Andy Smarick
@smarick.bsky.social
Probably writing or reading. https://governingright.substack.com/publish/
"Do You Know What Time It Is?"
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"Do You Know What Time It Is?"
Yes. Time for conservatives to set a moral example for the next generation
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November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"Do You Know What Time It Is?"
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A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing
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A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing
Why the judiciary isn't qualified to play a major role in policy
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November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing
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We need a moratorium on AI in schools. thedispatch.com/article/arti...
It’s Time for a Moratorium on AI in Schools
The rush to allow AI into the classroom will harm students and schools for decades.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We need a moratorium on AI in schools. thedispatch.com/article/arti...
5 possibilities for reunifying the nation. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
5 possibilities for reunifying the nation. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...
Five possibilities for reunifying America. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Five possibilities for reunifying America. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...
Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike. For democracy to work in a pluralistic, continental nation, we must allow people to govern themselves. open.substack.com/pub/governin...
The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
"The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge"
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October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike. For democracy to work in a pluralistic, continental nation, we must allow people to govern themselves. open.substack.com/pub/governin...
Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike
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The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
"The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge"
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October 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike
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The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
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The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
Why SCOTUS should uphold a law I dislike
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October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
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DIY: Conservatism and Governing
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DIY: Conservatism and Governing
Why we can't rely on policy schools to teach right-of-center ideas
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October 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
DIY: Conservatism and Governing
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The application for the American Conservatism and Governing Fellowship is now open! governingright.substack.com/p/diy-conser...
DIY: Conservatism and Governing
Why we can't rely on policy schools to teach right-of-center ideas
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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The application for the American Conservatism and Governing Fellowship is now open! governingright.substack.com/p/diy-conser...
State legislatures are strong. Congress is weak. What's going on??? open.substack.com/pub/governin...
October 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
State legislatures are strong. Congress is weak. What's going on??? open.substack.com/pub/governin...
A Tale of Two Legislatures
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A Tale of Two Legislatures
The reason Congress is sickly while state legislatures thrive
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October 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A Tale of Two Legislatures
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The To-Read Pile 8
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The To-Read Pile 8
The To-Read Pile is my regular digest of worthwhile governing- and culture-related essays, articles, and books (with some light commentary added).
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October 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The To-Read Pile 8
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My latest. governingright.substack.com/p/how-origin...
September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My latest. governingright.substack.com/p/how-origin...
How Originalism Saved the Constitution
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How Originalism Saved the Constitution
What a recent essay in The Atlantic gets wrong; why Justices Scalia and Rehnquist disagreed with Justice Brennan on the same issue
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September 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
How Originalism Saved the Constitution
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The 4 Crises of American Education
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The 4 Crises of American Education
Serious people need to take this seriously
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September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The 4 Crises of American Education
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The 4 Crises of American Education
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The 4 Crises of American Education
Serious people need to take this seriously
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September 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The 4 Crises of American Education
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Are you a Souterian or a Rehnquistian?
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Are you a Souterian or a Rehnquistian?
This is how populism grows and the American Dream fades
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September 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Are you a Souterian or a Rehnquistian?
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The Deterioration of Federal Policymaking
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The Deterioration of Federal Policymaking
Governing without policy is ruling
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September 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Deterioration of Federal Policymaking
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Elena's Elitism
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Elena's Elitism
Justice Kagan and other progressive, Ivy+ graduates must stop dream-hoarding
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August 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Elena's Elitism
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NYT surprised by the unsurprising
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NYT surprised by the unsurprising
A study found that monthly, unconditional cash payments didn't improve child outcomes. That should not come as a shock.
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August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NYT surprised by the unsurprising
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My latest: "The Trump administration’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics raises an interesting question: Should the federal government be our go-to-source for important data?" governingright.substack.com/p/should-unc...
Should Uncle Sam Be Involved in Data Collection?
On the demands of statesmanship related to information
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August 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
My latest: "The Trump administration’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics raises an interesting question: Should the federal government be our go-to-source for important data?" governingright.substack.com/p/should-unc...
My new research is released. Dream Hoarding by Ivy+ Grads? "If we want to expand opportunity, we simply must take a close look at who gets to select the next generation of leaders." open.substack.com/pub/governin...
Dream Hoarding by Ivy+ Grads?
The release of my new study on opportunity, education, and affinity bias
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July 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My new research is released. Dream Hoarding by Ivy+ Grads? "If we want to expand opportunity, we simply must take a close look at who gets to select the next generation of leaders." open.substack.com/pub/governin...
Milton Friedman's Foresight
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Milton Friedman's Foresight
The wisdom and wins of a 70-year-old essay that--I admit--I never really liked
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July 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Milton Friedman's Foresight
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"The growth of choice over the last two generations is the biggest K-12 systemic development of our lifetimes. It is striking that these changes owe a great deal to the thinking of an outsider who began with a simple question that the supposed experts never asked." open.substack.com/pub/governin...
Milton Friedman's Foresight
The wisdom and wins of a 70-year-old essay that--I admit--I never really liked
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July 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"The growth of choice over the last two generations is the biggest K-12 systemic development of our lifetimes. It is striking that these changes owe a great deal to the thinking of an outsider who began with a simple question that the supposed experts never asked." open.substack.com/pub/governin...