Political scientist at Stanford University studying law, courts, policing, public safety. Go birds. www.tomclarkphd.com https://tomsclark.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mzel7scq222jThis is quite a doozy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzel7scq222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mze2hdqbt22m"Written declarations are convenient, but insufficient on their own when witnesses are willing to lie." Ummm. We're no longer in the "presumption of regularity" world. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze2hdqbt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mz43325kos2rSo, in ANY other administration, learning that a DOJ official sold a pardon would result in the president demanding the official be prosecuted and that the money be returned. Here, Trump just asks for the money to go to him personally. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz43325kos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myxxni46oc2tYou don't need to have a position on the Michigan Senate race to recognize that it is invalid to say you have no place in Washington, DC, unless you believe our constitutional rights are due to Jesus Christ. Mostly, because we have a constitutional right that such requirement for office violates. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxxni46oc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myugm7ijw22fThis seems bad. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myugm7ijw22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myrwoqd2fc23Some pretty dystopian Doublespeak here: ICE officers "relied on their training to safely control the situation until they could confirm his identity, whereupon he was released." Wild that they would even claim that breaking the bones of a special needs student walking to school is "safe." [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrwoqd2fc23https://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mypj2hll4k2kIf only there were some pre-determined process for deciding who becomes a senator. That would be a great way to set up a government. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypj2hll4k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mypiwtysrc2kThis is quite a message to give voters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypiwtysrc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mykyb3dri22fCourts are weak. The only reason they have had the success they have in limiting government abuses is because we’ve had leaders who comply in the face of public pressure. Not so today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykyb3dri22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mykrkqz7s22gThe world is replete with collective action problems. Top among those I'd solve is the use of Microsoft products. Every now and again I'm forced to interact with someone whose company uses them, and it makes me want to quit.23 Oct 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykrkqz7s22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mykjqvzvfc2vWherein Todd Blanche says “if we don’t like the election outcome, we don’t want the state to certify it.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykjqvzvfc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myimljky6k2pI know I'm shouting into the wind, but this should bring down the entire administration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myimljky6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myfsegrusc2ein all seriousness, if this is how it works, then what is the point of the commission? [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfsegrusc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myaz6p2wvc2hNot to brag, but i predicted this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaz6p2wvc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3myakvocnxk2xRecent prescriptions and policies would have us judge research by non-evidentiary standards, e.g. scholar identity and presumed political impact. In a new essay, Jonathan Mummolo and I argue empirical claims should instead be evaluated based on evidentiary strength. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fsgpflrony7euwdi4gtzq/evidence_essay_draft.pdf?rlkey=l9dao3pb0owotwk3a6if17i6v&st=vubjctyy&dl=019 Oct 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3myakvocnxk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomsclark.bsky.social/post/3mxxgoyhg6k2aWait - the current administration might have given a false pretext to justify hurting someone? I can’t believe it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:tyb4mmvtvikw2askouvsnwpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxgoyhg6k2a