Stuart Shapiro
@stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social
Dean of Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Obsessed with baseball, basketball, regulation, TV
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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💵 Gov. Murphy announced $150M in municipal infrastructure grants for Fiscal Year 2026; 🔒 state senators introduce amendments to Daniel's Law, a data privacy bill enacted in 2023; 🧑💼the #NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced $3M in grant funding for the CARE program:
Gov. Murphy Announces $150M in Municipal Infrastructure Grants for FY 2026 – NJ State Policy Updates - New Jersey State Policy Lab
Public Administration Gov. Murphy Announces $150 Million in Municipal Aid Grants for Fiscal Year 2026 - On November 17, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state is allocating $150 million in Muni...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
💵 Gov. Murphy announced $150M in municipal infrastructure grants for Fiscal Year 2026; 🔒 state senators introduce amendments to Daniel's Law, a data privacy bill enacted in 2023; 🧑💼the #NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced $3M in grant funding for the CARE program:
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New Paper: Presidential Control of the Civil Service.
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Presidential Control of the Civil Service
<p>Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article challenges that assumption. Legal scholars too oft
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November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New Paper: Presidential Control of the Civil Service.
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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as i like to say, actually existing capitalism is never going to stack up well against magical fantasy communism
This doesn't make capitalism the best we could possibly have it!
The problem is people are so used to socialism as a utopian pitch for freedom from contemporary wants that Hypothetical Utopia Socialism is compared to Extant Having to Administer Getting People To Do Necessary Jobs Capitalism.
The problem is people are so used to socialism as a utopian pitch for freedom from contemporary wants that Hypothetical Utopia Socialism is compared to Extant Having to Administer Getting People To Do Necessary Jobs Capitalism.
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
as i like to say, actually existing capitalism is never going to stack up well against magical fantasy communism
Earlier this fall, the National Academy of Sciences wrote a report on streamlining regulation of university research. I was lucky enough to be on the committee. My blog for @theregreview.bsky.social on the report is here: www.theregreview.org/2025/11/24/s...
Research Regulatory Burden Redux | The Regulatory Review
Greater regulation of university speech and research threatens U.S supremacy in higher education.
www.theregreview.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Earlier this fall, the National Academy of Sciences wrote a report on streamlining regulation of university research. I was lucky enough to be on the committee. My blog for @theregreview.bsky.social on the report is here: www.theregreview.org/2025/11/24/s...
I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk Charlie Brown
That's not a knife Charlie Brown. *This* is a knife.
I’m not the guy you kill, Charlie Brown. I’m the guy you buy!
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk Charlie Brown
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As I said, Russell Vought believes in one thing—executive authority—and also believes in a permanent vanguard of the conservative elite that rule us from within the state: and if that sounds, wild, why yes it is.
DOGE is down to about 45 employees, but others have burrowed their way into government agencies as full time employees. Some are helping Vought's efforts to downsize the government. Others are implementing private AI across government.
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
As I said, Russell Vought believes in one thing—executive authority—and also believes in a permanent vanguard of the conservative elite that rule us from within the state: and if that sounds, wild, why yes it is.
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Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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Every 2-4 years, a bunch of left-wing populists have the brilliant thought “Hey, what if people’s resentment of social minorities is actually just sublimated resentment for capitalist elites?” and then we get to spend 2-4 years once again learning that no, it’s very much the reverse
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Every 2-4 years, a bunch of left-wing populists have the brilliant thought “Hey, what if people’s resentment of social minorities is actually just sublimated resentment for capitalist elites?” and then we get to spend 2-4 years once again learning that no, it’s very much the reverse
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Marcy's take is much better and ties together the three most confusing things going on!
"Groceries," and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump - emptywheel
Three developments that have befuddled observers -- Trump's fawning praise of Zohran Mamdani, Kirill Dmitriev's latest success at manipulating Trump advisors, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's departure --...
www.emptywheel.net
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Marcy's take is much better and ties together the three most confusing things going on!
