Joel Sievert

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Noted for our next trip

That's it. Never teaching the presidency again.

flyer for an edited book entitled "The Roads to Congress 2024"

screenshot of the title of a chapter in the Roads to Congress 2024.

The Roads to Congress 2024 is out!

I've got a chapter about the only toss-up district in the South--the 1st district in #ncpol, (I also discuss redistricting in NC more generally), but there is lots of good stuff in the book even if you couldn't care less about the 1st

Check it out!

#polisky

Look forward to reading this!

I'm pleased to report that my forthcoming book is now available for pre-sale. What's more, if you become a paid subscriber to Tusk, I'll send you a complimentary copy of the book!
More about the book below (1/4):
smotus.substack.com/p/my-new-boo...

There's significant evidence from state legislative term limits that they do, in fact, empower both lobbyists and state executive branches.

"Disagreeing" without offering any counter-evidence is just vibes.

Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.

First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.

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Things I can't stop thinking about (not most impt but still), a running list: this is the pet project of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, also the NSA, Acting National Archivist, and Acting head of now-dead USAID, which would be useful in a post-Maduro scenario. 1/

A functioning Congress will have articles of impeachment drafted by the end of the day.

Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”

I’m sure she will have an event in DFW in June.

Big fan of this development

When will Trump end the war on Christmas?!

Same

They had me at coffee shop

My wife has had her own LLC for well over a decade. Many years she doesn’t have to itemize under the current tax structure.

The diet of drunk college kids when the bars close!

So this isn’t just some truly bizarre hallucination…? Not sure how to feel about that.

Sounds like a typical fall Saturday in Athens

Those books need a good home, Anthony! Don’t stop reaching them.

🚨 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science

⏰ Deadline 4th January 2026

🙋‍♀️ Any questions, please reach out

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This has inspired me to get an “Excuse the Prattville in Me” sign for @ryandane.bsky.social

As a resident of West Texas, I endorse this view.

There have been a number of survey experiments on the effect of a Trump endorsement. @mikecrespin.bsky.social and co just published one in @polbehavior.bsky.social.

Chapter 7 of our book on nationalization also looks at presidents and candidate evaluations global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Gotcha. I’d never seen the “and political science” included until we were in London this month.

Google was not much help, but that makes sense if it’s always been there.

Somewhat related… when did they add Political Science to end of LSE’s name…?

Table of Contents for Publius: The Journal of Federalism 56 (1, 2026): The Future of Federalism in the United States Articles Introduction: The Future of Federalism in the United States Paul Nolette and Philip Rocco Can Federalism Protect Subnational Liberal Democracy from Central Authoritarianism? James A. Gardner Tools of Subnational Democratic Subversion: A Taxonomy and Research Agenda Andrea Louise Campbell and Andrew Karch Money Is Not Enough: The Temporary Impact of Pandemic-Era Aid on American Fiscal Federalism Amanda Kass Federalism and the Future of US Minimum Wage Policy Shanna Rose Climate Federalism at a Crossroads: From Compensatory to Coercive and Mitigation to Adaptation Scott Moore Who Benefits From Federalism Claims in Federal Court? Lisa L. Miller US Federalism and the Political Economy of Territorial Status: Evidence from Puerto Rico Mariely Lopez-Santana Federalism and Polarization: How Can Research Be More Relevant? Carol S. Weissert Is the Picket Fence Still Standing? Tracing Administrative Federalism in the States Matthew J. Uttermark From Variables to Mechanisms in Federalism Research Scott L. Greer

It has been a bracing moment for American federalism, with both unprecedented efforts to extend executive control over state and local govts, novel forms of subnational resistance. Where is federalism going? Paul Nolette and I have edited a new issue of Publius on that question. Short thread:

Where prices have increased the most this year, per CPI data. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

We got so many Christmas presents there

We have those and some of their mince pies