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/
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Josh Chafetz
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers: Chafetz, Josh: 9780300248333: Amazon.com: Books
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If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
If you happen to be interested in the separation of powers, Congress, government shutdowns, contempt of Congress, the filibuster, and more, have I got the book for you! www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
Congressional distributional politics reasserting itself … www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Congressional distributional politics reasserting itself … www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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Over 100 members of Congress have mounted replicas of a plaque honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection outside their offices -- because House Speaker Mike Johnson has disgracefully refused to install the official one.
#TrumpCoupAttempt
#TrumpCoupAttempt
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Over 100 members of Congress have mounted replicas of a plaque honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection outside their offices -- because House Speaker Mike Johnson has disgracefully refused to install the official one.
#TrumpCoupAttempt
#TrumpCoupAttempt
Until the purported name change, I was torn as to whether I should still go to jazz there. Putting his name on the building clinched it.
Glad the National Opera has decided similarly.
Glad the National Opera has decided similarly.
The Kennedy Center with no more operas but with the "premiere" of "Melania: The Movie" kind of says it all.
January 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Until the purported name change, I was torn as to whether I should still go to jazz there. Putting his name on the building clinched it.
Glad the National Opera has decided similarly.
Glad the National Opera has decided similarly.
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The Kennedy Center with no more operas but with the "premiere" of "Melania: The Movie" kind of says it all.
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The Kennedy Center with no more operas but with the "premiere" of "Melania: The Movie" kind of says it all.
Gonna add this to my syllabus on Johnson v. M’Intosh day …
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Gonna add this to my syllabus on Johnson v. M’Intosh day …
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We are an overly carceral nation in general and should have broad approaches to reduce imprisonment.
But I have to assume there are thousands of overly harsh sentences in Colorado that deserve @colorado.gov attention more than pet causes of Donald Trump's election sabotage campaign.
But I have to assume there are thousands of overly harsh sentences in Colorado that deserve @colorado.gov attention more than pet causes of Donald Trump's election sabotage campaign.
Gov. Polis tells CBS that Tina Peters' sentence is "harsh" and he's considering clemency for her. Peters, sentenced to 9 years on 4 felonies, has never disavowed her role as county clerk to breach her own election system to prove Trump's lie that he won 2020.
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
We are an overly carceral nation in general and should have broad approaches to reduce imprisonment.
But I have to assume there are thousands of overly harsh sentences in Colorado that deserve @colorado.gov attention more than pet causes of Donald Trump's election sabotage campaign.
But I have to assume there are thousands of overly harsh sentences in Colorado that deserve @colorado.gov attention more than pet causes of Donald Trump's election sabotage campaign.
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we've already seen pretty damn compelling evidence that MAGA is struggling mightily to project federal power in more than a couple cities at a time - and these forces will only get more tired and strung out
they are also already struggling to recruit fresh blood
they are also already struggling to recruit fresh blood
People should take more note of the fact that ICE is only agressively in 2-3 cities at a time
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
we've already seen pretty damn compelling evidence that MAGA is struggling mightily to project federal power in more than a couple cities at a time - and these forces will only get more tired and strung out
they are also already struggling to recruit fresh blood
they are also already struggling to recruit fresh blood
i too like to pin my own homunculus to my chest
DOOCY: I see the American flag lapel pin. What's the other pin
TRUMP: That's called the happy Trump
TRUMP: That's called the happy Trump
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
i too like to pin my own homunculus to my chest
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I have seen this photo like fifty times in my timeline and it's gorgeous yes but also it's giving me agita because she's like a centimeter from setting her own hair on fire, and I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense
January 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I have seen this photo like fifty times in my timeline and it's gorgeous yes but also it's giving me agita because she's like a centimeter from setting her own hair on fire, and I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense
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NYU Politics is hiring two visiting assistant professors, preferably in political theory, in support of civic education courses for the 2026-27 academic year. Feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions. apply.interfolio.com/179756
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January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
NYU Politics is hiring two visiting assistant professors, preferably in political theory, in support of civic education courses for the 2026-27 academic year. Feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions. apply.interfolio.com/179756
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So, just yesterday:
- 5 GOP senators joined Democrats to advance a resolution terminating hostilities in Venezuela;
- The Senate gave unanimous consent to a resolution installing the J6 plaque in the Senate
- 17 House GOP joined Dems to vote to extend ACA subsidies;
(cont.)
