Jesse Crosson
@jmcrosson.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, Purdue Political Science. Legislatures, interest groups, parties, and institutional reform. Co-Director, Program on American Institutional Renewal (PAIR).
www.jessemcrosson.com
https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/polsci/research/labs/pair-program/
www.jessemcrosson.com
https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/polsci/research/labs/pair-program/
Hope to see you tomorrow for great pastries and panel discussion! Just to be clear, we are on the program for 8:00 and 9:30; but, given some cancellations, we are combining the sessions.
See you at 9 for breakfast and 9:30 for engaging discussion!
See you at 9 for breakfast and 9:30 for engaging discussion!
Are you at #SPSA2026? Join PAIR for a discussion on institutional reforms in an era of strong executives! We will discuss a variety of reform proposals, from civil service to the judiciary. Breakfast available at 9 on Sat.; panel to begin at 9:30. Hope to see you there!
January 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Hope to see you tomorrow for great pastries and panel discussion! Just to be clear, we are on the program for 8:00 and 9:30; but, given some cancellations, we are combining the sessions.
See you at 9 for breakfast and 9:30 for engaging discussion!
See you at 9 for breakfast and 9:30 for engaging discussion!
Are you at #SPSA2026? Join PAIR for a discussion on institutional reforms in an era of strong executives! We will discuss a variety of reform proposals, from civil service to the judiciary. Breakfast available at 9 on Sat.; panel to begin at 9:30. Hope to see you there!
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Are you at #SPSA2026? Join PAIR for a discussion on institutional reforms in an era of strong executives! We will discuss a variety of reform proposals, from civil service to the judiciary. Breakfast available at 9 on Sat.; panel to begin at 9:30. Hope to see you there!
Reposted by Jesse Crosson
hey if you study Congress and you could use estimates of status quo AND proposal location for over a thousand bills including many which never made it to the floor, we've got 'em!
www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
hey if you study Congress and you could use estimates of status quo AND proposal location for over a thousand bills including many which never made it to the floor, we've got 'em!
www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...
This paper, now out at QJPS, was a labor of love, and Geoff, @alexanderfurnas.com and I are pleased to share it--and the data! Appreciate the opportunity to write up for @lseusablog.bsky.social, and very thankful for the Center for Effective Lawmaking in helping to improve the project!
Effective members of Congress propose more moderate legislation and are willing to compromise with the other side finds @jmcrosson.bsky.social of Purdue University
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Effective members of Congress propose more moderate legislation and are willing to compromise with the other side | USAPP
he most effective lawmakers systematically propose more moderate legislation that is often more moderate than their own political positions.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This paper, now out at QJPS, was a labor of love, and Geoff, @alexanderfurnas.com and I are pleased to share it--and the data! Appreciate the opportunity to write up for @lseusablog.bsky.social, and very thankful for the Center for Effective Lawmaking in helping to improve the project!
Despite the weather and Thanksgiving travels, Dr. Howell packed the house! Many thanks to him for an engaging talk, to our community for excellent turnout, and to @theihs.org for generous support.
Stay tuned for the next Politics In PAIR-spective lecture in Winter 2026...
Stay tuned for the next Politics In PAIR-spective lecture in Winter 2026...
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Despite the weather and Thanksgiving travels, Dr. Howell packed the house! Many thanks to him for an engaging talk, to our community for excellent turnout, and to @theihs.org for generous support.
Stay tuned for the next Politics In PAIR-spective lecture in Winter 2026...
Stay tuned for the next Politics In PAIR-spective lecture in Winter 2026...
Very, very important piece.
Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Very, very important piece.
PAIR is so excited to welcome Rylee Crum as our first-ever PAIR Graduate Fellow! Rylee comes to us after completing a degree in Economics at Purdue.
Purdue friends, if you see Rylee around, please join us in welcoming her!
Purdue friends, if you see Rylee around, please join us in welcoming her!
August 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
PAIR is so excited to welcome Rylee Crum as our first-ever PAIR Graduate Fellow! Rylee comes to us after completing a degree in Economics at Purdue.
Purdue friends, if you see Rylee around, please join us in welcoming her!
Purdue friends, if you see Rylee around, please join us in welcoming her!
