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Heath Brown

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CUNY John Jay & Grad Center—author of Roadblocked: Joe Biden’s Rocky Transition to the Presidency due out in 2024 https://a.co/d/en5ESkV Co-edit 3Streams blog: https://medium.com/3streams

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 8h

Brutal that Georgia Brown’s is closing — no place as fun to DC celebrity spot like it www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...

Is This the End of an Era for Soul Food in Washington?

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 3d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social visited my church this morning!

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DAVID C. BLOOMFIELD @dcbloomfield.bsky.social · 5d

"The argument against Kindergarten #G&T is it's very hard to sort out who is really deserving of that kind of special attention when they're 4 years old."
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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 6d

Really good read from @sam-workman.bsky.social on policy implementation new @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/doe...

Does Policy Matter?

We need party-centered theories of policy implementation.

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 9d

I particularly enjoy how @juliaazari.bsky.social brings the interchange at this recent workshop into the piece, blogging is great when it takes us places we haven’t been, widens conversations

Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 9d

Which is getting extra attention today because if the Vought story in the Times www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

The Man Behind Trump’s Push for an All-Powerful Presidency

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 9d

I love everything about this @juliaazari.bsky.social piece on unitary executive theory goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/does-unita...

Does unitary executive theory actually matter?

It's about politics more than it's about law.

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 20d

Lot of pride in one of my great doctoral students at the GC, Harmony Osei

CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 21d

From foster care to doctoral research: Harmony D. Osei is rewriting the narrative about foster youth in higher education. Her dissertation focuses on stories of resilience, grit, and accomplishment www.gc.cuny.edu/news/she-tur...

She Turned Her Childhood in Foster Care Into Myth-Busting Scholarship

Harmony D. Osei studies the accomplishments of graduates of higher education who grew up in foster care.

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APSA- Political Organizations & Parties Section @apsa-pop.bsky.social · 26d

The "Lobbying and Advocacy" panel is at 4pm today. Don't miss the exciting five presentations on lobbying and policy advocacy. @davidryanmiller.com @timlapira.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social #APSA25

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APSA- Political Organizations & Parties Section @apsa-pop.bsky.social · 26d

Are you an interest groups scholar? You can't miss the 10am session, "The Past, Present, and Future of Interest Group Politics." @apsa.bsky.social #APSA25

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 26d

Really good one from Cam Silver medium.com/3streams/tea...

Teaching Charlie Kirk to My Students

Satire on August 27, Death on September 10

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 27d

Official congressional e-newsletters mentioning the word "creator" over time, by party

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 27d

Strongly recommend everyone read Cam Silver's piece on teaching and political violence just posted @3streamsblog.bsky.social cc @cmwitko.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/tea...

Teaching Charlie Kirk in My Classroom: Satire on August 27, Death on September 10

Teaching Charlie Kirk in My Classroom: Satire on August 27, Death on September 10 I follow politics obsessively, but Charlie Kirk was not on my radar until South Park introduced him. The cartoon …

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · 28d

“Compliance Corner” is the saddest part of a weekly email I receive

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Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ricky Martin still has it

Heath Brown @heathbrown.bsky.social · Sep 5

Citing several quantitative studies on cash payments to prove his thesis on cash payment that "when overly quantitative, they can misrepresent reality. They see only what can be quantified." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...