Jeffrey R. Lax

@JeffreyLax

Professor of Political Science @ Columbia. Judicial politics; representation, responsiveness, public opinion.

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Jeffrey R. Lax
@JeffreyLax
Aug 29
They should do that
The Harvard Crimson
@thecrimson
Aug 29
NEW: Amanda Claybaugh told PAFs Monday that Harvard “will” automatically turn all of a course’s A’s into A-’s if professors refuse to comply with the new grade cap, but backtracked in a Thursday interview. @MeganBlonigen and @alexa_m15_s report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/8…
Jeffrey R. Lax
@JeffreyLax
Aug 26
It’s the parents
Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar
Aug 26
Meta agrees to pay over $17 BILLION to states to because their platforms are addicting kids to social media. I’ve been calling them out on this for years. Now we need to pass federal kids’ safety rules so they can stop blaming parents. It’s not the parents. It’s the products.
Jeffrey R. Lax
@JeffreyLax
Aug 22
No.
Julian Go
@jgo34
Aug 21
Everyone assumes “sociology” (as if it is homogenous) is more ’politicized’ than economics. But is that so? Or is economics’ politics are buried in the very assumptions & models of the discipline? 1/3
Jeffrey R. Lax
@JeffreyLax
Aug 21
There are schools for those that behind and struggling. Berkeley shouldn't be one of them.
Marc Watkins
@Marc__Watkins
Aug 21
Before we go down "kids can't math today," can we ask WHY ON EARTH we've ever accepted the premise that teaching a lecture style course to "500 to 1,400" students is an effective way to reach students who may be struggling or behind?
Jeffrey R. Lax
@JeffreyLax
Aug 20
What the heck does that even mean?
Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
Aug 20
Tech executives are warning that AI could lead to “a level of wealth concentration that will break society." I refuse to accept that. If we’re going to build a future that works for everyone, we need to tax AI and invest in people.