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Andy Smarick

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"Do You Know What Time It Is?"

Yes. Time for conservatives to set a moral example for the next generation

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November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

"Do You Know What Time It Is?"
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"Do You Know What Time It Is?"

Yes. Time for conservatives to set a moral example for the next generation

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November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Andy Smarick

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A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing
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A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing

Why the judiciary isn't qualified to play a major role in policy

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November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

We need a moratorium on AI in schools. thedispatch.com/article/arti...

It’s Time for a Moratorium on AI in Schools

The rush to allow AI into the classroom will harm students and schools for decades.

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October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

5 possibilities for reunifying the nation. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...

October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

Five possibilities for reunifying America. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...

October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike. For democracy to work in a pluralistic, continental nation, we must allow people to govern themselves. open.substack.com/pub/governin...

The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge

"The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge"

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October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike
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The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge

"The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge"

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October 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
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The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge

Why SCOTUS should uphold a law I dislike

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October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

DIY: Conservatism and Governing
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DIY: Conservatism and Governing

Why we can't rely on policy schools to teach right-of-center ideas

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October 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

The application for the American Conservatism and Governing Fellowship is now open! governingright.substack.com/p/diy-conser...

DIY: Conservatism and Governing

Why we can't rely on policy schools to teach right-of-center ideas

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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

State legislatures are strong. Congress is weak. What's going on??? open.substack.com/pub/governin...

October 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

A Tale of Two Legislatures
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A Tale of Two Legislatures

The reason Congress is sickly while state legislatures thrive

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October 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

The To-Read Pile 8
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The To-Read Pile 8

The To-Read Pile is my regular digest of worthwhile governing- and culture-related essays, articles, and books (with some light commentary added).

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October 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

My latest. governingright.substack.com/p/how-origin...

September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

How Originalism Saved the Constitution
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How Originalism Saved the Constitution

What a recent essay in The Atlantic gets wrong; why Justices Scalia and Rehnquist disagreed with Justice Brennan on the same issue

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September 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

The 4 Crises of American Education
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The 4 Crises of American Education

Serious people need to take this seriously

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September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

The 4 Crises of American Education
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The 4 Crises of American Education

Serious people need to take this seriously

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September 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

Are you a Souterian or a Rehnquistian?
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Are you a Souterian or a Rehnquistian?

This is how populism grows and the American Dream fades

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September 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM

Andy Smarick

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The Deterioration of Federal Policymaking
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The Deterioration of Federal Policymaking

Governing without policy is ruling

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September 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

Elena's Elitism
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Elena's Elitism

Justice Kagan and other progressive, Ivy+ graduates must stop dream-hoarding

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August 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM

Andy Smarick

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NYT surprised by the unsurprising
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NYT surprised by the unsurprising

A study found that monthly, unconditional cash payments didn't improve child outcomes. That should not come as a shock.

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August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

My latest: "The Trump administration’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics raises an interesting question: Should the federal government be our go-to-source for important data?" governingright.substack.com/p/should-unc...

Should Uncle Sam Be Involved in Data Collection?

On the demands of statesmanship related to information

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August 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM

Andy Smarick

@smarick.bsky.social

My new research is released. Dream Hoarding by Ivy+ Grads? "If we want to expand opportunity, we simply must take a close look at who gets to select the next generation of leaders." open.substack.com/pub/governin...