I mean.... some institutions have a culture on this issue that is impossible to fight. I have small classes and repeat students and a casual campus culture and so I stopped fighting to go by professor. Right out of grad school I wanted to go by professor to have some social distance, but less so now

This is a really bad comparison!

Thanks, Pat! I hope you enjoy it.

My intellectual debts are clear. My teacher @jktulis.bsky.social has taught me how to think about American politics more than anyone else. I have also benefitted immensely from the work and feedback of @joshchafetz.bsky.social and George Thomas, as well as Gary Jacobsohn, and H.W. Perry.

The book applies its analytical framework to case studies on the legislative veto, executive agreements, the appointments process, and congressional oversight and impeachment to demonstrate that institutional conflict rather than legal determinacy is an essential feature of the constitutional design

I argue that the Supreme Court's separation of jurisprudence often enforces the separation of powers for its own sake, which represents an inversion of means and ends. Non-judicialized conflict is essential for the polity to achieve its unlimited and politically-contingent ends.

Super minor point, but I hate the use of the word “convictional” in articles like these as it seems like an empty vessel.

Truth