Why does the modern #SCOTUS seem so prone to counter-majoritarian decisionmaking? In a new @poppublicsphere.bsky.social piece, @kumar.fyi and I argue that the Court's relationship to democratic politics has changed as parties have become more cohesive and competitive. doi.org/10.1017/S153...

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! The #Countermajoritarian Difficulty Revisited: Theorizing Court–Party Relations in the #United #States By @wsnead.bsky.social & @kumar.fyi doi.org/10.1017/S153...

Oh my gosh, this is real. I’ve already been a DDG user (mostly avoiding Google) for years. But this is now set as my home page. noai.duckduckgo.com

I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via @archive.org I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...

New from me, @wsnead.bsky.social, & @rbayes.bsky.social! We look at who the public holds responsible for Supreme Court decisions, test frames that can change this responsibility attribution, and discuss implications for democratic accountability. Full article, no paywall: doi.org/10.1017/jlc....

The SCOTUS majority that struck Trump's #tariffs argued extensively about whether to use the major questions doctrine (MQD) to do so. Why would the use of this doctrine matter? In a recent article, @kumar.fyi and I discuss the emergence of the MQD and its high stakes for policymaking.

Swarthmore is hiring in Comparative Politics with an emphasis on China! Apply by 9/15 for full consideration: apply.interfolio.com/170741 Feel free to reach out if you have questions! #polisky #poliscijobs #poliscijobmarket #psjminfo #academicjobs

Junior faculty and grad students in political science, history, law, and Native American Studies, come take a class with us at the New York Historical Society (and via Zoom) on Native Peoples, American Colonialism, and the U.S. Constitution. To apply, Institute for Constitutional History: 1/2

We’re still saying this about John Roberts??

Swarthmore is hiring in Comparative Politics with an emphasis on China! Apply by 9/15: apply.interfolio.com/170741 Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I know its rough out there. Best wishes to all on the market. #polisky #poliscijobs #poliscijobmarket #psjminfo #academicjobs

JOB! Please RT. Swarthmore is hiring for our Social Science Quantitative Lab Associate to support & do teaching quant methods to undergrads. Especially looking for people familiar with sociology and/or political science, and R. Apply by 4/18. apply.interfolio.com/165892 Happy to answer questions.

Watching “The Night Agent” on Netflix. Good News: The VP’s daughter is enrolled in APD. Bad News: She skips APD to go shopping.

Really thoughtful stuff, as always from, from Shai. His work on power imbalances in rental housing couldn’t be more urgent.

Shai is also a wonderful colleague and excellent teacher who happens to be on the job market! shaikarp.com

Not only are these shifts insignificant but models giving Trump a ~60% chance of winning will be fodder for a potential election deniers. I don’t see the value in the forecasting obsession.

do you understand why this is basically a meaningless change from last week? what is the meaningful difference between a 49.9% chance and a 49.4% chance? and what does this mean, concretely, on the ground? does Trump have a .5% better chance of turning out his supporters than Harris?

Today, @chloethurston.bsky.social and Emily Zackin explain what America's long history of organizing voters around debt relief can teach us about our present political moment. lpeproject.org/blog/can-per...

A long overdue, but welcome, development.

Thrilled to launch the American Political Economy Blog! Our inaugural symposium, edited by Alex Hertel-Fernandez, illuminates the current labor movement moment through an APE lens. Pieces from Alex & @wsnead.bsky.social are live! americanpoliticaleconomy.org/blog

My new book is out! It's called Alt-Labor and the New Politics of Workers' Rights. www.russellsage.org/publications... A million thanks to the organizers and workers who generously shared their stories and insights with me, as well as to the many colleagues and students who helped along the way.