Ricky Clark
@rickyclark.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science @ Notre Dame | IOs and int’l finance | Ohioan | Golfer, baseball nerd, Cleveland fan, whiskey snob | Views my own
The Browns should offer John Harbaugh $1 billion
January 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The Browns should offer John Harbaugh $1 billion
Fun little delivery from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Order your copy today, and ask your library to do the same! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Fun little delivery from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Order your copy today, and ask your library to do the same! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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Free at last, free at last.
(Stefanski, not the Browns)
(Stefanski, not the Browns)
BREAKING NEWS
Schefter: Browns fire Kevin Stefanski.
Schefter: Browns fire Kevin Stefanski.
January 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Free at last, free at last.
(Stefanski, not the Browns)
(Stefanski, not the Browns)
Firing Stefanski while keeping Berry in place makes absolutely zero sense. Browns continue to do Browns things.
BREAKING: The Browns have fired head coach Kevin Stefanski, per sources.
Cleveland moves on from the two-time Coach of the Year, who led the franchise to the playoffs twice in his tenure and the team’s only playoff win since 2000.
Cleveland moves on from the two-time Coach of the Year, who led the franchise to the playoffs twice in his tenure and the team’s only playoff win since 2000.
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Firing Stefanski while keeping Berry in place makes absolutely zero sense. Browns continue to do Browns things.
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I do not, of course, endorse kidnapping. But there’s a certain kind of US-centric law-brained analysis that’s very forward in the Serious Papers. It’s kind of depressing. I mean, this headline is faintly ridiculous. Call the IR, Poli Sci, and Area Experts before you phone the lawyers, please.
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I do not, of course, endorse kidnapping. But there’s a certain kind of US-centric law-brained analysis that’s very forward in the Serious Papers. It’s kind of depressing. I mean, this headline is faintly ridiculous. Call the IR, Poli Sci, and Area Experts before you phone the lawyers, please.
I feel like have a pretty high bar for being surprised by this administration, but Trump capturing Maduro still elicited a genuine “what the fuck.” So many questions. Are Iran and Cuba next? Does this legitimize aggression by Putin and others? Just mind boggling stupidity on display.
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I feel like have a pretty high bar for being surprised by this administration, but Trump capturing Maduro still elicited a genuine “what the fuck.” So many questions. Are Iran and Cuba next? Does this legitimize aggression by Putin and others? Just mind boggling stupidity on display.
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"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
NYT Editorial Board
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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As good a take as you will see.
What in the ever loving fuck has he done
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
As good a take as you will see.
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This was a lot of fun to research, and also the most-read sports piece I've published since returning from public-baseball-analysis exile:
I found statistical evidence (not just Smoltzesque bellyaching) that MLB teams are going to their bullpens too early, and should leave their starters in longer.
I found statistical evidence (not just Smoltzesque bellyaching) that MLB teams are going to their bullpens too early, and should leave their starters in longer.
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This was a lot of fun to research, and also the most-read sports piece I've published since returning from public-baseball-analysis exile:
I found statistical evidence (not just Smoltzesque bellyaching) that MLB teams are going to their bullpens too early, and should leave their starters in longer.
I found statistical evidence (not just Smoltzesque bellyaching) that MLB teams are going to their bullpens too early, and should leave their starters in longer.
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
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once again everyone would have been happier, Trump included, if we just Truman Showed him and let him play pretend president on the teevee
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
once again everyone would have been happier, Trump included, if we just Truman Showed him and let him play pretend president on the teevee
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My thoughts are with colleagues and friends at Brown, and with their loved ones. Another day, another shooting on a college campus in this country.
This kind of violence is preventable if only our leaders had the courage and moral clarity to act.
This kind of violence is preventable if only our leaders had the courage and moral clarity to act.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My thoughts are with colleagues and friends at Brown, and with their loved ones. Another day, another shooting on a college campus in this country.
This kind of violence is preventable if only our leaders had the courage and moral clarity to act.
This kind of violence is preventable if only our leaders had the courage and moral clarity to act.
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Got Theory? In their new research, Allison Carnegie, @rickyclark.bsky.social and @noahzucker.com theorize that #populist #leadership helps explain variation in whether accurate information is provided to #IOs due to populists’ #anti-elitism. Read more here: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Got Theory? In their new research, Allison Carnegie, @rickyclark.bsky.social and @noahzucker.com theorize that #populist #leadership helps explain variation in whether accurate information is provided to #IOs due to populists’ #anti-elitism. Read more here: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...
