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Roger Myerson
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Professor at UChicago. Author of Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict (1991).

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Roger Bruce Myerson is an American economist and professor at the University of Chicago. He holds the title of the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts in the Harris School of Public Policy, the Griffin Department of Economics, and the College of the University of Chicago. Previously, he held the title The Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor of Economics. In 2007, he was the winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel with Leonid Hurwicz and Eric Maskin for "having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory". He was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019. .. more

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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Nov 20
What can deter a supreme leader from violating the Constitution? Fear that a violation would shock his essential supporters from trusting and supporting him. A constitution can fail if a leader who violated its norms can still get support to retain power.
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The Autocrat's Credibility Problem and Foundations of the Constitutional State on JSTOR
Roger B. Myerson, The Autocrat's Credibility Problem and Foundations of the Constitutional State, The American Political Science Review, Vol. 102, No. 1 (Feb., 2008), pp. 125-139
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · 4d
Might the ultimate result of Maduro's abduction just be to let the Trump Administration look strong while it ends sanctions and starts buying Venezuelan oil?
We may expect Nicolas Maduro to ultimately get comfortable asylum in Moscow.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 5d
Five years ago.
Front pages of American newspapers after Jan. 6, 2021, with headlines like "Capitol Chaos," "Assault on Democracy," "Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol."

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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · 8d
An important warning from Mark Hertling in The Bulwark: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...
What ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela Would Really Mean
It’s not clear the administration has settled on a goal, much less considered the consequences.
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · 11d
Why is the US National Security Strategy for Primacy of Nations against "sovereignty-sapping incursions" of transnational organizations?
This indefensible position would have opposed creation of the US federal system that intrusively organized 13 sovereign states.
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The Strength of U.S. Federal Democracy on JSTOR
Roger Myerson, The Strength of U.S. Federal Democracy, Horizons: Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development, No. 5, United States: The Giant Challenged (AUTUMN 2015), pp. 178-189
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · 18d
At this holiday season, we should remember people in Ukraine and their fight for freedom. I am proud to support @razomforukraine.org and the Kyiv School of Economics, which is helping to build a brighter future in Ukraine.
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · 19d
The Trump administration implicitly recognized the potential need for state-building in the 2025 National Security Strategy: "We want to ensure that the Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable and well-governed enough to prevent and discourage mass migration to the United States."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Dec 4
🔔 👀 BEAMAN: “IT WAS A FAIR ELECTION.”

Tennessee Republican megadonor Lee Beaman, a Trump TVA board appointee, admits to @schiff.senate.gov he no longer believes the 2020 election was stolen, after previously calling for alternate electors.

Seems like a big deal! 🤷🏼

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Nov 8
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.

Cowards

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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 23
Prism has published "Decentralized Stabilization Assistance," on general lessons from failed state-building missions.
A strong democratic system must be rooted in local politics throughout the nation. State-building missions fail when local politics is ignored.
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 19
I only hope that Speaker Johnson can apologize for wrongly calling us a “hate America” rally. We may disagree about many things, but the patriotism of the thousands who gathered with me today should not be questioned.

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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 17
Patriotic Americans are gathering peacefully on Oct 18 to affirm the democratic constitutional values on which this great country was founded. #nokings
This economist will be in the crowd with an American flag here in Chicago.
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 10
A manifesto calling for red-state Democrats to lead in the political revival of our great country:
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · Oct 9
Good for him. More of this.

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Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 8
Even as the President sends troops to Chicago where I live, I affirm that local Democrats in red states are also on the front line for defense of democracy in America today. They need more support from @democrats.org.
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#DemocracyInAmerica
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 7
What would Texans say if the President sent Illinois Guard troops to patrol their town? The Second Amendment affirms that people's right to keep local order by locally accountable forces is necessary to the security of a free state. This right is vital for all of us.
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Live Updates: Top Trump Officials Head to Illinois and Oregon
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Oct 6
Defending democracy is fundamentally different from winning elections when rules of democracy can be taken for granted.
In a must-read article, @jvl.bsky.social observes that "Democrats are negotiating about policy when they should be negotiating about power."
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Here’s How Trump Loses the Shutdown
God help us but Gavin Newsom is the only Democrat who understands power.
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Roger Myerson @rbmyerson.bsky.social · Sep 9
The President's threats to unseat congressional representatives by endorsing primary challengers is a profound change in America. In 1913-1960 Presidents rarely endorsed primary challengers against incumbents in their own party, and half these challengers lost.
See Riker&Bast doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Presidential Action in Congressional Nominations
Commentary. In striking contrast to the progressive centralization of administration, there seems to have been very little centralization of political control. The measurement in chapter 4 (Riker and ...
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