Jacob S. Lewis
@profjslewis.bsky.social
Associate Prof. at Washington State University. Research focuses on African politics, political psychology, conflict processes, and antisemitism.
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Are antisemitism and conspiracy beliefs causally linked? In my new exploratory study, I find that the political right and left both link them, but inversely to one another.
doi.org/10.1177/1065...
Are antisemitism and conspiracy beliefs causally linked? In my new exploratory study, I find that the political right and left both link them, but inversely to one another.
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"The evidence is front and center - again, we predicted it - that he was going to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies. We would never, nor should we ever, consider taking that approach."
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"The evidence is front and center - again, we predicted it - that he was going to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political enemies. We would never, nor should we ever, consider taking that approach."
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
@kamalaharris.com to @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's corruption of justice:
This is a really excellent piece by @joshyunis.bsky.social, recently featured by @phoebebovy.bsky.social
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
The Mamdani Sting
Learning to see Jewish pain when you need Jewish votes is better than nothing – just don’t confuse it for leadership
joshyunis.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is a really excellent piece by @joshyunis.bsky.social, recently featured by @phoebebovy.bsky.social
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
joshyunis.substack.com/p/the-mamdan...
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#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#OpenAccess on #FirstView -
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
"Rulers’ Age and the Stability of Governments: A Survival Analysis" - cup.org/49e24ib
by Marco Improta & Elisabetta Mannoni
It is insane to me that in 2025, these responses are somehow considered acceptable by a non-trivial portion of the American public.
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
It is insane to me that in 2025, these responses are somehow considered acceptable by a non-trivial portion of the American public.
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Associate Professor/Professor
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: December 7, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 280-NN_FACULTY - A...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Washington State University is HIRING an Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who will also serve as the Director of our excellent Foley Institute.
An awesome opportunity to be right at the nexus of research and policy!
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
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Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Very cool listening to @frankfukuyama.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com today, and they ended it by discussing sci-fi.
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Very cool listening to @frankfukuyama.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com today, and they ended it by discussing sci-fi.
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
Hey FF - have you read @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social or Ray Nayler?
I was flattered to be asked to discuss some of the basics of protest dynamics with @usatoday.com last week ahead of the No Kings protests that happened over the weekend.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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What makes a protest turn violent? Experts cite aggressive police, deep anger and more
Hundreds of thousands are expected to demonstrate on No Kings Day in what some believe will be the largest day of protest in modern U.S. history.
www.usatoday.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I was flattered to be asked to discuss some of the basics of protest dynamics with @usatoday.com last week ahead of the No Kings protests that happened over the weekend.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
A very interesting analysis about finding a path to move forward. It has implications for electoral victory, but also for what I suspect are broader, moral issues related to our politics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
Opinion | America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A very interesting analysis about finding a path to move forward. It has implications for electoral victory, but also for what I suspect are broader, moral issues related to our politics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
It is so heartwarming to see all the videos of families reunited. Let us hope we can move forward on a new path that brings some form of peace and healing to everyone.
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It is so heartwarming to see all the videos of families reunited. Let us hope we can move forward on a new path that brings some form of peace and healing to everyone.
For the first time in years, I do not have any manuscripts to review for journals!
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For the first time in years, I do not have any manuscripts to review for journals!
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
Now I'm just going to deactivate my email for the rest of the year.
Live Updates: Hamas Says It Agrees to Release All Hostages in Gaza
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October 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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To all observing Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast and a meaningful holiday during these tough times. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
To all observing Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast and a meaningful holiday during these tough times. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.
Awesome work by two awesome Africanists!
Conventional wisdom says that, once in power, opposition parties will return backsliding countries to the democratic path. In reality, not only is this not true, but it is not uncommon for the opposition to adopt the autocratic habits of the regime they replaced.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Awesome work by two awesome Africanists!
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If you don’t want to be called a Nazi, stop acting like one.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you don’t want to be called a Nazi, stop acting like one.
The never ending march of self-appointed useful iditos who obviously know better continues…
September 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The never ending march of self-appointed useful iditos who obviously know better continues…
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Revoking an entire nationality’s visas is collective punishment and never acceptable — especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say
The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Revoking an entire nationality’s visas is collective punishment and never acceptable — especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
Such an absolutely incredible read. I've thought about having my students read it in my African politics course.
