Political scientist. I study U.S. public opinion, media & politics, political psychology & the scholarship of teaching & learning. Dad, husband, author, Tar Heel www.iananson.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvkxgadtk22kWhile this is an instructive visualization, I am deeply unsettled by the Bubonic Sweden animation at the end [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkxgadtk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mviuofpv5s2eWhen we were on St. Simon's island, there were armadillos everywhere. The naturalists told us they can ford rivers by holding their breath and scurrying underwater along the riverbed. They're coming! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviuofpv5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvitm44zjc2eEvery single car in baltimore: busted up fender due to hit and run while parked on street Me: surely this will never happen to me Idiot last night: https://static.klipy.com/ii/2711dd8a75a85be822d136ec94899b3f/60/4a/XVshHop3.gif?hh=270&ww=480&mp4=1WNOeoxA4dpvC&webm=7jpP08J4NDXj414 Sep 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvitm44zjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvirs4pggs2bAh, surely using the overconfidence machine for political information is not at all relevant to my new book (Cambridge, 2027), OVERCONFIDENT AMERICA [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvirs4pggs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvirpyfqzs2bI read this 3x like..... ok, but where is the sinkhole in Baltimore located this time? It would be nice to know what intersection [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvirpyfqzs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mviiulgpzs25officially vagueposting about mountains beginning today... 👀⛰️14 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviiulgpzs25https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mviicbn5n22t⛰️⛰️⛰️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviicbn5n22thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mviazmc5fs2vBaltimore red line since the 2010s [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviazmc5fs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvhxcuzcek2yMy father-in-law tested coal power plant emissions for decades, climbing stacks in harsh weather and subjecting himself to extreme noise levels and severe air quality to inform EPA of emissions violators. From WV to Chicago to the Gulf. I can't imagine his feelings right now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhxcuzcek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvcvphiue22xRare overnight superfecta of 5-year-old nightmare, baby lost paci, cat yelling astonishingly loud for no reason, and smoke detector low battery chirp Happy weekend12 Sep 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcvphiue22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mvaro5jkzs2tThis is a cold-sweat nightmare for any election administrator, to say nothing of the campaigns!! I'm imagining great herds of lawyers running towards Missouri from all directions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaro5jkzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mv6d7pf3u22hNext up: USL (U.S. Lakh) [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6d7pf3u22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3muzgaqecss2gIDK what it is about today in particular, but my inbox is getting absolutely flooded by the Misguided Robots Who Send Me Baffling Emails About Products and Services That Have Nothing Even Remotely to Do With the Job of a College Professor08 Sep 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzgaqecss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3muwxgxuiu227Todayborday is Labor Day Sorry, it's all hardwired, I wish I could turn it off07 Sep 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwxgxuiu227https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3musa5mjyl22v [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3musa5mjyl22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mus7dvp2q22vWhy wasn't any of this around when I was in Bloomington?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus7dvp2q22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mumzkdxmc224Yesterday I showed my students the ANES data visualizers for 7-point PID across the years. The plot could be broken across "high" and "low" political knowledge. Students laughed... What is "low knowledge?" Read the fine print. It's everyone who couldn't ID who controls the House. Laughter died down. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumzkdxmc224https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mumylxwwok25What if the whole internet suddenly goes d [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumylxwwok25https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mumrnnpmxc2oWhen we wrote "Ought it Audit" we had no idea how big the problem could become https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-experimental-political-science/article/abs/ought-it-audit-information-values-and-public-support-for-the-internal-revenue-service/C8E12A2B89EA116BB65DC838457A4552 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumrnnpmxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mukzsasbfk2bI'll never forget flying to Montréal out of DCA for APSA, on a tiny plane populated almost exclusively by Very Important political scientists, while in possession of the world's smallest, loudest baby02 Sep 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukzsasbfk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mujua4r3uk2eNot to mention, we're hosting the Red Sox this weekend so staying home in Baltimore was clearly the play from the beginning [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujua4r3uk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mujtwcuh5s2eNo APSA for me this year. Big plans are in motion and our family really can't spare the bandwidth. I'll see y'all next year (working on my wardrobe til then!)02 Sep 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujtwcuh5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mui532m5ck2sWrote myself a quick note this afternoon that is now rapidly transforming itself into a book proposal Oh no01 Sep 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui532m5ck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mufw3xhsgs2vI can hear this image [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufw3xhsgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mueuk5cync22Every time [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueuk5cync22https://bsky.app/profile/iganson.bsky.social/post/3mua7zozulc2cThere was once a time when everyone looked forward to some pulled pork and a mediocre Carolina team of mostly in-state guys, kicking off at noon against Wake Forest, and it was just fine. But the Brand must be Promoted, so now a gang of mercenaries is wrangling frogs in Ireland. Blah.29 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:2eswdqe5bhqnsoc3d2frkize/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua7zozulc2c