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Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧
Experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.
Listen from @erikvoeten.bsky.social, @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, & @fgenovese.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...
Experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.
Listen from @erikvoeten.bsky.social, @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, & @fgenovese.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? Two experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧
Experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.
Listen from @erikvoeten.bsky.social, @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, & @fgenovese.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...
Experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.
Listen from @erikvoeten.bsky.social, @jeffcolgan.bsky.social, & @fgenovese.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...
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New @goodauth.bsky.social podcast with @fgenovese.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social on how the world moves on with climate motigation in the new Trump era goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? 🎧
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? Two experts discuss how the U.S. and the world move forward with climate mitigation.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
New @goodauth.bsky.social podcast with @fgenovese.bsky.social and @jeffcolgan.bsky.social on how the world moves on with climate motigation in the new Trump era goodauthority.org/news/can-cli...
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Check out the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast and the @iojournal.bsky.social article (short, open access) that forms the basis of the conversation refers to.
Good chatting with @erikvoeten.bsky.social about Jeff’s and my article on what Trump and the movement he represents will do to climate politics going forward.
Come for the excellent questions, stay for me and Jeff trying to summarize and discuss what feels like 15 yrs of events since 2025.
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Come for the excellent questions, stay for me and Jeff trying to summarize and discuss what feels like 15 yrs of events since 2025.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Check out the @goodauth.bsky.social podcast and the @iojournal.bsky.social article (short, open access) that forms the basis of the conversation refers to.
The Federal Reserve is still playing defense.
Here are four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
Read the latest from @sarahbinder.bsky.social & Mark Spindel: goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...
Here are four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
Read the latest from @sarahbinder.bsky.social & Mark Spindel: goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...
The Federal Reserve is still playing defense
The Federal Reserve is still playing defense. Four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Federal Reserve is still playing defense.
Here are four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
Read the latest from @sarahbinder.bsky.social & Mark Spindel: goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...
Here are four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
Read the latest from @sarahbinder.bsky.social & Mark Spindel: goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...
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🎙️ New podcast alert - Chalkboard Politics is now live!
Written, edited, & mixed by SIWPS Student Scholars & distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social, this podcast connects class concepts with real-world political events.
Episode 1: "What just happened in Venezuela?"
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Written, edited, & mixed by SIWPS Student Scholars & distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social, this podcast connects class concepts with real-world political events.
Episode 1: "What just happened in Venezuela?"
➡️ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
🎙️ New podcast alert - Chalkboard Politics is now live!
Written, edited, & mixed by SIWPS Student Scholars & distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social, this podcast connects class concepts with real-world political events.
Episode 1: "What just happened in Venezuela?"
➡️ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
Written, edited, & mixed by SIWPS Student Scholars & distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social, this podcast connects class concepts with real-world political events.
Episode 1: "What just happened in Venezuela?"
➡️ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
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The Fed might seem on a roll. Today it drew support from SCOTUS; last week, from markets & key GOP senators. But the Fed is not out of the woods. New @goodauth.bsky.social post w/ Mark Spindel on why Fed remains on defense & vulnerable to POTUS efforts to steer it. goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...
The Federal Reserve is still playing defense
The Federal Reserve is still playing defense. Four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The Fed might seem on a roll. Today it drew support from SCOTUS; last week, from markets & key GOP senators. But the Fed is not out of the woods. New @goodauth.bsky.social post w/ Mark Spindel on why Fed remains on defense & vulnerable to POTUS efforts to steer it. goodauthority.org/news/the-fed...
In this first episode of Chalkboard Politics, students interview two experts from Columbia University on Latin American politics and international relations.
You won't want to miss this conversation.
Listen to the new podcast here: goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
You won't want to miss this conversation.
Listen to the new podcast here: goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
Chalkboard Politics: What just happened in Venezuela? 🎧
Understanding the U.S. intervention with Chalkboard Politics.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In this first episode of Chalkboard Politics, students interview two experts from Columbia University on Latin American politics and international relations.
You won't want to miss this conversation.
Listen to the new podcast here: goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
You won't want to miss this conversation.
Listen to the new podcast here: goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
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Cool new project by the wonderful @profsaunders.bsky.social and @goodauth.bsky.social
📣📣📣Announcing...Chalkboard Politics @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social, a podcast by students, for students (and their teachers). Written, edited, and mixed by the students at @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social and distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social. 1/ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Cool new project by the wonderful @profsaunders.bsky.social and @goodauth.bsky.social
Introducing a new podcast: Chalkboard Politics. This is a student-produced, student-hosted podcast, by the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University and Good Authority.
Listen to the first episode: What just happened in Venezuela? goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
Listen to the first episode: What just happened in Venezuela? goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
Chalkboard Politics: What just happened in Venezuela?
Understanding the U.S. intervention with Chalkboard Politics.
goodauthority.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Introducing a new podcast: Chalkboard Politics. This is a student-produced, student-hosted podcast, by the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University and Good Authority.
Listen to the first episode: What just happened in Venezuela? goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
Listen to the first episode: What just happened in Venezuela? goodauthority.org/news/chalkbo...
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📣📣📣Announcing...Chalkboard Politics @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social, a podcast by students, for students (and their teachers). Written, edited, and mixed by the students at @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social and distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social. 1/ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Madison spelled out checks and balances. Are they still working in 2026?
