I did something that's big news for me, and not typically what academic political scientists do: I wrote a parenting book about our subject. This is a medium-long thread on why/how.

Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning the word "unconstitutional" by party, over time

The idea that the US citizenship exam is the end all, be all of understanding American politics is part of our problem.

"I support President Trump’s efforts to limit the power of unelected bureaucrats in Washington and to hold federal agencies accountable for how they spend Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars" -Senator Marsha Blackburn

@PhilipWallach Yes

"In multiple federal offices, Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” is seizing power the Constitution grants solely to Congress. We must seize it back." -Congressman Lloyd Doggett

@DuncanBrooks19 Yes, I’m with you on that. The surrounding parts of this executive order are not great.

This is what word testing and party unity on messages looks like. Check out "unleash" in official congressional communications, by party

"In 2022, the United States led the world in Research & Development efforts, investing nearly $886 billion, which accounts for more than a third of the world’s total spending in R&D." -Congressman Max Miller

Monthly official e-newsletter totals from Congress to constituents, by party (2010-2025)

@eitanhersh Sometimes we do make policy mistakes

RT @MattGlassman312: This is awful. The Archivist position is non-partisan and Colleen ran the agency in that manner. The job has never bee…

Back in August 2023, Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced a bill to abolish USAID

Last year Representative Austin Scott has this to say about USAID efforts that bolster the efforts of farmers in Georgia

I'm all for more efforts for increasing civics focus in K-12, but we can do better than this.

There are currently more than 20 different lawsuits challenging at least 11 executive orders. 😵‍💫

Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning "antisemitism" over time, by party

"Instead of acting like a courtier, the Speaker must behave like the leader of a separate and co-equal branch of government." - Rep Jake Auchincloss

@NADNAR_org But go check it in DC inbox. It’s something that Republicans had a field day with.

@NADNAR_org (it happens with all sorts of things from the left that get taken from the right for much more powerful signaling)