so the exact claim was 'most trans-hostile developed democracy' & i'm just reporting the comparative legal analysis thats been done
November 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
so the exact claim was 'most trans-hostile developed democracy' & i'm just reporting the comparative legal analysis thats been done
I have a new paper out with @jgansmorse.bsky.social and Dan Gingerich on area studies and comparative politics.
These are fraught times in world politics and higher ed, and area studies is more important than ever -- and not just in political science
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
These are fraught times in world politics and higher ed, and area studies is more important than ever -- and not just in political science
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Comparative Politics and the New Area Studies | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Comparative Politics and the New Area Studies
www.cambridge.org
November 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I have a new paper out with @jgansmorse.bsky.social and Dan Gingerich on area studies and comparative politics.
These are fraught times in world politics and higher ed, and area studies is more important than ever -- and not just in political science
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
These are fraught times in world politics and higher ed, and area studies is more important than ever -- and not just in political science
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
BlueSky comparative political scientists:
November 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
BlueSky comparative political scientists:
Ah! An enlightening discussion on comparative religions, no doubt.
November 6, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Ah! An enlightening discussion on comparative religions, no doubt.
theyre saying shes gonna be in extreme danger, comparative to the extreme danger shes in already
November 9, 2026 at 5:13 AM
theyre saying shes gonna be in extreme danger, comparative to the extreme danger shes in already
It’s not hot, in that some of us have been pointing to the comparative incumbent evidence & saying this for two years. But it is a correct take.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
November 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It’s not hot, in that some of us have been pointing to the comparative incumbent evidence & saying this for two years. But it is a correct take.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
One thing I'm curious to see are comparative analyses with the 2010 midterms when Republicans made major historic gains in state houses. A big House majority and 56(?) senate seats are very big deals. But transformations at the state level seem much much bigger historical outliers. You have ...
November 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
One thing I'm curious to see are comparative analyses with the 2010 midterms when Republicans made major historic gains in state houses. A big House majority and 56(?) senate seats are very big deals. But transformations at the state level seem much much bigger historical outliers. You have ...
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It is interesting – and a very good sign – that even free-trade advocates like Lamy now recognize that comparative advantage is not the same as competitive advantage, and that the latter actually distorts the logic of the former.
michaelpettis858496.substack.com/p/comparativ...
It is interesting – and a very good sign – that even free-trade advocates like Lamy now recognize that comparative advantage is not the same as competitive advantage, and that the latter actually distorts the logic of the former.
michaelpettis858496.substack.com/p/comparativ...
Comparative Advantage is not Competitive Advantage
David Ricardo showed in 1817, in his landmark Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. that if each country produces according to its comparative advantage, global output is maximized. When the P...
michaelpettis858496.substack.com
November 8, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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It is interesting – and a very good sign – that even free-trade advocates like Lamy now recognize that comparative advantage is not the same as competitive advantage, and that the latter actually distorts the logic of the former.
michaelpettis858496.substack.com/p/comparativ...
It is interesting – and a very good sign – that even free-trade advocates like Lamy now recognize that comparative advantage is not the same as competitive advantage, and that the latter actually distorts the logic of the former.
michaelpettis858496.substack.com/p/comparativ...
Feel like you also need to see the comparative GOP spending in each state as well
November 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Feel like you also need to see the comparative GOP spending in each state as well
let alone think comparative politics is thinkable
November 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
let alone think comparative politics is thinkable
I want our Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies department back. And Women and Gender Studies.
There was so much damage done to institutions that will take real effort to be restored.
There was so much damage done to institutions that will take real effort to be restored.
November 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I want our Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies department back. And Women and Gender Studies.
There was so much damage done to institutions that will take real effort to be restored.
There was so much damage done to institutions that will take real effort to be restored.
also just to be clear this isnt self-flattery, im a comparative letdown to the movement
November 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
also just to be clear this isnt self-flattery, im a comparative letdown to the movement
Comparative housing construction, Canada v. the US
Interesting chart. Apparently Canada's better results partially thanks to government housing programs. Maybe also materials not tariffed, and workers not deported?
November 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Comparative housing construction, Canada v. the US
The median Republican house member is gonna get worse because it’s the comparative moderates (lol I know) who lost worst, but the Dems replacing them, though ideologically moderate, fucking hate these guys.
November 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
The median Republican house member is gonna get worse because it’s the comparative moderates (lol I know) who lost worst, but the Dems replacing them, though ideologically moderate, fucking hate these guys.
One of y'all should publish a comparative summary of verb morphology across Arabic dialects. (How hard could it be?)
