William Heller
wbheller.bsky.social
William Heller
@wbheller.bsky.social
Political scientist---institutions and collective action, parliamentary parties. I also take pictures.
Well, at least black-bearded, hairy-fisted men. The rest of us are safe.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Does he want it for himself, or is he trying to protect you from that sharp bite?
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Remember when the power of the purse used to belong to legislatures?
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I need more Funko Pops of characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But I never claimed not to have moral failings. Otherwise, no and no.
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Paywall😐
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That guy's permanent smile is unnerving
September 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Who wrote that? There's no way that man could have written that many internally consistent sentences in a row, much less strung them together into a coherent post of respectable length.
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
They're useful as signals for the students. (Possibly particularly helpful for students who see lots of comments as a bad thing, rather than evidence that there's enough content go comment *on*)
September 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If you were to spend some time in New England, it would all become clear.
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Hmmm. I've been liking the Boston Globe; just looked up (googled) its ownership, and it's owned by Boston Globe Media Partners, which is kind of local.
September 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Looks like some smart research, judging from the abstract.
September 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
gorgeous
September 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🤦‍♂️
September 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Ooh, sorry. Migraines, bad.
August 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.

Agreed. The institutions matter because they're the source of power. Trump can try to do the things he's doing because he occupies a powerful office. He can succeed because those with the authority to stop him, don't.
August 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
*grrrr

Maybe I should make myself another pot of coffee
August 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Can't *like... grer
August 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM