John Kuk
John Kuk
@johnskuk.bsky.social
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"In fact, a review of the administrative record makes it difficult to conclude anything other than that Defendants used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities ..."
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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“The old playbook will not yield the gains that we need to fight off this very, very serious threat to our democracy,” says @adambonica.bsky.social. wapo.st/3G1MNVy
Opinion | Democrats should try to be more interesting — not more centrist
Compelling candidates who run against the political establishment can save the Democratic Party from Trump.
wapo.st
June 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Excited to share that my new book is now available for pre-order! This book has been a labor of love for the past decade & I am grateful to a whole community of people who supported this project.

Get 30% off your purchase using code UCPNEW at UChicago Press! Link: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Politics of Skin Tone
A nuanced examination of the salience of skin tone within African American politics. Research shows that skin tone is associated with significant differences in life experiences. On average, African A...
press.uchicago.edu
April 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I appeared in wbur radio show (also part of npr podcast) called “On Point” to discuss what happened in South Korea. The show describes the event, background, and the past quite well if you are curious about the bigger picture. @johnskuk.bsky.social was there too!

www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
On Point
Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most.
www.npr.org
December 9, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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Today is an excellent day to remind all of you Americans that the Brazilian electoral court banned Bolsonaro from running in the next election within six months from his attempted insurrection. By now, 14 months later, he’s had his passport confiscated so he won’t escape from punishment.
February 29, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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Althoff’s JMP blows my mind: they trace *each Black family’s* linked US census and administrative records in 1850-2000 and show that Black families with enslaved ancestors have less education, income, and wealth today than Black families with free ancestors lukasalthoff.github.io/jmp/althoff_...
November 6, 2023 at 5:31 PM
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Polisky folks! 2nd Annual EPOVB conference will be in Tallahassee at FSU Feb. 29 through March 2 (an amazing time of year time to be in Tallahassee)

See below for details. Funding available for grad student travel. Submissions here: fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 26, 2023 at 9:54 PM
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New Publication: “What Americans know about Statehouse Democracy,” forthcoming at SPPQ. Americans answered questions about state v. federal politics, executive powers, descriptive representation, legislative institutions, the economy, and state policies. A 🧵 of results (1/11)
September 7, 2023 at 3:50 PM