Finished "The Lumumba Plot" recently. Nice read, learned a ton about the Congo Crisis.
Man though, it was so strange reading about UN peacekeepers actually *fighting* and defeating an opponent in a war, as they did in the case of secessionist Katanga.
Just such a far cry from their passivity today
Man though, it was so strange reading about UN peacekeepers actually *fighting* and defeating an opponent in a war, as they did in the case of secessionist Katanga.
Just such a far cry from their passivity today
The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination [Reid, Stuart A.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
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September 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Such an absolutely incredible read. I've thought about having my students read it in my African politics course.
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stop calling everything a distraction youtube.com/shorts/yyFjN...
it's not a distraction
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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August 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
stop calling everything a distraction youtube.com/shorts/yyFjN...
APSA-bound #polisky: register for the Pol. Psych Pre-Conf by Friday (8/15)!
Featuring @lilymasonphd.bsky.social, @valentimvicente.bsky.social , @mjcohen.bsky.social, @agtheodoridis.bsky.social, S. Feldman, M. Pickup, L. Stephenson, T. Ollerenshaw, & O. Christley!
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Featuring @lilymasonphd.bsky.social, @valentimvicente.bsky.social , @mjcohen.bsky.social, @agtheodoridis.bsky.social, S. Feldman, M. Pickup, L. Stephenson, T. Ollerenshaw, & O. Christley!
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2025 Political Psychology Pre-Conference - Vancouver, Canada
Join us at Simon Fraser in Vancouver for the 2025 Political Psychology Pre-Conference on the Comparative Psychology of Authoritarianism.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
APSA-bound #polisky: register for the Pol. Psych Pre-Conf by Friday (8/15)!
Featuring @lilymasonphd.bsky.social, @valentimvicente.bsky.social , @mjcohen.bsky.social, @agtheodoridis.bsky.social, S. Feldman, M. Pickup, L. Stephenson, T. Ollerenshaw, & O. Christley!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-polit...
Featuring @lilymasonphd.bsky.social, @valentimvicente.bsky.social , @mjcohen.bsky.social, @agtheodoridis.bsky.social, S. Feldman, M. Pickup, L. Stephenson, T. Ollerenshaw, & O. Christley!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-polit...
I'm a fan of @theatlantic.com, but the faux naïveté of this article is baffling. Why entertain the illusion that deploying the military to DC/LA/etc. has anything to do with safety? The article actually suggests practical changes, as if the admin. simply got the policy wrong. Embarrassing.
Although crime is declining, Washington is still far more dangerous than it should be, Charles Fain Lehman argues. Instead of just looking tough, “the administration should focus its resources on the people and places that make the District unusually unsafe.” https://theatln.tc/6RCOGO23
August 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm a fan of @theatlantic.com, but the faux naïveté of this article is baffling. Why entertain the illusion that deploying the military to DC/LA/etc. has anything to do with safety? The article actually suggests practical changes, as if the admin. simply got the policy wrong. Embarrassing.
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social has been really good about talking about this youth bulge crisis and how it is going to reshape our politics. Dems need to address this as a serious policy position.
It seems quite obvious to me that the slow, then sudden closing of the grindset-to-six-figures pipeline explains quite a bit of whatever crisis of whatever is afflicting the Culture right now.
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
August 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social has been really good about talking about this youth bulge crisis and how it is going to reshape our politics. Dems need to address this as a serious policy position.
Hey @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social - Great episode of The Next Level.
Take a look at Tobias Cremer's "The Godless Crusade" about religion, populism, and right-wing identity politics. It directly addresses your convo on Chr. Nationalism.
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Take a look at Tobias Cremer's "The Godless Crusade" about religion, populism, and right-wing identity politics. It directly addresses your convo on Chr. Nationalism.
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
The Godless Crusade
Cambridge Core - Sociology of Religion - The Godless Crusade
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July 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hey @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social - Great episode of The Next Level.
Take a look at Tobias Cremer's "The Godless Crusade" about religion, populism, and right-wing identity politics. It directly addresses your convo on Chr. Nationalism.
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Take a look at Tobias Cremer's "The Godless Crusade" about religion, populism, and right-wing identity politics. It directly addresses your convo on Chr. Nationalism.
doi.org/10.1017/9781...