Oscar P
@oscarp.bsky.social
political scientist @newamerica.org
📍 NY
📍 NY
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
Marathon day in NYC and perfect fall weather = city wide block party
When you're on the Amtrak from DC to NY
September 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When you're on the Amtrak from DC to NY
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...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Flow...
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 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...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Flow...
Finally got around to reading this excellent novel (You Dream of Empires in English).
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
August 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Finally got around to reading this excellent novel (You Dream of Empires in English).
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
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
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.
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!
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
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!
It also doesn't seem like term limits would help much: new members of Congress are...not that young!
“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...
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
“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...
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...
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!
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
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!
I'm on a panel making the case for proportional representation in the US. Come check it out if you're around!
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
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.