about how swifties ~randomly denied tickets to the eras tour due to website allocation errors changed their views on related policies
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
The Development of an Issue Public: Evidence from The Eras Tour | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
July 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We have a JOP article about how swifties ~randomly denied tickets to the eras tour due to website allocation errors changed their views on related policies
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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let’s see the DAG though
There is strong evidence that there is “no safe amount” of processed meat to eat, nutrition experts say in response to a new study on the connection between diet and the risk of major diseases: cnn.it/4lElYWx
There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research | CNN
A new study investigates the link between processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans fatty acids, to diseases such as cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
cnn.it
July 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
let’s see the DAG though
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The KKK of the 1920s is probably the most American organization to have ever existed; a for-profit fraternal organization, a multi-level marketing scheme founded by a defrocked minister to piggyback off of a popular movie, eventually torn apart by internecine infighting and a national sex scandal.
TIL - one reason for the KKK’s explosive growth in the early 1920s was that it was a multi-level marketing organization
June 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The KKK of the 1920s is probably the most American organization to have ever existed; a for-profit fraternal organization, a multi-level marketing scheme founded by a defrocked minister to piggyback off of a popular movie, eventually torn apart by internecine infighting and a national sex scandal.
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AJPS has for decades been recognized as one of the top two or three journals in all of political science. The central goal of the new editorial team is to maintain and, if possible, further strengthen this reputation. Read about the Editorial Principles at AJPS here: ajps.org/2025/06/05/e...
Editorial Principles at AJPS
From: Dan Reiter and Adam Berinsky, editors-in-chief General Statement of Principles AJPS has for decades been recognized as one of the top two or three journals in all of political science. The c…
ajps.org
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
AJPS has for decades been recognized as one of the top two or three journals in all of political science. The central goal of the new editorial team is to maintain and, if possible, further strengthen this reputation. Read about the Editorial Principles at AJPS here: ajps.org/2025/06/05/e...
What are some of the best papers on the political economy of federalism?
March 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
What are some of the best papers on the political economy of federalism?
Useful and interesting
We’re mapping the DOGE team. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Useful and interesting
Brutalist buildings are awful and dehumanizing. Good riddance.
Amid the orders President Trump signed on his first day back in office was a memorandum implicitly taking aim at Brutalist buildings. By revising guidelines for public buildings, he is attempting to imbue new ideals into the nation’s built environment, Anna Kodé writes. nyti.ms/4bfV8Ag
February 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Brutalist buildings are awful and dehumanizing. Good riddance.
It's always nice to know when you're making a positive impact on students' lives.
February 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It's always nice to know when you're making a positive impact on students' lives.