Eric Patashnik
@ericpatashnik.bsky.social
Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University. https://home.watson.brown.edu/people/faculty/watson-faculty/eric-patashnik
A very illuminating interview with David Mayhew about his career, the political science discipline, American politics, and threats to the separation of power system, including an argument for filibuster reform.
Yale ISPS@ispsyale.bsky.social · yesterdayCheck out or new interview with the amazing David Mayhew about political patterns, American institutions, and the value of taking intellectual risks bit.ly/4gy9JuM
We're hiring! Come work at either Brown economics or jointly in Econ + the new Watson public policy school at the (experienced) assistant, associate, or full professor level Target date for applications is Sep 7. EJM links: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... and econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
EJM - Econ Job Market
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#ELB: Cain and Schneer: “Trump’s Redistricting Effort: A Smart Bet or Not?” https://electionlawblog.org/2026/cain-and-schneer-trumps-redistricting-effort-a-smart-bet-or-not/
New issue of @jhppl.bsky.social just dropped! (I unabashedly love the hard copy)! Special issue on “Health Politics and Democracy”, edited by Holly Jarman, @askellyphd.bsky.social, Herschel Nachlis, and @charleywillison.bsky.social.
Sad news. Ted Marmor was one of the first editors of @jhppl.bsky.social and his legacy is vast. Read more from @oberlanderunc.bsky.social below.
Jon Oberlander@oberlanderunc.bsky.social · 4w agoSad to hear that Ted Marmor has passed away. A pioneer who helped create field of health politics & one of the first US scholars to study Canadian health insurance & advocate for single payer.Ted believed in public policy that embraced social insurance to achieve health & social security for all
Open access in QJE!📢 Using newly assembled archival data, we show how the AMA's nationwide campaign against national health insurance, labeling it "socialized medicine" and promoting private insurance, helped steer the U.S. away from universal health care academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
Why Doesn’t the United States Have National Health Insurance? The Political Role of the American Medical Association
Abstract. This article examines how the American Medical Association (AMA) helped shape the development of the U.S. health insurance system in the critical
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.@brownupolisci.bsky.social is hiring in American Political Institutions (assistant professor): jobs.chronicle.com/job/38015551...
Assistant Professor of Political Science - Providence, Rhode Island (US) job with Brown University | 38015551
Brown University Department of Political Science seeks applications for an Assistant Professor in American political institutions.
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.@mirandayaver.bsky.social thanks for flagging the @nejm.org trial of APM for degenerative meniscal tear finding no benefit & possible harm. As we discuss in Unhealthy Politics, the procedure's continued use despite a lack of evidence is illustrative of deeper problems in the US medical system. 1/2
Miranda Yaver@mirandayaver.bsky.social · last mo.This comes up in Unhealthy Politics by @ericpatashnik.bsky.social Gerber & Dowling. Reducing utilization of low-value care is good for patients & health systems’ bottom lines. The question is how best to curb overuse without delaying/denying appropriate care (whether to use a hammer or scalpel).
Republicans EVEN with Democrats; the truly post-Reagan GOP is upon us
Opinion Today@opiniontoday.bsky.social · last mo.Should the government control or own key industries, such as healthcare and energy? Americans are split. (I&I/TIPP Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260713-top...
Roosevelt Institute Dems are planning (or wish-casting) a lot of liberal executive action under next Dem president, thinking Trump opens way. Some will be tried. But evidence from Biden admin suggests court enabling is asymmetric & efforts won't last or be effective www.notus.org/perspectives...
I will once again remind folks that a very sizable chunk of what looks like Congress not doing anything to push back against the president is in fact a consequence of the Court disabling/destroying all the ways Congress has tried to push back.
"If the proverbial man from Mars were to descend on Washington and wander around looking at what goes on in in the federal government, it might be weeks before he stumbled upon the Supreme Court." -- Ray Wolfinger, Martin Shaprio, Fred Greenstein, American politics textbook, published in 1976.
