Matthew Beckmann
@beckma2n.bsky.social
I never finished school.
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Here’s another explainer on impoundment (from May ‘24 — @goodauth.bsky.social was ahead of the curve on this one!)
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Presidential impoundment is back in the news, thanks to Trump.
Congress took the impoundment option off the table decades ago. Now Trump wants to use impoundment to slash programs.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Here’s another explainer on impoundment (from May ‘24 — @goodauth.bsky.social was ahead of the curve on this one!)
goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Trump’s return to office got me thinking about an interesting puzzle: is it possible to have a disciplined White House with an undisciplined president?
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Is It Possible to Have a Disciplined White House with an Undisciplined President? Matthew N. Beckmann - Columbia University Press Blog
Donald Trump recently named Susie Wiles as his incoming White House chief of staff. Wiles proved herself a focused, organized campaign manager, and she intends to bring that manner and method to the W...
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January 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trump’s return to office got me thinking about an interesting puzzle: is it possible to have a disciplined White House with an undisciplined president?
cupblog.org/2025/01/20/i...
cupblog.org/2025/01/20/i...
All the scandalous news is breaking today.
Now available! THE PRESIDENT’S DAY is a groundbreaking study of the history, theory, and practice of modern presidential time management. Matthew N. Beckmann argues that the seemingly innocuous task of scheduling turns out to be anything but. https://buff.ly/3XOa8Qv @beckma2n #POTUS #USPresident
September 20, 2024 at 6:31 PM
All the scandalous news is breaking today.
Clinton Rossiter:
"For most practical purposes, the President may act as if the Supreme Court did not exist... in the nature of things judicial and political, the court can be expected to go on rationalizing most pretensions of most presidents."
"For most practical purposes, the President may act as if the Supreme Court did not exist... in the nature of things judicial and political, the court can be expected to go on rationalizing most pretensions of most presidents."
April 25, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Clinton Rossiter:
"For most practical purposes, the President may act as if the Supreme Court did not exist... in the nature of things judicial and political, the court can be expected to go on rationalizing most pretensions of most presidents."
"For most practical purposes, the President may act as if the Supreme Court did not exist... in the nature of things judicial and political, the court can be expected to go on rationalizing most pretensions of most presidents."
"Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.”
September 22, 2023 at 7:44 AM
"Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.”