Josh Chafetz
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, Georgetown Law: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/josh-chafetz/
Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
they said ears couldn’t be cantilevered
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
they said ears couldn’t be cantilevered
The state fairs show at the Renwick is A+
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The state fairs show at the Renwick is A+
It is possible my assistant has been asleep on the job
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It is possible my assistant has been asleep on the job
He says Happy Thanksgiving right back! (as do his people!)
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
He says Happy Thanksgiving right back! (as do his people!)
Also A+ photo caption
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Also A+ photo caption
Great graphic! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Great graphic! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
Elitism is good. It is the recognition of expertise and capability.
The fact that it has been abused in the service of evil ends no more undermines it as a concept than the same fact undermines biological science.
The fact that it has been abused in the service of evil ends no more undermines it as a concept than the same fact undermines biological science.
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Elitism is good. It is the recognition of expertise and capability.
The fact that it has been abused in the service of evil ends no more undermines it as a concept than the same fact undermines biological science.
The fact that it has been abused in the service of evil ends no more undermines it as a concept than the same fact undermines biological science.
I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hello Ryan I hear you have some extra bamboo
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hello Ryan I hear you have some extra bamboo
wake up babe, new units of measurement just dropped www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
wake up babe, new units of measurement just dropped www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
Just an A+ hed by @americalabs.org and @nehls.bsky.social in today's First Branch Forecast firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/vought-no-...
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Just an A+ hed by @americalabs.org and @nehls.bsky.social in today's First Branch Forecast firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/vought-no-...
What perfect album came out the year I turned 16? m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81U...
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
What perfect album came out the year I turned 16? m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81U...
Union Station holiday wreaths, waiting to be installed
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Union Station holiday wreaths, waiting to be installed
"Accidentally" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Accidentally" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
PUPDATE: He has ceased blepping but has compensated by wearing his ear jauntily
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
PUPDATE: He has ceased blepping but has compensated by wearing his ear jauntily
Classic sleep blep
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Classic sleep blep
I mean, trajectory on everything is awful, but trajectory on inflation seems actually worse than on immigration/deportation.
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I mean, trajectory on everything is awful, but trajectory on inflation seems actually worse than on immigration/deportation.
This should be disqualifying for the head of a public policy think tank. He's saying he doesn't have time to follow the precise issues at the core of his institution's mission because he's ... too busy with his hobbies? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This should be disqualifying for the head of a public policy think tank. He's saying he doesn't have time to follow the precise issues at the core of his institution's mission because he's ... too busy with his hobbies? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Delightful weirdo
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Delightful weirdo
This is ... not a great look, Mr. Samuelsen ... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is ... not a great look, Mr. Samuelsen ... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
