Lindsay P Cohn
@lindsaypcohn.bsky.social
Political Scientist (all views are own, not employers’). Visiting Prof @ Columbia SIPA; civ-mil relations, military orgs/manpower, public opinion, foreign policy, militarized policing, democratic theory, intl/natsec law, pol econ
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I’m excited that my first book is available for pre-order and will come out at the end of the month!
It looks at how to think about military ethics from a perspective of upholding democratic governance and values. Everyone can just ignore the chapter on Augustine unless you REALLY like Augustine 😂
It looks at how to think about military ethics from a perspective of upholding democratic governance and values. Everyone can just ignore the chapter on Augustine unless you REALLY like Augustine 😂
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Administration: the economy needs propping up.
Administration: the best economy in history & the world.
Administration: we don't know the state of the economy, we're flying blind.
Administration: the best economy in history & the world.
Administration: we don't know the state of the economy, we're flying blind.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer on jobs data: "Sometimes it's too late to get accurate data points ... we don't have that accurate data for the Fed to make a good decision, but I believe the Fed needs to cut interest rates again in December to really prop up this economy."
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Administration: the economy needs propping up.
Administration: the best economy in history & the world.
Administration: we don't know the state of the economy, we're flying blind.
Administration: the best economy in history & the world.
Administration: we don't know the state of the economy, we're flying blind.
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They are, right now, considering new rules to limit what we can say in public and share information on our conduct with the police. Now. This is what they are doing. While we console panicked students and try to put our work back together. senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/under...
senate.universityofcalifornia.edu
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
They are, right now, considering new rules to limit what we can say in public and share information on our conduct with the police. Now. This is what they are doing. While we console panicked students and try to put our work back together. senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/under...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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That April raid on a birthday party in Hays County resulted in zero criminal charges, despite claims this was some big TdA bust.
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid
Pending drug charges have been abandoned from the multi-agency April operation that supposedly targeted Tren de Aragua and led to multiple deportations.
www.texasobserver.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
That April raid on a birthday party in Hays County resulted in zero criminal charges, despite claims this was some big TdA bust.
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
A mighty man was Eldred,
A bulk for casks to fill,
His face a dreaming furnace,
His body a walking hill.
In the old wars of Wessex
His sword had sunken deep,
But all his friends, he sighed and said,
Were broken about Ethelred;
And between the deep drink and the dead
He had fallen upon sleep
1/
A bulk for casks to fill,
His face a dreaming furnace,
His body a walking hill.
In the old wars of Wessex
His sword had sunken deep,
But all his friends, he sighed and said,
Were broken about Ethelred;
And between the deep drink and the dead
He had fallen upon sleep
1/
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A mighty man was Eldred,
A bulk for casks to fill,
His face a dreaming furnace,
His body a walking hill.
In the old wars of Wessex
His sword had sunken deep,
But all his friends, he sighed and said,
Were broken about Ethelred;
And between the deep drink and the dead
He had fallen upon sleep
1/
A bulk for casks to fill,
His face a dreaming furnace,
His body a walking hill.
In the old wars of Wessex
His sword had sunken deep,
But all his friends, he sighed and said,
Were broken about Ethelred;
And between the deep drink and the dead
He had fallen upon sleep
1/
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Are you looking for free CLE credits or just wondering about everything going on in the executive branch. Do I have an event for you! The greatest group of scholars ever assembled for the hottest takes you have ever heard. ALL FREE!
Can you help me get the word out? We are having trouble reaching government attorneys due to the shutdown.
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
This is 6 hours of CLE of FREE through the ABA. But you don’t have to be an attorney to sign up!
Thread of topics we will cover:
NEWS! The ABA Admin Law Conference is FREE this year, in light of the shutdown. Great for admin law practitioners, academics, and students. It'll be Nov. 21 but you'll also be able to access recordings for 30 days afterwards.
6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:
6 FREE hours of CLE (approvals pending), including 3 ethics hours:
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Are you looking for free CLE credits or just wondering about everything going on in the executive branch. Do I have an event for you! The greatest group of scholars ever assembled for the hottest takes you have ever heard. ALL FREE!
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The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Not that we need more evidence that our oligarchs are out of touch with the average citizen, but asking everyone to just buy a second ticket to prevent being stranded at an airport is pretty tone deaf: fortune.com/2025/11/07/f...
Frontier’s CEO on air travel reductions: Buy a second plane ticket from competitors if you ‘don’t want to be stranded’ | Fortune
"If you are flying Friday or in the next ten days and need to be there or don't want to be stranded, I highly recommend booking a backup ticket on another carrier."
fortune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Not that we need more evidence that our oligarchs are out of touch with the average citizen, but asking everyone to just buy a second ticket to prevent being stranded at an airport is pretty tone deaf: fortune.com/2025/11/07/f...
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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Happy to share that my new book with Jeff Berry and Jim Glaser is now available from @uchicagopress.bsky.social! (preorder elsewhere til 12/2, but available now through Chicago)
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press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Everyday Democracy
How the everyday habits and attitudes of ordinary liberals and conservatives shape the health of American democracy. In Everyday Democracy, Jeffrey M. Berry, James M. Glaser, and Deborah J. Schildkrau...
press.uchicago.edu
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Happy to share that my new book with Jeff Berry and Jim Glaser is now available from @uchicagopress.bsky.social! (preorder elsewhere til 12/2, but available now through Chicago)
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press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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"Under the deal, large cargo ships would have paid a fee if their CO₂ emissions exceeded a certain level. The standard would get stricter over time, encouraging the industry to move away from oil-based shipping fuel to cleaner options."
