Jason Roberts

I am a political science professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tweets are my opinions only.

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@matthenryyoung Of course, I did not mean to imply that those categories are mutually exclusive.

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@matthenryyoung I was on your side on that one. In a faculty meeting someone said that having him in the building made them feel “unsafe”. I shouted “he’s a former governor not a convicted sex offender!”

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

Tenure Committees Are Too Tolerant of Mediocrity https://t.co/yZTaU7Boii

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@SeanTrende @crogers_htown We do this by choice, but it is true that there aren't a lot of "middle" options between bad rec and lots of travel.

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@vkoganpolisci @APSAEdPolitics well said!

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@jmart @cspan great, now get back to work and stop gabbing!

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@andrealucasEEOC @FacultyLeaks @USEEOC If only they knew what goes on within academia...

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@ClayTravis Why? Our constitution clearly says we can’t have a monarch. Britain is different. You are just shit posting.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

FIRE is deeply troubled by @UNC’s decision to condemn satire and announce an investigation into protected student expression.

The @dailytarheel, which is editorially and financially independent from the university, published satirical April Fool’s articles with headlines like “Trump Orders Alcohol Law Enforcement in Chapel Hill Replaced with ICE Agents” and “UNC Brings Back DEI-For Whites.”

After calls for takedowns from student groups and the student body president, the paper took the articles down and its editor-in-chief apologized.

Hill After Hours, a separate registered student group, also posted and deleted a TikTok sketch satirizing a stereotypical white student walking through an area of campus where predominantly students of color have historically lived.

In response, Senior Vice Provost James Orr issued a university statement condemning the satirical content and announced the university was investigating Hill After Hours.

That is not the role of a public university. Students and student journalists do not lose their First Amendment rights because their speech is offensive, unpopular, or badly received. Critics are free to answer with more speech. UNC is not free to answer it with condemnation and investigation.

UNC-Chapel Hill’s response also raises serious concerns under North Carolina law, which requires UNC System institutions to remain neutral on “the political controversies of the day.” A university cannot claim neutrality while taking an official side against protected student expression.

UNC-Chapel Hill must retract its statement and end the investigation. Offense is not license to police protected expression.

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@MattGlassman312 @AlanMCole @asymmetricinfo One caveat...it was cold that day. My school was canceled due to snow/ice so I was home to watch it live.

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@dieworkwear @thomaschattwill Would the button down collar be considered too casual?

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@benryanwriter @mattyglesias @nytopinion There is no "structural reason" insuring that Democrats are not popular in sparsely populated states.

[Cassie Clark @dogwoodblooms]

Dear Transplants & Developers:

These trees emit a foul odor to attract flies, their primary pollinators.

Do not plant these stankin’ a$$ things in North Carolina.

The proper way to deal with the Bradford Pear is not to plant them. It’s to chop them down and burn them with fire.

Thank you,
The Locals

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@NeilWeinberg44 maybe just extend the deadline when something like this happens? easier than putting people in jail

[Andrew Bone @AndrewJBone]

It’s a legendary holiday for Alabama fans worldwide.

Happy 2nd & 26 for those who celebrate!

Best/first game ‘date’ with my gf (now my wife of almost 7 years).

BOL members sharing memories:
➡️https://t.co/KPZ3u6nwjt

What’s yours?

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

This game is putting the foot in football.

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@PhilipWallach now they need to do it again in 8 months!

[American Political Science Review @apsrjournal]

From our August Issue: Interpersonal Relationships, Bipartisanship, and January 6th by JAMES M. CURRY and JASON M. ROBERTS. https://t.co/5V9RMBxlWW

[Jason Roberts @ProfJRoberts]

@_NickKelly Definitely needed change of some kind. Status quo was unacceptable.

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@GabrielSterling @SpeakerJohnson Yes. It is progress, but I wish we were not grading on such a curve. .