Nancy Scola
@nancyscola.bsky.social
Journalist on tech & policy & politics; contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine and Washingtonian. D.C.-based, Jersey-made.
If I might, a moment of praise for librarians. The ones at the @librarycongress.bsky.social went to lengths to dig out an obscure book on JFK's autopen use. Super useful reporting-wise—and the cover inspired the resulting art on my new @washingtonian.com story on the topic. Yay, librarians.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If I might, a moment of praise for librarians. The ones at the @librarycongress.bsky.social went to lengths to dig out an obscure book on JFK's autopen use. Super useful reporting-wise—and the cover inspired the resulting art on my new @washingtonian.com story on the topic. Yay, librarians.
New from me for @washingtonian.com: a deep dive into the autopen's place in American politics. washingtonian.com/2025/11/06/i...
Inside Washington’s Controversial Addiction to Autopens
Can’t talk about it. Can’t live without it. From the White House to Capitol Hill, Washington relies on autopens. How did a machine that mimics human signatures become so essential—and sometimes conten...
washingtonian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
New from me for @washingtonian.com: a deep dive into the autopen's place in American politics. washingtonian.com/2025/11/06/i...
I found myself curious why 2020 Democratic presidential candidate & 2021 NYC mayoral candidate @andrew-yang.bsky.social's latest act isn't another run for office but as CEO of a mobile phone service startup called Noble Mobile.
For the good folks at @inc.com, I dug in. Some tidbits…
For the good folks at @inc.com, I dug in. Some tidbits…
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I found myself curious why 2020 Democratic presidential candidate & 2021 NYC mayoral candidate @andrew-yang.bsky.social's latest act isn't another run for office but as CEO of a mobile phone service startup called Noble Mobile.
For the good folks at @inc.com, I dug in. Some tidbits…
For the good folks at @inc.com, I dug in. Some tidbits…
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New episode of the #computationalantitrust podcast. I talked with @nancyscola.bsky.social about the interplay between computational antitrust and antitrust reporting. Nancy had so many great insights. I very much enjoyed recording it, and I hope you'll enjoy listening to it.
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New episode of the #computationalantitrust podcast. I talked with @nancyscola.bsky.social about the interplay between computational antitrust and antitrust reporting. Nancy had so many great insights. I very much enjoyed recording it, and I hope you'll enjoy listening to it.
David Remnick reports from Israel:
"[T]he horrific scale of suffering among Gazans is nearly invisible in the Israeli media... Media executives seem convinced that they will alienate audiences if they give the subject much attention." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"[T]he horrific scale of suffering among Gazans is nearly invisible in the Israeli media... Media executives seem convinced that they will alienate audiences if they give the subject much attention." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Israel’s Zones of Denial
A wave of triumph sweeps Israel in the aftermath of its campaign against Iran, even as Gaza’s suffering recedes from public view. Beneath the celebrations, a question nags: What is Israel becoming?
www.newyorker.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
David Remnick reports from Israel:
"[T]he horrific scale of suffering among Gazans is nearly invisible in the Israeli media... Media executives seem convinced that they will alienate audiences if they give the subject much attention." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"[T]he horrific scale of suffering among Gazans is nearly invisible in the Israeli media... Media executives seem convinced that they will alienate audiences if they give the subject much attention." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Political prediction markets are having their moment in Washington. For the good folks at @washingtonian.com I profile Pratik Chougule, the host of the podcast "Star Spangled Gambler" who is at the center of the push to make betting on politics mainstream.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/10/e...
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/10/e...
This DC-Area Lawyer Wants More Americans Betting on Elections
Pratik Chougule wants to make wagering on politics as popular and legal as wagering on sports. Is that all in good fun—or a bad bet for democracy?
www.washingtonian.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Political prediction markets are having their moment in Washington. For the good folks at @washingtonian.com I profile Pratik Chougule, the host of the podcast "Star Spangled Gambler" who is at the center of the push to make betting on politics mainstream.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/10/e...
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/10/e...
Had a fascinating time talking about how political "idea flow" works in Washington with Marshall Kosloff on "The Realignment Podcast." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...
560 | Nancy Scola: How to Win the New Ideas War in Washington
Podcast Episode · The Realignment · 07/10/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Had a fascinating time talking about how political "idea flow" works in Washington with Marshall Kosloff on "The Realignment Podcast." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
I profile Gail Slater, the new head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, for @POLITICO Magazine.
The Woman Who Can Make or Break Trump’s Big Tech Crackdown
Gail Slater, the head of the DOJ’s antitrust division, will show how serious the right is about bringing big tech companies to heel.
www.politico.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I profile Gail Slater, the new head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, for @POLITICO Magazine.
Interesting fight brewing over some national parks no longer accepting cash.
Wyoming senator fights cashless trend at National Park properties
Tourists frustrated by the growing number of National Park Service properties refusing to accept cash have an ally in Sen. Cynthia Lummis.
www.washingtontimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interesting fight brewing over some national parks no longer accepting cash.
Senate just approved Gail Slater to head DOJ’s antitrust division — for what it’s worth, filling the job more than six months sooner than in the first Trump administration.
Confirmed, 78-19: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #28 Abigail Slater to be an Assistant Attorney General.
March 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Senate just approved Gail Slater to head DOJ’s antitrust division — for what it’s worth, filling the job more than six months sooner than in the first Trump administration.
Interesting look at the complexities of public polling on tariffs.
How Americans Feel About Trump’s Tariffs
Trump loves tariffs. Do Americans? It depends how pollsters ask the question.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Interesting look at the complexities of public polling on tariffs.
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Yesterday was really busy so it's worth saying again. The scope of the DOGE really shrank in terms of what was proposed to what was in the EO set it up yesterday...
from $2 trillion in cuts to, apparently, a more narrow focus on government technology....
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
from $2 trillion in cuts to, apparently, a more narrow focus on government technology....
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
January 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yesterday was really busy so it's worth saying again. The scope of the DOGE really shrank in terms of what was proposed to what was in the EO set it up yesterday...
from $2 trillion in cuts to, apparently, a more narrow focus on government technology....
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
from $2 trillion in cuts to, apparently, a more narrow focus on government technology....
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
A reminder that the first Trump admin tried to use the existing framework of the EOP to 'reinvent government,' and there's a reason you probably don't remember the attempt.
What Jared's office actually does
Inside the Office of American Innovation.
www.politico.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A reminder that the first Trump admin tried to use the existing framework of the EOP to 'reinvent government,' and there's a reason you probably don't remember the attempt.
Not the most consequential of things, but as @amac0.bsky.social notes this whole idea of 'DOGE' just stepping into the U.S. Digital Service wrapper as 'U.S. DOGE Service' makes it the "U.S. Department of Government Efficiency Service."
Establishing And Implementing The President's "Department Of Government Efficiency" – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Not the most consequential of things, but as @amac0.bsky.social notes this whole idea of 'DOGE' just stepping into the U.S. Digital Service wrapper as 'U.S. DOGE Service' makes it the "U.S. Department of Government Efficiency Service."
Likely going to be an interesting debate on the left over whether Democrats took too big of a swing at 'Big Tech' in the first place — or if it was a "you come at the king you best not miss" situation.
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Likely going to be an interesting debate on the left over whether Democrats took too big of a swing at 'Big Tech' in the first place — or if it was a "you come at the king you best not miss" situation.
Though he's perhaps saved by the fact that the FCC has never really had a formal role in the TikTok debates.
Carr made warning of the dangers of TikTok central to his whole Washington identity, so now that he's the Trump-appointed FCC chair things are going to get interesting.
On Day One, Trump Makes Carr FCC Chairman
GOP chairman pledges to create growth through “agency actions on spectrum, infrastructure, and the space economy.”
broadbandbreakfast.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Though he's perhaps saved by the fact that the FCC has never really had a formal role in the TikTok debates.
Carr made warning of the dangers of TikTok central to his whole Washington identity, so now that he's the Trump-appointed FCC chair things are going to get interesting.
On Day One, Trump Makes Carr FCC Chairman
GOP chairman pledges to create growth through “agency actions on spectrum, infrastructure, and the space economy.”
broadbandbreakfast.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Carr made warning of the dangers of TikTok central to his whole Washington identity, so now that he's the Trump-appointed FCC chair things are going to get interesting.
I think we're going to look back at the issuance of Biden's AI executive order in October 2023 as a surprisingly significant moment in the political timeline.
Trump revokes Biden executive order on addressing AI risks
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks that artificial intelligence poses to consumers, workers and national security.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I think we're going to look back at the issuance of Biden's AI executive order in October 2023 as a surprisingly significant moment in the political timeline.
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NEW: The FTC issues long-awaited rules prohibiting ticket sellers and hotels from hiding "junk fees," promising to punish those that fail to disclose service charges and other add-ons prominently www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
FTC issues rules requiring hotels, ticket sellers to reveal ‘junk fees’
The industries must display the full price of a hotel room, concert ticket or sporting event upfront to customers or face potential federal punishment.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:16 PM
NEW: The FTC issues long-awaited rules prohibiting ticket sellers and hotels from hiding "junk fees," promising to punish those that fail to disclose service charges and other add-ons prominently www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bluesky's safety team: "We received more reports in two days than in all of last year..."
In the past month alone, over 12M people joined Bluesky, with daily active users growing 10x. We received more reports in two days than in all of last year, and have integrated new systems and quadrupled our moderation team to try and keep up. Sometimes, we have to work quickly to correct errors.
December 13, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Bluesky's safety team: "We received more reports in two days than in all of last year..."
This is being treated as a big deal and it's potentially an even bigger deal than that. House Oversight is an enormously powerful tool in skilled hands. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
AOC's Oversight rise marks Democratic generational shift
Ocasio-Cortez has earned the support of the majority of the panel’s Democrats, based on interviews with a dozen members.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:28 PM
This is being treated as a big deal and it's potentially an even bigger deal than that. House Oversight is an enormously powerful tool in skilled hands. www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
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For the first time since 2000, the FTC has sued a company for violating the Robinson-Patman Act, an FDR-era law that prohibits price discrimination www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s for Illegal Price Discrimination
The Federal Trade Commission sued the largest U.S.
www.ftc.gov
December 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
For the first time since 2000, the FTC has sued a company for violating the Robinson-Patman Act, an FDR-era law that prohibits price discrimination www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
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New this morning for @politico.com.
I Was Canceled by Bluesky. And I Still Don’t Know Why.
The liberal alternative to Elon Musk’s X platform reinstated me but never explained what my original offense was. That’s a bad message.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:21 PM
New this morning for @politico.com.
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The latest effort at mending relations with the US president-elect is also the first time Facebook's parent company has contributed to an inauguration fund. www.ft.com/content/d4c1...
December 12, 2024 at 7:35 AM
The latest effort at mending relations with the US president-elect is also the first time Facebook's parent company has contributed to an inauguration fund. www.ft.com/content/d4c1...