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‼️ New working paper ‼️
We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
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We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
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December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‼️ New working paper ‼️
We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
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We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
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So excited that my book with @allisoncarnegie.bsky.social, Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave, will be published with @princetonupress.bsky.social on January 27, 2026. You can pre-order the book now for 30% off with the code P329 at the below link!
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So excited that my book with @allisoncarnegie.bsky.social, Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave, will be published with @princetonupress.bsky.social on January 27, 2026. You can pre-order the book now for 30% off with the code P329 at the below link!
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Political inexperience in Congress has measurable effects on legislative outcomes. Our research finds that when districts elect political newcomers over career politicians, congressional dysfunction tends to increase.
New explainer of our PNAS study:
theconversation.com/amateur-hour...
New explainer of our PNAS study:
theconversation.com/amateur-hour...
Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns
The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipartisanship as a concession, not a tool for advancing policy.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Political inexperience in Congress has measurable effects on legislative outcomes. Our research finds that when districts elect political newcomers over career politicians, congressional dysfunction tends to increase.
New explainer of our PNAS study:
theconversation.com/amateur-hour...
New explainer of our PNAS study:
theconversation.com/amateur-hour...
I’m on the committee for this search and am happy to answer questions as well. Come join us at ND! ☘️
Rogalski Professorship (assoc/full) in IPE at the University of Notre Dame in the Keough School of Global Affairs. Intl trade/finance/supply chains/economic statecraft/political economy of energy transition. Any questions about Keough/ND please feel free to reach out.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I’m on the committee for this search and am happy to answer questions as well. Come join us at ND! ☘️
Applications for our Visiting Fellowship are open @kellogginstitute.bsky.social, and I want to encourage folks of all ranks to apply! It is a tremendous intellectual community, and we are looking for postdoctoral as well as junior and senior faculty fellows kellogg.nd.edu/about-our-vi...
About Our Visiting Fellowships | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
Since 1983, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies has offered visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars.
kellogg.nd.edu
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Applications for our Visiting Fellowship are open @kellogginstitute.bsky.social, and I want to encourage folks of all ranks to apply! It is a tremendous intellectual community, and we are looking for postdoctoral as well as junior and senior faculty fellows kellogg.nd.edu/about-our-vi...
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New research using African public opinion finds citizens support foreign aid conditions when they distrust their government & trust the donor. These findings reshape our understanding of accountability relations in global governance.
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
New research using African public opinion finds citizens support foreign aid conditions when they distrust their government & trust the donor. These findings reshape our understanding of accountability relations in global governance.
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
@rickyclark.bsky.social sky.social; @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social
Really exciting to see this article with @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social and Alexa Zeitz published @isq-jrnl.bsky.social. As aid is increasingly politicized, we examine how publics in recipient countries assess various conditions that are commonly attached to aid. academic.oup.com/isq/article-...
Accountable to Whom? Public Opinion of Aid Conditionality in Recipient Countries
Abstract. When donors extend foreign aid, they often attach requirements to these funds. While requirements are intended to improve the effectiveness of ai
academic.oup.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Really exciting to see this article with @lindsayrdolan.bsky.social and Alexa Zeitz published @isq-jrnl.bsky.social. As aid is increasingly politicized, we examine how publics in recipient countries assess various conditions that are commonly attached to aid. academic.oup.com/isq/article-...
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🧵 When the government announces that it will fire people for producing numbers that the government doesn't like, here is how our institutions should respond. (Whether they do is another story.)
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About to get positively Argentinian up in here
Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today
August 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🧵 When the government announces that it will fire people for producing numbers that the government doesn't like, here is how our institutions should respond. (Whether they do is another story.)
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You can also hear me discuss my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, on the Global Stage podcast from @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5Pws...
Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance with Political Scientist Ricky Clark
Global Stage · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
You can also hear me discuss my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, on the Global Stage podcast from @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5Pws...
Many thanks to Michael Breen @dublincityuni.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, in The Review of International Organizations @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Richard Clark. 2025. Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) - The Review of International Organizations
The Review of International Organizations -
link.springer.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Many thanks to Michael Breen @dublincityuni.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, in The Review of International Organizations @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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This sounds batsh*t crazy but it's, quite literally, a straightforward & purely factual description of what's going on here
Trump wants to impose a tax on you so that his buddy can avoid consequences for a coup attempt.
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
"The way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro ... is an international disgrace," Trump wrote.
www.nbcnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This sounds batsh*t crazy but it's, quite literally, a straightforward & purely factual description of what's going on here