Read our take, by @laywilliams.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
Read our take, by @laywilliams.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree.
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
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January 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Madison spelled out checks and balances. Are they still working in 2026?
Read our take, by @laywilliams.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
Read our take, by @laywilliams.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
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Everything is terrible, but the kids are alright. Something new is coming this week from @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social via @goodauth.bsky.social. Stay tuned!
Everything is terrible, but the kids are alright. Something new is coming this week from @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social via @goodauth.bsky.social. Stay tuned!
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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I wrote this essay to remind readers of Madison's insistence in Fed. 10 "that neither moral nor religious motives can be relied on as an adequate control" on the government. That's the basic justification for checks and balances. The president's assurances to the contrary are not assuring.
Are there checks on presidential power in 2026?
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree.
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
goodauthority.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I wrote this essay to remind readers of Madison's insistence in Fed. 10 "that neither moral nor religious motives can be relied on as an adequate control" on the government. That's the basic justification for checks and balances. The president's assurances to the contrary are not assuring.
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Are there checks on presidential power in 2026?
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree.
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
goodauthority.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
From Museveni’s long rule to repression of opposition parties, these issues have shaped this year’s election.
Here are four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election.
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Here are four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election.
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Four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election
On Jan. 29, 2026, Yoweri Museveni will mark 40 years in power. But before that controversial milestone, more than 21 […]
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January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
From Museveni’s long rule to repression of opposition parties, these issues have shaped this year’s election.
Here are four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election.
goodauthority.org/news/four-th...
Here are four things to watch in Uganda’s 2026 election.
goodauthority.org/news/four-th...
Are there checks on presidential power in 2026?
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree.
Trump sees himself as unconstrained. The Founders would disagree. The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
goodauthority.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Are there checks on presidential power in 2026?
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
The Constitution contradicts Trump’s belief that he’s limited only by his “own morality.”
Read @laywilliams.bsky.social latest here: goodauthority.org/news/trump-s...
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Happy to listen and learn from Brian Greenhill on Trump's withdrawal from dozens of international organizations last week, @goodauth.bsky.social . Part of what Brian calls the liberal international order's "moment of crisis."
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Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations
Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations. Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Happy to listen and learn from Brian Greenhill on Trump's withdrawal from dozens of international organizations last week, @goodauth.bsky.social . Part of what Brian calls the liberal international order's "moment of crisis."
goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...
goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...
Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations.
In our latest "Good Chat" with @claryc.bsky.social, Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.
goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...
In our latest "Good Chat" with @claryc.bsky.social, Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.
goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...
Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations
Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations. Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.
goodauthority.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Trump plans to pull the U.S. out of dozens of organizations.
In our latest "Good Chat" with @claryc.bsky.social, Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.
goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...
In our latest "Good Chat" with @claryc.bsky.social, Brian Greenhill discusses the impact of this move – and how Americans see international organizations.
goodauthority.org/news/trump-p...
Here's five key points on Venezuela from @profsaunders.bsky.social.
Read and share.
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Read and share.
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What happens now in Venezuela – and the world?
What happens now in Venezuela – and the world? Trump’s no-guardrails foreign policy raises big questions about the global order, not just about who will run Venezuela.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Here's five key points on Venezuela from @profsaunders.bsky.social.
Read and share.
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
Read and share.
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
The current Iranian protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises.
@hbanai.bsky.social lays out why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point.
Read the latest here: goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
@hbanai.bsky.social lays out why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point.
Read the latest here: goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point
Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point. The current protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The current Iranian protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises.
@hbanai.bsky.social lays out why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point.
Read the latest here: goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
@hbanai.bsky.social lays out why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point.
Read the latest here: goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
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Here's my piece for @goodauth.bsky.social on why Iran's polycrisis may be at a tipping point
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Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point
Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point. The current protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Here's my piece for @goodauth.bsky.social on why Iran's polycrisis may be at a tipping point
goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
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Writing for @goodauth.bsky.social , @hbanai.bsky.social examines how the "structural polycrisis" in Iran "where economic, environmental, and geopolitical failures reinforce one another" may be "pushing the social contract toward a terminal rupture."
goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point
Why the Iranian regime may be at a tipping point. The current protests reflect citizens who are unhappy about deep, overlapping crises.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Writing for @goodauth.bsky.social , @hbanai.bsky.social examines how the "structural polycrisis" in Iran "where economic, environmental, and geopolitical failures reinforce one another" may be "pushing the social contract toward a terminal rupture."
goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
goodauthority.org/news/why-the...
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Across Africa, post-election disputes, opposition stifling, and fragile democratic institutions continue to challenge fair political competition.
Contested elections last year highlighted five important takeaways.
Read them here: goodauthority.org/news/five-le...
Contested elections last year highlighted five important takeaways.
Read them here: goodauthority.org/news/five-le...
Five lessons from Africa's 2025 elections
Five lessons from Africa's 2025 elections. Africa’s 2025 electoral cycle saw some post-coup transitions, along with efforts to stifle opposition candidates.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Across Africa, post-election disputes, opposition stifling, and fragile democratic institutions continue to challenge fair political competition.
Contested elections last year highlighted five important takeaways.
Read them here: goodauthority.org/news/five-le...
Contested elections last year highlighted five important takeaways.
Read them here: goodauthority.org/news/five-le...