PAIR is very pleased welcome to Purdue our very first Postdoctoral Fellow, Ayoung Chun!
Dr. Chun (Ph.D., 2025, UCLA) will continue her work on money in politics and policymaking in Congress while with PAIR.
Welcome to Purdue, Ayoung!
Dr. Chun (Ph.D., 2025, UCLA) will continue her work on money in politics and policymaking in Congress while with PAIR.
Welcome to Purdue, Ayoung!
August 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
PAIR is very pleased welcome to Purdue our very first Postdoctoral Fellow, Ayoung Chun!
Dr. Chun (Ph.D., 2025, UCLA) will continue her work on money in politics and policymaking in Congress while with PAIR.
Welcome to Purdue, Ayoung!
Dr. Chun (Ph.D., 2025, UCLA) will continue her work on money in politics and policymaking in Congress while with PAIR.
Welcome to Purdue, Ayoung!
Friends in Indiana, mark your calendars for PAIR's 3rd Annual Constitution Day Lecture! This year, we are excited to host Pulitzer-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse (Yale). Ms. Greenhouse will speak on the Court's response to the Trump Admin's view of executive power.
August 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Friends in Indiana, mark your calendars for PAIR's 3rd Annual Constitution Day Lecture! This year, we are excited to host Pulitzer-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse (Yale). Ms. Greenhouse will speak on the Court's response to the Trump Admin's view of executive power.
Reposted by Jesse Crosson
As @mattyglesias.bsky.social notes today, certain interest groups certainly built the polarization machine deliberately, but @jmcrosson.bsky.social wrote this great piece for us about how many just got sucked into it, even as single-issue orgs. 1/2 hypertext.niskanencenter.org/p/when-lobby...
When lobbyists have to pick a side
Partisan polarization has sucked in the special interests that long kept Congress pragmatic.
hypertext.niskanencenter.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As @mattyglesias.bsky.social notes today, certain interest groups certainly built the polarization machine deliberately, but @jmcrosson.bsky.social wrote this great piece for us about how many just got sucked into it, even as single-issue orgs. 1/2 hypertext.niskanencenter.org/p/when-lobby...
This is an interesting paper. IG-party interactions are complex and by no means a one-way street: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Working Hand in Hand: Interest Groups and Cooperative Dynamics in Campaigns | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
July 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is an interesting paper. IG-party interactions are complex and by no means a one-way street: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Thanks to generous support from the Jack Miller Center, PAIR is pleased to announce that we will host a reading group on executive power this year, led by our faculty affiliate, Sebastian Graham! Purdue faculty, please encourage your best students to apply (there are completion incentives)!
July 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thanks to generous support from the Jack Miller Center, PAIR is pleased to announce that we will host a reading group on executive power this year, led by our faculty affiliate, Sebastian Graham! Purdue faculty, please encourage your best students to apply (there are completion incentives)!
I recall being on a panel at APSA/MPSA when someone presented a paper on Senate electoral class. Does anyone (perhaps the author!) know who that was?
June 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I recall being on a panel at APSA/MPSA when someone presented a paper on Senate electoral class. Does anyone (perhaps the author!) know who that was?
Super glad to see this in print! It was a labor of love for @alexanderfurnas.com, @geofflorenz.bsky.social, and I -- we really love these data and think they have plenty of potential outside of this paper. Thanks to the Center for Effective Lawmaking for feedback! thelawmakers.org/legislative-...
thelawmakers.org
May 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Super glad to see this in print! It was a labor of love for @alexanderfurnas.com, @geofflorenz.bsky.social, and I -- we really love these data and think they have plenty of potential outside of this paper. Thanks to the Center for Effective Lawmaking for feedback! thelawmakers.org/legislative-...
This isn't evaluative in the "improvement" sense, but the coolest teaching "interview" I ever did involved sending 3 syllabi and sitting in a room for ~1 hour--answering questions about course design, readings, assignments, etc. I liked it so much that we replicated it at Purdue for a teaching line.
I wish that at any point in my career - really just even once - someone had reviewed my syllabus, looked at my assignments & feedback on student work, or observed my teaching and offered real, critical feedback. And did the same again at a later point to see if I'd improved. That would be cool.
Why Faculty Hate Teaching Evaluations www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll...
(I don't but I am maybe not representative.)