November 7, 2026 at 10:58 AM
One of y'all should publish a comparative summary of verb morphology across Arabic dialects. (How hard could it be?)
Trump orders Todd Blanche to investigate Dems. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat compared Todd Blanche to Nazi lawyer Hans Frank: “This essay places Blanche’s appointment in comparative perspective, looking at the fates and roles of other personal lawyers of autocrats."
lucid.substack.com/p/todd-blanc...
lucid.substack.com/p/todd-blanc...
November 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Trump orders Todd Blanche to investigate Dems. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat compared Todd Blanche to Nazi lawyer Hans Frank: “This essay places Blanche’s appointment in comparative perspective, looking at the fates and roles of other personal lawyers of autocrats."
lucid.substack.com/p/todd-blanc...
lucid.substack.com/p/todd-blanc...
Reading up on phylogenetic comparative methods. Why are these brownies moving around so much
November 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Reading up on phylogenetic comparative methods. Why are these brownies moving around so much
"hey LIBTARD watch THIS"
(destroys America's comparative advantage in training general and flag officers who can actually win wars)
(destroys America's comparative advantage in training general and flag officers who can actually win wars)
November 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"hey LIBTARD watch THIS"
(destroys America's comparative advantage in training general and flag officers who can actually win wars)
(destroys America's comparative advantage in training general and flag officers who can actually win wars)
Reducing the number of truly civilian instructors is to be expected but incredibly dumb since
a) military people have little expertise in so many areas that are relevant--teaching, research, comparative analysis, quant analysis, strategy, etc.
b) an incestuous system will kill critical thinking
a) military people have little expertise in so many areas that are relevant--teaching, research, comparative analysis, quant analysis, strategy, etc.
b) an incestuous system will kill critical thinking
November 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Reducing the number of truly civilian instructors is to be expected but incredibly dumb since
a) military people have little expertise in so many areas that are relevant--teaching, research, comparative analysis, quant analysis, strategy, etc.
b) an incestuous system will kill critical thinking
a) military people have little expertise in so many areas that are relevant--teaching, research, comparative analysis, quant analysis, strategy, etc.
b) an incestuous system will kill critical thinking
Something that most people will acknowledge but we also seem to constantly forget is that voters really respond to authenticity, regardless of content. DSA’s huge comparative advantage is that they typically confidently state their beliefs and don’t back down from them.
November 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Something that most people will acknowledge but we also seem to constantly forget is that voters really respond to authenticity, regardless of content. DSA’s huge comparative advantage is that they typically confidently state their beliefs and don’t back down from them.
A good example of the sort of thing modern journalism is sort of shit at: They describe all the statistics, but do not give any examples of what the actual work entails or other comparative statistics.
My first reaction was "Wow, I wonder how they did that?" and I'm still wondering!
My first reaction was "Wow, I wonder how they did that?" and I'm still wondering!
London is treating knife crime like a disease, & it’s working. London’s Violence Reduction Unit started in 2019 in response. It has since worked with over a million young people, hospital admissions for knife wounds among young Londoners are down 55%. buff.ly/9735gDD
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
London's Violence Reduction Unit reaches 1m people
The unit, which was set up in 2019 by Lord Khan, delivers a public health approach to youth crime.
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November 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A good example of the sort of thing modern journalism is sort of shit at: They describe all the statistics, but do not give any examples of what the actual work entails or other comparative statistics.
My first reaction was "Wow, I wonder how they did that?" and I'm still wondering!
My first reaction was "Wow, I wonder how they did that?" and I'm still wondering!
the comparative analysis i cite in the next tweet has hungary & russia as worse than the uk but that was done during orban, hence me qualifying my claims with 'advanced democracy'
& even then they're not **that** much worse
& even then they're not **that** much worse
November 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
the comparative analysis i cite in the next tweet has hungary & russia as worse than the uk but that was done during orban, hence me qualifying my claims with 'advanced democracy'
& even then they're not **that** much worse
& even then they're not **that** much worse
they think that is also demons, despite literally being monotheistic and incredibly easy to do a comparative mythology on
November 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
they think that is also demons, despite literally being monotheistic and incredibly easy to do a comparative mythology on
Trabajando con los comparative adjectives, en 2027 me saco el C1 a la primera 👌💯
November 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Trabajando con los comparative adjectives, en 2027 me saco el C1 a la primera 👌💯
Comparative trials of Henschel and Porsche's Tiger tanks began at Bad Berka #OTD in 1942, even though both models were already accepted into service. Even though the Porsche tank performed better in some respects, Henschel had a political advantage. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
November 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM