Julia Azari
@juliaazari.bsky.social
Political science professor. Has thoughts about that thing someone said.
Book: Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History
https://tinyurl.com/te8cmzmr
https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/
Book: Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History
https://tinyurl.com/te8cmzmr
https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/
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Wrote about Trump flailing: Venezuela, bragging about cognitive exams, vetoes, etc. Plus links! @profsaunders.bsky.social @smotus.bsky.social @meredithconroy.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @dcinbox.bsky.social and more. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela and Other Trump Misadventures
Plus all the links
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Wrote about Trump flailing: Venezuela, bragging about cognitive exams, vetoes, etc. Plus links! @profsaunders.bsky.social @smotus.bsky.social @meredithconroy.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @dcinbox.bsky.social and more. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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People don’t understand that mainstream news, *by design*, is literally incapable of being pro-democracy when a sizable portion of the US public is not.
Damn Reuters embarrassed itself and you so fast
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
People don’t understand that mainstream news, *by design*, is literally incapable of being pro-democracy when a sizable portion of the US public is not.
decided to go smell the rotten milk in the back of the Washington Post fridge... I don't even know what to say about this
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
decided to go smell the rotten milk in the back of the Washington Post fridge... I don't even know what to say about this
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Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Some thoughts on what Trump has done in Venezuela and what it might mean for US national security. Caveat: not a Latin America scholar so this is focused on US policy. Clearly huge consequences for Venezuela that others can address.
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
1/
First, despite the buildup, I didn't think Trump would do it.
1/
it's Friday afternoon, I've had a come-from-behind productivity victory, and now I have to get out of the coffee shop before I start a Janis Joplin sing-a-long
January 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
it's Friday afternoon, I've had a come-from-behind productivity victory, and now I have to get out of the coffee shop before I start a Janis Joplin sing-a-long
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A smaller but related point: can folks please stop contrasting academia and “the real world”? Last I checked, we academics are real, too.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
A smaller but related point: can folks please stop contrasting academia and “the real world”? Last I checked, we academics are real, too.
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Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
2025 was a very difficult year, for reasons i've shared publicly, reasons that are public and/or obvious, and some i haven't. but i'm psyching myself up thinking about all the things i'm gonna cast on in 2026. 🧶
December 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
2025 was a very difficult year, for reasons i've shared publicly, reasons that are public and/or obvious, and some i haven't. but i'm psyching myself up thinking about all the things i'm gonna cast on in 2026. 🧶
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I know it helps you write emails or whatever, but this needs to be shut down.
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I know it helps you write emails or whatever, but this needs to be shut down.
Joined @perrybaconjr.bsky.social to talk about American democracy, my recent book, and guzzle beverages on camera as one does.
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/what-2025-...
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/what-2025-...
What 2025 Tells Us About the Parties and American Democracy
A recording from Julia Azari and The New Republic's live video
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Joined @perrybaconjr.bsky.social to talk about American democracy, my recent book, and guzzle beverages on camera as one does.
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/what-2025-...
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/what-2025-...
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he's buying a list/he's checking it twice/he's cursing the states/where he has to impute the data on who's naughty or nice
December 23, 2024 at 3:33 PM
he's buying a list/he's checking it twice/he's cursing the states/where he has to impute the data on who's naughty or nice
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Whether it's a low-level Biden staffer asking Facebook to correct some COVID misinformation or Donald Trump's right-hand man telling CBS to kill segment about ICE sending people to torture prisons, both sides have sought to limit free expression.
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Whether it's a low-level Biden staffer asking Facebook to correct some COVID misinformation or Donald Trump's right-hand man telling CBS to kill segment about ICE sending people to torture prisons, both sides have sought to limit free expression.
An honor to talk to Nia-Malika Henderson @opinion.bloomberg.com about my recent book www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
‘Backlash Presidents’ Are Not Inevitable
As Trump openly calls Somali-Americans garbage and prioritizes White South Africans for refugee status, the racial component of Trump policies can’t be ignored. In “Backlash Presidents: From Transform...
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December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
An honor to talk to Nia-Malika Henderson @opinion.bloomberg.com about my recent book www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
wrote about whatever last week was, and its implications for Trump as Republican Party leader open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
Is Trump losing his grip on the Republican Party? Does it matter?
The president-party relationship is more complicated than people think
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
wrote about whatever last week was, and its implications for Trump as Republican Party leader open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...
vibe shifts are fickle that way. which is why they're a pretty crappy tool for wielding real political power.
December 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
vibe shifts are fickle that way. which is why they're a pretty crappy tool for wielding real political power.
i probably shouldn't print this out and hang it on my door, yet...
Neither is herpes, but I’ll keep doing my work without either.
AI is not going to go away
December 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
i probably shouldn't print this out and hang it on my door, yet...
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Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
Wrote a bit about Trump, impeachment, and abuse of state structures Can We Still Govern this morning - thanks @donmoyn.bsky.social for the invitation. Books about race and the presidency make great holiday gifts! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-would...
What would a third Trump impeachment look like?
Some lessons from history
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wrote a bit about Trump, impeachment, and abuse of state structures Can We Still Govern this morning - thanks @donmoyn.bsky.social for the invitation. Books about race and the presidency make great holiday gifts! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-would...
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New from @juliaazari.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?
Democrats are divided about pursuing a third Trump impeachment.
But Trump’s second term actions — abuses of federal power amidst a racial backlash — fits well with previous historical patterns. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-would...
Democrats are divided about pursuing a third Trump impeachment.
But Trump’s second term actions — abuses of federal power amidst a racial backlash — fits well with previous historical patterns. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-would...
What would a third Trump impeachment look like?
Some lessons from history
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
New from @juliaazari.bsky.social at Can We Still Govern?
Democrats are divided about pursuing a third Trump impeachment.
But Trump’s second term actions — abuses of federal power amidst a racial backlash — fits well with previous historical patterns. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-would...
Democrats are divided about pursuing a third Trump impeachment.
But Trump’s second term actions — abuses of federal power amidst a racial backlash — fits well with previous historical patterns. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-would...
i've been so absorbed in upsetting family stuff that i've almost missed the fact that this has been an incredibly upsetting news weekend
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
i've been so absorbed in upsetting family stuff that i've almost missed the fact that this has been an incredibly upsetting news weekend
i can't imagine anyone on either side of the equation abusing this...
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
i can't imagine anyone on either side of the equation abusing this...
Gonna quick figure out how I'm related to the author of this piece before commenting on Iranians race/whiteness
You'd think someone named Arash Azizi would be more attuned and averse to racial hostility.
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Gonna quick figure out how I'm related to the author of this piece before commenting on Iranians race/whiteness
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This is the challenge. How do you respond to a person that made up a scenario that never happened? A professor that never tried to indoctrinate them? A black coffee order that was never heckled? Full blown imagination and projection.
Literally nobody has ever referred to her as a "birthing person," yet the existence of the term was enough to turn her into a full-on anti-trans crusader.
Ana Kasparian claims the left turned on her over her opposition to being called a "birthing person".
Ana Kasparian: "I don't have kids, I don't want to have kids, and I don't want to be called a 'birthing person', I find it super insulting."
Ana Kasparian: "I don't have kids, I don't want to have kids, and I don't want to be called a 'birthing person', I find it super insulting."
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is the challenge. How do you respond to a person that made up a scenario that never happened? A professor that never tried to indoctrinate them? A black coffee order that was never heckled? Full blown imagination and projection.
whatever its flaws, this was the kind of thing that the Constitution was supposed to protect against; the kinds of concerns people had about the president becoming a king
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
whatever its flaws, this was the kind of thing that the Constitution was supposed to protect against; the kinds of concerns people had about the president becoming a king
there's middle age and then there's not being able to read the numbers on your boxes of contact lenses without your reading glasses
December 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
there's middle age and then there's not being able to read the numbers on your boxes of contact lenses without your reading glasses