Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
@cnwillis.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University.
Research: USFP, civ-mil, East/Southeast Asia, contentious politics, pedagogy, fieldwork.
Website: cnwillis.com
She/her 🏳️🌈#BLM
The views expressed are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Research: USFP, civ-mil, East/Southeast Asia, contentious politics, pedagogy, fieldwork.
Website: cnwillis.com
She/her 🏳️🌈#BLM
The views expressed are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
Pinned
I'm pleased to announce that I am officially off the ac. job market. Starting Fall 2025, I will be a tenure-track assistant professor at Old Dominion University in Asian politics. Thank you to all of my friends, family, students, teachers, mentors, interviewees, and all who have helped me get here.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Trump is saying he won’t sign ANY extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
Trump Tells Congress to Not ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Subsidies
President Donald Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his party’s effo...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump is saying he won’t sign ANY extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
He is basically ensuring premiums will double or even quadruple for millions of Americans.
And the worst price hikes will be in states Trump won!
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
There is never a strategy that is cost less, but strapping your party’s entire fortune to a 79 year old sociopath comes with more costs than most. In 2026, people like Susan Collins and all the other enablers will pay the price. 4/4
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There is never a strategy that is cost less, but strapping your party’s entire fortune to a 79 year old sociopath comes with more costs than most. In 2026, people like Susan Collins and all the other enablers will pay the price. 4/4
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
You’re seeing the limits of an entire political movement based around one guy. Trump won in 24 with a unique coalition of Latinos and young people in addition to the traditional R voters, and Trump just completely abandoned these new supporters as president to the detriment of the entire party 1/4
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You’re seeing the limits of an entire political movement based around one guy. Trump won in 24 with a unique coalition of Latinos and young people in addition to the traditional R voters, and Trump just completely abandoned these new supporters as president to the detriment of the entire party 1/4
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
To understand Trump is to understand he doesn't believe in repeated games where cooperation is the equilibrium strategy because people can punish non-cooperation in the future. He thinks everything is a one off prisoner's dilemma and tries to screw the other party no matter the future consequences.
For Trump, there is no time horizon that matters beyond the immediate. He could care less about the Republican Party of 2027, let alone 2029 and beyond. This is the Republican deal with the devil. They put Trump in charge, but Trump doesn’t care about others beyond how it affects him. 2/4
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
To understand Trump is to understand he doesn't believe in repeated games where cooperation is the equilibrium strategy because people can punish non-cooperation in the future. He thinks everything is a one off prisoner's dilemma and tries to screw the other party no matter the future consequences.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Trump’s corruption would embarrass Boss Tweed.
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump’s corruption would embarrass Boss Tweed.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Anyone who has been to the grocery store knows that the President of the United is lying.
Trump: Our groceries are way down. Everything is way down. So I don't want to hear about the affordability.
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Anyone who has been to the grocery store knows that the President of the United is lying.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Unprecedented corruption - not just monetizing the presidency by selling branded products, but selling those products directly to government employees and having the Department of Homeland Security promote them to the media
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Unprecedented corruption - not just monetizing the presidency by selling branded products, but selling those products directly to government employees and having the Department of Homeland Security promote them to the media
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Mainers have until tomorrow to reject a voter suppression effort pushed by Leonard Leo’s money and the unrelentingly deceitful Yes on 1 campaign.
Vote No on 1 and help get out the vote. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...
Vote No on 1 and help get out the vote. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...
Misinformation in Maine’s Voter Suppression Referendum Began with a Deceptive Title
Petition tactics hid absentee ballot limits. Question 1 proponents then used Newburgh ballots to mislead further.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
@amandamrosen.bsky.social has published a new and exciting book:
"Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Instructors"
❗See her thoughts on it here:❗ activelearningps.com/2024/08/05/t...
"Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Instructors"
❗See her thoughts on it here:❗ activelearningps.com/2024/08/05/t...
August 8, 2024 at 6:11 PM
@amandamrosen.bsky.social has published a new and exciting book:
"Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Instructors"
❗See her thoughts on it here:❗ activelearningps.com/2024/08/05/t...
"Teaching Political Science: A Practical Guide for Instructors"
❗See her thoughts on it here:❗ activelearningps.com/2024/08/05/t...
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Office Hours: Year One (Part 2) – Active Learning in Political Science ©
@alpsblog.bsky.social
@drjostojski.bsky.social
@polinabeliakova.bsky.social
Brooklyn Walker
@cnwillis.bsky.social
activelearningps.com/2025/10/31/o...
@alpsblog.bsky.social
@drjostojski.bsky.social
@polinabeliakova.bsky.social
Brooklyn Walker
@cnwillis.bsky.social
activelearningps.com/2025/10/31/o...
Office Hours: Year One (Part 2)
In mid-September we started a new series, “Office Hours: Year One”, where four first-year tenure-track professors from different institutions reflect on their experiences throughout the…
activelearningps.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Office Hours: Year One (Part 2) – Active Learning in Political Science ©
@alpsblog.bsky.social
@drjostojski.bsky.social
@polinabeliakova.bsky.social
Brooklyn Walker
@cnwillis.bsky.social
activelearningps.com/2025/10/31/o...
@alpsblog.bsky.social
@drjostojski.bsky.social
@polinabeliakova.bsky.social
Brooklyn Walker
@cnwillis.bsky.social
activelearningps.com/2025/10/31/o...
