Mischiefs of Faction
A political science community blog, started in 2012, now in its Substack era. Subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/misofact
- ICYMI: @mattngreen.bsky.social writes about how the close House vote on the special rule to consider a government funding bill went down: misofact.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social writes about the rise of majority party defections on discharge petitions and the weakening authority of House GOP leaders. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
- How much trouble is Speaker Mike Johnson in? The latest post from @mattngreen.bsky.social. misofact.substack.com/p/how-much-t...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social discusses what he got wrong -- and perhaps got right -- about the shutdown. The latest from Mischiefs of Faction. misofact.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
- Matthew Green's latest on Mischiefs of Faction: what data tell us about the types of Republicans in Congress who resist Trump -- and why do so. misofact.substack.com/p/are-member...
- Should Senate Democrats deliberately shut down the government to stop Trump? In his latest post at Mischiefs, Matt Green argues no. misofact.substack.com/p/not-the-hi...
- Dr. Smith helps to put Gavin Newsom's recent political surge and strategy into historical perspective at this latest MoF post. The Founders designed the system to leverage politicians' ambitions to serve as a check on power.
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- Do parties do better when they moderate to appeal to the median voter, or stick to principles? @bcburden.bsky.social shows that Republicans believe they do better sticking to principles but think Dems do better by moderating. Dems have an entirely different POV. misofact.substack.com/p/democrats-...
- Matthew Green took a two-week break from the news. His thoughts on what happened in U.S. politics during that period: misofact.substack.com/p/two-weeks-...
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- To document and make sense of the executive overreach at her university, @jenvictor.bsky.social provides a timeline of key events. Transparency is the best disinfectant. misofact.substack.com/p/authoritar...
- Wedge issue + scandal = a politically fruitful topic for the minority party. An analysis of the Epstein papers affair by @mattngreen.bsky.social. misofact.substack.com/p/scandals-a...
- What happens when societies polarize by partisanship? First the norm of mutual tolerance erodes, then institutional forbearance. The US case is textbook under Trump 2.0, explains @jenvictor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social reviews what political science literature, and his own recent research, suggests will be the electoral consequences -- if any -- of voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill. misofact.substack.com/p/will-the-o...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social argues that Trump didn't bully Congress into passing last week's reconciliation bill, nor was he the only person who helped get it enacted. misofact.substack.com/p/the-big-go...
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- New at Mischiefs of Faction, @jenvictor.bsky.social explains why populist governments sometimes pass very unpopular policies. Read. Share. Subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social asks, do voters support the GOP's "One Big Beautiful Bill"? And if not, does it matter? open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social notes some early signs of resistance to Trump from congressional Republicans. misofact.substack.com/p/are-member...
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- Can the US afford the "Big Beautiful Bill?" @jenvictor.bsky.social breaks it down. [Spoiler: No.] open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
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- “Trump math”—how federal cuts are an expansion of the executive power. @jenvictor.bsky.social explains. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
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- Playing board games is a fun hobby for many -- one that will be harmed by Trump's protectionist tariffs, as @mattngreen.bsky.social explains. misofact.substack.com/p/tariffs-an...
- @mattngreen.bsky.social discusses some of the ways that congressional Democrats have been pushing back against Trump and the GOP - despite being in the deep minority. misofact.substack.com/p/are-member...
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- New from @jenvictor.bsky.social: The governance challenges in the US are not a constitutional crisis--the Constitution is clear about how to resolve executive overreach. The problem is political. Partisans tolerate the status quo. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
- Nice! ☺️ Here's that link referenced in @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social's excellent piece: misofact.substack.com/p/when-a-dem...
- Putting Trump’s second term first 100 days into historical, institutional, and visual perspective, our @mattngreen.bsky.social brings the juice. Read. SUBSCRIBE. Submit. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
- Thanks for the boost, JB! The first substantive post of our ‘Substack Era’ lands #1 on the coveted Bernstein weekly links recs. ☺️
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- New @jenvictor.bsky.social asks how much authoritarian action the US has seen under Trump, and what type, using events from @olgalautman.bsky.social ‘s Trump Tyranny Tracker. Answer: quite a bit, but not necessarily the type of autocracy that’s widely felt. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
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- We are pleased to announce the revival of the Mischiefs of Faction, now on Substack. What started in 2012, now in it's fourth evolution, is reformed as a "community blog" for political science and related fields. Read more about our vision and subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...
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