Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I keep getting emails and office visits from publishers who want “just a minute of my time” to discuss how I teach courses. Just putting it out there that I’m happy to do this for a reasonable consulting fee. Please pitch me the pay rate for all future/ initial contacts going forward. 130
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I’m here for it. Next project title locked in. 010
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockDan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025@clarebrock.bsky.social's review: "Defiant Innovation and Federalism: How Interest Groups Help Shape the Relationship between Federal and State Government doi.org/10.1093/publ...doi.orgValidate User 131
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 09/09/2025#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social - Conflating Lobbying and PACs: The Surprisingly Low Overlap in Organizational Lobbying and Campaign Expenditures - cup.org/4gc34Vs - Alexander C. Furnas, Timothy LaPira & @clarebrock.bsky.social #FirstView 042
Reposted by Prof Clare Brocktim lapira @timlapira.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Check out our new little paper with a simple but surprising (to many) fact: most “special interests” that lie by the govt don’t have a PAC for campaign donations. All too often lobbying and campaign contributions are conflated. With @clarebrock.bsky.social and @alexanderfurnas.com 195
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockAlex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 24/06/2025This article is now open access: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...annualreviews.orgHow Lobbying Matters | Annual ReviewsFor decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ... 194
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 13/06/2025We found a kids oral B app on the iPad for brushing teeth and it is the only thing that has stopped the incessant story telling / singing / gymnastics during tooth brushing time. 000
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Actually Citizens United says that government can restrict speech in the case of the appearance of corruption (eg the APPEARANCE of possible quid pro quo) because that constitutes a compelling interest of the state. The logic of the court is that democracy is undermined when gov appears corrupt 053
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I’m convinced that airlines intentionally make the flying process more frustrating and unpleasant than it needs to be, especially contacting customer service for anything. 010
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 25/04/2025For the second time in a year, a student has suggested that I start a podcast. Let me start by saying 1) I would never. But 2) I’m so flattered that a student thinks anyone would ever want to listen to what I have to say. 030
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockPolicy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Lacking institutional memory, how do freshman legislators keep up? Discover how congressional offices use media and reference tools to navigate the policymaking environment. By Alison Craig & @anneliserussell.bsky.social Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal 032
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockHeath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Just early published in ARPS (open access) @garlicksauce.bsky.social @wmjunk.bsky.social & I survey remarkable recent lobbying research that shows how lobbying matters & whats ahead for studies of influence www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...annualreviews.orgHow Lobbying Matters | Annual ReviewsFor decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ... 23219
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockAlex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Are lobbyists influential? The public sure thinks so, but applied political science since lobbying registration data emerged (late 90s) struggled to produce evidence that it does. In new review @wmjunk.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social and I chart a wave of research showing that lobbying matters.annualreviews.orgHow Lobbying Matters | Annual ReviewsFor decades, political scientists have struggled to provide empirical evidence that lobbying influences policymaking. A considerable gap arose between widespread public suspicions of lobbying and the ... 27132
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockMatthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 13/04/2025New study analyzed 145 years of U.S. congressional speeches and found a clear shift away from evidence-based language toward more intuition-based language—especially since the mid-1970s. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comComputational analysis of US congressional speeches reveals a shift from evidence to intuition - Nature Human BehaviourThis research explores the linguistic traces of evidence-based reasoning and intuitive decision-making in congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022. The analysis suggests that evidence-based language h... 14400143
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockWilliam Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Kids are dying of measles and the stock market is crashing and everything is about to become way more expensive but at least they're also massively violating basic civil liberties 211725
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 07/04/2025It would be difficult to exaggerate the profound and irreparable damage that John Roberts has done to this country. 1121945
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockTamar Haspel @tamarhaspel.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Here's is the main reason people buy into so many bad diet & nutrition ideas: "The best advice is boring." I've been writing about diet for decades, and I think @marionnestle.bsky.social has been more consistently right than pretty much anyone. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/w...nytimes.comThe Nutritionist Marion Nestle Meets Her Moment, At 88After five decades in the field of nutrition, Dr. Marion Nestle thought she had seen it all. Then came “Make America Healthy Again.” 05110
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Don’t let the robots hear you say that. You’ll be their first target when they become our overlords. 020
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockAdam Tooze @adamtooze.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Remarkably since 2020 the USA has become a net food importer. 1513045
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockHeath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Good day to read @clarebrock.bsky.social on tariffs @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/tar...medium.comTariffs, Lobbying, and the Spoils System of ExemptionsTrade wars and tariffs create a spoils system that appears to be (and probably is) corrupt 042
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I’m going to be headed back home by Saturday, but those of you still at MPSA should attend! 000
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 02/04/2025100%. That was so awesome. It’s really wonderful to have such thoughtful conversations about our research at these events. 020
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockDan Mallinson @djmallinson.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I'll never forget @raulpachecovega.bsky.social calling this an "Author Meets Fans" panel at COPPR when discussing @clarebrock.bsky.social's awesome book. @sam-workman.bsky.social did a good job either thought provoking questions, but maybe we stop calling these "critics" panels. 282
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 31/03/2025I verified. This is so embarrassing for them (and the rest of America too) 010
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockConnor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Absolutely essential reading. 0277
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockAlex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Forget resignations, Democrats should be filing articles of impeachment, or calling for criminal investigations and charges. 25410
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I have a revise and resubmit article that has been under review since October. I know reviewers can be slow but these were minor revisions and I’m on a tenure clock here.media.tenor.coma woman wearing glasses and a plaid shirt says " not cool " on a screenALT: a woman wearing glasses and a plaid shirt says " not cool " on a screen 020
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockWilliam Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Ahem. But her emails 1164
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockMolly Reynolds @mollyereynolds.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Are you, or do you know, a recent or soon-to-be college grad who's interested in research and deep dives on Congress? @sarahbinder.bsky.social and I are hiring an RA to start this summer. More info here: careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3627/re...careers-brookings.icims.comJobs and Internships 55835
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockRachel Navarre @rnavarre.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Well that didn’t take long. I love you America, you litigious country you. 1224
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Yep. ICE detention makes enormous sums for the private prison industry. There's a reason that Trump's victory sent their stocks shooting higher. 291501542
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The Democratic Party’s problems are not about being moderate or left. That’s a consultant and pundit red herring The problems are in party organization, the culture of “it’s their turn” nominations, candidate recruitment, gerontocracy, inability to shape media topics, and coming off hella lame 25386871613
Prof Clare Brock @clarebrock.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I’ve never seen a group of people worse at being an opposition party. 050
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockPolicy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · 13/03/2025How does polarization shape policy change? Discover this PSJ open-access article examining how rising partisanship extends gridlock and reshapes policy shifts in Congress. By @clarebrock.bsky.social and Daniel Mallinson Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal 052
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockJulia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 26/02/2025no kings. no feudal lords. (pretty meh on pants also) 3334
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockAlex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Defense of free markets is in need of DEI 141
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/02/2025Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos just emailed the paper's staff to announce a "change coming to our opinion pages." 208807287
Reposted by Prof Clare BrockJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 23/02/2025The Gilded Age is Trump's ideal--let's check the stats, shall we? --most Americans disenfranchised --most Americans in extreme poverty --most Americans worked 12 hour workdays, 6-7 days a week --most Americans consumed unsafe food, water, medicine The Gilded Age was great only for the rich folks 1552192613