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Julia Azari

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Political science professor. Has thoughts about that thing someone said. Book: Backlash Presidents: From Transformative to Reactionary Leaders in American History https://tinyurl.com/te8cmzmr https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/

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bookmarking all sorts of things on this list!

08.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's SO TIRING! just getting into your podcast, it's great. but you know that and don't need me to say it.

08.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ScholarSunday Thread 266 (3/8/26) – Black and White and Read All Over Not ready to emerge into the "daylight" yet? Check out my super-sized 266th #ScholarSunday thread, chock-full o’ public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add mor...

Not ready to emerge into the β€œdaylight” yet? Check out my super-sized 266th #ScholarSunday thread, chock-full o’ public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! πŸ—ƒοΈ +

blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

08.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 14

Of course, & thanks! Would you be able to share the thread to help get it to all the folks?

bsky.app/profile/amer...

08.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is amazing- thank you!

08.03.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i think the essence of my problem is that one of the most important aspects of my job is scheduling meetings with students, and the software I'm provided to do this is an afterthought.

06.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ha!

05.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i know we've got real problems in this world but i am waiting to see if I can have one day this week that's not completely or partially ruined by tech or logistical issues.

05.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good warnings here about getting over our skis on the electability issue.

04.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i hope my reply is understood not as the genre of "your post wasn't about me specifically" and instead understood in its proper and intended genre, "procrastinating on a review"

04.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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165K views Β· 3.4K reactions | You can have it all during March in Wisconsin. | Alex Wehrley You can have it all during March in Wisconsin.

www.facebook.com/reel/1111183...

04.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm not flipping you off from Wisconsin but i'm not, like, not flipping you off.

04.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it occurs to me that i should write a brief piece about this sometime! adding to the to-do list

04.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hell Hath No Fury Like... FDR? Inside the President's Campaign to Punish Democrats In 1938 FDR tried to oust β€œdisloyal” Democrats.

here's some more info. historynet.com/fdrs-1938-ca...

04.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fireside Chat on β€œPurging” the Democratic Party - Teaching American History Frustrated by the setbacks that his administration had encountered in its second term, President Roosevelt took the bold step of intervening in the 1938 Democratic primaries.

FDR tried to purge the Democratic Party by campaigning against Congressional Dems who had opposed him on various things (many of whom were southern, but not all). There was a LOT of pushback about presidential involvement in state affairs. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/fir...

04.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

this is so cool and no pressure but we're all counting on you guys

04.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if you've ever studied FDR and the 1938 midterms this shit just seems wiiiild

04.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

(the topic was generational politics and baby boomers not exiting the stage)

03.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 260 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

i brought up that Bill Clinton (elected when I was in 7th grade) and Donald Trump, president while I'm a full professor with peers who have children in college, are the same age and my students really felt that.

03.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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When Compliance Becomes A Crime What Does Transgender Citizenship Mean after a New Kansas Law?

New from @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social & @paisleycurrah.com at Can We Still Govern:
Many trans people in Kansas just had the primary form of ID deemed illegal. It fits a pattern of criminalizing compliance with previous policies. 🧡https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/when-compliance-becomes-a-crime

03.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5

it's very fun

02.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

totally rational decision

02.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this is very exciting even though that staircase is stressing me out

02.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you for this. this was an especially welcome comment as one more bureaucratic "process" at my university has reduced me to mid-day tears...

02.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI

02.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the real danger is that a college sophomore said something stupid once

02.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

all the violins

02.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lessons from the Iraq invasion for Trump's Iran war The parallels aren't perfect, but they tell us something about our domestic politics around war

Wrote a thing about the lessons of the 2003 Iraq invasion for the current situation. tl;dr, the world is a serious place and we're an increasingly unserious country goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...

02.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

heard great things about the Field one.

01.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In the past, sometimes presidents have said it’s just a military operation or limited airstrikes to skirt Congress. Trump has unilaterally launched major combat operations, declaring war with the goal of regime change. A major violation of the U.S. Constitution, also illegal under international law

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