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Honestly, it's really hard to see Japan and the Philippines not being drawn into involvement in a Taiwan contingency simply by virtue of geographic proximity
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Honestly, it's really hard to see Japan and the Philippines not being drawn into involvement in a Taiwan contingency simply by virtue of geographic proximity
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
DHS is at it again. They’re mad that I correctly pointed out that their claim of 515,000 “illegal migrants deported” was wrong so called me a “chronically online troll,” which is particularly ironic coming from an account which actively trolls people all the time.
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
DHS is at it again. They’re mad that I correctly pointed out that their claim of 515,000 “illegal migrants deported” was wrong so called me a “chronically online troll,” which is particularly ironic coming from an account which actively trolls people all the time.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
A new report found that federal disinvestment in Pell Grants hit higher ed in Southern states hard. It also likely played a role in plummeting Black student enrollments.
www.insidehighered.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Hello to all new followers! I haven't posted my #science stories in a while, so here's a 2-part series I just wrote for the CytoSource news page of the journal Cancer Cytopathology, on the growing threat of #microplastics. Here's part 1. 🧪
1/3
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
1/3
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hello to all new followers! I haven't posted my #science stories in a while, so here's a 2-part series I just wrote for the CytoSource news page of the journal Cancer Cytopathology, on the growing threat of #microplastics. Here's part 1. 🧪
1/3
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
1/3
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
It’s 2025 & a white man from the Deep South is refusing to seat a duly elected Latina member of Congress & provide representation to her constituents.
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It’s 2025 & a white man from the Deep South is refusing to seat a duly elected Latina member of Congress & provide representation to her constituents.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
“Western diplomatic efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Moscow have repeatedly failed, showing that despite the immense costs Russia has borne since 2022, its goals in Ukraine remain largely unchanged.”
Everyone except for certain experts could see that. Still, important @csis.org report 👇🏻
Everyone except for certain experts could see that. Still, important @csis.org report 👇🏻
Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Next Chapter
Russia’s war in Ukraine has persisted for over three years. Despite U.S. mediation attempts, from Saudi talks to a Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, and European debates on peacekeepers, Russia continu...
www.csis.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“Western diplomatic efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Moscow have repeatedly failed, showing that despite the immense costs Russia has borne since 2022, its goals in Ukraine remain largely unchanged.”
Everyone except for certain experts could see that. Still, important @csis.org report 👇🏻
Everyone except for certain experts could see that. Still, important @csis.org report 👇🏻
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Russ Vought is now officially using the government shutdown as a pretext for his continued attempts to permanently gut the civil service.
The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.
The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.
October 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Russ Vought is now officially using the government shutdown as a pretext for his continued attempts to permanently gut the civil service.
The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.
The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Pals! @nataliejester.bsky.social and @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social have launched the BISA Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group.
CAWP is an experimental, creative research space for IR. learn more here www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...; here @cawpbisa.bsky.social and twitter at @cawpbisa
CAWP is an experimental, creative research space for IR. learn more here www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...; here @cawpbisa.bsky.social and twitter at @cawpbisa
Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP)
The Critical Alternatives for World Politics (CAWP) Working Group aims to foster a welcoming space for experimental, creative, and non-mainstream research and researchers at the margins of Internation...
www.bisa.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pals! @nataliejester.bsky.social and @ubaspehlivan.bsky.social have launched the BISA Critical Alternatives for World Politics Working Group.
CAWP is an experimental, creative research space for IR. learn more here www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...; here @cawpbisa.bsky.social and twitter at @cawpbisa
CAWP is an experimental, creative research space for IR. learn more here www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...; here @cawpbisa.bsky.social and twitter at @cawpbisa
Are older adult learners that different from undergrads? We share insights from teaching OLLI courses that keep older adults engaged—and help us grow as educators. More below! @cnwillis.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1551...
doi.org/10.1080/1551...
Learning at Any Age: Political Science Education and Older Adult Learners
While most pedagogical research in political science focuses on teaching undergraduate and graduate students, teaching political science to older adult learners is often overlooked. However, this i...
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Are older adult learners that different from undergrads? We share insights from teaching OLLI courses that keep older adults engaged—and help us grow as educators. More below! @cnwillis.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1551...
doi.org/10.1080/1551...
Learning at Any Age: Political Science Education and Older Adult Learners
While most pedagogical research in political science focuses on teaching undergraduate and graduate students, teaching political science to older adult learners is often overlooked. However, this i...
doi.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Are older adult learners that different from undergrads? We share insights from teaching OLLI courses that keep older adults engaged—and help us grow as educators. More below! @cnwillis.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1551...
doi.org/10.1080/1551...
I reviewed a book! This is a great volume on Japanese activism/civil society that asks us to broaden our definitions and ideas about what these concepts refer to/look like in practice: pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...
ALTERNATIVE POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: New Directions in Social Movements | Edited by David H. Slater and Patricia G. Steinhoff
book review of ALTERNATIVE POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: New Directions in Social Movements | Edited by David H. Slater and Patricia G. Steinhoff
pacificaffairs.ubc.ca
October 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I reviewed a book! This is a great volume on Japanese activism/civil society that asks us to broaden our definitions and ideas about what these concepts refer to/look like in practice: pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...
Reposted by Charmaine N. Willis, Ph.D.
Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