Kenny Lowande
@lowande.bsky.social
This isn't just a Trump thing. The presidency has been moving in this direction for decades. This is just the logical conclusion.
October 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This isn't just a Trump thing. The presidency has been moving in this direction for decades. This is just the logical conclusion.
i see your bat signal and respond by throwing a book
September 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
i see your bat signal and respond by throwing a book
The Trump admin owns the public narrative by taking executive action, over and over. Our new study shows this strategy has detectable impacts on Google search traffic for the incumbent president. Ballpark est. similar to pop artists when they release a new album.
August 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Trump admin owns the public narrative by taking executive action, over and over. Our new study shows this strategy has detectable impacts on Google search traffic for the incumbent president. Ballpark est. similar to pop artists when they release a new album.
White House alumni lean correlates with 2025 investigations and funding cuts, after accounting for observables. We aren't saying this is causal. But it is a good illustration of how Trump actions reflect deeper, political divisions in higher ed itself.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
White House alumni lean correlates with 2025 investigations and funding cuts, after accounting for observables. We aren't saying this is causal. But it is a good illustration of how Trump actions reflect deeper, political divisions in higher ed itself.
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Highly ranked (i.e., by US News) university alumni are overwhelmingly Dem-leaning, while large publics and small colleges are more diverse...
(I am having fun with my alma mater in this figure. Sic'em.)
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(I am having fun with my alma mater in this figure. Sic'em.)
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July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Highly ranked (i.e., by US News) university alumni are overwhelmingly Dem-leaning, while large publics and small colleges are more diverse...
(I am having fun with my alma mater in this figure. Sic'em.)
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(I am having fun with my alma mater in this figure. Sic'em.)
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Republican leaning majors:
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July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Republican leaning majors:
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Even within credentials, staffers were polarized by degree field. Democrat leaning majors:
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July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Even within credentials, staffers were polarized by degree field. Democrat leaning majors:
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NEW STUDY: White House staff hiring over 1996-2024 shows the diploma divide is in the White House. Elite universities sent far more alumni to work for Democratic presidents. Full paper: myumi.ch/pVMM5
Details:
First --> Overall, Democratic presidents tend to value more credentials...
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Details:
First --> Overall, Democratic presidents tend to value more credentials...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW STUDY: White House staff hiring over 1996-2024 shows the diploma divide is in the White House. Elite universities sent far more alumni to work for Democratic presidents. Full paper: myumi.ch/pVMM5
Details:
First --> Overall, Democratic presidents tend to value more credentials...
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Details:
First --> Overall, Democratic presidents tend to value more credentials...
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My book won the 2025 Neustadt award for best book on the American presidency.
Presidents enact bad policies, on purpose, because it helps them define their brand & gives the impression they're in charge. If that basic message resonates, please give it some of your reading time: lnkd.in/dVPsriXt
Presidents enact bad policies, on purpose, because it helps them define their brand & gives the impression they're in charge. If that basic message resonates, please give it some of your reading time: lnkd.in/dVPsriXt
May 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My book won the 2025 Neustadt award for best book on the American presidency.
Presidents enact bad policies, on purpose, because it helps them define their brand & gives the impression they're in charge. If that basic message resonates, please give it some of your reading time: lnkd.in/dVPsriXt
Presidents enact bad policies, on purpose, because it helps them define their brand & gives the impression they're in charge. If that basic message resonates, please give it some of your reading time: lnkd.in/dVPsriXt
May 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Journalists always frame stories about executive action with words that assign more credit to the Pres, relative to Congress.
Executive action is a PR win, even when it's bad policy.
(Dark bars: news with exec. action. Light: everything else about the pres, frm Ch 6 of my book: shorturl.at/eilg2)
Executive action is a PR win, even when it's bad policy.
(Dark bars: news with exec. action. Light: everything else about the pres, frm Ch 6 of my book: shorturl.at/eilg2)
April 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Journalists always frame stories about executive action with words that assign more credit to the Pres, relative to Congress.
Executive action is a PR win, even when it's bad policy.
(Dark bars: news with exec. action. Light: everything else about the pres, frm Ch 6 of my book: shorturl.at/eilg2)
Executive action is a PR win, even when it's bad policy.
(Dark bars: news with exec. action. Light: everything else about the pres, frm Ch 6 of my book: shorturl.at/eilg2)
Full interview: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
February 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Full interview: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...