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Paul Pope
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I am a Professor of Political Science, Forensic Linguistics, and Semiotics. I study power, democracy, and governance.
I teach forensic semiotics and my favorite lecture is about emoji forensics.
March 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It is logically impossible to be anti-establishment and be the leader of the establishment.
December 31, 2024 at 3:35 PM
The perks of having term limits. Assuming they do not engage in a coup d'etat, most try to just wait them out.
December 26, 2024 at 4:05 PM
I cannot say for certain, but a former FBI agent, turned consultant, informed me he was going to introduce the Capitol Police to my research on January 6th attack, titled the Hero Fallacy Paradox to create a new threat assessment model.
December 26, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Trump doesn't bluff. I would love to play poker with him because he is far too simple to be that devious.
December 25, 2024 at 12:48 AM
I think it is more lawyers than political scientists. Law is the #1 degree for people involved in politics. Political scientists tend to look at politicians the way a biologist looks at non-human animals.
December 25, 2024 at 12:46 AM
True. However, they also cannot define fascism, even in a very basic sense.
December 23, 2024 at 6:48 PM