Julia Azari
@juliaazari.bsky.social
Political science professor. Has thoughts about that thing someone said.
Book: Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History
https://tinyurl.com/te8cmzmr
https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/
Book: Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History
https://tinyurl.com/te8cmzmr
https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/
Tuesday's elections were about the Democrats finally waking up to the idea of power, maybe open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Were Tuesday's elections the end of the Democrats' Obama era?
Maybe the party is finally figuring out power
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tuesday's elections were about the Democrats finally waking up to the idea of power, maybe open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
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The man who eats $200 steaks, has his meals delivered by servants on gold plates, says he doesn’t want to hear anymore about affordability. The political ads write themselves
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The man who eats $200 steaks, has his meals delivered by servants on gold plates, says he doesn’t want to hear anymore about affordability. The political ads write themselves
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
just a big string of lies, and this was entirely predictable. i will never be over the fact that the country chose this again.
Combating this lie is tiresome.
But it’s worth pointing out that RBOB gasoline today hit its highest level since September. ⛽️
But it’s worth pointing out that RBOB gasoline today hit its highest level since September. ⛽️
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
just a big string of lies, and this was entirely predictable. i will never be over the fact that the country chose this again.
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Youngkin wins, the press goes on and on and on about how Biden's presidency is over. One train derailment and the press goes apoplectic over Buttigieg. This whatever the fuck is going on with the plane crashes and the shellacking in the election. NYT: Maybe women are a problem in the workforce 🤪
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Youngkin wins, the press goes on and on and on about how Biden's presidency is over. One train derailment and the press goes apoplectic over Buttigieg. This whatever the fuck is going on with the plane crashes and the shellacking in the election. NYT: Maybe women are a problem in the workforce 🤪
let them eat sandwiches is that anything (federal judge just ordered Trump admin to make Nov. SNAP payments)
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
let them eat sandwiches is that anything (federal judge just ordered Trump admin to make Nov. SNAP payments)
I've tried extremely hard and i'm happy to finally be getting some credit
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I've tried extremely hard and i'm happy to finally be getting some credit
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The right wing marketplace’s feud over Tucker Carlson and anti-Semitism is worth watching—it could play a role in whether JD Vance becomes the next President. My new piece at the newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Groyper trouble
Tucker Carlson interviewed a rabid anti-Semite. Believe it or not, it affects the 2028 GOP Presidential nomination.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The right wing marketplace’s feud over Tucker Carlson and anti-Semitism is worth watching—it could play a role in whether JD Vance becomes the next President. My new piece at the newsletter:
open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
i'm very annoyed at the punditocracy for co-opting the important message that it's important not to overinterpret elections and turning it into a pile of annoying shit
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
i'm very annoyed at the punditocracy for co-opting the important message that it's important not to overinterpret elections and turning it into a pile of annoying shit
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Nov 5, 2024 was terrible. But it's not Nov 2024 anymore. Trump is much more unpopular. He, not Biden, is getting blamed for affordability challenges. Democratic voters are much more activated. The "racial realignment" didn't even last a year. newrepublic.com/article/2026...
Hey, Uh, Democrats, Can You Finally Please Stop Fighting Over 2024?
Last night showed that the party is far from doomed—and the country is simply not as conservative as it seemed in November 2024.
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nov 5, 2024 was terrible. But it's not Nov 2024 anymore. Trump is much more unpopular. He, not Biden, is getting blamed for affordability challenges. Democratic voters are much more activated. The "racial realignment" didn't even last a year. newrepublic.com/article/2026...
I am officially "out" this week but my fingers started involuntarily typing a Dick Cheney blog post. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Dick Cheney was the face of GOP contradictions
Dick Cheney has never exactly been the face of the Republican party, and that was not an accident.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I am officially "out" this week but my fingers started involuntarily typing a Dick Cheney blog post. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
it's ironic that Dems keep losing voters in the Midwest because this is some apologizing to the person who bumped into you behavior.
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
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As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
it's ironic that Dems keep losing voters in the Midwest because this is some apologizing to the person who bumped into you behavior.
intra-party compromise for Dems: *talk* about economic problems. Don't offer solutions that would actually do something to upset the status quo. [sarcasm symbol]
He's both a model (relentless cost-of-living focus, cheerful and informative social media) and a fluke (crooked mayor gets bigfooted by hated ex-gov, ZM wins primary).
Should they be searching for more Mamdanis? The Democrats are torn.
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
(Also: a reminder that he has been helped by running against "the two most disgraced figures of New York Democratic politics of the last 40 years.")
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
intra-party compromise for Dems: *talk* about economic problems. Don't offer solutions that would actually do something to upset the status quo. [sarcasm symbol]
i've had yet another significant and life-overwhelming shit sandwich handed to me as we near the end of 2025. i would appreciate good thoughts or vibes or whatever your jam is, and also will appreciate when you all are willing to read my take on the Democrats discourse a few weeks late...
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
i've had yet another significant and life-overwhelming shit sandwich handed to me as we near the end of 2025. i would appreciate good thoughts or vibes or whatever your jam is, and also will appreciate when you all are willing to read my take on the Democrats discourse a few weeks late...
on my 6th work trip of the semester, the wheels are about to come off, and this lukewarm Diet Coke is really holding me together.
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
on my 6th work trip of the semester, the wheels are about to come off, and this lukewarm Diet Coke is really holding me together.
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It’s shocking to see what one person has done to traditional Republican elites in just 10 years.
I can't get into the psyche of people who would cut off the world's best researchers from teaching their students because they happened to be born farther away from you than you are comfortable with. www.chronicle.com/article/flor...
Florida’s Public Universities Should No Longer Hire Foreign Employees, DeSantis Says
The Republican governor’s directive on H-1B visas comes as President Trump has initiated his policy of charging employers a new $100,000 fee to hire people from outside the United States.
www.chronicle.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It’s shocking to see what one person has done to traditional Republican elites in just 10 years.
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I found this @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social piece so interesting open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Presidents Don't Know Much
Even the ones who know a lot. Which doesn't include...well, you know who.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I found this @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social piece so interesting open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
this raises an important point: do states or localities have laws against seeking to be on the ballot for a third term for president? if not they should consider passing them, or other clear, firm measures to enforce the 22nd amendment.
HUNT: The president is talking about a third term. How seriously do you take that?
GALLEGO: I don't take it seriously because he will be in violation of the Constitution and he should be arrested if he attempts to do that
GALLEGO: I don't take it seriously because he will be in violation of the Constitution and he should be arrested if he attempts to do that
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
this raises an important point: do states or localities have laws against seeking to be on the ballot for a third term for president? if not they should consider passing them, or other clear, firm measures to enforce the 22nd amendment.
my jokes about unethical political science experiments were never all that funny but they some how got less funny
good news academics, we're apparently getting to test the "it's a bad idea to stop paying your troops when you're trying to consolidate authoritarian control" hypothesis
Some interesting follow-up data about the illegal way we're paying troops rn
federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits...
federalnewsnetwork.com/pay-benefits...
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
my jokes about unethical political science experiments were never all that funny but they some how got less funny
i got punchy, but i was actually trying to make a real point: theories of Trump's political success undermine each other, and undermine some of the ideas informing what Democrats are fighting about right now. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
The poop plane and the Nazi tattoo
Why Trump vs. Trumpism matters
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
i got punchy, but i was actually trying to make a real point: theories of Trump's political success undermine each other, and undermine some of the ideas informing what Democrats are fighting about right now. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
This will always be the week when I felt compelled by current events to apply my professional expertise to a blog post called The Poop Plane and the Nazi tattoo. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
The poop plane and the Nazi tattoo
Why Trump vs. Trumpism matters
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This will always be the week when I felt compelled by current events to apply my professional expertise to a blog post called The Poop Plane and the Nazi tattoo. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Thank you for sharing the podcast I recorded with @evanaxelbank.bsky.social about my new book!
Here it is, my 247th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 247 (10/26/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 247th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy,...
blackwhiteandread.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you for sharing the podcast I recorded with @evanaxelbank.bsky.social about my new book!
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Perhaps there’s a reason that the Constitution doesn’t leave the powers over taxation and foreign commerce to the whims of one man.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Hikes Tariffs on Canada By 10% Over Ontario Ad
The measure was in response to what the U.S. president called ‘misrepresentation’ of Ronald Reagan’s comments.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Perhaps there’s a reason that the Constitution doesn’t leave the powers over taxation and foreign commerce to the whims of one man.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
ICYMI - My piece on last weekend's marches open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Mass protests show us the tension between norms and democratic values
I wasn’t able to attend Saturday’s protests, and I’m not a scholar of mass movements.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ICYMI - My piece on last weekend's marches open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
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I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I don’t need to explain why it’s wildly unacceptable for the military to be illegally privately financed by the president’s wealthy allies, right?
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Every cycle, we relearn the same lesson: candidates without governing experience can become liabilities fast
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Graham Platner seemed like the kind of candidate Democrats say they want. Then his history of inflammatory Reddit posts and his tattoo of a Nazi symbol came to light. Tyler Austin Harper spoke with him:
How ‘Big Tent’ Are Democrats Willing to Go?
Many in the party say it needs a wider range of candidates to run. Does that include people with Nazi tattoos?
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Every cycle, we relearn the same lesson: candidates without governing experience can become liabilities fast
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...