Maya Sen
@mayasen.bsky.social
Professor, Harvard Kennedy School | Speaking in a personal capacity | https://msen.scholars.harvard.edu/
Nothing to see here, just an infamous sex trafficker planning to blackmail a future president
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Nothing to see here, just an infamous sex trafficker planning to blackmail a future president
Why does Donald Trump hate Nancy Pelosi so much?
This is what she says about him in her book
This is what she says about him in her book
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Why does Donald Trump hate Nancy Pelosi so much?
This is what she says about him in her book
This is what she says about him in her book
Eviscerating Congressional established agencies? No problem
Moving $40 billion from account A to account B? Whoa there, hold your horses
Moving $40 billion from account A to account B? Whoa there, hold your horses
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Eviscerating Congressional established agencies? No problem
Moving $40 billion from account A to account B? Whoa there, hold your horses
Moving $40 billion from account A to account B? Whoa there, hold your horses
An administration that for months claimed unilateral & absolute authority to shutter entire executive agencies suddenly finds without any agency to move money from one internal pot of money to another
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
An administration that for months claimed unilateral & absolute authority to shutter entire executive agencies suddenly finds without any agency to move money from one internal pot of money to another
“Alex, I’ll take ‘Supreme Court claims that have aged poorly’ for $200”
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Alex, I’ll take ‘Supreme Court claims that have aged poorly’ for $200”
Have said it before but there is a widespread belief on the right that universities are violating SFFA v. Harvard, and this belief explains a lot of their strategy
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Have said it before but there is a widespread belief on the right that universities are violating SFFA v. Harvard, and this belief explains a lot of their strategy
Looks like they’re shopping the “compact” around until someone says yes
October 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Looks like they’re shopping the “compact” around until someone says yes
“Less qualified than an economist?” is legitimately a very funny response to someone calling RFK Jr unqualified
October 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“Less qualified than an economist?” is legitimately a very funny response to someone calling RFK Jr unqualified
Not feeling good about a random private equity billionaire with no academic experience apparently negotiating on behalf of university affiliates!
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Not feeling good about a random private equity billionaire with no academic experience apparently negotiating on behalf of university affiliates!
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”
October 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”
Genuinely feel badly for this person
October 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Genuinely feel badly for this person
Straight up asking public universities to set up governing structures to violate the first amendment
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Straight up asking public universities to set up governing structures to violate the first amendment
Incredible that they put this in writing
October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Incredible that they put this in writing
Make bullying great again
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Make bullying great again
Is Trump v US compatible with democracy?
Genuine question
Genuine question
September 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Is Trump v US compatible with democracy?
Genuine question
Genuine question
Yes
The process is so arbitrary that even faculty in the field cannot give junior candidates a candid assessment of their prospects - a fundamentally broken system
The process is so arbitrary that even faculty in the field cannot give junior candidates a candid assessment of their prospects - a fundamentally broken system
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Yes
The process is so arbitrary that even faculty in the field cannot give junior candidates a candid assessment of their prospects - a fundamentally broken system
The process is so arbitrary that even faculty in the field cannot give junior candidates a candid assessment of their prospects - a fundamentally broken system
Don’t know the specifics of this case but genuinely surprised that Trump officials haven’t taken a close look at the insane tenure & promotion processes at these universities - probably a sign they aren’t talking to the right people
September 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Don’t know the specifics of this case but genuinely surprised that Trump officials haven’t taken a close look at the insane tenure & promotion processes at these universities - probably a sign they aren’t talking to the right people
Missed this when first published, but a simple & nice teaching example of the attitudinal model of Supreme Court judicial decision making
highlights 2 swings - Roberts and Barrett
highlights 2 swings - Roberts and Barrett
September 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Missed this when first published, but a simple & nice teaching example of the attitudinal model of Supreme Court judicial decision making
highlights 2 swings - Roberts and Barrett
highlights 2 swings - Roberts and Barrett
This guy will now be in charge of the TikTok algorithm
September 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This guy will now be in charge of the TikTok algorithm
Only the best people
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Only the best people
This critique of the Kavanaugh concurrence from @jaywillis.net is on point -- the problem with BK's Lyons discussion is that the factors the govt wants to rely on in the LA ICE raids will on their own raise the probability of injury by A LOT
that is the whole point of the gov't using them!
that is the whole point of the gov't using them!
September 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This critique of the Kavanaugh concurrence from @jaywillis.net is on point -- the problem with BK's Lyons discussion is that the factors the govt wants to rely on in the LA ICE raids will on their own raise the probability of injury by A LOT
that is the whole point of the gov't using them!
that is the whole point of the gov't using them!