(I don't but I am maybe not representative.)
May 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This isn't evaluative in the "improvement" sense, but the coolest teaching "interview" I ever did involved sending 3 syllabi and sitting in a room for ~1 hour--answering questions about course design, readings, assignments, etc. I liked it so much that we replicated it at Purdue for a teaching line.
Reposted by Jesse Crosson
April 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hugely important and troubling findings here -- from some of the best humans in our discipline!!
April 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hugely important and troubling findings here -- from some of the best humans in our discipline!!
Folks on their way to MPSA: come check out PAIR's joint "Reverse" Roundtable with GRAIL! We are thrilled to be joined by @jdrackey.bsky.social and Ananda Bhatia to discuss the opportunities and challenges that AI and new tech present to legislatures.
April 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Folks on their way to MPSA: come check out PAIR's joint "Reverse" Roundtable with GRAIL! We are thrilled to be joined by @jdrackey.bsky.social and Ananda Bhatia to discuss the opportunities and challenges that AI and new tech present to legislatures.
Thanks, David!
Interest groups used to be a grubby and depolarizing force in our politics. They’re still grubby - but now, they’re also increasingly polarizing. Shed a tear for the lobbyist of yesteryear and read @jmcrosson.bsky.social important contribution to our forum on how Congress works now.
When lobbyists have to pick a side
Partisan polarization has sucked in the special interests that long kept Congress pragmatic.
hypertext.niskanencenter.org
March 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thanks, David!
Reposted by Jesse Crosson
Interest groups used to be a grubby and depolarizing force in our politics. They’re still grubby - but now, they’re also increasingly polarizing. Shed a tear for the lobbyist of yesteryear and read @jmcrosson.bsky.social important contribution to our forum on how Congress works now.
When lobbyists have to pick a side
Partisan polarization has sucked in the special interests that long kept Congress pragmatic.
hypertext.niskanencenter.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Interest groups used to be a grubby and depolarizing force in our politics. They’re still grubby - but now, they’re also increasingly polarizing. Shed a tear for the lobbyist of yesteryear and read @jmcrosson.bsky.social important contribution to our forum on how Congress works now.
Great news--PAIR is hiring a two-year postdoc! Please consider applying or sharing with folks who might be interested! Please feel free to reach out to me with additional questions about the position, PAIR, Purdue, and Greater Lafayette careers.purdue.edu/job/PAIR-Pos...
PAIR - Postdoc Research Associate
PAIR - Postdoc Research Associate
careers.purdue.edu
February 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Great news--PAIR is hiring a two-year postdoc! Please consider applying or sharing with folks who might be interested! Please feel free to reach out to me with additional questions about the position, PAIR, Purdue, and Greater Lafayette careers.purdue.edu/job/PAIR-Pos...
Happy Birch-day to all who celebrate! Sen. Birch Bayh is an American hero, whose leadership was felt on an expansive list of deeply important policy areas. We are proud to work at his alma mater, and we are fortunate for all the great work he did as a Hoosier Senator!
January 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happy Birch-day to all who celebrate! Sen. Birch Bayh is an American hero, whose leadership was felt on an expansive list of deeply important policy areas. We are proud to work at his alma mater, and we are fortunate for all the great work he did as a Hoosier Senator!
A friendly reminder, ahead of tomorrow's extended APSA deadline: please consider listing American Political Economy as your first section! Happy to answer any questions folks may have. @cape-team.bsky.social
Merry APSA deadline eve! If you are submitting, I strongly encourage you to consider listing American Political Economy as your top section. We are making decisions very early and can release you to other sections quickly if need be - risk-free! Feel free to DM if you have questions
January 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A friendly reminder, ahead of tomorrow's extended APSA deadline: please consider listing American Political Economy as your first section! Happy to answer any questions folks may have. @cape-team.bsky.social
Merry APSA deadline eve! If you are submitting, I strongly encourage you to consider listing American Political Economy as your top section. We are making decisions very early and can release you to other sections quickly if need be - risk-free! Feel free to DM if you have questions
January 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Merry APSA deadline eve! If you are submitting, I strongly encourage you to consider listing American Political Economy as your top section. We are making decisions very early and can release you to other sections quickly if need be - risk-free! Feel free to DM if you have questions