THE LEADING SHIPPING LOBBY SUPPORTED IT
THE LEADING SHIPPING LOBBY SUPPORTED IT
The nation’s top diplomat: “Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, personally called officials in several countries to threaten financial penalties and other punishments if they continued to support the agreement to cut ship pollution.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"Under the deal, large cargo ships would have paid a fee if their CO₂ emissions exceeded a certain level. The standard would get stricter over time, encouraging the industry to move away from oil-based shipping fuel to cleaner options."
THE LEADING SHIPPING LOBBY SUPPORTED IT
THE LEADING SHIPPING LOBBY SUPPORTED IT
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Judge McConnell has just taken the bench.
As you'll recall, this is the second of two cases against the USDA re: the reduction of SNAP benefits.
We have Amy Romero for the Plaintiffs and Tyler Becker for the Government.
As you'll recall, this is the second of two cases against the USDA re: the reduction of SNAP benefits.
We have Amy Romero for the Plaintiffs and Tyler Becker for the Government.
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Judge McConnell has just taken the bench.
As you'll recall, this is the second of two cases against the USDA re: the reduction of SNAP benefits.
We have Amy Romero for the Plaintiffs and Tyler Becker for the Government.
As you'll recall, this is the second of two cases against the USDA re: the reduction of SNAP benefits.
We have Amy Romero for the Plaintiffs and Tyler Becker for the Government.
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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“But the Trump administration is seeking a separate legal opinion from the Justice Department that would provide a justification for launching strikes against land targets without needing to ask Congress to authorize military force, though no decisions have been made yet…”
I'd missed this. Evidently Rubio, Hegseth & someone from OLC told Congress in classified session that the administration doesn't currently have a legal justification for attacking Venezuela.
Trump admin tells Congress it currently lacks legal justification to strike Venezuela | CNN Politics
The “execute order” that launched the US military campaign against suspected drug boats in September also does not extend to land targets, the briefers said, according to the sources.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“But the Trump administration is seeking a separate legal opinion from the Justice Department that would provide a justification for launching strikes against land targets without needing to ask Congress to authorize military force, though no decisions have been made yet…”
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On March 6, #SCOTUS denied a Trump emergency application in the Dellinger case. That was the last time that happened; today's ruling is the 24th (consecutive) grant since then.
I survey this broader pattern (and its alarming implications) in a new draft paper here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I survey this broader pattern (and its alarming implications) in a new draft paper here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
On March 6, #SCOTUS denied a Trump emergency application in the Dellinger case. That was the last time that happened; today's ruling is the 24th (consecutive) grant since then.
I survey this broader pattern (and its alarming implications) in a new draft paper here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I survey this broader pattern (and its alarming implications) in a new draft paper here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"
There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
The company making money from the carbon offset market was wildly overstating its effectiveness. Investors found out and stopped investing. But many of the projects were in fact making a difference and reducing deforestation, and those are now at risk of dying.
apple.news/AUZVKy_jtR-y...
apple.news/AUZVKy_jtR-y...
‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect? — Guardian US
After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future
apple.news
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The company making money from the carbon offset market was wildly overstating its effectiveness. Investors found out and stopped investing. But many of the projects were in fact making a difference and reducing deforestation, and those are now at risk of dying.
apple.news/AUZVKy_jtR-y...
apple.news/AUZVKy_jtR-y...
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Not true obviously, but you save more lives when you stop a vessel and arrest those aboard, alive, if they're actually trafficking drugs.
Instead of drowned bodies, you get useful intel about their criminal structures, their support networks, their finances, and future vessels.
Instead of drowned bodies, you get useful intel about their criminal structures, their support networks, their finances, and future vessels.
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Not true obviously, but you save more lives when you stop a vessel and arrest those aboard, alive, if they're actually trafficking drugs.
Instead of drowned bodies, you get useful intel about their criminal structures, their support networks, their finances, and future vessels.
Instead of drowned bodies, you get useful intel about their criminal structures, their support networks, their finances, and future vessels.
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This is the kind of stuff that really drives home that these are true believers, bona fide anti-immigration zealots. This is not 200,000 people, it is *200*. That is nothing, I wouldn’t even call it a rounding error, it would go fully unnoticed. But they are taking steps to strip them of protections
A global food security watchdog warned this week that half of South Sudan's population faces crisis-level hunger next year. But DHS wants to send back more than 200 people from the country with Temporary Protected Status.
Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.
Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.
South Sudanese Migrants Lose Temporary Deportation Protections
The Department of Homeland Security is eliminating a temporary deportation shield for more than 200 immigrants from South Sudan.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is the kind of stuff that really drives home that these are true believers, bona fide anti-immigration zealots. This is not 200,000 people, it is *200*. That is nothing, I wouldn’t even call it a rounding error, it would go fully unnoticed. But they are taking steps to strip them of protections