I've just posted a new (fairly short!) paper on unitary executive theory's impoverished theory of democratic accountability. Give it a read -- I'd love to hear any thoughts! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Of Multiplicity and Accountability
<div> Unitary executive theory has, since <i>Myers v. United States</i>, been premised on a conception of democratic accountability. On this view, the presiden
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Interesting 🧵especially for those of us interested in backlash
Eric Patashnik@ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 3mo agoTrump's second term has generated broader and more sustained opposition than his first — spanning the courts, the streets, the scientific community, and, at times, even his own party. A partial list of backlashes against Trump 2.0 moves. Anti-weaponization fund 1/N www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Why the European left should always be pro-AC: - Ceding this popular issue to the right empowers them; in power they'll gut climate action far more than any AC "emissions." - AC runs on solar. Breaking news: The sun shines when it's hot. - AC saves lives. HEAT PUMPS FOR ALL! (AC is a heat pump...)
Five best things about my London trip: 5. Watching Queens Club tennis. 4. Seeing women's world cup cricket with my friend Jill Rutter. 3. British Library treasures. 2. Giving workshop at Institute for Government. 1. My better half Debbie Gordon had a chat with -- wait for it -- King Charles!!!
Honored to participate in this panel celebrating the life and scholarship of my mentor and friend Eugene Bardach. Mon, June 29th: 12pm EDT. The panel will be hosted on Zoom. www.appam.org/eugene-barda...
Eugene Bardach: Celebration of Life - General News - News | APPAM
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New, from me: The stakes of the Reflecting Pool debacle seem simultaneously low enough to laugh about, but significant enough to gin up outrage. The mismanagement reflects seven broader themes of the Trump administration: 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-r...
What the Reflecting Pool Actually Reflects
An American icon becomes a metaphor for an incompetent and corrupt presidency
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We invite the Brown community and our friends around the world to join together in observing a moment of silence to mark six months since the shooting that occurred on our campus on December 13, 2025.
Kindle version of my book Reforms at Risk is on sale for $2.99. www.amazon.com/Reforms-Risk...
Reforms at Risk: What Happens After Major Policy Changes Are Enacted (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives Book 102)
Reforms at Risk: What Happens After Major Policy Changes Are Enacted (Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives Book 102)
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Honored to participate in this panel celebrating the life and scholarship of my mentor and friend Eugene Bardach. Mon, June 29th: 12pm EDT. The panel will be hosted on Zoom. www.appam.org/eugene-barda...
Eugene Bardach: Celebration of Life - General News - News | APPAM
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So interesting to go back & watch the confirmation hearings of current Supreme Court justices. Here's a long segment in which Sen. Leahy presses Alito on his views on the unitary executive, independent agencies, presidential control of the Justice Department, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNc0...
Samuel Alito Confirmation Hearing, Day 3 Part 2
YouTube video by Politics Dude
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OMB is forcing “the Smithsonian to spend congressionally appropriated funding in a way that’s ‘consistent with the FY 2026 President’s Budget’ in order to receive it. The president’s budget differed widely from what Congress ultimately chose to fund.” www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Trump Is Eyeing Control of Smithsonian's Budget
The administration is creating a conflict with how Congress intended its money be spent.
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Trump's second term has generated broader and more sustained opposition than his first — spanning the courts, the streets, the scientific community, and, at times, even his own party. A partial list of backlashes against Trump 2.0 moves. Anti-weaponization fund 1/N www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration appears to back off $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after rare GOP backlash
The Justice Department said it will abide by a court ruling that blocked the fund as the White House seeks to restart stalled legislation to fund ICE and the Border Patrol.
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Trump's second term has generated broader and more sustained opposition than his first — spanning the courts, the streets, the scientific community, and, at times, even his own party. A partial list of backlashes against Trump 2.0 moves. Anti-weaponization fund 1/N www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration appears to back off $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after rare GOP backlash
The Justice Department said it will abide by a court ruling that blocked the fund as the White House seeks to restart stalled legislation to fund ICE and the Border Patrol.
nbcnews.com
"A string of recent setbacks reveals that Trump is no omnipotent emperor after all, but an American president who—more and more—is forced to fold," Idrees Kahloon argues:
All These Defeats Are Ruining Trump’s Birthday
The end of Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund is the latest in a series of setbacks.
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I spoke with John Friedman on Trending Globally, the @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social podcast, about the energy costs to US consumers of the war in Iran. We dug into the numbers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsKV...
The war in Iran’s ripple effect on the global energy economy
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The Draft Volume of the APSA AI Task Force, cochaired by Josh Tucker and me, is now available. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, POLITICS, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE will be published by Cambridge Press later this year, but the draft chapters are available today: apsanet.org/wp-content/u...
