Barry Burden
@bcburden
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Professor of Political Science @uwmadison. Director of @electionscenter. First gen college grad. Native Ohioan. Also https://t.co/nDLksfa2QQ
Madison, WI
Joined June 2009
Can we persuade Tim Mellon to cover the coach buyouts instead of paying for a few minutes of military salary?
We’re only halfway through the 2025 regular season, and it’s clear we’re headed to a full-on CFB coaching carousel bloodletting. By year’s end, the combined cost of those buyouts could well exceed $200 million. Supposed institutions of “higher learning” have managed to
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With the Wisconsin Exchange, UW is strengthening a culture of civil dialogue across difference. This new initiative helps our campus community learn to engage, live and lead in a polarized world, turning constructive conversation into daily practice. ℹ️ https://t.co/zw9l7Qxk4I
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Googling “Trump” and “DOJ” any day of the week invariably turns up something new that’s corrupt or authoritarian
nytimes.com
Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.
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With its new PM, Japan pushes the share of EU and OECD countries that have had a woman leader over 80%. The US remains an outlier. https://t.co/77vB4Kh0Jt
https://t.co/GNPB9MzWYe
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If two autocrats are going to meet the gathering might as well be hosted by a third autocrat
bbc.com
The US president, who is due to host Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, says there will be fresh US-Russia talks with "high level advisors" next week.
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Only 3 states are represented by senators of opposing parties -- the lowest number of split delegations in the 100+ years that senators have been directly elected. Only way it goes lower next year is if Susan Collins loses and Dems hold all of their seats.
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The 2024 @electionstudies has the share of "pure independents" in the US at its lowest level since 1952 (7%)
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