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David Waldner

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I teach Middle East Politics, democratization, development, state building, and qualitative methods at UVa. Rationalist who believes irrationally in the Mets.

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In "Interpretivism versus Positivism in an Age of Causal Inference," Janet Lawler and I argue for moving beyond the traditional antagonism of interpretivism and positivism. We'd love to hear what you think. academia.edu/98901022/Inter…


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After 10 years of doing research in Historical Political Economy, this fall I’ll finally get a chance to teach a survey course on the field. I thought this would be an opportunity to create a syllabus with an overview of many essential contributions to this growing field. (1/4)

Jan_Vogler's tweet image. After 10 years of doing research in Historical Political Economy, this fall I’ll finally get a chance to teach a survey course on the field.

I thought this would be an opportunity to create a syllabus with an overview of many essential contributions to this growing field.

(1/4)

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People who spread murderous discourse like this (left pic) will turn right around and, with a straight face & zero acknowledgement of their own dissonance, claim that a killer who acted out that murderous discourse was a “false flag” plant (right pic). It boggles the mind.

MonicaLMarks's tweet image. People who spread murderous discourse like this (left pic) will turn right around and, with a straight face & zero acknowledgement of their own dissonance, claim that a killer who acted out that murderous discourse was a “false flag” plant (right pic).

It boggles the mind.
MonicaLMarks's tweet image. People who spread murderous discourse like this (left pic) will turn right around and, with a straight face & zero acknowledgement of their own dissonance, claim that a killer who acted out that murderous discourse was a “false flag” plant (right pic).

It boggles the mind.

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We really did it. We took a growing US manufacturing economy, declared it broken, started a trade war, and ... broke US manufacturing. In last 48 hours: - Philly Fed Survey: "New orders fell sharply, from 8.7 in March to -34.2, its lowest reading since April 2020" - NY Fed…

DKThomp's tweet image. We really did it. 

We took a growing US manufacturing economy, declared it broken, started a trade war, and ... broke US manufacturing.

In last 48 hours:
- Philly Fed Survey: "New orders fell sharply, from 8.7 in March to -34.2, its lowest reading since April 2020"
- NY Fed…
DKThomp's tweet image. We really did it. 

We took a growing US manufacturing economy, declared it broken, started a trade war, and ... broke US manufacturing.

In last 48 hours:
- Philly Fed Survey: "New orders fell sharply, from 8.7 in March to -34.2, its lowest reading since April 2020"
- NY Fed…

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After Hamas rejected the Egyptian proposal to disarm, its propagandists are now claiming the refusal is due to Israel not promising to withdraw from Gaza. They’re lying. Hamas refuses to even discuss disarmament. They’ve declared their weapons a red line—non-negotiable,…

IhabHassane's tweet image. After Hamas rejected the Egyptian proposal to disarm, its propagandists are now claiming the refusal is due to Israel not promising to withdraw from Gaza.

They’re lying.

Hamas refuses to even discuss disarmament. They’ve declared their weapons a red line—non-negotiable,…

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From our new issue: "The Causes and Consequences of Refugee Flows: A Contemporary Reanalysis" by Andrew Shaver (@AndrewCShaver) et al. #APSRNewIssue cambridge.org/core/journals/…

apsrjournal's tweet image. From our new issue: "The Causes and Consequences of Refugee Flows: A Contemporary Reanalysis" by Andrew Shaver (@AndrewCShaver) et al. #APSRNewIssue cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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New @Wendy_Pearlman and I argue in @JoDemocracy that we must look to civil society as Syria's strongest asset for inclusive change and a better future. But, you might ask: Against these odds? And what civil society, anyway? 🧵1/5 muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…


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🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨 A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @LiorSheffer and @ItamarYakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization. doi.org/10.1111/ajps.1…

NoamGidron's tweet image. 🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @LiorSheffer and @ItamarYakir  explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization. 
doi.org/10.1111/ajps.1…

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 Here are some books that help us think about how states were created and how they evolved - and that focus on cases beyond the rather well-studied European ones.

GerardoMunck's tweet image. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲

Here are some books that help us think about how states were created and how they evolved - and that focus on cases beyond the rather well-studied European ones.

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Zelensky vs Trump? The real clash today was @SLMazzuca vs Schenoni at @NorthwesternU An all-Argentine debate. Did war or trade made the Latin American state? That was the question.

llschenoni's tweet image. Zelensky vs Trump? The real clash today was @SLMazzuca vs Schenoni at @NorthwesternU An all-Argentine debate. Did war or trade made the Latin American state? That was the question.

