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How Trump transformed immigration policy How Trump transformed immigration policy. The GOP Congress and the courts have helped, but the public is weary.

The Trump administration faces a choice.

Will the administration double down on enforcement and deportation despite declining support?

Or will we see a pivot toward the more pragmatic immigration policy shifts most Americans say they want?

Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/how-tru...

Why ICE is responding to protests with repression Why ICE is responding to protests with repression. ICE’s institutional culture is the problem.

Also highly recommend @hsulli.bsky.social's piece on ICE's protest repression, out today on @goodauth.bsky.social! goodauthority.org/news/why-ice...

Why ICE is responding to protests with repression Why ICE is responding to protests with repression. ICE’s institutional culture is the problem.

Why is ICE responding to protests with repression?

ICE’s institutional culture is the problem.

Read the latest from @hsulli.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/why-ice...

Why ICE is responding to protests with repression Why ICE is responding to protests with repression. ICE’s institutional culture is the problem.

One year into the second Trump administration, ICE agents have become de facto protest managers. In this @goodauth.bsky.social piece, I explain why we should expect their repressive behavior to continue.

What are the implications of the Trump presidency for climate politics? Listen to the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast with @fgenovese.bsky.social & @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, and read their #IOFoGG short essay!

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Kazakhstan’s new anti-LGBT legislation sparks controversy Kazakhstan’s new anti-LGBT legislation sparks controversy. Opponents fear that the Russia-inspired amendments are just an excuse for more censorship.

Kazakhstan’s new anti-LGBT legislation sparks controversy.

Opponents fear that the Russia-inspired amendments are just an excuse for more censorship.

Read the latest: goodauthority.org/news/kazakhs...

GOP women in Congress are mad. The problem is their party. GOP women in Congress are mad. The problem is their party. Republican party culture puts women at a disadvantage.

GOP women in Congress are mad.

The problem is their party.

Where does this leave Republican women?

Read the latest from @brownphdgirl.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/gop-wom...

Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧 Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? Two experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.

Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧

Experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.

Listen from @erikvoeten.bsky.social, @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, & @fgenovese.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...

Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧 Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? Two experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.

New @goodauth.bsky.social podcast with @fgenovese.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social on how the world moves on with climate motigation in the new Trump era goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...

Check out the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast and the @iojournal.bsky.social article (short, open access) that forms the basis of the conversation refers to.

The Federal Reserve is still playing defense The Federal Reserve is still playing defense. Four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve is still playing defense.

Here are four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.

Read the latest from @sarahbinder.bsky.social & Mark Spindel: goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...

🎙️ New podcast alert - Chalkboard Politics is now live!

Written, edited, & mixed by SIWPS Student Scholars & distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social, this podcast connects class concepts with real-world political events.

Episode 1: "What just happened in Venezuela?"
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The Federal Reserve is still playing defense The Federal Reserve is still playing defense. Four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.

The Fed might seem on a roll. Today it drew support from SCOTUS; last week, from markets & key GOP senators. But the Fed is not out of the woods. New @goodauth.bsky.social post w/ Mark Spindel on why Fed remains on defense & vulnerable to POTUS efforts to steer it. goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...

Chalkboard Politics: What just happened in Venezuela? 🎧 Understanding the U.S. intervention with Chalkboard Politics.

In this first episode of Chalkboard Politics, students interview two experts from Columbia University on Latin American politics and international relations.

You won't want to miss this conversation.

Listen to the new podcast here: goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...

Cool new project by the wonderful @profsaunders.bsky.social and @goodauth.bsky.social

Chalkboard Politics: What just happened in Venezuela? Understanding the U.S. intervention with Chalkboard Politics.

Introducing a new podcast: Chalkboard Politics. This is a student-produced, student-hosted podcast, by the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University and Good Authority.

Listen to the first episode: What just happened in Venezuela? goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...

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Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”

Madison spelled out checks and balances. Are they still working in 2026?

Read our take, by @laywilliams.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...

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I wrote this essay to remind readers of Madison's insistence in Fed. 10 "that neither moral nor religious motives can be relied on as an adequate control" on the government. That's the basic justification for checks and balances. The president's assurances to the contrary are not assuring.

The Founders would disagree strenuously and forcefully.

See this by @laywilliams.bsky.social.

Four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election On Jan. 29, 2026, Yoweri Museveni will mark 40 years in power. But before that controversial milestone, more than 21 […]

From Museveni’s long rule to repression of opposition parties, these issues have shaped this year’s election.

Here are four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election.

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Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”

Are there checks on presidential power in 2026?

The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”

Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...

Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations. Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.

Happy to listen and learn from Brian Greenhill on Trump's withdrawal from dozens of international organizations last week, @goodauth.bsky.social . Part of what Brian calls the liberal international order's "moment of crisis."
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Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations. Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.

Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations.

In our latest "Good Chat" with @claryc.bsky.social, Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.

goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...

What happens now in Venezuela – and the world? What happens now in Venezuela – and the world? Trump’s no-guardrails foreign policy raises big questions about the global order, not just about who will run Venezuela.

Here's five key points on Venezuela from @profsaunders.bsky.social.

Read and share.

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