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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Black smoke today… here are my thoughts on how to think of who might succeed Pope Francis. open.substack.com/pub/utaustin...

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Fat Pope, Skinny Pope

What an Italian proverb can tell us about the next head of the Catholic Church

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The amazing Policy Agenda Project at UT-Austin have coded President Trump’s 2025 address to the Congress. See how his priorities have changed and how they differ from other presidents.

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

This strikes me as disgusting. It’s one thing for a parish priest to ask for prayers for an ailing Holy Father. It’s another thing for a frequent critic, who has a vote to elect his successor, to be doing it. If I know Pope Francis, I know that such a slight will only spur him to get better.

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

This from the New York Times this morning. Beyond a doubt, the most responsible are the voters. He told us what he would do and a plurality still voted for him.

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If I were to do a second edition, I think I would call it CAPITULATION. Sigh.

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E.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 23/01/2025

A great @psjeditor.bsky.social paper from Lewallen, Park and @seanmtheriault.bsky.social examines when members of Congress use hearings to grandstand. They find more grandstanding in solution (legislating) oriented hearings, with variation across topics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 16/07/2024

Two things about the Vance pick interest me. First, he doesn’t help electorally. No one in MI or PA are going to find him compelling if they aren’t already on the Trump train. Second, among that generation, this pick eclipses Don Jr.’s political future. And, yet, Jr drove this decision. Hmmm…

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 07/05/2024

Today is the official release date for my latest book. I worked with 19 authors who wrote 15 chapters assessing the extent to which Donald Trump disrupted the Senate. Spoiler alert: We had at least 15 different answers to that question. www.amazon.com/Disruption-S...

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Disruption?: The Senate During the Trump Era: Theriault, Sean M.: 9780197767849: Amazon.com: Books

Disruption?: The Senate During the Trump Era [Theriault, Sean M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Disruption?: The Senate During the Trump Era

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

A comparison of the 2024 SOTU address to previous presidents.

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

What issues did Biden highlight in the 2024 SOTU Address?

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

Was thrilled to work on this article with Jonathan Lewallen and Ju Yeon Julia Park. I was also happy to have LSE United States Centre ask us to write a blog post about it. Happy reading! t.co/7Q6G35sr8T

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

This didn't used to be a partisan or controversial statement.

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

Exactly this. I’ll take an “elderly man with a poor memory” over someone who would side with Putin over our allies.

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

Along with Molly Reynolds from the Brookings Institute, and Kevin Kosar from AEI, I’m organizing a one-day workshop on congressional oversight in July. See the call for abstracts, which are due in less than 2 weeks. mailchi.mp/wayne/call-f...

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

It’s time for him to suspend his campaign and endorse Nikki. And then, Pence, Christie, Scott, and everyone else needs to jump in the bandwagon. I’m not sure it will make a difference, but it’s the only chance of saving us from him. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Such a morbid topic… who goes to Rosalynn Carter’s funeral? Traditionally First Ladies go. Does Bill? Does Joe? Does Melanie? I saw yes no yes. What say you?

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