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The vast literature on oil as a curse for several outcomes such as democracy - launched by Ross - is surveyed in this gem of a book by @politiconcology and @davidwaldnerdc Free download of Ross: charlespowell.eu/wp-content/upl… Free download of Smith & Waldner: academia.edu/106660343/Reth…

GerardoMunck's tweet image. The vast literature on oil as a curse for several outcomes such as democracy - launched by Ross - is surveyed in this gem of a book by @politiconcology and @davidwaldnerdc

Free download of Ross: charlespowell.eu/wp-content/upl…

Free download of Smith & Waldner: academia.edu/106660343/Reth…

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Excited to share my new article in the American Journal of Political Science (@AJPS_Editor)! "Endogenous Opposition: Identity and Ideology in Kuwaiti Electoral Politics" explores how authoritarian elections generate opposition to incumbent autocrats. Link: dropbox.com/scl/fi/ukrer5r…

danieltavana's tweet image. Excited to share my new article in the American Journal of Political Science (@AJPS_Editor)! "Endogenous Opposition: Identity and Ideology in Kuwaiti Electoral Politics" explores how authoritarian elections generate opposition to incumbent autocrats. Link: dropbox.com/scl/fi/ukrer5r…

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Today I saw flu A, flu B, Covid, Strep, seizures, cellulitis, migraines, asthma and a swallowed penny stuck in the esophagus. I know how to recognize these, test for and treat them. They don't scare me. You know what scares me? Measles scares me. And that should scare you.


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Brilliant, necessary thread documenting how DOGE's claim that it's saved $55 billion is totally bogus, built on bad math, an apparent lack of knowledge of how multi-year contracts work, and simple mistakes like reading $8 million as $8 billion.

After several delays, @DOGE has finally posted its purported savings. Why did it take so long to create a simple webpage with a 1000-row table? Who knows! Let's dig in. Headline number: $55B saved. They list the savings per nixed contract. This should be easy to verify then. 🧵



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.@FAANews: FAA staff fired over the weekend included personnel that worked radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, among others. Hundreds were fired, just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in DC killed 67. One employee said they were harassed on Facebook by @DOGE


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As a result of violent attacks against three visibly Jewish Pitt students and a eruption of antisemitism in our city, leadership at the University of Pittsburgh asked me to co-chair a working group on antisemitism. It was an honor to be asked, but this is not work I want to do.…

jmurtazashvili's tweet image. As a result of violent attacks against three visibly Jewish Pitt students and a eruption of antisemitism in our city, leadership at the University of Pittsburgh asked me to co-chair a working group on antisemitism. It was an honor to be asked, but this is not work I want to do.…
jmurtazashvili's tweet image. As a result of violent attacks against three visibly Jewish Pitt students and a eruption of antisemitism in our city, leadership at the University of Pittsburgh asked me to co-chair a working group on antisemitism. It was an honor to be asked, but this is not work I want to do.…
jmurtazashvili's tweet image. As a result of violent attacks against three visibly Jewish Pitt students and a eruption of antisemitism in our city, leadership at the University of Pittsburgh asked me to co-chair a working group on antisemitism. It was an honor to be asked, but this is not work I want to do.…
jmurtazashvili's tweet image. As a result of violent attacks against three visibly Jewish Pitt students and a eruption of antisemitism in our city, leadership at the University of Pittsburgh asked me to co-chair a working group on antisemitism. It was an honor to be asked, but this is not work I want to do.…

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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.” This guy got two Bronze stars in Iraq and clerked for Roberts before landing at SDNY

jonfavs's tweet image. “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

This guy got two Bronze stars in Iraq and clerked for Roberts before landing at SDNY

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JUST NOW: Tulsi Gabbard's notorious denial of the Assad regime's gassing of Syrian children was inspired by quack MIT professor Theodore Postol. The "expert source" Postol used to question Assad's responsibility? Notorious Assadist antisemite Twitter user SyrianGirl.

KareemRifai's tweet image. JUST NOW: Tulsi Gabbard's notorious denial of the Assad regime's gassing of Syrian children was inspired by quack MIT professor Theodore Postol.

The "expert source" Postol used to question Assad's responsibility? Notorious Assadist antisemite Twitter user SyrianGirl.
KareemRifai's tweet image. JUST NOW: Tulsi Gabbard's notorious denial of the Assad regime's gassing of Syrian children was inspired by quack MIT professor Theodore Postol.

The "expert source" Postol used to question Assad's responsibility? Notorious Assadist antisemite Twitter user SyrianGirl.

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My dispatch from Damascus, written shortly after the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell in Syria. This is the most incredible story I have ever reported on in my life, and it is an honour to have it published in @ForeignPolicy. Hope won in Syria. foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/24/hop…


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🚨BREAKING: The Palestinian Presidency has released a statement regarding the ceasefire agreement, stating that the State of Palestine has legal and political jurisdiction over the strip, affirming its responsibility for governance, administration, and security in Gaza. In other…

IhabHassane's tweet image. 🚨BREAKING: The Palestinian Presidency has released a statement regarding the ceasefire agreement, stating that the State of Palestine has legal and political jurisdiction over the strip, affirming its responsibility for governance, administration, and security in Gaza.

In other…

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