Jacob T. Levy
@jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill.
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
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5) Dems showed (a) it's possible to get something out of "shutting down the government" despite what the pundits said, and (b) that they could hold together for 40 days. It's not a policy win, but it changes expectations for what they can do in the future, strengthening their negotiating position.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
5) Dems showed (a) it's possible to get something out of "shutting down the government" despite what the pundits said, and (b) that they could hold together for 40 days. It's not a policy win, but it changes expectations for what they can do in the future, strengthening their negotiating position.
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4) Senate Dems did get something out of the negotiations w/r/t power of the purse. They protected the legislative branch, notably GAO. But it's something they already had that was under threat, not something they won. Same is true with the RIFs. Same is true with SNAP.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
4) Senate Dems did get something out of the negotiations w/r/t power of the purse. They protected the legislative branch, notably GAO. But it's something they already had that was under threat, not something they won. Same is true with the RIFs. Same is true with SNAP.
Diamond-Brown conference at McGill starts today:
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Diamond-Brown conference at McGill starts today:
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I assume none of the denafizication experts from postwar Germany are still around, and de-Baathification was a fiasco, but surely there are some central Europeans with experience at tearing down Lenin statues still around who can advise the US at some point in the future.
I assume none of the denafizication experts from postwar Germany are still around, and de-Baathification was a fiasco, but surely there are some central Europeans with experience at tearing down Lenin statues still around who can advise the US at some point in the future.
White House says Washington Commanders stadium bearing Trump’s name would be ‘beautiful’ | CNN Politics
That statement comes after ESPN reported that there have been backchannel talks between the White House and the Washington Commanders ownership group to relay Trump’s desire in having the stadium bear...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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I assume none of the denafizication experts from postwar Germany are still around, and de-Baathification was a fiasco, but surely there are some central Europeans with experience at tearing down Lenin statues still around who can advise the US at some point in the future.
I assume none of the denafizication experts from postwar Germany are still around, and de-Baathification was a fiasco, but surely there are some central Europeans with experience at tearing down Lenin statues still around who can advise the US at some point in the future.
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I would love to understand tactically and strategically why in a week of electoral victories senate Democrats are tempted to cave on the shutdown without anything to show for it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I would love to understand tactically and strategically why in a week of electoral victories senate Democrats are tempted to cave on the shutdown without anything to show for it.
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Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between #Immigration Control and the Rule of Law | Mercatus Center share.google/DJBYcjoibaq7...
Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between Immigration Control and the Rule of Law
On this episode, Nathan Goodman interviews political theorist Jacob Levy about the rule of law and its tensions with mo
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November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Interesting compelled public employee speech case. (Opinion linked from the story, thankfully.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
Editing federal employees’ emails to blame Democrats for shutdown violated their First Amendment rights, judge says | CNN Politics
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Interesting compelled public employee speech case. (Opinion linked from the story, thankfully.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
November 9 is late enough for a first snowfall in Montreal that we can't really *complain*, but a 4-6" dump followed by days of cold rain that will cover the city in slush, in the middle of a transit strike, when people don't yet have their snow tires on, is not going to be fun.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
November 9 is late enough for a first snowfall in Montreal that we can't really *complain*, but a 4-6" dump followed by days of cold rain that will cover the city in slush, in the middle of a transit strike, when people don't yet have their snow tires on, is not going to be fun.
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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In the name of "fighting antisemitism," Indiana University appointed a Christian scholar to tell Jewish scholars what they can and cannot say - all while they invited Tucker Carlson to speak on campus. www.jta.org/2025/11/07/u...
In Indiana, a vaunted Jewish studies program is upended by red-state politics over Israel and speech - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A leadership shakeup, a defunded graduate student and political pressure from above have turned a storied program into a flashpoint for Trump-era campus politics.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In the name of "fighting antisemitism," Indiana University appointed a Christian scholar to tell Jewish scholars what they can and cannot say - all while they invited Tucker Carlson to speak on campus. www.jta.org/2025/11/07/u...
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
August 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sometimes I see people like 20 tweets deep into an argument with Grok. Like, what are you doing brother? You are trying to win an argument with a vending machine.
Now officially double my peak at the other place.
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Now officially double my peak at the other place.
to all those who celebrate etc
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
to all those who celebrate etc
A couple days after I posted this, it finally ceased to be true— Trump's disapproval finally, slightly, broke out of that narrow band.
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A couple days after I posted this, it finally ceased to be true— Trump's disapproval finally, slightly, broke out of that narrow band.
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Trump at a -16 net approval rating among all adults now, per our average at @fiftyplusone.news, and flirting with dropping below 40% approval.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump at a -16 net approval rating among all adults now, per our average at @fiftyplusone.news, and flirting with dropping below 40% approval.
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
HOW HAVE I NOT WATCHED THIS SHOW BEFORE
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
HOW HAVE I NOT WATCHED THIS SHOW BEFORE
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Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy FSTL day to all who celebrate
