Michael Albertus
@mikealbertus.bsky.social
Professor @UChicago Political Science | Democracy, dictatorship, conflict, property, the Americas | Author of Land Power
My interview with social change experts and philosophy professors @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social, Dan Kelly, and Alex Madva on their fantastic new book Somebody Should Do Something. A must read if you’re thinking about big social problems, how they change, and what you can do @mitpress.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My interview with social change experts and philosophy professors @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social, Dan Kelly, and Alex Madva on their fantastic new book Somebody Should Do Something. A must read if you’re thinking about big social problems, how they change, and what you can do @mitpress.bsky.social
#Trump's politicized firing of Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook threatens its independence and could destabilize the American economy. It also marks a major departure among advanced democracies of central bank independence, which has tamed inflation and unemployment 👇
August 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#Trump's politicized firing of Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook threatens its independence and could destabilize the American economy. It also marks a major departure among advanced democracies of central bank independence, which has tamed inflation and unemployment 👇
Trump's proposal to redefine "persons" in the #census – by excluding immigrants without legal status – aims at giving Republicans a durable political advantage. A deep dive on it, with a key map that helps understand the dynamics, here 👇
August 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump's proposal to redefine "persons" in the #census – by excluding immigrants without legal status – aims at giving Republicans a durable political advantage. A deep dive on it, with a key map that helps understand the dynamics, here 👇
My interview with election law expert
@profnickstephan.bsky.social on #Texas Republicans' extreme partisan #Gerrymandering. Why the rare move threatens representation and the balance in the US House – and could spark widespread partisan redistricting. 👇
@profnickstephan.bsky.social on #Texas Republicans' extreme partisan #Gerrymandering. Why the rare move threatens representation and the balance in the US House – and could spark widespread partisan redistricting. 👇
August 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My interview with election law expert
@profnickstephan.bsky.social on #Texas Republicans' extreme partisan #Gerrymandering. Why the rare move threatens representation and the balance in the US House – and could spark widespread partisan redistricting. 👇
@profnickstephan.bsky.social on #Texas Republicans' extreme partisan #Gerrymandering. Why the rare move threatens representation and the balance in the US House – and could spark widespread partisan redistricting. 👇
Today's bombshell ruling at the Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions amounts to a major expansion of executive power and a blow to the protection of Constitutional rights. #SCOTUS
June 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today's bombshell ruling at the Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions amounts to a major expansion of executive power and a blow to the protection of Constitutional rights. #SCOTUS
Excited to have a new paper forthcoming @cpsjournal.bsky.social – Indigenous Community Recognition and Identity: Evidence from Peru. A first individual-level analysis of a key, widespread public policy, based on years of mapping, data & conversation with colleagues
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Excited to have a new paper forthcoming @cpsjournal.bsky.social – Indigenous Community Recognition and Identity: Evidence from Peru. A first individual-level analysis of a key, widespread public policy, based on years of mapping, data & conversation with colleagues
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Tracking down trail in the Sierra
May 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tracking down trail in the Sierra
As #EarthDay passes once again, it's more important than ever to consider what we're doing to the land and how we can do better. Insights and lessons from around the world in my new book, Land Power.
www.amazon.com/Land-Power-D...
www.amazon.com/Land-Power-D...
April 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As #EarthDay passes once again, it's more important than ever to consider what we're doing to the land and how we can do better. Insights and lessons from around the world in my new book, Land Power.
www.amazon.com/Land-Power-D...
www.amazon.com/Land-Power-D...
Land Power then & now: the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush (top) and JD Vance's 2025 visit to #Greenland amid threats to take it by force
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Land Power then & now: the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush (top) and JD Vance's 2025 visit to #Greenland amid threats to take it by force
A nice shout-out to my new book, Land Power, in the new issue of UChicago Magazine. @uchicagomag.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A nice shout-out to my new book, Land Power, in the new issue of UChicago Magazine. @uchicagomag.bsky.social
Trump says we'll 'Go as Far as We Have to Go' to get #Greenland as Vance arrives today. But while territorial conquest can bring power, history shows it can also backfire.
My Op-Ed in US News today from the lens of my new book, Land Power. @usnews.com
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
My Op-Ed in US News today from the lens of my new book, Land Power. @usnews.com
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
March 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Trump says we'll 'Go as Far as We Have to Go' to get #Greenland as Vance arrives today. But while territorial conquest can bring power, history shows it can also backfire.
My Op-Ed in US News today from the lens of my new book, Land Power. @usnews.com
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
My Op-Ed in US News today from the lens of my new book, Land Power. @usnews.com
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
Very excited to have this new paper out @thejop.bsky.social with Noah Schouela! On why efforts to level the playing field with redistribution can backfire politically, forging new politics in the meantime. Years & lots of archival work in the making.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/AQRTE...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/AQRTE...
March 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Very excited to have this new paper out @thejop.bsky.social with Noah Schouela! On why efforts to level the playing field with redistribution can backfire politically, forging new politics in the meantime. Years & lots of archival work in the making.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/AQRTE...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/AQRTE...
My pod with Western Civ podcast based on my new book Land Power! From men on the Canadian prairies to Asian Tigers, the House of Windsor, and China's Great Leap Forward – land is power and who owns it dominates society
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
February 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My pod with Western Civ podcast based on my new book Land Power! From men on the Canadian prairies to Asian Tigers, the House of Windsor, and China's Great Leap Forward – land is power and who owns it dominates society
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
My new book's now out in the UK too! Wondering what we can read into societies based on different design aesthetics... 🥳 🎨
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My new book's now out in the UK too! Wondering what we can read into societies based on different design aesthetics... 🥳 🎨