An Analysis of Global and U.S. democracy
I gave a one hour presentation at the 5th annual international symposium at Colorado State University. The topic of my talk was a …
A Quick Intro to R and Democracy Data
I recently hosted a workshop introducing students at Colorado State University to R, the tidyverse, and the V-Dem data set. We had a …
How to install R on Ubuntu
In this post I'll explain how to quickly install R on Ubuntu-based operating systems and make sure that R packages are installed with …
A Guide to Linux for Social Scientists
When I was a graduate student, I immensely benefitted from a friend's guide to Linux for social scientists. Unfortunately, that post is …
Error message org.freedesktop.Platform 20.08
Updating packages on my Ubuntu based Pop OS operating system recently I got an error message about the end of life of …
GlobalProtect VPN at Colorado State University
In order to be able to access CSU resources off campus or ssh into my work desktop I need to install the GlobalProtect VPN. The …
Reference Management Software
In every course that I teach I make it a point to stress the importance of a good literature and reference management system (LRMS) for …