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I keep hearing from people who cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscriptions. I hope they will reconsider. As stories like this show, the WaPo is still doing great journalism and holding power to account. Please support its vital journalistic mission. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I keep hearing from people who cancelled their @washingtonpost.com subscriptions. I hope they will reconsider. As stories like this show, the WaPo is still doing great journalism and holding power to account. Please support its vital journalistic mission. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hello darkness my old friend.
I've come to speak with you again.
I've come to speak with you again.
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hello darkness my old friend.
I've come to speak with you again.
I've come to speak with you again.
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An Open Letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene
From, Alyssa Milano November 17, 2025
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced an ambitious and collaborative initiative to chart a bold course for New Jersey’s future. Bloustein professor Carl Van Horn and alumnus Christiana Foglio, MCRP ’86 were named to two of the transition teams. Read the full release: https://bit.ly/49zGEw7
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced an ambitious and collaborative initiative to chart a bold course for New Jersey’s future. Bloustein professor Carl Van Horn and alumnus Christiana Foglio, MCRP ’86 were named to two of the transition teams. Read the full release: https://bit.ly/49zGEw7
Top five all time point guard. One of the greats.
NEWS: Chris Paul is retiring at the end of this season, he announced.
The Clippers guard and 12-time All Star will call it a career after his 21st season in the NBA.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
The Clippers guard and 12-time All Star will call it a career after his 21st season in the NBA.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Top five all time point guard. One of the greats.
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People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend.
A thread.
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A thread.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend.
A thread.
/1
A thread.
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What if Mamdani was *too* charming and Trump starts calling him all the time and inviting him to parties at Mar A Lago and he has to go hang out with him constantly because otherwise Trump will nuke NYC.
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What if Mamdani was *too* charming and Trump starts calling him all the time and inviting him to parties at Mar A Lago and he has to go hang out with him constantly because otherwise Trump will nuke NYC.
Today was quite predictable.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Today was quite predictable.
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I've been giving it more thought. If we must travel the path of major constitutional reform, then I think a 4th branch is a viable option. Short of a sweeping constitutional reset, I think a set of mechanisms that move administration and the civil service back closer to Congress is the right move.
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I've been giving it more thought. If we must travel the path of major constitutional reform, then I think a 4th branch is a viable option. Short of a sweeping constitutional reset, I think a set of mechanisms that move administration and the civil service back closer to Congress is the right move.
Incredibly valuable.
It's up! www.yalejreg.com/nc/trump-reg...
Trump Regulatory Policy: 2025 Compendium - Yale Journal on Regulation
As part of my prep for this year’s ABA Administrative Law Conference, I put together a list of the regulatory policy documents that have been issued since the start of President Trump’s second term. L...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Incredibly valuable.
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
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Today at 4:00PM EST/3:00 PM CST, I'll be at the ABA Administrative Law Conference speaking with @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social, @nicholashandler.bsky.social, and Philip Howard about the future of the civil service. Have been looking forward to this conversation all semester!
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today at 4:00PM EST/3:00 PM CST, I'll be at the ABA Administrative Law Conference speaking with @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social, @nicholashandler.bsky.social, and Philip Howard about the future of the civil service. Have been looking forward to this conversation all semester!
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Personnel is policy. There's a reason most civil servants sit for some sort of exam. Yes, examination and credentialing cause delays in hiring. But civil servants serve in a position of public trust and you want to make sure they are qualified. Otherwise you end up in *waves wildly at DHS*.
ESQUIRE: “ICE is hiring literally anybody, and it’s terrifying… people who flunk the exam, criminal records… yet they’re allowed to tear children from their beds at night.”
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Personnel is policy. There's a reason most civil servants sit for some sort of exam. Yes, examination and credentialing cause delays in hiring. But civil servants serve in a position of public trust and you want to make sure they are qualified. Otherwise you end up in *waves wildly at DHS*.
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In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.