Black History Month is a reminder of the complex array of views among Black people. Here's what Clarence Thomas’s ideological journey tells us about Black political thought. Read our latest from @brownphdgirl.bsky.social & @cmslaughter.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/what-cl...

Why didn't Iran’s conscript army side with protesters? What does research say about conscription and protest repression? Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/why-ira...

Thanks to @bobbyallyn.bsky.social for citing our analysis in his latest @npr.org article. Read it in full: www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...

🗣️ Here's some coverage by @npr.org on our recent @goodauth.bsky.social post !

Did the U.S. takeover change what people could say on TikTok? New ownership, keyword blocks, content barriers. The data tells the story: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...

Here's the post on Good Authority! Thanks @goodauth.bsky.social @johnsides.bsky.social & Vanessa Lide! goodauthority.org/news/was-the...

Today the @nytimes.com @patcohen.bsky.social flagged “neoroyalism,” a term coined by abenewman.bsky.social & Stacie Goddard. 

 On a recent Good Authority podcast, Goddard and @erikvoeten.bsky.social unpacked what this means for global order: goodauthority.org/news/the-new...

When Trump withdraws from global agreements, will the public follow? New evidence shows that Trump’s actions can change minds, but there are limits. Read the latest from @sabrinabarias.bsky.social and Lotem Bassan-Nygate: goodauthority.org/news/when-tr...

As President Trump withdraws the US from intl agreements - including the Paris Agreement and WHO - Lotem Bassan-Nygate and I ask how this affects public opinion towards cooperation? We descibe our recent findings in @goodauth.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/goodauth @harvardkennedy.bsky.social 1/4

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The Trump administration faces a choice. Will the administration double down on enforcement and deportation despite declining support? Or will we see a pivot toward the more pragmatic immigration policy shifts most Americans say they want? Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/how-tru...

Also highly recommend @hsulli.bsky.social's piece on ICE's protest repression, out today on @goodauth.bsky.social! goodauthority.org/news/why-ice...

Why is ICE responding to protests with repression? ICE’s institutional culture is the problem. Read the latest from @hsulli.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/why-ice...

One year into the second Trump administration, ICE agents have become de facto protest managers. In this @goodauth.bsky.social piece, I explain why we should expect their repressive behavior to continue.

What are the implications of the Trump presidency for climate politics? Listen to the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast with @fgenovese.bsky.social & @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, and read their #IOFoGG short essay! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Kazakhstan’s new anti-LGBT legislation sparks controversy. Opponents fear that the Russia-inspired amendments are just an excuse for more censorship. Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/kazakhs...

GOP women in Congress are mad. The problem is their party. Where does this leave Republican women? Read the latest from @brownphdgirl.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/gop-wom...

Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧 Experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation. Listen from @erikvoeten.bsky.social, @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, & @fgenovese.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...

New @goodauth.bsky.social podcast with @fgenovese.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social on how the world moves on with climate motigation in the new Trump era goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...

Check out the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast and the @iojournal.bsky.social article (short, open access) that forms the basis of the conversation refers to.

The Federal Reserve is still playing defense. Here are four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve. Read the latest from @sarahbinder.bsky.social & Mark Spindel: goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...

🎙️ New podcast alert - Chalkboard Politics is now live! Written, edited, & mixed by SIWPS Student Scholars & distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social, this podcast connects class concepts with real-world political events. Episode 1: "What just happened in Venezuela?" ➡️ www.podbean.com/media/share/...

The Fed might seem on a roll. Today it drew support from SCOTUS; last week, from markets & key GOP senators. But the Fed is not out of the woods. New @goodauth.bsky.social post w/ Mark Spindel on why Fed remains on defense & vulnerable to POTUS efforts to steer it. goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...

In this first episode of Chalkboard Politics, students interview two experts from Columbia University on Latin American politics and international relations. You won't want to miss this conversation. Listen to the new podcast here: goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...

Cool new project by the wonderful @profsaunders.bsky.social and @goodauth.bsky.social

Introducing a new podcast: Chalkboard Politics. This is a student-produced, student-hosted podcast, by the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University and Good Authority. Listen to the first episode: What just happened in Venezuela? goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...

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Madison spelled out checks and balances. Are they still working in 2026? Read our take, by @laywilliams.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...

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I wrote this essay to remind readers of Madison's insistence in Fed. 10 "that neither moral nor religious motives can be relied on as an adequate control" on the government. That's the basic justification for checks and balances. The president's assurances to the contrary are not assuring.

The Founders would disagree strenuously and forcefully. See this by @laywilliams.bsky.social.

From Museveni’s long rule to repression of opposition parties, these issues have shaped this year’s election. Here are four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election. goodauthority.org/news/four-th...

Are there checks on presidential power in 2026? The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.” Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...

Happy to listen and learn from Brian Greenhill on Trump's withdrawal from dozens of international organizations last week, @goodauth.bsky.social . Part of what Brian calls the liberal international order's "moment of crisis." goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...

Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations. In our latest "Good Chat" with @claryc.bsky.social, Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations. goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...

Here's five key points on Venezuela from @profsaunders.bsky.social. Read and share. goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...

The current Iranian protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises. @hbanai.bsky.social lays out why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point. Read the latest here: goodauthority.org/news/why-the...

Here's my piece for @goodauth.bsky.social on why Iran's polycrisis may be at a tipping point goodauthority.org/news/why-the...

Writing for @goodauth.bsky.social , @hbanai.bsky.social examines how the "structural polycrisis" in Iran "where economic, environmental, and geopolitical failures reinforce one another" may be "pushing the social contract toward a terminal rupture." goodauthority.org/news/why-the...

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Across Africa, post-election disputes, opposition stifling, and fragile democratic institutions continue to challenge fair political competition. Contested elections last year highlighted five important takeaways. Read them here: goodauthority.org/news/five-le...

The admin is proposing indefinite control of Venezuelan oil, but evidence suggests that Venezuelan cooperation will only extend as far as it‘s coerced - and can’t extend past what the crumbing infrastructure can generate. Meanwhile ordinary Venezuelans continue to suffer. @goodauth.bsky.social

Restoring the oil sector – and securing friendlier relations – may prove equally difficult. Here's what to expect in Venezuela, after Maduro. Read from @hsulli.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/what-to...

Smashing the domino table theory available here @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...

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Great @jeffcolgan.bsky.social analysis of Trump's return to petro-imperialism, for @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...

US attack on Venezuela is, among other things, a regrettable turn towards petro-imperialism. My take at @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...

Trump’s no-guardrails foreign policy raises big questions about the global order, not just about who will run Venezuela. So, what happens now? @profsaunders.bsky.social breaks down five key points you need to know. Read: goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...