Polisci Prof at Boise State and RI native. Congress, elections, and representation are my things. Dogs are my actual things. I co-host the podcast "Scandalized" on the NPR Network: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1259047598/scandalized
Charlie Hunt
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That pan-out to Lincoln, watching, presumably in abject horror
Several D.C. restaurants serve foie gras, a French delicacy that comes from the livers of ducks and geese that have been fattened up. This pet duck could help change that.
Political Theory / American / Comparative / Methods
It's not just daytime solar anymore. Solar around the clock (stored in batteries for later dispatch) is now on par with gas power on a per unit basis. Chris Wright can't even blame variability or grandstand about the wind dying or sun setting anymore. Solar is cheapest almost any way you measure it.
And, coincidence I'm sure, but basically every Democratic president since JFK has come from essentially middle-class backgrounds and/or experienced some kind of major economic uncertainty in their early lives
@the-downballot.com Is there a way y'all would prefer to be cited in an academic paper (i.e. particular names to lead with)? Getting ready to submit a new study on special elections that relies heavily on your awesome data.
Literal old man yelling at clouds
Lol I'm definitely right about this. Wayback Machine has the "female" set on the website going back to Jan 20th of last year (hmm!), when it was just called "Supreme Court Justices Peg Dolls Set" (no "female"). Male set doesn't appear until August 2025.
Subtle strategy!
There is a female set w/ the 6 female justices who have *ever* served on the court.
My guess: the female set already existed, but someone decided there needed to be a male set because DEI/etc, so they hilariously just threw on the 5 *current* male justices. supremecourtgifts.org/products/sup...
As a companion to a piece earlier this week comparing the cost of dispatchable solar (solar + storage) to the cost of a barrel of oil, I…
