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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 18h

A series on Gene Bardach's enduring contributions to the study and improvement of public policy with essays by Michael Barzelay, Robert A. Kagan, John Mendeloff, and Eric M. Patashnik. @goldmanschool.bsky.social @appam.bsky.social

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Breaking News: Just received a journal review where I was informed that I didn't have a grasp on the administrative burden literature.

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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 28/09/2026

Districts would be well served to make decisions based on all 3 of these dimensions: 1️⃣ Effectiveness 2️⃣ Costs 3️⃣ Implementation Feasibility We're often seeking the BIG fix, when we need a collection of high-value ROIs where successful implementation is within reach. END

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Trump Administration appears to be strategically managing the current phase of its mass deportation program to minimize public backlash. A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer

A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is a must-read for anyone interested in US politics, public law and public policy. Can't wait to dig into it.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"There are clear criteria for judging whether a particular path is the correct response to a social problem. Will it be effective if properly implemented? Can it be implemented in the existing political reality? Would it resolve...one problem without creating new ones?" Barney Frank (2026)

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A development to watch: Some Republicans say they are willing to consider tax hikes to avoid immediate cuts in Social Security benefits when the trust fund is depleted. 1/3 www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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As Social Security fund runs dry, some Republicans say it’s time to raise taxes

Raising the payroll tax is emerging as a popular fix — even in the anti-tax GOP — to fend off deep cuts in retirement benefits.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Excited for tomorrow's APSA roundtable on Miranda's great book.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New Georgetown University president announces a war on internal administrative burdens. Cool! (Sounds like I saved myself some service work by leaving).

Introducing Hoya Faster
Today, I am excited to announce the launch of Hoya Faster, a new university-wide initiative, led in partnership with the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, dedicated to identifying operational pain points and reforming administrative processes that hold us back.

Tackling Administrative Complexity
Prior to my arrival, the leadership team launched an Ideas Initiative that solicited ideas for revenue generation and expense reduction. As I reviewed this process, an additional set of themes emerged around administrative friction and complexity. Excessively complex workflows aren’t just frustrating; they are wasteful and they are contrary to our Jesuit values, which call on us to let go of everything that does not contribute to the achievement of our primary mission.

Over time, operational complexity builds up as we add layer upon layer to our processes without taking the time to step back and consider what we are trying to accomplish. Many of our current processes were created with good intentions—to manage our budget limits or to ensure regulatory compliance. While we need to fulfill our fiduciary and legal responsibilities, we can do so without making everyday tasks unnecessarily difficult.

Higher education often talks about “doing more with less,” but in many cases, we can accomplish more by doing less—by eliminating administrative burdens so we can reinvest our time and energy into our core purposes of teaching, research, and student formation. Shifting an organizational culture and simplifying processes is never easy work, but it is critical work, especially at a time when the pressures we are facing in higher education require us to move with both speed and purpose.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Review of applications for our junior position in American Political Institutions begins September 15.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Review of applications for our junior position in American Political Institutions begins September 15.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

When (if ever) do health services professionals believe it is OK to omit research information in their public communication? Alan Gerber, @maclockhart.bsky.social @haroldpollack.bsky.social & I conducted a survey to find out. See our new @healthaffairs.bsky.social article. Open access; link below.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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.

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Peter Hull @instrumenthull.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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...

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EJM - Econ Job Market

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#ELB: Cain and Schneer: “Trump’s Redistricting Effort: A Smart Bet or Not?” electionlawblog.org/2026/cain-and-s…

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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.

The cover of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Brown cover, title is Health Politics and Democracy.

Table of contents of Volume 51, number 4

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Excellent conversation between my colleague @democracyprof.bsky.social and David French.

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Sarah Gollust @sarahgollust.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

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.

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Marcella Alsan @marcellaalsan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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/...

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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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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

.@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

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Republicans EVEN with Democrats; the truly post-Reagan GOP is upon us

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Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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.

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"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.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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....

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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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Taking Action 4 US🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇨🇦🇩🇪📚📗 @takingaction4us.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Interesting 🧵especially for those of us interested in backlash

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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...)

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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!!!

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

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...

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Eugene Bardach: Celebration of Life - General News - News | APPAM

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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...

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What the Reflecting Pool Actually Reflects

An American icon becomes a metaphor for an incompetent and corrupt presidency

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Brown University @brown.edu · 13/06/2026

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.

Close-up of Brown University's historic Van Wickle Gates, with sunlight shining through the ironwork. White text over the image reads, "We are ever true."

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

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Eugene Bardach: Celebration of Life - General News - News | APPAM

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

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...

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Samuel Alito Confirmation Hearing, Day 3 Part 2

YouTube video by Politics Dude

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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-...

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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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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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...

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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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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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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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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/06/2026

"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:

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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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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

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...

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The war in Iran’s ripple effect on the global energy economy

YouTube video by Watson School of International and Public Affairs

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Nate Persily @persily.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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...

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Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I'm deeply saddened to share that Gene Bardach has passed away. Gene was an exceptional scholar — and an even more exceptional person: wise, generous, and caring. It was a great privilege to learn from him, write with him, and call him my friend. May his memory be a blessing.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

My book Coverage Denied comes out tomorrow & I'm grateful to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the space to lay out the core findings, which show how prior auth's extension into most corners of health care burdens patients & their physicians, and in doing so deepens inequity open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

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How Prior Authorizations Limit Access to Health Care

Putting Patients and Physicians in an Unnavigable Maze

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