The Constitution does not allow the president to choose who counts. bit.ly/4y6x1yl

Excluding Immigrants from the Census Would Hurt the Country and Break the Law

The Constitution, federal law, and centuries of history make clear that the census is meant to count everyone, regardless of citizenship.

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This is a really useful paper for thinking more carefully about what we mean by “proportional representation.” @jacksantucci.bsky.social shows that STV and party-list PR shouldn’t simply be treated as functionally equivalent as rankings and transfers can meaningfully alter party-level outcomes.

Jack Santucci@jacksantucci.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here's the latest version of my working paper on the categorical difference between STV and (list) PR and how not appreciating it may have led, on the basis of U.S. data, to conventional wisdom that PR causes party-system fragmentation. jacksantucci.com/docs/papers/... Feedback welcome. More below.

The Supreme Court’s decision on mail voting means that Americans can cast their mail ballots with confidence this fall. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Supreme Court Rules Postal Service Must Deliver Mail Ballots

The ruling affirms that American citizens can vote by mail with confidence.

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NEW: 1 in 10 Americans now live in a different congressional district following Trump's redistricting war to rig the midterms, a report said. The result? Voters are losing faith in democracy — and the politicians who should be representing us will be more insulated from public accountability.

Trump started a redistricting war. Now 1 in 10 Americans are in new House districts

Protect Democracy warned that a “two-party doom loop of redistricting” could accelerate after the 2026 midterms.

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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 ago

With 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...

@stevelevitsky.bsky.social and I are back! Join us at 3pm today on The Breakdown, where we talk about the ongoing struggle for American democracy. Register here: ash.harvard.edu/events/the-b....

The Breakdown with Erica Chenoweth and Steve Levitsky (Eighth Session) – Ash Center

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Important post-Callais work from @chriskenny.bsky.social and @simko.bsky.social: weakening the VRA under aggressive gerrymandering reduces minority representation and electoral competition. Rigorous, timely, essential. #VotingRights #Callais

"If our democracy survives this moment, it will be because the opposition was credible enough and trustworthy enough to sustain a durable majority." @adambonica.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/with-fear-...

With Fear and Favor

Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.

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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) about USS Abraham Lincoln: "What's worse is the Sec. of Defense's response dismissing it like it's no concern at all. I think a fundamental part of leadership is trying to improve the lives of the people you're leading, and he doesn't want there to be any accountability"

Join me tomorrow, August 11th, for a conversation with Susan Rice about where we are now with Trump's war in Iran and domestic policy. Tuesday, August 11th, 12:00pm ET On: snyder.substack.com

No one person should hold too much power for too long, and that's why we're urging state legislatures to call on Congress to pass Supreme Court term limits. bit.ly/3Tdzl7e

Model State Resolution Urging 18-Year Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices

State lawmakers should call on Congress to enact Supreme Court term limits.

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Stanford Law Prof. Pamela Karlan joined PBS News Hour's @amnanawaz.bsky.social to discuss how proportional representation could put an end to the gerrymandering wars. Prof. Karlan joined 500+ scholars on a letter urging Congress to adopt PR and end redistricting wars for good. Watch the segment:

Scholars urge Congress to adopt proportional representation | PBS News Hour

As high-profile battles over redistricting have become a fixture in political headlines, a group of scholars is sounding the alarm on the consequences of gerrymandering. In an open letter to Congress,...

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With 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...

The in-person summer program has come to an end... But we can’t help looking back at all the fun we've had! These shots are from Race, Ethnicity, and Quantitative Methodology II with Kenicia Wright! Our participants spent the summer mastering key methods used in race and ethnicity research. #ICPSR

New article, open access in PS. As the US marks 250 years since independence, I ask why it has failed to consolidate as a multiracial democracy. It also lays the foundation for my book project, Herrenvolk Democracy. cup.org/4butpgv #PoliticalScience #APD #Democracy #OpenAccess

Democracy for Whom? Herrenvolk Democracy and the American Founding | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core

Democracy for Whom? Herrenvolk Democracy and the American Founding

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New work by @alleal.bsky.social et al. finds that attitudes are more likely to become moralized if there is a violation by a perceive immoral outgroup compared to a moral outgroup. This effect is explained by moral emotional reactions. doi.org/10.1027/1864... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #Psychology

I just launched my Substack. I’ll be sharing about the tools and systems that support my work as a researcher: practical tech, productivity, research workflows, coding, and best practices. The first post is about my everyday tech carry. #everdaycarry #techessentials #edc #technology

What’s in My Tech Bag: My Everyday Carry for Work and Travel

The lightweight tech essentials I carry for research, work, presentations, conferences, and travel

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Remember when Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization? And then backed out of that and talked about forming a deal with Iran? And then dropped that and went to a UFC fight as negotiations fell apart? And then unveiled a triumphal arch and a photo of himself as Jesus? That was this week.

So glad to see someone so beautifully articulate what I think about almost every day….

Political psych colleagues: The APSA Political Psych Pre-conference is back this year with a new and exciting format. Please consider presenting your work and registering. More info here: apsa-polpsych-preconf.org

2026 APSA Political Psychology Pre-Conference | Harvard University

Conference information for the 2026 APSA Political Psychology Pre-Conference, including schedule, registration, and abstract submission.

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Pete Hegseth — the most unqualified Defense Secretary in modern history — blocked the promotion of two Black & two women Army officers. These are servicemembers who earned their rank, served with distinction, and put their lives on the line for this country — & they deserve better than this mess.

When the birthright citizenship decision comes out, people will say it could never have gone any other way, that the law was obvious. But the mere fact that SCOTUS took on the case is evidence enough that we are living in a time of democratic precarity.

A single vote for Trump in the birthright citizenship case would be as bad as anything the Court has done since Bush v. Gore. This issue has been settled for more than a century. It is the jurisprudential equivalent of asking what 2+2 is. Any answer other than 4, something is deeply, deeply wrong.

Are you a leader or member of a coalition? From vetting members to navigating politicized investigations, our OpSec for Coalitions guide outlines best practices on how to keep your collective work secure and effective. Get it here: https://protdem.org/Security-Coalition-Guide

Two-year-old Kaleth is being locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. He is getting sicker with each passing day. He will not eat the food CoreCivc serves, which detainees have said sometimes has mold and worms. He now has a fever.