Lawrence Markowitz
@lawrencemarkowitz.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science @ Rowan University. Interested in state building, political violence, global security, Central Asia / Eurasia.
I’ve just received a grant award notification from the new Musk Dept of Education awarding me $102,000 for 2025! The only problem is that my grant ended last year (fully completed). I asked for it in Bitcoin (sent to my usual BVI acct); my university’s post-award office was not amused.
May 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve just received a grant award notification from the new Musk Dept of Education awarding me $102,000 for 2025! The only problem is that my grant ended last year (fully completed). I asked for it in Bitcoin (sent to my usual BVI acct); my university’s post-award office was not amused.
My Senator is actually trying to do something. Who’s next? And after that, who’s next? And after that? And after that? There should be a line of dems stretching around the corner. Stopping ALL business until rule of law is restored. www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/p...
Cory Booker crosses 20-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN Politics
Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration.
www.cnn.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My Senator is actually trying to do something. Who’s next? And after that, who’s next? And after that? And after that? There should be a line of dems stretching around the corner. Stopping ALL business until rule of law is restored. www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/p...
To all the Democrats attending tonight, be sure to get a seat near the exit so you can catch the torchlit parade and book burning afterwards!
warner is 72 and has been serving in the senate since 2009. get him out
Mark Warner on Fox: "I may disagree with the president, but I respect the office of the president. I'm probably not gonna be jumping up applauding a lot, but I owe him his due as president. The president has made great, great progress on border crossings. That's something we ought to celebrate."
March 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
To all the Democrats attending tonight, be sure to get a seat near the exit so you can catch the torchlit parade and book burning afterwards!
The wrong leader and the wrong strategy for countering an illegal autocratic seizure of power. Every Democratic member of Congress should be on the Capital steps tonight protesting with the biggest sound system available. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The wrong leader and the wrong strategy for countering an illegal autocratic seizure of power. Every Democratic member of Congress should be on the Capital steps tonight protesting with the biggest sound system available. thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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Still counting days till my friend and co-writer Assem Zhapisheva along with Ruslan Bikenov will get released from their administrative arrests for picketing. Picketing, Karl!
Temirlan Yensebek will remain in prison till probably March or April until his hearing but it doesn't look bright either.
Temirlan Yensebek will remain in prison till probably March or April until his hearing but it doesn't look bright either.
Please consider signing this open letter to support Kazakshtani political activists!
ruta-association.org/news/open-le...
ruta-association.org/news/open-le...
Open Letter in Solidarity with Protestors in Kazakhstan: Satire is NOT a Crime - Ruta
We, the undersigned academics, stand in solidarity with the political activists, journalists, and writers in Kazakhstan in their fight for democracy, justice,
ruta-association.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Still counting days till my friend and co-writer Assem Zhapisheva along with Ruslan Bikenov will get released from their administrative arrests for picketing. Picketing, Karl!
Temirlan Yensebek will remain in prison till probably March or April until his hearing but it doesn't look bright either.
Temirlan Yensebek will remain in prison till probably March or April until his hearing but it doesn't look bright either.
Democratic Party members of Congress, if you were wondering what leadership looks like…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada’s Freeland Calls for Summit of Nations Bullied By Trump
A key candidate running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister is calling for an international summit to hammer out a joint response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty...
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Democratic Party members of Congress, if you were wondering what leadership looks like…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump plan to fight inflation by negotiating deal with Saudis to release more oil (lower energy prices -> lower inflation) may be good for him but not for fellow oil-producing dictators. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Oil and Autocratic Regime Survival | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Oil and Autocratic Regime Survival - Volume 45 Issue 2
www.cambridge.org
January 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump plan to fight inflation by negotiating deal with Saudis to release more oil (lower energy prices -> lower inflation) may be good for him but not for fellow oil-producing dictators. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A feature of US authoritarian descent is its speed and breadth, which reminds one the “takeover stage” of early Soviet rule (Dallin and Breslauer, Political Terror in Communist Systems, 1970) when professional classes, minorities, liberal groups perceived as political opponents were targeted.
January 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A feature of US authoritarian descent is its speed and breadth, which reminds one the “takeover stage” of early Soviet rule (Dallin and Breslauer, Political Terror in Communist Systems, 1970) when professional classes, minorities, liberal groups perceived as political opponents were targeted.
Enrollment increases in US despite political attacks on higher education. People recognize its value. Nice to see some good news! nscresearchcenter.org/current-term...
Current Term Enrollment Estimates | National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
nscresearchcenter.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Enrollment increases in US despite political attacks on higher education. People recognize its value. Nice to see some good news! nscresearchcenter.org/current-term...
