Should Senate Democrats deliberately shut down the government to stop Trump? In his latest post at Mischiefs, Matt Green argues no. misofact.substack.com/p/not-the-hi...

Dr. Smith helps to put Gavin Newsom's recent political surge and strategy into historical perspective at this latest MoF post. The Founders designed the system to leverage politicians' ambitions to serve as a check on power.

Turns out it's not really true that Democrats want to fall in love (with their candidates) while Republicans fall in line. Great post at @misofact.bsky.social by @bcburden.bsky.social using cool data he, et al collected by talking to party convention delegates. misofact.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Do parties do better when they moderate to appeal to the median voter, or stick to principles? @bcburden.bsky.social shows that Republicans believe they do better sticking to principles but think Dems do better by moderating. Dems have an entirely different POV. misofact.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Matthew Green took a two-week break from the news. His thoughts on what happened in U.S. politics during that period: misofact.substack.com/p/two-weeks-...

Scandals and Wedge Issues: Why the Epstein affair has been an ideal topic for Democrats to exploit. (@mattngreen.bsky.social @misofact.bsky.social) misofact.substack.com/p/scandals-a...

To document and make sense of the executive overreach at her university, @jenvictor.bsky.social provides a timeline of key events. Transparency is the best disinfectant. misofact.substack.com/p/authoritar...

Wedge issue + scandal = a politically fruitful topic for the minority party. An analysis of the Epstein papers affair by @mattngreen.bsky.social. misofact.substack.com/p/scandals-a...

What happens when societies polarize by partisanship? First the norm of mutual tolerance erodes, then institutional forbearance. The US case is textbook under Trump 2.0, explains @jenvictor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

@mattngreen.bsky.social reviews what political science literature, and his own recent research, suggests will be the electoral consequences -- if any -- of voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill. misofact.substack.com/p/will-the-o...

@mattngreen.bsky.social argues that Trump didn't bully Congress into passing last week's reconciliation bill, nor was he the only person who helped get it enacted. misofact.substack.com/p/the-big-go...

In my latest at @misofact.bsky.social I draw on political science findings to explain why Trump’s populist government passed a deeply unpopular and regressive set of policies. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

New at Mischiefs of Faction, @jenvictor.bsky.social explains why populist governments sometimes pass very unpopular policies. Read. Share. Subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

@mattngreen.bsky.social asks, do voters support the GOP's "One Big Beautiful Bill"? And if not, does it matter? open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

@mattngreen.bsky.social notes some early signs of resistance to Trump from congressional Republicans. misofact.substack.com/p/are-member...

My latest at @misofact.bsky.social breaks down the audacity of the "Big Beautiful Bill" -- spending more to do less, putting the US on weak financial footing. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Can the US afford the "Big Beautiful Bill?" @jenvictor.bsky.social breaks it down. [Spoiler: No.] open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Trump’s dramatic, unauthorized cuts to federal government are an executive power grab, I argue at @misofact.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

“Trump math”—how federal cuts are an expansion of the executive power. @jenvictor.bsky.social explains. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Can confirm.

Playing board games is a fun hobby for many -- one that will be harmed by Trump's protectionist tariffs, as @mattngreen.bsky.social explains. misofact.substack.com/p/tariffs-an...

@mattngreen.bsky.social discusses some of the ways that congressional Democrats have been pushing back against Trump and the GOP - despite being in the deep minority. misofact.substack.com/p/are-member...

Must read this morning from @jenvictor.bsky.social @misofact.bsky.social “US Constitution is imperfect, but it has clear instructions for resolving the current crisis.” misofact.substack.com/p/the-us-cri...

Can we call it a "constitutional crisis" if the Constitution clearly indicates how to resolve it? Today at @misofact.bsky.social I argue that the US is in a political crisis, not a constitutional one. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

New from @jenvictor.bsky.social: The governance challenges in the US are not a constitutional crisis--the Constitution is clear about how to resolve executive overreach. The problem is political. Partisans tolerate the status quo. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Nice! ☺️ Here's that link referenced in @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social's excellent piece: misofact.substack.com/p/when-a-dem...

Putting Trump’s second term first 100 days into historical, institutional, and visual perspective, our @mattngreen.bsky.social brings the juice. Read. SUBSCRIBE. Submit. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Thanks for the boost, JB! The first substantive post of our ‘Substack Era’ lands #1 on the coveted Bernstein weekly links recs. ☺️

Rule of Law is most under threat. But, flip the graph upside down and you will see that this is because the Rule of law forms the foundation of the other categories. It shields them from more brazen, direct assaults. Great post by @jenvictor.bsky.social at the newly revived @misofact.bsky.social .

My first post at the newly revived @misofact.bsky.social is a nerdy take on why it seems like experts are decrying rising autocracy in thd US, but for most folks, life goes on as usual. How much authoritarianism has the US actually seen so far in Trump-II? open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

New @jenvictor.bsky.social asks how much authoritarian action the US has seen under Trump, and what type, using events from @olgalautman.bsky.social ‘s Trump Tyranny Tracker. Answer: quite a bit, but not necessarily the type of autocracy that’s widely felt. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Excellent news. Read, share, subscribe.

I'm not a regular writer there anymore. But @misofact.bsky.social is going strong, and you should subscribe to it on Substack. The new iteration is going to be awesome! misofact.substack.com

We are pleased to announce the revival of the Mischiefs of Faction, now on Substack. What started in 2012, now in it's fourth evolution, is reformed as a "community blog" for political science and related fields. Read more about our vision and subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

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Announcement coming soon. Watch this space. Follow me to be the first to hear the news. 👀😎