Kevin Morris
@kevintmorris.bsky.social
Political scientist at BCJ studying American democracy and voting rights. Usually on a bike, beach, or backpacking trip. An American Problem (Princeton UP) coming October 2026: https://shorturl.at/Emjgo kevintmorris.com
This Big Boi just arrived and I do have to say I'm pleased that the other contributors to this volume really came through. Some real up-and-comers like WEB DuBois, Karl Marx, and John Rawls. What a relief — you never know what you'll get when you agree to an edited volume!
Shout out to the student journalists at The Daily Iowan for reporting on the travesty that is Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. With quotes from me dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...
Uncertainty in leadership, curriculum surrounds UI Center for Intellectual Freedom
In the barren walls of his Calvin Hall office, where the Center for Intellectual Freedom resides, interim director and University of Iowa economics professor Luciano de Castro shuffles a stack of pape...
dailyiowan.com
Can't wait!
Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 3d agoIn their new book, An American Problem, @michaelgmiller.bsky.social & @kevintmorris.bsky.social offer a sweeping history of the Voting Rights Act & the attacks it has suffered. Available October 6 (1 December UK pub). Learn more: buff.ly/Y1UGOMl #PoliSci #History #USHistory
In their new book, An American Problem, @michaelgmiller.bsky.social & @kevintmorris.bsky.social offer a sweeping history of the Voting Rights Act & the attacks it has suffered. Available October 6 (1 December UK pub). Learn more: buff.ly/Y1UGOMl #PoliSci #History #USHistory
Absolutely! Thinking about Frederick Douglass speaking to the Republican National Convention in 1876 (150 years ago). "The question now is: do you mean to make good to us the promises of your Constitution?" That remains the question.
Kevin Morris@kevintmorris.bsky.social · 3d agoHappy Constitution Day from your friends at BCJ. Keep up the good fight.
Happy Constitution Day from your friends at BCJ. Keep up the good fight.
Happy Constitution Day! Here are my thoughts on American identity and democracy: now.tufts.edu/2026/09/16/w...
What Makes Americans American?
U.S. national identity is political, like everything else, and changes over time, says Tufts University political scientist
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Just got word that the FIRST COPIES of the book are hitting mail boxes. You can still order a copy. After all, you don't want to be left behind on the greatest political thriller of the fall, do you? 😉
Kevin Morris@kevintmorris.bsky.social · 2mo agoWith fewer than 100 days until the midterms, a shameless plug: If you want to understand just how much our systems of electoral democracy have been degraded, especially for racial and ethnic minorities, you could do worse than preordering our book. Out Oct 6! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Major questions doctrine? "Even assuming the rule here is a regulation of elections, Congress may create such rules under the Elections Clause. And, by statute, it may authorize the Postal Service to issue such rules."
Mariah Carey: I Don't Know Her
ALT: Mariah Carey: I Don't Know Her
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What did we learn from the Supreme Court's three-sentence Monday night ruling leaving on hold the Trump administration's effort to interfere with mail-in voting? Quite a lot, as it turns out—and at least some of it is good: www.stevevladeck.com/p/250-what-w...
250. What We Learned from USPS v. California
In refusing to put the USPS mail-in ballots rule into effect, the majority didn’t say very much. I still think there are three big lessons in Monday's ruling.
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In the book, we talk about Galveston County as one of the most egregious examples of a locality taking advantage of Shelby County / the end of preclearance to discriminate against voters of color. This is good news:
As the new school year gets underway (and people are thinking about studying the midterms), a reminder that I'm totally happy to talk about sitting on your students' dissertation committees!
Folks, Trump's $5000 thing is dumb and transparent and whatnot. It's also never going to happen. But it isn't bribery. "Vote us into office and we'll do this policy thing you want" is the core of what political campaigns are. It would be a very bad idea to start criminalizing that.
This is the important shit I need to hear, folks. Relatedly, is it a surprise that the very first gift I was given was a hiking baby carrier? In this house, we believe: back country is the best country, strollers and all.
Mike Gruszczynski@terrapeneornata.com · 2w agoI have to say: if we were buying a stroller again it would be a four-wheeler. We have a nice three - anything beyond a sidewalk is a no-go.
*Cracks knuckles* Let's learn about strollers. I'm a researcher; this can't be too complicated, right? *Dies*
It’s our last day at #APSA2026, hosted by @apsa.bsky.social, but you’ve still got time to stop by our booth (501)! Not only do we have fascinating new political science titles for you to check out, but we’re also giving out code EXH30 for 30% off (in the US & Canada) through Sept 30th!
How the 'Lost Cause' narrative became American history www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y6l...
How the 'Lost Cause' narrative became American history
YouTube video by Washington Post
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If you'll be in Atlanta on October 8, come hang out with us to talk about An American Problem and the future of voting rights! www.brennancenter.org/events/reima...
Reimagining Voting Rights in America
Join experts, advocates, and community members for a daylong conference in Atlanta.
brennancenter.org
AOC is propagating dangerous nonsense about MAHA: That it’s “not partisan,” driven by legitimate concerns. No. Stop it. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right, channeling vague grievances into a radical project. I spelled this out here:
The Assault on Public Health and the Self-Sabotage of a Nation
MAHA channels vague grievances into a radical project. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right. We must stop it
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Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2w agoI like AOC, but this is an incredibly bad analysis of the MAHA movement.
We're looking forward to attending the @apsa.bsky.social meeting in Boston tomorrow through September 5th! Stop by booth 501 to browse our latest selection of political science books. Plus, enjoy 30% off (in the US & Canada) through September 30th with code EXH30. We hope to see you there! #APSA2026
Who knows where to find the APSA WiFi password? Or just what it is?
still my favorite Civil War soldier's letter and it's not even close
Stephen West@stephenwest.bsky.social · last yr.“…the longor you keep my Child from me the longor you will have to burn in hell and the qwicer youll get their…” Spotswood Rice, a Black soldier in the US Army, to a Missouri woman who held his daughter in slavery, #otd 1864
