Political scientist at UMBC. I study U.S. public opinion, media & politics, political psychology & the scholarship of teaching & learning. Dad, husband, author, Tar Heel, baltimore enthusiast www.iananson.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk6p65wtoc2tStarting the film and politics unit next week let's gooo [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6p65wtoc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk6p2w46i22tAnd don't forget (as my daughter loves to scream at the top of her lungs to passersby): Octopuses have NIIIINE BRAAAINS [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6p2w46i22thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk66qpavfc2hThis dynamic has been one of the most interesting discussions in my media and politics course this semester. Glad to see this preprint! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk66qpavfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk4ft34uoc2fIt's here!! A year of hard work at @umbc.bsky.social is complete, and UMBC Review vol. 27 (2026) is in print! Our peer reviewed undergraduate research journal is a joy to work on with our fabulous team of student editors. #umbc #research22 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4ft34uoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk43p6p5uk2tI just wanna read some of those New Yorker articles that slowly escalate into pure shock value, in the sunshine, is that so much to ask22 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk43p6p5uk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk43nav5xs2tInbox zero? In this economy?22 Apr 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk43nav5xs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk42nb5alk2tI've had several interactions recently wherein I tell people I have 2 kids, and they react the way that *I* react when someone tells me they have *3* kids. Apparently 2 kids is now officially "a lot of kids"22 Apr 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42nb5alk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk42gp7lqk2tI have only recently learned that obtaining the title of "Professor" does not guarantee a life of sitting in beautiful places and reading all the time. Apparently I should have instead been striving for the title of "Person with Generational Wealth," my mistake22 Apr 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42gp7lqk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mk3vj4x2ik2iVery fitting that Spirit could become our new de facto national flag carrier America: home of the bare fare [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3vj4x2ik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mjz4lzbkrc2nMy daughter burst out of her bedroom the other morning, jumping for joy, and screamed "MOM, DAD! GEESE! ARE! PTERODACTYLS!" And we were like, hmm, actually, yes [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4lzbkrc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mjz3weujes22not photoshopped (you know i had to do it to em)21 Apr 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz3weujes22https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mj5amrccf22bWell thanks to Citizens United we do a little multibillion dollar political campaigning as a side hustle [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5amrccf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mj3tk5g5v22dOpened a library book, read the epigraph, 🤯, closed the book, went to go find a book by the author of the epigraph. Sorry, original book...09 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3tk5g5v22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3milvp3hf6c2mIf you teach in this discipline and you're not reading JPSE you're missing out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3milvp3hf6c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3miklskzjvs2cCarolina in my mind03 Apr 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3miklskzjvs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mih473seps23For those of you who keep looking around at politics right now and thinking about Fitzcarraldo... [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih473seps23https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mieyl5lxds2wOh hi! [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieyl5lxds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3miacwqnh422pLook, I know it's salty and I shouldn't say these things when my own team lost to an 11 seed in the first round. But you can't go around doing The Brotherhood™ schtick without accepting that we're gonna feast when this happens29 Mar 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3miacwqnh422phttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mi2unzabck2iPolitical science students at @umbc.edu are doing a Hackathon today, leveraging data to tackle questions about affordability of various services and necessities in Maryland. They are working around the clock on these white papers. I can't wait to see what they come up with! #Hackathon #POLIthon27 Mar 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2unzabck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mi2hpe3kuc2iDo associate profs ever not feel like roadkill by the end of the workweek? Asking for a friend who is bad at saying no to stuff.27 Mar 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2hpe3kuc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhydr2px522pextremely baseball voice: "baseball"26 Mar 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhydr2px522phttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhy62w22uk2wI like it when the scoreboard says Ponyo [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy62w22uk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhy57oq56s2fApparently someone named Ian Anderson has recently joined UMBC in some capacity. RIP their inbox.26 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy57oq56s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhxghmbbb22pHappy opening day! Let's go O's!26 Mar 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxghmbbb22phttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhiqfh3bus24Universities increasingly getting sucked into the consulting bog is so disappointing and so, so predictable [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiqfh3bus24https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhiizwmjws27My 4 year old daughter's bracket is already destroying my bracket. I'm afraid her final 4 pick of the St. Louis "Billy kittens" may keep her in the lead for good. What else is she actually right about??20 Mar 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiizwmjws27https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhii26q7dk2q [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhii26q7dk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhgrrpqvfk2jAnd the 12-5 upset maker! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgrrpqvfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mhgoqxmvr22kHigh Point, NC... The home furnishings capital... Of the WORLD!19 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgoqxmvr22k