Prof Clare Brock
@clarebrock.bsky.social
Assistant Prof in poli sci. American Politics, Lobbying, and Public Policy, focused on agricultural and food policy. Queso enthusiast (Dr./she/her)
I keep getting emails and office visits from publishers who want “just a minute of my time” to discuss how I teach courses. Just putting it out there that I’m happy to do this for a reasonable consulting fee. Please pitch me the pay rate for all future/ initial contacts going forward.
@clarebrock.bsky.social's review: "Defiant Innovation and Federalism: How Interest Groups Help Shape the Relationship between Federal and State Government doi.org/10.1093/publ...
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#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social - Conflating Lobbying and PACs: The Surprisingly Low Overlap in Organizational Lobbying and Campaign Expenditures - cup.org/4gc34Vs - Alexander C. Furnas, Timothy LaPira & @clarebrock.bsky.social #FirstView
Check out our new little paper with a simple but surprising (to many) fact: most “special interests” that lie by the govt don’t have a PAC for campaign donations. All too often lobbying and campaign contributions are conflated. With @clarebrock.bsky.social and @alexanderfurnas.com
This article is now open access: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
How Lobbying Matters | Annual Reviews
For decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ...
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Alex Garlick@garlicksauce.bsky.social · 2y agoAre lobbyists influential? The public sure thinks so, but applied political science since lobbying registration data emerged (late 90s) struggled to produce evidence that it does. In new review @wmjunk.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social and I chart a wave of research showing that lobbying matters.
Actually Citizens United says that government can restrict speech in the case of the appearance of corruption (eg the APPEARANCE of possible quid pro quo) because that constitutes a compelling interest of the state. The logic of the court is that democracy is undermined when gov appears corrupt
Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · last yr.Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
I’m convinced that airlines intentionally make the flying process more frustrating and unpleasant than it needs to be, especially contacting customer service for anything.
For the second time in a year, a student has suggested that I start a podcast. Let me start by saying 1) I would never. But 2) I’m so flattered that a student thinks anyone would ever want to listen to what I have to say.
Lacking institutional memory, how do freshman legislators keep up? Discover how congressional offices use media and reference tools to navigate the policymaking environment. By Alison Craig & @anneliserussell.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
Just early published in ARPS (open access) @garlicksauce.bsky.social @wmjunk.bsky.social & I survey remarkable recent lobbying research that shows how lobbying matters & whats ahead for studies of influence www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
How Lobbying Matters | Annual Reviews
For decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ...
annualreviews.org
Are lobbyists influential? The public sure thinks so, but applied political science since lobbying registration data emerged (late 90s) struggled to produce evidence that it does. In new review @wmjunk.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social and I chart a wave of research showing that lobbying matters.
How Lobbying Matters | Annual Reviews
For decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ...
annualreviews.org
New study analyzed 145 years of U.S. congressional speeches and found a clear shift away from evidence-based language toward more intuition-based language—especially since the mid-1970s. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Computational analysis of US congressional speeches reveals a shift from evidence to intuition - Nature Human Behaviour
This research explores the linguistic traces of evidence-based reasoning and intuitive decision-making in congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022. The analysis suggests that evidence-based language h...
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Kids are dying of measles and the stock market is crashing and everything is about to become way more expensive but at least they're also massively violating basic civil liberties
It would be difficult to exaggerate the profound and irreparable damage that John Roberts has done to this country.
Here's is the main reason people buy into so many bad diet & nutrition ideas: "The best advice is boring." I've been writing about diet for decades, and I think @marionnestle.bsky.social has been more consistently right than pretty much anyone. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/w...
The Nutritionist Marion Nestle Meets Her Moment, At 88
After five decades in the field of nutrition, Dr. Marion Nestle thought she had seen it all. Then came “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Remarkably since 2020 the USA has become a net food importer.
I’m going to be headed back home by Saturday, but those of you still at MPSA should attend!
E.J. Fagan@ejfagan.com · 2y agoSaturday: We'll be discussing my book, The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics, with critics: @anneliserussell.bsky.social @alexanderfurnas.com @profhansnoel.bsky.social @shamiragelbman.bsky.social. 3:20pm, 6th Floor, Water Tower Parlor.
I'll never forget @raulpachecovega.bsky.social calling this an "Author Meets Fans" panel at COPPR when discussing @clarebrock.bsky.social's awesome book. @sam-workman.bsky.social did a good job either thought provoking questions, but maybe we stop calling these "critics" panels.
I verified. This is so embarrassing for them (and the rest of America too)
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 2y agoAre all government accounts on X just troll accounts now? This is from the official House Foreign Affairs Committee—the same committee responsible for foreign aid, global HIV/AIDS policy, security assistance, and national security. This is how they choose to represent themselves.
Absolutely essential reading.
Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 2y agoA Constitutional Crisis? Maybe. A Constitutional Revolution? Likely. GARY J. JACOBSOHN and YANIV ROZNAI (@yanivroznai.bsky.social) on constitutional revolutions in the United States and Israel - and the danger of autocratic rule in both countries. verfassungsblog.de/constitution...
Forget resignations, Democrats should be filing articles of impeachment, or calling for criminal investigations and charges.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y agoWyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
I have a revise and resubmit article that has been under review since October. I know reviewers can be slow but these were minor revisions and I’m on a tenure clock here.
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