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“One of the challenges of tax cuts is that people only interact with the tax system once a year, and it’s in April,” says Professor @faricy.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

My book has a cover y’all. Starting to feel real

Look back, act forward 🕊️💙 Today, Remembrance Scholars participated in a living memorial, sitting for 35 minutes in 35 chairs arranged to mirror the seats occupied by #SyracuseU students on Pan Am Flight 103.

Introducing the new M.S. in policy analytics at Maxwell School: a STEM-designated, fully online program that brings together data analytics, behavioral insights, AI, policy design and ethics. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4yXqztV

Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/ler...

We were thrilled to be a part of this inaugural cohort of experiments with @joshuadarr.bsky.social and @newhousesu.bsky.social. What we learned: audiences with a higher levels of local identity appreciate solutions journalism more.

“There's no magic line” dictating what defines a nation, says Professor @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social, but notes Alberta's case for nationhood appears harder to make than that of other groups, like Catalans, Scots and French-speaking Canadians in Quebec. @supolisci.bsky.social

“I think it’s going to cut both ways. On the one hand, Trump’s negatives in New York are very deep. People are very emotional—the ones that don’t like Trump really don’t like him,” says Professor Grant Reeher. But he can also help fill the Republican enthusiasm gap, he says. @supolisci.bsky.social

Super intelligence would be a misleading descriptor for general-purpose AI, as well as AI systems that are more narrow in scope, such as self-driving cars or AI that diagnoses medical problems, says Baobao Zhang, Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI. @supolisci.bsky.social

The good folks at SU libraries have multiple events planned this week news.syr.edu/2026/09/30/s...

Maxwell turns 102 today! 🎉 Here's to another year of learning, leading, and making a difference.

“When Patel mimics Trump‘s speech patterns or media strategies, he draws more attention to himself and not in a good way, especially for his relationship with Trump,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social

“The contest for Senate control is becoming increasingly competitive, largely due to what continues to come out of the White House—evidenced by the president’s extremely low approval ratings,” says Professor Grant Reeher. @supolisci.bsky.social

🚨New article alert🚨 Check out the latest from @maxwellsu.bsky.social PSC Prof @danielmcdowell.bsky.social on how sanctions are affecting Russian savers.

🚨 New article alert 🚨 @supolsci.bsky.social PhD alum @thlim.bsky.social has a new article out in Political Communication on the gendered campaign messages.

New paper out in Political Communication with @hwangyujeong.bsky.social! Using 46,966 Korean campaign booklets from krpoltext, we find that gender gaps in communal campaign messaging vary substantially by office type, becoming larger in legislative and lower-level races. doi.org/10.1080/1058...

Prof. Glyn Morgan discusses his book “The Rise and Fall of American Europe,” including how the system emerged off the back of Roosevelt's plans to dismantle fascism and British imperial power, why it delivered decades of European prosperity, and why that’s now under threat. @supolisci.bsky.social

We're hiring at UNC! Assistant or Associate level, any area of comparative politics. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... members.apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJob... If you have any questions, get in touch with me!

“The long-term conservative or Republican or MAGA criticism of the federal government” was actually “a criticism or a fight against what we call a vague liberal enemy, which was sometimes mapped onto the government when it was convenient,” says Professor Mark Brockway. @supolisci.bsky.social

“President Trump’s post references ‘purposeful inaccuracy’ in an apparent attempt to suggest her comment meets the standard for libel, but characterizing his record on recent endorsements as ‘mixed’ is neither inaccurate nor malicious,” says Prof. Johanna Dunaway. @supolisci.bsky.social

IR Book of the Week! "Taming the Careerists" by Minju Kim. When it comes to US foreign policy, we focus a lot on Presidents, top-level diplomats, and the close advisers to both. But US foreign policy is also dramatically (and surprisingly, as Kim shows) influenced by career bureaucrats.

Celebrated the publication of my first book at #APSA2026! Trust me, finishing a book feels incredible.

Attending APSA? I will host a book roundtable on my recently published book TAMING THE CAREERISTS! The roundtable will take place on Saturday, September 5, from 10am to 11:30am in Marriott Salon C.

If you'll be in Boston for APSA this week, come check out our roundtable on Trump 2.0 and the rule of law, where I'll be talking more about this case

Emily Thorson, associate professor of political science, has been named Maxwell's inaugural Fortunato Priore Endowed Faculty Fellow in Civic Engagement—honoring the late Col. Fortunato “Fred” Priore '55 and his belief in “the hard work of democracy.” @supolisci.bsky.social 🔗: https://bit.ly/4cQht9k

My friend and comrade (& retired colleague) Mark Rupert is giving a talk on populism, authoritarianism, and MAGA at Fayetteville Library on 9/23 2pm onlib-fayetteville.libcal.com/event/17348291

LISTEN: Maxwell professors @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social and Colleen Heflin, share insights on food policy and American secession on the nationally broadcast program “The Academic Minute.” @supolisci.bsky.social @cprmaxwell.bsky.social

Ryan Griffiths, Syracuse University - The Case Against Breaking Up America Why Secession Would Make Things Worse, Not Better open.substack.com/pub/academic...

“Russians generally are tired of the war and want it to end. They are well aware that the full-scale war against Ukraine started in 2022 has already lasted longer than the ‘Great Patriotic War’ against Nazi Germany,” says Professor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

Campus is filling up fast and we couldn't be more excited! 🍊

Cars are packed, bins are rolling and our new students have officially arrived on campus! 🍊

“A strong military makes a currency more appealing because it’s a signal to foreign investors that their assets are safe,” says Professor @danielmcdowell.bsky.social. @supolisci.bsky.social

WATCH: Professor @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social joins James Ker-Lindsay to discuss his book “The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won't Work.” @supolisci.bsky.social

We'll see you soon, #SyracuseU 🍊🧡

The New Yorker has a new essay focused on @supolisci.bsky.social prof @glynmorgan.bsky.social’s new book on the Rise and Fall of American Europe.

During the Cold War, U.S. policymakers pushed for a unified Europe. Their MAGA successors are trying to undo all that. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I am thrilled to share that I completed a 40 hour training with The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program @theinsideoutcenter.bsky.social this past week. It was a full-circle experience, since I had participated in an Inside-Out class (Sociology of Prisons with Dr. Judith Ryder) as an undergrad.

As we prepare for a new academic year, join us in celebrating changes to Maxwell's leadership team: Bob Bifulco, Gladys McCormick, Shana Gadarian, Daniel McDowell and Yüksel Sezgin. Thank you, Carol Faulkner, for 9 years as senior associate dean. https://bit.ly/4hqMljU

My conversation with Josh Colangelo-Bryan tomkeck.beehiiv.com/p/my-convers...

It was a tremendous pleasure having this conversation with James Ker-Lindsay about secession in America.