Archive
Between 2014 and 2017 I was a political scientist writing about Congress in real time. These posts are kept as written — a snapshot of that era and that version of me, not a reflection of what I'd write today.
2017
- Split Labor and the Minimum WageAcademic life
2016
- My Slides for Asking the Big QuestionsAcademic life
- Syllabi for the Fall SemesterAcademic life
- Professional UpdateAcademic life
- An Analogy Taken Quite FarAcademic life
2015
- A Return to NullificationAcademic life
- What if Bernie Sanders Starts Winning?Commentary
- Congressional Ethics as Partisan WarfareCommentary
- Parables in the Congressional RecordAcademic life
- Why Boehner Will (Probably) Keep His JobCommentary
- No Need to Protect the President on Keystone XLCommentary
- Changing Senate Rules for Policy Gain Is No Big DealCommentary
- Can't Give Credit Where Credit Is DueCommentary
- Senate Republicans Blocked Amendments to the Keystone BillCommentary
- A Little Context on the Sanders Global Warming AmendmentCommentary
- Speaker Boehner Should "Take Revenge" on Those Who Voted Against HimCommentary
- Tool-Driven Revolutions in the Social SciencesAcademic life
2014
- Remorse, Racist Politicians, and ForgivenessCommentary
- The (Lack of) Predictability in Obama's Executive ActionCommentary
- A Few Thoughts on the IRS Targeting ScandalCommentary
- Statistics of Income Data is GreatAcademic life
- A New Blogging StartAcademic life