- 5 GOP senators joined Democrats to advance a resolution terminating hostilities in Venezuela;
- The Senate gave unanimous consent to a resolution installing the J6 plaque in the Senate
- 17 House GOP joined Dems to vote to extend ACA subsidies;
(cont.)
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
So, just yesterday:
- 5 GOP senators joined Democrats to advance a resolution terminating hostilities in Venezuela;
- The Senate gave unanimous consent to a resolution installing the J6 plaque in the Senate
- 17 House GOP joined Dems to vote to extend ACA subsidies;
(cont.)
- 5 GOP senators joined Democrats to advance a resolution terminating hostilities in Venezuela;
- The Senate gave unanimous consent to a resolution installing the J6 plaque in the Senate
- 17 House GOP joined Dems to vote to extend ACA subsidies;
(cont.)
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Now both the state AG AND the local DA are investigating the shooting together.
Noem’s effort to bluff the FBI into being able to cover this up on its own has failed miserably.
Federalism as a sword against the Redeemers.
Noem’s effort to bluff the FBI into being able to cover this up on its own has failed miserably.
Federalism as a sword against the Redeemers.
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Now both the state AG AND the local DA are investigating the shooting together.
Noem’s effort to bluff the FBI into being able to cover this up on its own has failed miserably.
Federalism as a sword against the Redeemers.
Noem’s effort to bluff the FBI into being able to cover this up on its own has failed miserably.
Federalism as a sword against the Redeemers.
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There's an obvious pattern here, but the danger for them of course is that pushing so many brazen lies at once undermines the entire effort.
The cult might be kept in line by the propaganda push, but people outside its reach will be driven away.
The cult might be kept in line by the propaganda push, but people outside its reach will be driven away.
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
There's an obvious pattern here, but the danger for them of course is that pushing so many brazen lies at once undermines the entire effort.
The cult might be kept in line by the propaganda push, but people outside its reach will be driven away.
The cult might be kept in line by the propaganda push, but people outside its reach will be driven away.
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Rest in peace, Daniel Walker Howe. A legendary historian of the early republic. newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-m...
In memoriam: Daniel Walker Howe, 88, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and UCLA professor
His scholarship reshaped how Americans understood the nation’s political, intellectual and religious past.
newsroom.ucla.edu
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Rest in peace, Daniel Walker Howe. A legendary historian of the early republic. newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-m...
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Growing list of House Democrats saying they support Kristi Noem's impeachment:
Kelly (Ill.)
Ramirez
Ansari
Randall
McBride
Casten
McCollum
Tokuda
Kamlager-Dove
McGarvey
Schneider, AOC and others say they're open to it.
@axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/09/k...
Kelly (Ill.)
Ramirez
Ansari
Randall
McBride
Casten
McCollum
Tokuda
Kamlager-Dove
McGarvey
Schneider, AOC and others say they're open to it.
@axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/09/k...
Democrats warm to impeaching Kristi Noem after Minneapolis, Portland shootings
"There's a rising clamor for oversight and potentially impeachment of Secretary Noem," said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
www.axios.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Growing list of House Democrats saying they support Kristi Noem's impeachment:
Kelly (Ill.)
Ramirez
Ansari
Randall
McBride
Casten
McCollum
Tokuda
Kamlager-Dove
McGarvey
Schneider, AOC and others say they're open to it.
@axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/09/k...
Kelly (Ill.)
Ramirez
Ansari
Randall
McBride
Casten
McCollum
Tokuda
Kamlager-Dove
McGarvey
Schneider, AOC and others say they're open to it.
@axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/09/k...
I want exactly 2 things from Canvas:
(1) a bulletin board on which I can post the syllabus and readings; and
(2) a way to communicate with my students en masse.
Every additional "feature" that Canvas adds just makes it more useless.
(1) a bulletin board on which I can post the syllabus and readings; and
(2) a way to communicate with my students en masse.
Every additional "feature" that Canvas adds just makes it more useless.
if you use canvas for school, might want to be aware there's an "ignite AI" option now which as far as I can tell, is actively bad at understanding course materials
classes also default to making it available to students, at least at my school.
classes also default to making it available to students, at least at my school.
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I want exactly 2 things from Canvas:
(1) a bulletin board on which I can post the syllabus and readings; and
(2) a way to communicate with my students en masse.
