Intentional polarization: How policy extremism and ideological overuse promote democratic backsliding Executives engaging in democratic backsliding often adopt extreme policies and ideologized discourses. We argue that this is intentional. The aim is to exacerbate polarization, which itself is inte...

“Intentional Polarization: How Policy Extremism and Ideological Overuse Promote Democratic Backsliding” in Democratization www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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This amazing paper is out!

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

I can’t help but feel disheartened by today’s political turmoil. Valentine’s Day might mark the first inflationary shock under Trump’s policies. After all, 37% of the flowers imported into the U.S. and 18% of the coffee come from Colombia.

It's such a weird thing to hear the news and think "that's bad, but also I have a paper about (an aspect) of that"

Funding delays are really not great for people who work in science. Funding delays of > 30 days lead to:

- 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force
- 20% decrease in wages

Si tiene tiempo o algún estudiante desparchado la hacemos.

Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc.

In a word: Harvard.

Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard.

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