Alberto Simpser

Social scientist interested in political economy, development, corruption, elections, democracy.

[CienciaPolítica ITAM @CPoliticaITAM]

Muchas gracias a todxs lxs exalumnxs de Ciencias Sociales y Ciencia Política que nos acompañaron en el desayuno el sábado pasado en el ITAM. @Chertorivski @polprof13 @HVivesSegl @almorenoal @juanpm2002 @alucardi1 @jicito @AMGFLDL @fmcpol @ExITAM @ITAM_mx

[CienciaPolítica ITAM @CPoliticaITAM]

"The Categories of Criminal Law: Cognitive Injustice and Non-Sovereign Agency in the Civil Law Tradition" https://t.co/mlRrWXeQlP

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Pop psychology on social media has reached peak stupidity.

It feels like it’s poisoned a lot of peoples’ minds with a misunderstanding of many basic concepts.

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

It’s disturbing how many people have made willful ignorance a central part of their identity.

I see people on here bragging that they refuse to read something and others cheering them on.

It’s not shameful to read something you don’t agree with. You might learn something. Or at least you will understand where other people are coming from.

I’ve read many books I expected to hate and then been surprised by how thoughtful and nuanced they were.

An open mind is a powerful tool for understand the world. It’s far more complex than any ideology or belief system will ever fully capture.

[JP Micozzi ⭐⭐⭐ @juanpm2002]

¡Se acerca el gran regreso del Seminario de Investigación! Acompáñennos a la presentación de uno de los mejores politólogos de la actualidad, @renardsexton, este jueves a las 2:30 en el salón 301 de Río Hondo

[Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT]

I am disappointed with mainstream US media, including the New York Times. The headlines are all about Biden’s debate performance. Yes, he’s old. Yes, it would’ve been great to have had a more inspiring younger candidate. Yes, he had a bad night, certainly compared to his State of the Union address. But that is not the main story. The main story is that Trump is a very serious threat to US democracy.

[CienciaPolítica ITAM @CPoliticaITAM]

Nuevo artículo de la Dra. Adriana Alfaro: la respuesta al simposio sobre su libro The Belief in Intuition en History of European Ideas. Alfaro desarrolla dos preguntas en torno a su libro: 🧵

[CienciaPolítica ITAM @CPoliticaITAM]

Mañana último seminario de CPol del semestre. Ruben Enikolopov de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra quien nos comparte su trabajo titulado The Effect of Independent Online Media in an Autocracy. Jueves 2 de mayo, 2:30pm, salón 301. @fmcpol

[ITAM @ITAM_mx]

El ITAM entre las Mejores Universidades de México.

El ITAM ha sido clasificado entre las tres mejores universidades de México en el QS World University Ranking 2024, destacando en áreas como Ciencia Política, Derecho, Economía, Administración, Contabilidad y Finanzas. Este logro refleja el compromiso constante con la excelencia académica de nuestra institución.

Más en: https://t.co/NrVImseSEm

[Alberto Simpser @AlbertoSimpser]

@CPoliticaITAM Felicidades!

[Politics and Social Change Lab @pascl_stanford]

🚨Come work with us! 🚨The Polarization and Social Change Lab @Stanford has an open Research Coordinator position. We invite applicants from psychology, poli sci, sociology, econ, data science, et al. Position begins in Spring or Summer of 2024. Please forward to any and all!

[Horacio Vives Segl @HVivesSegl]

El profesorado de @CPoliticaITAM @ITAM_mx 💚
Muy felices fiestas Colegas‼️
@ExITAM @vidalromero_ @polprof13 @AMGFLDL @felcurco

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:

Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?

The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.

Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.

In short, they said:

It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.

This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:

“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”

The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.

Don’t take my word for it.

You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.

They must all resign in disgrace.

If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.

Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?

Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.

To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.

On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.

It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.

If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.

[Horacio Vives Segl @HVivesSegl]

📢AGENDAR‼️
5 años de gobierno: el análisis
#ForosCEAL @CentroLujambio @CPoliticaITAM @ITAM_mx
Con @luisestrada_ @olgapellicer @vidalromero_ @polprof13 @AVivancoC
🗓️28/Nov
⏰1pm
📍Auditorio Baillères
@ExITAM @PosgradosITAM @RRII_ITAM @ConsejoConstruy @elsupuesto @fmcpol

[CienciaPolítica ITAM @CPoliticaITAM]

Hoy nos acompaña Carlos Scartascini, 14:30 en el salón SA-4, ¡te esperamos!

[EGAP @EGAPTweets]

Ahead of our @EconomiaITAM_ #LATAMRegionalHub (@EconomiaUAndes) meeting tomorrow, listen to our #GovernanceLoop 🎙️: “Political Polarization & Public Health Accountability: COVID-19 in Mexico” w/ @JoseRamonEG, @AlbertoSimpser & @monicameltis (@datacivica). https://t.co/k4vM2pMTJb

[Horacio Vives Segl @HVivesSegl]

📢Vamos a conversar en el @ITAM_mx sobre la aprobación del presupuesto y las finanzas públicas en el ámbito local
Nos acompaña @GusLealMaya @SF_Qro @gobqro
🗓️Miércoles 20/Sep
⏰11:30am
📍Sala de Maestros / Planta Alta
#ForosCEAL @CentroLujambio @CPoliticaITAM @consejoconstruy

[Alberto Simpser @AlbertoSimpser]

@apsrjournal @amlebas @laurenyoung231 Congrats!

[Alberto Simpser @AlbertoSimpser]

@HLarreguy Don’t forget the other coauthors ;)