New working paper, just five short years in the making! The idea for it emerged from reading about the French Revolution during COVID lockdowns, which warped my sense of time, and got me interested into measures thereof. Abstract and title below, and full ms here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

And two recent bakes I am very proud of are a tahini persimmon tart (left) and pear frangipane galette (right) with homemade full puff (inverse method)

Homemade brownies, bread, butter and peanut butter buttercream: the all-purpose election night kit for easing anxiety, enhancing celebration, or numbing soul-crushing sadness.

Fall break trip to see and work with friends/co-authors is hitting a little different this year

So excited to get a copy. Congrats @shelleyliu.bsky.social!

Pretty stunned and honored to have won the Best Book Award by APSA’s Conflict Processes Section for my work, Governing for Revolution.

Thanks very much to the committee @jaylyall.bsky.social, @oliverkaplan.bsky.social, @ladyprofessor.bsky.social for giving so much of their time and consideration.

My paper with @karinkitchens.bsky.social, “Explaining Variation in Political Leadership by Marginalized Groups: Black Officeholding and 'Contraband Camps'" is now forthcoming @thejop.bsky.social. Abstract is below, and you can read it in full here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

A brief summary:

Overjoyed to see Jeff Friedman’s fantastic new book—The Commander-In-Chief Test—now in print. The book uses multiple methods to advance the argument that presidential candidates of both parties are incentivized to take more hawkish foreign policy positions, w/imp. implications for candidates now

A crossover I didn’t know I needed and delights me to no end: Calendars and calendar reforms of Middle Earth (h/t: Doug Lemke).

Grateful to spend the morning with IZA Bonn (virtually) presenting new work on war and innovation with the fantastic Claire Brunel.

Turns out that I’m not eligible to be on this committee anymore, so instead send your books to the address below. Good luck!

Hi! I’m on a book award committee for the conflict processes section of APSA. Send in your nominations!