the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.

Learned a ton working with Mara & @benckrick.bsky.social. Keep an eye out for Ben's new solo working papers on Iraq!

Our article on civilian harm and military legitimacy is now available at @iojournal.bsky.social. We believe it has timely implications for events playing out now in the Middle East and beyond. From North Carolina to Northern Iraq, working with Jon and Mara has been a truly rewarding experience!

Excited to share a new open-access article with @benckrick.bsky.social @jonpetkun.bsky.social in @iojournal.bsky.social, "Civilian Harm & Military Legitimacy" www.cambridge.org/core/journal.... This project started in 2018 Mosul, Iraq’s 2nd largest city, in the aftermath of a 9-month battle … 1/7

Just a reminder that Jefferson Griffin and the NCGOP are in court fighting right now to throw out the votes of active-duty American military service members and their families - a voting method Griffin himself used while stationed abroad twice. For shame.

Really proud of my new article with the extraordinary Joe Schottenfeld (coming to a job market near you in the not-too-distant future!). We consider the federal judiciary's vast "administrative" powers and offer a few modest ideas for reform. Read @ www.gwlr.org/the-judicial... (thank you editors!)

It is not an attack on the judiciary to raise genuine questions about various practices, including the assignment of cases in single-judge divisions. Our justice system benefits from the work of thoughtful, engaged people (like @stevevladeck.bsky.social) who seek to understand and improve it. ❤️