Oscar P
oscarp.bsky.social
Oscar P
@oscarp.bsky.social
political scientist @newamerica.org

📍 NY
Checking in on that one Navy Yard voter

www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Marathon day in NYC and perfect fall weather = city wide block party
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
When you're on the Amtrak from DC to NY
September 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Highly recommend this book by the incredibly talented Haley Cohen on the gripping, harrowing, but ultimately inspiring story of the grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo.

www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Flow...
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Finally got around to reading this excellent novel (You Dream of Empires in English).

Highly recommended!
August 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"AI is a mass delusion event"

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
August 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Proportional representation could help narrow the age divide: young people can create new parties, parties have incentives to diversify their candidate lists, incumbents have some advantage but not as much as in winner-take-all elections.
August 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Some graphs from our report on the age divide that really struck me: Almost 40% of US representatives are above retirement age and that is a uniquely American problem.

It also doesn't seem like term limits would help much: new members of Congress are...not that young!
August 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“An uncommon animal, called by naturalists a GERRYMANDER,” Ohio State Journal, August 31, 1842.

From @leedrutman.bsky.social's essay on previous gerrymandering wars and how to fix the problem once and for all (proportional representation!)

leedrutman.substack.com/p/what-the-a...
August 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Excited to go to New Orleans this week for @netrootsnation.bsky.social.

I'm on a panel making the case for proportional representation in the US. Come check it out if you're around!
August 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Instant run-off results from last week's election are out. Mamdani wins 56% of the votes in the third round, 12 points ahead of Cuomo.
July 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM