Nick Bednar
@nicholasbednar.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Law; Affiliated Professor of Political Science at U. of Minnesota. AdLaw, Admin. Capacity, and the Federal Workforce. Contributing Editor for Lawfare; Nonresident Fellow at Brookings. Signal: Nbednar.46
Opinions are my own; Not UMN.
Opinions are my own; Not UMN.
By an odd coincidence, I have been rereading this work of art by @joshchafetz.bsky.social tonight. Highly recommend if you have never read it.
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
By an odd coincidence, I have been rereading this work of art by @joshchafetz.bsky.social tonight. Highly recommend if you have never read it.
I frankly need a new one.
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I frankly need a new one.
I think this image is just showing the structure of Wolverine's claws. No cause for concern. It's a mutation worth discussing in any anatomy course, I am sure.
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I think this image is just showing the structure of Wolverine's claws. No cause for concern. It's a mutation worth discussing in any anatomy course, I am sure.
Maybe we can win this one @bridgetdooling.bsky.social.
October 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Maybe we can win this one @bridgetdooling.bsky.social.
Homecoming with unlimited food. The easiest way to get me to a game.
October 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Homecoming with unlimited food. The easiest way to get me to a game.
One of my favorite games is find administrative law textbooks in movies and TV shows. Breaking Bad with Davis.
September 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
One of my favorite games is find administrative law textbooks in movies and TV shows. Breaking Bad with Davis.
The U.S. Supreme Court may have destroyed Chevron in Loper Bright but it appears alive and well in Canada.
September 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court may have destroyed Chevron in Loper Bright but it appears alive and well in Canada.
Crowd sourcing: I am trying to get some art for my office. I think I want Works Progress Admin. posters. I really want this one, but I haven't found a digital file of it that I could print. Does anyone know a good source for high res WPA posters? I checked NARA but didn't see this one.
August 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Crowd sourcing: I am trying to get some art for my office. I think I want Works Progress Admin. posters. I really want this one, but I haven't found a digital file of it that I could print. Does anyone know a good source for high res WPA posters? I checked NARA but didn't see this one.
There's also this one which is pretty closely named.
August 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
There's also this one which is pretty closely named.
There are apparently a number of novels with this name.
August 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There are apparently a number of novels with this name.
Mike claims that it was a perfect plan because the Ironwood folks couldn't be charged with anything. According to Mike, the fact that the president came on his own accord makes them immune. THEY HELD THE PRESIDENT HOSTAGE AND MURDERED AT LEAST ONE SECRET SERVICE AGENT. THOSE ARE CRIMES.
August 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Mike claims that it was a perfect plan because the Ironwood folks couldn't be charged with anything. According to Mike, the fact that the president came on his own accord makes them immune. THEY HELD THE PRESIDENT HOSTAGE AND MURDERED AT LEAST ONE SECRET SERVICE AGENT. THOSE ARE CRIMES.
Mike wakes up with Christy and the President standing over him. The President reveals that Min died saving Mike's life. The President seems unbothered for someone who just lost his girlfriend. The President gives a monologue condemning the Ironwood Society as fascists. We still don't know "S."
August 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Mike wakes up with Christy and the President standing over him. The President reveals that Min died saving Mike's life. The President seems unbothered for someone who just lost his girlfriend. The President gives a monologue condemning the Ironwood Society as fascists. We still don't know "S."
Min Brady is involved because she doesn't want the president to be reelected. They keep saying they'll figure out what to do when "S" gets there.
August 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Min Brady is involved because she doesn't want the president to be reelected. They keep saying they'll figure out what to do when "S" gets there.
They are at a hotel bar. The bartender claims they make all of their Scotch in house in...(checks notes) Maryland.
August 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
They are at a hotel bar. The bartender claims they make all of their Scotch in house in...(checks notes) Maryland.
The author likes to allude to various "facts" about presidents but they don't seem particularly well researched. For example, the author claims Coolidge had no hobbies. But Coolidge was rather well known for extended retreats in the wilderness to go fishing.
August 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The author likes to allude to various "facts" about presidents but they don't seem particularly well researched. For example, the author claims Coolidge had no hobbies. But Coolidge was rather well known for extended retreats in the wilderness to go fishing.
Chapter 1 opens with a Senator being angry that the President has not briefed Congress about a pending summit with the Russians on Monday.
August 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Chapter 1 opens with a Senator being angry that the President has not briefed Congress about a pending summit with the Russians on Monday.
It's really hard to wrap your head around the insanity of federal personnel policy over the last 6 months until you sit down on a Sunday morning and start cataloging all executive orders in the first 100 days.
August 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's really hard to wrap your head around the insanity of federal personnel policy over the last 6 months until you sit down on a Sunday morning and start cataloging all executive orders in the first 100 days.
I don't know why, but I can't unsee it.
July 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I don't know why, but I can't unsee it.
Sadly, the Bad Teens were not provided with their own day to celebrate.
July 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Sadly, the Bad Teens were not provided with their own day to celebrate.
What everyone thinks I am doing on sabbatical versus what I am actually doing.
July 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What everyone thinks I am doing on sabbatical versus what I am actually doing.
No wonder I am tired.
July 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
No wonder I am tired.
Lucy and I are up early to write about the Supreme Court's RIF cases for @lawfaremedia.org. Dog shirt to channel my inner @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.
July 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Lucy and I are up early to write about the Supreme Court's RIF cases for @lawfaremedia.org. Dog shirt to channel my inner @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.
Ultimately, the Supreme Court did not agree.
July 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Ultimately, the Supreme Court did not agree.
Well, that's a footnote I couldn't have envisioned writing ten years ago.
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Well, that's a footnote I couldn't have envisioned writing ten years ago.