Heath Brown
@heathbrown.bsky.social
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
Is this the first time an APSA member has been given a Presidential pardon? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Is this the first time an APSA member has been given a Presidential pardon? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Just posted on @3streamsblog.bsky.social from @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social on the Mamdani win in New York cc @cmwitko.bsky.social @billresh.bsky.social @dcinbox.bsky.social @sam-workman.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/zoh...
Zohran Mamdani and the Other “Boy Mayor”
What today’s mayor-elect can learn from the ghosts of New York City government
medium.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just posted on @3streamsblog.bsky.social from @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social on the Mamdani win in New York cc @cmwitko.bsky.social @billresh.bsky.social @dcinbox.bsky.social @sam-workman.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/zoh...
Please tell me there’s an facnyc episode dropping this morning @katiehonan.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Please tell me there’s an facnyc episode dropping this morning @katiehonan.bsky.social
Bring back the mayoral transition tents www.amny.com/news/de-blas...
De Blasio and transition team tour transition tent | amNewYork
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Carl Weisbrod and Jennifer Jones Austin, the co-chairpersons of Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s transition team, toured the Talking
www.amny.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Bring back the mayoral transition tents www.amny.com/news/de-blas...
Wrote this for @washingtonmonthly.com about Dick Cheney last year
“Rumsfeld flew from Nice to London and then back home on August 9, greeted by Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld’s former assistant, at the airport in Virginia”
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/04/t...
“Rumsfeld flew from Nice to London and then back home on August 9, greeted by Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld’s former assistant, at the airport in Virginia”
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/04/t...
The Only Kept Secret in Washington
Fifty years ago, months before Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, a small group of White House staffers quietly planned for the ascension of Gerald Ford. Not even Nixon or Ford knew.
washingtonmonthly.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Wrote this for @washingtonmonthly.com about Dick Cheney last year
“Rumsfeld flew from Nice to London and then back home on August 9, greeted by Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld’s former assistant, at the airport in Virginia”
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/04/t...
“Rumsfeld flew from Nice to London and then back home on August 9, greeted by Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld’s former assistant, at the airport in Virginia”
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/04/t...
Excited to read this from @melissamichelson.bsky.social @sldemora.bsky.social and Sarah Hayes
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Excited to read this from @melissamichelson.bsky.social @sldemora.bsky.social and Sarah Hayes
Let Kershaw pitch the bottom of the inning
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Let Kershaw pitch the bottom of the inning
That Cuomo gave up buying ads three innings ago says it all
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
That Cuomo gave up buying ads three innings ago says it all
Could Ohtani come back in to pitch?
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Could Ohtani come back in to pitch?
Smoltzy is not making it out of the first inning
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Smoltzy is not making it out of the first inning
I found this @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social piece so interesting open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Presidents Don't Know Much
Even the ones who know a lot. Which doesn't include...well, you know who.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I found this @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social piece so interesting open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Wow Keith Williams Jr
October 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wow Keith Williams Jr
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“This requirement has been communicated in email, EAB messaging to students and a persistent message in Brightspace since July 2025.”
“This requirement has been communicated in email, EAB messaging to students and a persistent message in Brightspace since July 2025.”
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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“This requirement has been communicated in email, EAB messaging to students and a persistent message in Brightspace since July 2025.”
“This requirement has been communicated in email, EAB messaging to students and a persistent message in Brightspace since July 2025.”
🔥🔥🔥 take from @dbernstein.bsky.social on the impotence of public protests open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Demonstrating Impotence
Political protest, such as the No Kings demonstrations, are often borne of a lack of ability to change things. That's OK; I like them anyway.
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🔥🔥🔥 take from @dbernstein.bsky.social on the impotence of public protests open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
How many of these can we eat by the end of the year @unlawfulentries.bsky.social ?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
The 25 Essential Pastries to Eat in New York City
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
How many of these can we eat by the end of the year @unlawfulentries.bsky.social ?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Really good one to start the week from @juliaazari.bsky.social on power open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Politics is about power. Our conversations about political parties should be, too.
Presidential excess is really about how the rest of the political system has failed
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Really good one to start the week from @juliaazari.bsky.social on power open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
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?
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Brutal that Georgia Brown’s is closing — no place as fun to DC celebrity spot like it www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/d...
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social visited my church this morning!
October 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social visited my church this morning!
Reposted by Heath Brown
"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."
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social
By NJ Burkett [video]
abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social
By NJ Burkett [video]
abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"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."
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social
By NJ Burkett [video]
abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
@dcbloomfield.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social
By NJ Burkett [video]
abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
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.
medium.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Really good read from @sam-workman.bsky.social on policy implementation new @3streamsblog.bsky.social medium.com/3streams/doe...
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.
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I love everything about this @juliaazari.bsky.social piece on unitary executive theory goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/does-unita...
Lot of pride in one of my great doctoral students at the GC, Harmony Osei
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.
www.gc.cuny.edu
September 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Lot of pride in one of my great doctoral students at the GC, Harmony Osei
Reposted by Heath Brown
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
September 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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