Robert J. Spitzer
@spitzerb.bsky.social
Distinguished Service Prof. emeritus, Pol. Sci. SUNY Cortland; author The Gun Dilemma (@oxunipress.bsky.social 2023), The Politics of Gun Control 9th ed. (2024)
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Maurene Comey’s Case Is More Consequential Than Her Father’s www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
Opinion | Maurene Comey’s Case Is More Consequential Than Her Father’s
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November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Maurene Comey’s Case Is More Consequential Than Her Father’s www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
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New episode of Policy Outsider features NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Levine and political science scholar @spitzerb.bsky.social discussing constitutional originalism & legislating firearms in the complex legal environment created by SCOTUS's interpretation of 2A.
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Ep. 117. Gun Laws & Originalism | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States in Heller and Bruen have recast the "right to bear arms" in a new legal framework that makes it more challenging to create effective firearm regulat...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New episode of Policy Outsider features NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Levine and political science scholar @spitzerb.bsky.social discussing constitutional originalism & legislating firearms in the complex legal environment created by SCOTUS's interpretation of 2A.
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I just can’t…
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I just can’t…
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Fascinating discussion with distinguished NYS Assemblyman Lavine:
New episode of Policy Outsider features NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Levine and political science scholar @spitzerb.bsky.social discussing constitutional originalism & legislating firearms in the complex legal environment created by SCOTUS's interpretation of 2A.
rockinst.org/issue-area/e...
rockinst.org/issue-area/e...
Ep. 117. Gun Laws & Originalism | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States in Heller and Bruen have recast the "right to bear arms" in a new legal framework that makes it more challenging to create effective firearm regulat...
rockinst.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Fascinating discussion with distinguished NYS Assemblyman Lavine:
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What? Shitting on the non-partisan experts that keep us safe is not working?
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A leadership vacuum and staff cuts threaten NSA morale, operational strength
The signals intelligence giant has halted recruitment for its Legal Honors Program, two people familiar say, slowing inflow of top legal talent. Other long-term capabilities are at risk.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What? Shitting on the non-partisan experts that keep us safe is not working?
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
www.nextgov.com/people/2025/...
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Congratulations to Virginia’s new Governor!
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Congratulations to Virginia’s new Governor!
Fascinating discussion with distinguished NYS Assemblyman Lavine:
New episode of Policy Outsider features NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Levine and political science scholar @spitzerb.bsky.social discussing constitutional originalism & legislating firearms in the complex legal environment created by SCOTUS's interpretation of 2A.
rockinst.org/issue-area/e...
rockinst.org/issue-area/e...
Ep. 117. Gun Laws & Originalism | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States in Heller and Bruen have recast the "right to bear arms" in a new legal framework that makes it more challenging to create effective firearm regulat...
rockinst.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Fascinating discussion with distinguished NYS Assemblyman Lavine:
My thanks to @RockefellerInst for the chance to discuss Gun Laws & Constitutional Originalism with the distinguished @CharlesLavineNY: rockinst.org/issue-area/e...
Ep. 117. Gun Laws & Originalism | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States in Heller and Bruen have recast the "right to bear arms" in a new legal framework that makes it more challenging to create effective firearm regulat...
rockinst.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My thanks to @RockefellerInst for the chance to discuss Gun Laws & Constitutional Originalism with the distinguished @CharlesLavineNY: rockinst.org/issue-area/e...
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“The majority extended absolute immunity to a president who orders the Department of Justice to conduct “sham” investigations. In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
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Opinion | How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions
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November 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“The majority extended absolute immunity to a president who orders the Department of Justice to conduct “sham” investigations. In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
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Why we should hope the judge doesn't grant former FBI Director James Comey's request to dismiss his indictment as vindictive prosecution explained in 98 seconds in my new RealityCheck for DCReport.
www.dcreport.org/2025/10/23/c...
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James Comey: Vindictive Prosecution? David Cay Johnston Weighs In
David Cay Johnston explains why the judge should not dismiss James Comey’s case—and how it could expose vindictive prosecution by the Trump administration.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Why we should hope the judge doesn't grant former FBI Director James Comey's request to dismiss his indictment as vindictive prosecution explained in 98 seconds in my new RealityCheck for DCReport.
www.dcreport.org/2025/10/23/c...
www.dcreport.org/2025/10/23/c...
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I see my old tweet is making the rounds on Instagram and Facebook. 😊 If you get a chance, pls watch “Surviving Ohio State” on HBO. You will be outraged that this cretin in in the Congress.
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I see my old tweet is making the rounds on Instagram and Facebook. 😊 If you get a chance, pls watch “Surviving Ohio State” on HBO. You will be outraged that this cretin in in the Congress.
How about “Trump”?
We still need a word for someone both evil and incompetent.
September 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How about “Trump”?
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The main point UE advocates neglect is that the Framers emphasized responsibility as the key duty and perpetual obligation of a unitary executive while the ostensible virtues of energy, vigor, dispatch, and secrecy were only advantages of decision-making that would be exercised only occasionally..
genuinely crazy to me how unitary executive advocates read the vesting clause as granting a huge scope of essentially royal "inherent" powers. one would think that if the framers intended to give the president royal authority, they would have just said so.
September 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The main point UE advocates neglect is that the Framers emphasized responsibility as the key duty and perpetual obligation of a unitary executive while the ostensible virtues of energy, vigor, dispatch, and secrecy were only advantages of decision-making that would be exercised only occasionally..
