Are you seeing any good new alternatives emerge?

A plausible and frightening vision of Europe's near future, ending in economic collapse and vassal status under the US or China. Enjoyed reading it, although I feel a little depressed now. europe2031.ai/

My hunch is that council enlargement could relieve some pressure on D primaries (or first rounds in nonpartisan systems).

The next decade is unlikely to collapse the university system. But it will bring a lot of change to higher education. newyorker.com/news/fault-lin…

Higher education enrollment: looking deeply into the new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data for spring 2026. bryanalexander.org/enrollmen…

🖥️ The new Artificial Intelligence policy at UC Berkeley School of Law, effective Summer 2026. 📝 Here is the main rule: "The use of AI is prohibited for aid in conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit. AI use is prohibited for any use for any purpose in any exam situation. Students may not upload course materials—including assignments, readings, slides, class recordings, or other class content—into generative AI systems. AI can be used for research on papers ONLY for the limited purpose of identifying sources, such as cases, statutes, or secondary sources."

This is a sobering analysis from one of the world's great experts on infectious disease:

Thanks to Emmy Martin at the @chronicle for this article on the Canvas hack and what comes next. Grateful to be interviewed there, too: chronicle.com/article/the-ca…

Rome (2005–2007) genuinely looked bigger and richer than most movies airing at the time. The sets, costumes, crowd scenes, political drama …every episode felt like HBO accidentally dropped a full historical epic onto television every week.

Indeed. Here's my account of academic cuts, closures, and mergers: bryanalexander.org/horizon-s…

Join Harvard professor @stephenWalt for a free five-part masterclass breaking down the biggest concepts needed for navigating today’s turbulent geopolitics. No tuition. No textbooks. Get started today: link.foreignpolicy.com/join/…

MarkRush_Sm0cp commented on WSJ: "The truly sad aspect of the half century of racially remedial redistricting is that it has undermined the notion ..." openweb.com/share/3DGISwjDEV…

The Chronicle of Higher Education ran my column defending teaching and learning centers against a wrongheaded attack: chronicle.com/article/teachi…

Sven Beckert’s new book, “Capitalism: A Global History,” argues that the arc of capitalist history has always bent toward the shrinking of freedom. Read Jeremy Adelman’s review: foreignaffairs.com/reviews/w…

The new redistricting map in Virginia is classic microlooting. Such a sad reflection on the Commonwealth's leaders and influencers @BryanAlexander @bfry1981

By a margin of 3% Virginia goes 10-1. This constitutionalizes political suicide @BryanAlexander

Virginia commits political suicide

Don't read Yale admin's report to understand how or why they lost touch with the school's educational mission. Read Eaton's Bankers in the Ivory Tower, Chap.4 on "How Universities Became Hedge Funds." press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books…

Zero communication on @united 4339

Hundreds of flights back in the air over iad. But @united 4339 sits on the ground