Political scientist in a public health school. Health policy and politics, especially in Europe. Recent books on EU health policy, federalism and social policy, co-benefits. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Opinions personal. 🚲. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-0471https://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtuddyetls2eKBJ: SCOTUS “declines to explain when, exactly, is the right time to bring a meritorious election-rule claim challenging unconstitutional interference with electoral processes. The majority just signals that these claimants had to wait…before receiving the relief to which they are likely entitled” https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5909592/trump-mail-voting-order-supreme-court?renderPlatform=nprone_ios&unified=true24 Aug 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuddyetls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mttepr5mjs27My yelling about the perils of Presidentialism has been with one eye on current America and one eye on future France [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttepr5mjs27https://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtsfawjubk2jWeird but kind of fun to think it over and decide university of Chicago leadership got it right [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsfawjubk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mts5gj4ous2nSeems like an extremely weird canon to me (more like a prelim exam list for a minor in comparative politics) but yes, a lot of good books. I thought Michael Freeden’s Very short Introduction to Liberalism actually does a great job, better than this. https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-currents-canon-or-some-good-books/24 Aug 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mts5gj4ous2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mts4alwbik2nTake all of these with a pinch of salt but if you sort by “educational attainment” you see some interesting things (the quality/gap indicator aspires to capture really important stuff, but most of the indicators are worse quality) https://wallethub.com/edu/e/most-and-least-educated-cities/665624 Aug 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mts4alwbik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtrr7lho7c2tA problem of American Presidentialism: the out party doesn’t have a leader except when it’s got a presidential nominee, so people ask for leadership from people (eg Jeffries and Schumer) and organizations (the DNC) that aren’t able to provide it while underestimating/ ignoring what they do achieve. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrr7lho7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtrqv7hhls2tGilded Age redux [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrqv7hhls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtrnrrnjrc2tGood piece, but why are authors calling it “racial realism?” That’s a euphemism for what it is, which is racism. (“the idea that the human species is naturally divided into many clusters of biologically discrete/different populations”) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09515089.2020.180519923 Aug 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrnrrnjrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtrjfoizgs2t“15 days after the primary, religion had become the dominant topic of conservative conversation online about El-Sayed…Nearly 1 in 3 posts about El-Sayed from right-wing figures mentioned Islam, Muslims or sharia by Aug. 18, according to The Post’s analysis of conservative commentary” https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/23/el-sayed-win-anti-muslim-rhetoric-online-michigan-senate-washington-post-analysis/91431192007/23 Aug 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrjfoizgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottlgreer.bsky.social/post/3mtq3iiwn2c2n🎯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:pmhgc7dgvtfx47o7harqcy75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtq3iiwn2c2n