Jacob Montgomery
@jacobmontgomery.bsky.social
Political (Data) Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis. Data science, social media, American politics, and grumpy Bayesian. All opinions my own.
Wow. Found this picture of Larry Summers circa 2005 talking about why women continue to be under represented in fields like economics.
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wow. Found this picture of Larry Summers circa 2005 talking about why women continue to be under represented in fields like economics.
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
OK friends. He’s broken and the kids are too old for him. But how does one properly dispose of Buzz Lightyear?
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
OK friends. He’s broken and the kids are too old for him. But how does one properly dispose of Buzz Lightyear?
This isn’t even a joke. Just the process.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This isn’t even a joke. Just the process.
If no one will stand up for democracy, it will fall.
In the present moment, silence is complicity. Active cooperation is simply a failure of leadership.
In the present moment, silence is complicity. Active cooperation is simply a failure of leadership.
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If no one will stand up for democracy, it will fall.
In the present moment, silence is complicity. Active cooperation is simply a failure of leadership.
In the present moment, silence is complicity. Active cooperation is simply a failure of leadership.
UVA Board right now, probably. @brendannyhan.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
UVA Board right now, probably. @brendannyhan.bsky.social
The WashU Faculty Senate Council voted *unanimously* that WashU should "unequivocally" reject the compact.
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The WashU Faculty Senate Council voted *unanimously* that WashU should "unequivocally" reject the compact.
Somewhat better when it's actually prompted with my own lecture content.
October 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Somewhat better when it's actually prompted with my own lecture content.
Really want more headlines like, “Most unpopular President in recent history says crazy shit,“ instead of the endless normalization of extremism that we get every day.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
September 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Really want more headlines like, “Most unpopular President in recent history says crazy shit,“ instead of the endless normalization of extremism that we get every day.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
So interesting when fandoms spread into movements ...
September 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So interesting when fandoms spread into movements ...
Or you know … you could fight all this because it is illegal and an egregious violation of the first amendment?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
August 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Or you know … you could fight all this because it is illegal and an egregious violation of the first amendment?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
Getting ready for the onslaught of "welcome back" emails from every unit in the university.
August 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Getting ready for the onslaught of "welcome back" emails from every unit in the university.
ICE officers, probably.
June 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
ICE officers, probably.
June 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Madam Defarge has entered the chat ....
May 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Madam Defarge has entered the chat ....
WashU is hiring endowed professors for an Ordered Liberty Project. Details in the link.
apply.interfolio.com/166960
apply.interfolio.com/166960
May 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
WashU is hiring endowed professors for an Ordered Liberty Project. Details in the link.
apply.interfolio.com/166960
apply.interfolio.com/166960
Hey folks, send me nominations for the Gosnell Prize! See below for details. The Gosnell Prize is awarded for the best work in political methodology presented at any political science conference during the preceding academic year.
And you should totally feel free to self nominate.
And you should totally feel free to self nominate.
March 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey folks, send me nominations for the Gosnell Prize! See below for details. The Gosnell Prize is awarded for the best work in political methodology presented at any political science conference during the preceding academic year.
And you should totally feel free to self nominate.
And you should totally feel free to self nominate.
I can't believe that 1996 is going to turn out to be the peak of American politics in my lifetime.
February 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I can't believe that 1996 is going to turn out to be the peak of American politics in my lifetime.
Seriously what is even going on here.
December 20, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Seriously what is even going on here.
