James Goodwin

@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

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I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · Nov 7

Now that we're staring down the barrel of Project 2025, I guess it's a good time to re-up this essay I wrote a few months ago exploring its plans for an authoritarian administrative state www.bostonreview.net/articles/ins...

Inside Project 2025 - Boston Review

Backed by the Heritage Foundation, the initiative seeks to undermine longstanding safeguards against abuses of executive power.

www.bostonreview.net

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3h

Speaking of libertarians, they're probably perfectly fine with our Ring surveillance state, just so long as the cameras are free from the tyranny of energy efficiency standards.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3h

The appropriate response is to move further to the left, and force the "center" to redefine itself accordingly. That's how we got the Community Reinvestment Act and disparate impact liability. Those were the "centrist" responses to the realistic specter of socialism in the 1960s.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 4h

Oh! Just what the world needs! Another centrist think tank whose purpose is to prevent the Democrats from moving even a tiny bit to the left! 🤪🫠

Axios @axios.com · 20h

Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.

Reposted by James Goodwin

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 4h

Oh! Just what the world needs! Another centrist think tank whose purpose is to prevent the Democrats from moving even a tiny bit to the left! 🤪🫠

Axios @axios.com · 20h

Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group

It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.

www.axios.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 4h

That so-called libertarians are more fixated on appliance efficiency standards than actual fucking authoritarianism tells you what a miserable, worthless group of people they are.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

Now, @cato.org puts out a few blog posts condemning ICE's violence in Minneapolis, and all is supposed to be forgiven?

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

Fuck. All. Of. This. Libertarians voted for Trump. Libertarians helped write Project 2025. Libertarians have been sitting on their fucking hands for past year.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...

Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump

www.nytimes.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

How to get people's asses into public transit in one easy step

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Aug 9

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.

(15 in Manhattan btw)

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Aug 9

There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

Correct. The light blue.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

On the one hand, the Supreme Court wants the judiciary to usurp agencies in interpreting complex statutes. On the other hand, subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: Climate science removed from judicial manual after GOP complaints

Republican attorneys general argued the new chapter would put judges “firmly on one side” of climate lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.

This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.

Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.

Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump

www.nytimes.com

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

I'm looking to next year's halftime show featuring an extended symbolic critique of Unitary Executive Theory

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

My neighbor who is from Puerto Rico recognized the shade of blue in Lady Gaga's dress as symbolic of the Puerto Rican flag adopted by the independence movement there.

Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 15h

I did love it when they salsa danced to "Baile Inolvidable" which I told you all to listen to a couple days ago I HOPE YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK

Also sorry my dog walked in front of the screen

Benito and Lady Gaga salsaing. A dog's back interrupts the frame

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

Yes! I saw this, too!

Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 16h

Omg this is so good I missed this! VERY intentional shot lingering on two men grinding on each other

Throughout his career Benito has been an ally to the LGBTQ community and has tried to push back against the machismo prevalent in Latin music

Two men dancing inside the open door of a truck

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h

Trump's meltdown over the halftime show is revealing to normie America just how banana pants crazy things are within the MAGA bubble. Bad Bunny is a master of art as a form of subversion.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 6h

The same people who were up in arms over the fake Sydney Sweeney controversy are now suddenly offended by attractive women dancing. Do I have that right?

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 6h

Work in some highlights from Sherman's March to the Sea, too

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 6h

Next Superbowl halftime should include a recreation of the confederate surrender at Appomattox while Jefferson Davis flees the scene dressed as an old lady.

Reposted by James Goodwin

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 6h

Next Superbowl halftime should include a recreation of the confederate surrender at Appomattox while Jefferson Davis flees the scene dressed as an old lady.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, James Goodwin

Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 15h

I did love it when they salsa danced to "Baile Inolvidable" which I told you all to listen to a couple days ago I HOPE YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK

Also sorry my dog walked in front of the screen