Social Scientist, Harvard University https://www.ryandenos.com/ https://ryandenos.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkuygjdfps22Making the lunacy clear: The 14th Amendment gives Congress the explicit power to legislate to enforce the Amendment. Congress passed the 1965 Civil Rights Act to explicitly enforce the 14th Amendment. The court guts the legislation as a violation of 14th Amendment. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fVA.G2pa.Df92pSfro0EI&smid=url-share02 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuygjdfps22https://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mks645jz222yPerhaps the part that is bothers me most about this (and other such statements) is praising Trump for his "courage". It isn't courageous to send other people to kill and die. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks645jz222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mks3khtpb22oNorCal, Central Valley, SoCal [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks3khtpb22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mks3jmf5y22oMassachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks3jmf5y22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkof5spzls2fAs others have pointed out, in other countries experiencing democratic decline, the judiciaries, rather than protecting democracy, have aided authoritarianism. Besides being bad on the merits, the Callais decision gives a major boost to the authoritarian party headed into the midterm election.30 Apr 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkof5spzls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mko5e2beas2pThis is worth thinking about... [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko5e2beas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mknezrsmbs2dThe Supreme Court is essentially constrained only by: 1) a norm that they follow precedent (this isn't written down anywhere, it is merely a norm), and 2) Congressional authority over their jurisdiction, funding, and composition. The second has been entirely abandoned, the first is on life support.29 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknezrsmbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mklspvvszs2xAmong the many crazy things about Charles III wagging the royal finger at the Republican Congress is that, were he a commoner, he would likely be a Tory.29 Apr 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklspvvszs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mklgt5uss22sDisney has a duty to fight this in court - they would almost surely win. Consumers and their employees should pressure them to do so. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklgt5uss22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkl4ymlx222wIs there any evidence that Trump, as the leader of one of the major parties for 10 years now, has any more attempts on his life per annum than other leaders in modern times?28 Apr 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl4ymlx222whttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkl3blv2f22tApropos of everything, I just wrapped teaching my new course, "Unity and Division" on whether and how diverse societies can be successful. It was perhaps the most the most gratifying teaching experience I have had at Harvard. Syllabus is here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nr2gv34tjdb2i6xhu4nd7/UnityDivisionEnosSyllabus2026_public.pdf?rlkey=f3l7ehnzhvwsygz4s4ald2gop&dl=028 Apr 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl3blv2f22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkipxsp4zc27Even if Kimmel's jokes were in bad taste (and I'm not sure they were given an octogenarian man married to much younger woman), then America's free press still has a responsibility to resist the obviously opportunistic call by Trump to silence dissent. Even more so at this moment.27 Apr 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkipxsp4zc27https://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkimnyotlc2cThis is very relevant to discussions about the presumed causes for a decline in public trust in higher education seemingly taken for granted in recent reports. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-american-political-development/article/college-campus-and-the-culture-war-the-development-of-party-polarization-on-higher-education-19802025/6B54D6F416CEB869CE6C37497DA42EE8?utm_date=20260423&utm_id=1776943873&utm_campaign=Open%20Access,SAP&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkimnyotlc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkigsjjvs22zThere are things that are very hard for me to understand. He could simply pay the tax and he would be left with about $260 Billion in wealth. More than any single human could every possibly spend across any number of lifespans. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/sergey-brin-gg-soto-trump-california-billionaire-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.3aCD.i-mJJmfkX5Ho&smid=url-share27 Apr 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkigsjjvs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkifsypfqs2dFortress-building your way to safety (metal detectors in schools, more elaborate missile defense systems, White House ballrooms) is not a way to build a happy and secure society in the long term. It is short-sighted at best.27 Apr 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkifsypfqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkieztyu6c2vIt is a sign of how little shared perspective there is on the meaning of academic freedom that while this is going on, there are prominent people (including at my own institution) celebrating what they see as a renaissance of academic freedom. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkieztyu6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkanfe56ak2yYour occasional reminder to update your premature claims about "racial realignments" after 2024. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkanfe56ak2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mkajn4dukc2wA fantastic example of how our press can't escape their previous frames, even in the face of an authoritarian assault on democracy. Here, the lead is about the Washington insider attempts to cement a cabinet position, rather than the authoritarian weaponization of American justice.24 Apr 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkajn4dukc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mk6t252tmc2iVietnam: a famous military and political success story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6t252tmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mk6q4bew6c2aCan't emphasize enough how alarming this is. Even if it doesn't come to fruition, think of the chilling effect on the exercise of democratic citizenship (voting, protesting, etc) when you are told that you can be stripped of your citizenship for political crimes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6q4bew6c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mk5n43rwi22aPolitical Science: why voteless decision making produces consensus among Quakers History: the origins of the idea of the Panopticon in the 18th Century British Navy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5n43rwi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mk3otdbdlk2fIf these numbers hold up (and I think we should be cautious about them and replicate), it would signal a significant collapse of support for Trump. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3otdbdlk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mjx4ouo6fk2wWho reads this and thinks that it is at all responsible to leave him with the nuclear codes?20 Apr 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx4ouo6fk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mjwxl3zy5k2aIt's not ironic, it's just coincidental! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwxl3zy5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanenos.bsky.social/post/3mjp53pjuvs2gAny academic still bringing in over $1,000 per year on book royalties a decade later would be considered a super star... [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:bbvwih4x3leppgzbwclat57t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp53pjuvs2g