John Dearborn
@johnadearborn.bsky.social
@VandyPoliSci Assistant Professor. Research: Presidency, Congress, American Political Development. @Yale PhD & proud @UConn alum. http://johnadearborn.com
Thanks so much to @gorenlj.bsky.social for interviewing Jack Greenberg and me about 'Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint' on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Political Science podcast.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thanks so much to @gorenlj.bsky.social for interviewing Jack Greenberg and me about 'Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint' on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Political Science podcast.
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Today's article in the Knoxville News Sentinel about the Trump administration's messaging during the government shutdown includes some thoughts from me about the importance of the Hatch Act.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today's article in the Knoxville News Sentinel about the Trump administration's messaging during the government shutdown includes some thoughts from me about the importance of the Hatch Act.
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Scenes from an archival research trip to the Clinton Library. #LittleRock
September 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Scenes from an archival research trip to the Clinton Library. #LittleRock
This HuffPost article by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social on how the second Trump administration is transforming the presidency includes some thoughts from me.
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September 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This HuffPost article by @paulblumenthal.bsky.social on how the second Trump administration is transforming the presidency includes some thoughts from me.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this piece (drawing on my recent @studiesapd.bsky.social article) about the connection between conflicts over affirmative action and the unitary executive theory in the Reagan administration.
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June 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this piece (drawing on my recent @studiesapd.bsky.social article) about the connection between conflicts over affirmative action and the unitary executive theory in the Reagan administration.
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Today's @rollingstone.com article by @douglaslucas.bsky.social on the Republican congressional effort to pass the Reorganizing Government Act includes some thoughts from me about the history of presidential reorganization authority.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Today's @rollingstone.com article by @douglaslucas.bsky.social on the Republican congressional effort to pass the Reorganizing Government Act includes some thoughts from me about the history of presidential reorganization authority.
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Thanks to @mattgrossmann.bsky.social for having me on the Science of Politics podcast to discuss my research on the Reagan administration, civil rights, and the unitary executive theory.
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May 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thanks to @mattgrossmann.bsky.social for having me on the Science of Politics podcast to discuss my research on the Reagan administration, civil rights, and the unitary executive theory.
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"Dada's book" (aka 'Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint,' by Jack Greenberg and me) is now out in print!
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May 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Dada's book" (aka 'Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint,' by Jack Greenberg and me) is now out in print!
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My article "Contesting the Reach of the Rights Revolution: The Reagan Administration and the Unitary Executive" is now online (and open access) in @studiesapd.bsky.social.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My article "Contesting the Reach of the Rights Revolution: The Reagan Administration and the Unitary Executive" is now online (and open access) in @studiesapd.bsky.social.
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Scenes from an archival research trip to Texas.
April 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Scenes from an archival research trip to Texas.
Also, today in @lawfaremedia.org, Jack B. Greenberg and I offer some thoughts on how the second Trump administration has highlighted the extent of Congress's reliance on presidential self-restraint.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Also, today in @lawfaremedia.org, Jack B. Greenberg and I offer some thoughts on how the second Trump administration has highlighted the extent of Congress's reliance on presidential self-restraint.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/at-t...
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Stephen Skowronek, Mark Tushnet, and I were interviewed on the @scholarscircle.bsky.social podcast about the implications of the second Trump administration's initial actions and strategy for our constitutional system.
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February 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Stephen Skowronek, Mark Tushnet, and I were interviewed on the @scholarscircle.bsky.social podcast about the implications of the second Trump administration's initial actions and strategy for our constitutional system.
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scholarscircle.org/scholars-cir...
February 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Today in Salon, Stephen Skowronek, Desmond King, and I offer some thoughts on the second Trump administration's initial actions and the unitary executive theory.
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February 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today in Salon, Stephen Skowronek, Desmond King, and I offer some thoughts on the second Trump administration's initial actions and the unitary executive theory.
www.salon.com/2025/02/08/h...
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Grateful for the opportunity to contribute a chapter on "Congress, the President, and the Constitutional Order" to the 13th edition of 'Congress Reconsidered.'
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February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute a chapter on "Congress, the President, and the Constitutional Order" to the 13th edition of 'Congress Reconsidered.'
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For those interested, David Mayhew has compiled the next update to his significant laws dataset, covering the 118th Congress of 2023-2024.
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January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
For those interested, David Mayhew has compiled the next update to his significant laws dataset, covering the 118th Congress of 2023-2024.
works.bepress.com/david-mayhew...
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