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@scholars.org Happy to join with SSN colleague Giraldi as a contributor to this series on guns in the U.S.: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Vital City | One Nation Under Guns
Era by era, how firearms conquered America
www.vitalcitynyc.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@scholars.org Happy to join with SSN colleague Giraldi as a contributor to this series on guns in the U.S.: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
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Sadly relevant at this moment: the Trump administration's proposal to strip gun rights from trans people; my take: thehill.com/opinion/civi...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sadly relevant at this moment: the Trump administration's proposal to strip gun rights from trans people; my take: thehill.com/opinion/civi...
Sadly relevant at this moment: the Trump administration's proposal to strip gun rights from trans people; my take: thehill.com/opinion/civi...
thehill.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sadly relevant at this moment: the Trump administration's proposal to strip gun rights from trans people; my take: thehill.com/opinion/civi...
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Proud to contribute an essay on "A Brief Biography of the Second Amendment" to this amazing collection.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/issues/issue...
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Vital City | Issue 13
The supply side of America's gun problem
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September 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Proud to contribute an essay on "A Brief Biography of the Second Amendment" to this amazing collection.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/issues/issue...
www.vitalcitynyc.org/issues/issue...
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Our country's gun past isn't what most people think: in many respects, guns were more heavily regulated in the nation's first 300 years than in the last 30, and the spread of firearms owes more to marketing than necessity. My piece: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Vital City | One Nation Under Guns
Era by era, how firearms conquered America
www.vitalcitynyc.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Our country's gun past isn't what most people think: in many respects, guns were more heavily regulated in the nation's first 300 years than in the last 30, and the spread of firearms owes more to marketing than necessity. My piece: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
@scholars.org Happy to join with SSN colleague Giraldi as a contributor to this series on guns in the U.S.: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Vital City | One Nation Under Guns
Era by era, how firearms conquered America
www.vitalcitynyc.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@scholars.org Happy to join with SSN colleague Giraldi as a contributor to this series on guns in the U.S.: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
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Gun violence affects thousands in the U.S. each year. In this policy brief, @deannagiraldi.bsky.social (@dspi-oxford.bsky.social) shares gaps in research and calls for inclusive, tailored studies and policies that address the real impacts of gun violence.
🔗 Read now: scholars.org/contribution...
🔗 Read now: scholars.org/contribution...
September 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Gun violence affects thousands in the U.S. each year. In this policy brief, @deannagiraldi.bsky.social (@dspi-oxford.bsky.social) shares gaps in research and calls for inclusive, tailored studies and policies that address the real impacts of gun violence.
🔗 Read now: scholars.org/contribution...
🔗 Read now: scholars.org/contribution...
Our country's gun past isn't what most people think: in many respects, guns were more heavily regulated in the nation's first 300 years than in the last 30, and the spread of firearms owes more to marketing than necessity. My piece: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Vital City | One Nation Under Guns
Era by era, how firearms conquered America
www.vitalcitynyc.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Our country's gun past isn't what most people think: in many respects, guns were more heavily regulated in the nation's first 300 years than in the last 30, and the spread of firearms owes more to marketing than necessity. My piece: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
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Jennifer and I drove 90 minutes through the Finger Lakes countryside yesterday to meet with 60 fans - from Alaska to Florida - of socially conscious comedian Pete Dominick standupwithpete.com and all I got was a jar of honey - fabulous honey from Slate Hill Edible Forest Farm in Marcellus NY.👍🏼 😅
September 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Jennifer and I drove 90 minutes through the Finger Lakes countryside yesterday to meet with 60 fans - from Alaska to Florida - of socially conscious comedian Pete Dominick standupwithpete.com and all I got was a jar of honey - fabulous honey from Slate Hill Edible Forest Farm in Marcellus NY.👍🏼 😅
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Well that’s quite the push notification.
September 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Well that’s quite the push notification.
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Astonishingly, astonishingly bad. I think of all the folks I know who fit these criteria, the families of my kids’ friends who were already worried about crackdowns, the hardworking residents all around my city & county—all now subject to explicit ethnic profiling & forced LEO encounters. Sickening.
"Half the population” of greater Los Angeles "now meet the government’s criteria for reasonable suspicion," in the wake of today's 6-3 SCOTUS ruling.
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Supreme Court upholds 'roving patrols' for immigration arrests in Los Angeles
The Supreme Court says immigration agents may stop and question people they suspect are here illegally based on little more than working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.
www.latimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Astonishingly, astonishingly bad. I think of all the folks I know who fit these criteria, the families of my kids’ friends who were already worried about crackdowns, the hardworking residents all around my city & county—all now subject to explicit ethnic profiling & forced LEO encounters. Sickening.
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Tonight at 7PM I'll speak on How to Save Our Democracy at the Riviera Theatre in Geneseo about 30 minutes south of Rochester.
The Riviera Theatre
4 Center St
Geneseo, NY 14454
The Riviera Theatre
4 Center St
Geneseo, NY 14454
August 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tonight at 7PM I'll speak on How to Save Our Democracy at the Riviera Theatre in Geneseo about 30 minutes south of Rochester.
The Riviera Theatre
4 Center St
Geneseo, NY 14454
The Riviera Theatre
4 Center St
Geneseo, NY 14454