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Posts from the ‘American government’ Category

Jan 28

Talk to UMass Retired Faculty Association

I’m looking forward to talking with the UMass Retired Faculty Association on February 11. My topic is: “The United States and Canada: Twin Crises of Governance.” Some background reading here:

The Crisis of Design in American Government. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 47.4 (2025): 321–343.

The US and Canada: Two Crises of Federalism. Substack (October 16, 2025).

Rudderless in the Storm: The Crisis of Adaptability in Canadian Governance. The Hill Times (February 15, 2025).

Apr 30

Interview on Trump’s “hundred days”

On April 30, I spoke with Sam Dingman of KJZZ FM about the dangers of the “hundred days” benchmark for new presidents. Listen here. The interview was based on my 2021 article for Wilson Quarterly, “The Hundred Day Mistake.”

Mar 18

Talk at UMass Law

On March 19, I gave a talk at UMass Law School about the crisis in American government, drawing on my current SSRN working paper. You can see the Powerpoint slides for this presentation here. Professor Richard Peltz-Steele provides a summary of the talk on his blog.