Every additional "feature" that Canvas adds just makes it more useless.
(1) a bulletin board on which I can post the syllabus and readings; and
(2) a way to communicate with my students en masse.
Every additional "feature" that Canvas adds just makes it more useless.
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Judicial candidates should be people "whose goal isn’t to get onto a bench, but to get into heaven," writes James Ho.
January 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Judicial candidates should be people "whose goal isn’t to get onto a bench, but to get into heaven," writes James Ho.
If I'm not mistaken, this means that @jamellebouie.net has won the major public engagement prizes from APSA and AHA within a six-month period! And he more than deserves them both!
Mazel tov to Jamelle!
Mazel tov to Jamelle!
“He reads it. He cites it. And he makes it accessible to a national audience.” Very cool moment @historians.org #AHA26 recognizing @jamellebouie.net’s exceptional engagement w history and historians in his brilliant opinion writing.
January 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
If I'm not mistaken, this means that @jamellebouie.net has won the major public engagement prizes from APSA and AHA within a six-month period! And he more than deserves them both!
Mazel tov to Jamelle!
Mazel tov to Jamelle!
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So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
So a CBS Evening News reporter actually did a pretty solid breakdown of the ICE murder video, talking to a former agent who details all the ways Ross messed up. And yet: It didn’t air on the actual show tonight. CBS did post it to YouTube—and it has nearly 800k views already youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?...
Me: I should bring these 7 articles and 2 books to read on the flight to LA.
Me, 10 minutes after takeoff: THIS PLANE HAS 30 ROCK EPISODES!!!
Me, 10 minutes after takeoff: THIS PLANE HAS 30 ROCK EPISODES!!!
Me: I should bring my laptop with me to the conference all day in case I want to do some writing.
Me: lol
Me: what?
Me: come on, man
Me: oh
Me: but what if I want to do some writing?
Me: lol
Me: what?
Me: come on, man
Me: oh
Me: but what if I want to do some writing?
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Me: I should bring these 7 articles and 2 books to read on the flight to LA.
Me, 10 minutes after takeoff: THIS PLANE HAS 30 ROCK EPISODES!!!
Me, 10 minutes after takeoff: THIS PLANE HAS 30 ROCK EPISODES!!!
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JOB 💫: postdoctoral fellowship in languages at Oxford: www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/people-life/...
Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Languages - St Hugh's College
Applications are invited for a Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Languages at St Hugh’s College
www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
JOB 💫: postdoctoral fellowship in languages at Oxford: www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/people-life/...
Love to make a purely descriptive point on this website only to be told that what a reply-person assumes to be my normative takeaway from that descriptive point is flawed.
Folks, sometimes it's good simply to know things.
Folks, sometimes it's good simply to know things.
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Love to make a purely descriptive point on this website only to be told that what a reply-person assumes to be my normative takeaway from that descriptive point is flawed.
Folks, sometimes it's good simply to know things.
Folks, sometimes it's good simply to know things.
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Ugh. I detest SCOTUS Theater.
“We won’t tell you in advance what we’re releasing. We will call you in, make you wait a bated breath, and then slowly tease our sagacious answers out to you.”
Nothing stops SCOTUS from sending an email the night before saying “we are releasing X, Y, and Z tomorrow.”
“We won’t tell you in advance what we’re releasing. We will call you in, make you wait a bated breath, and then slowly tease our sagacious answers out to you.”
Nothing stops SCOTUS from sending an email the night before saying “we are releasing X, Y, and Z tomorrow.”
After reading a summary of the opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said to the courtroom, which contained SG John Sauer and his deputies: "Seeing who's here, it's not the case you thought."
We still don't know when #SCOTUS will release its tariffs decision.
We still don't know when #SCOTUS will release its tariffs decision.
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Ugh. I detest SCOTUS Theater.
“We won’t tell you in advance what we’re releasing. We will call you in, make you wait a bated breath, and then slowly tease our sagacious answers out to you.”
Nothing stops SCOTUS from sending an email the night before saying “we are releasing X, Y, and Z tomorrow.”
“We won’t tell you in advance what we’re releasing. We will call you in, make you wait a bated breath, and then slowly tease our sagacious answers out to you.”
Nothing stops SCOTUS from sending an email the night before saying “we are releasing X, Y, and Z tomorrow.”
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2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.
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