Jerold Duquette
@jeroldduquette.bsky.social
CCSU Professor of Political Science
Founder/Contributor,MassPoliticsProfs.org
Politics Editor, The MA Law & Politics Project
Founder/Contributor,MassPoliticsProfs.org
Politics Editor, The MA Law & Politics Project
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Finally! "Not the odds, but the stakes" is consenus thinking.
Columbia Journalism Review: "The larger consensus among everyone I talked to here is that many of the conventions that shape US political reporting are outdated or should never have been employed at all."
www.cjr.org/feature/out-...
Columbia Journalism Review: "The larger consensus among everyone I talked to here is that many of the conventions that shape US political reporting are outdated or should never have been employed at all."
www.cjr.org/feature/out-...
June 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Finally! "Not the odds, but the stakes" is consenus thinking.
Columbia Journalism Review: "The larger consensus among everyone I talked to here is that many of the conventions that shape US political reporting are outdated or should never have been employed at all."
www.cjr.org/feature/out-...
Columbia Journalism Review: "The larger consensus among everyone I talked to here is that many of the conventions that shape US political reporting are outdated or should never have been employed at all."
www.cjr.org/feature/out-...
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Not watching tonight. I won't take any version of, "Fred, what does he have to do to win the speech?" which is all they have on offer.
Read @froomkin.bsky.social for what they could do instead, but won't.
presswatchers.org/2026/02/trum...
Read @froomkin.bsky.social for what they could do instead, but won't.
presswatchers.org/2026/02/trum...
Trump's State of the Union is the ideal time for journalists to stop the normalizing | Press Watch
Millions will watch Trump lying and bloviating. Why not validate what they see, rather than treat it like it was something normal?
presswatchers.org
February 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Not watching tonight. I won't take any version of, "Fred, what does he have to do to win the speech?" which is all they have on offer.
Read @froomkin.bsky.social for what they could do instead, but won't.
presswatchers.org/2026/02/trum...
Read @froomkin.bsky.social for what they could do instead, but won't.
presswatchers.org/2026/02/trum...
The MA State Auditor thinks that the existence of legislative oversight of executive agencies is proof that executive offices can conduct executive oversight of the legislature. Why? According to her the answer to this question is simply “checks and balances.” Can’t make this stuff up. 🙁
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February 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The MA State Auditor thinks that the existence of legislative oversight of executive agencies is proof that executive offices can conduct executive oversight of the legislature. Why? According to her the answer to this question is simply “checks and balances.” Can’t make this stuff up. 🙁
This was written BEFORE today’s news that DiZoglio has been expanded her enemies list to include the state’s judges.
Auditor DiZoglio’s Legal and Political Attacks on the Legislature and the Attorney General are Becoming More Unhinged and Less Compelling
Not for the first time, Massachusetts State Auditor, in a recent interview with the Boston Herald, made the argument that—in her words—the Attorney General and legislative leaders “have conspired to b...
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This was written BEFORE today’s news that DiZoglio has been expanded her enemies list to include the state’s judges.
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Don't agree with Cato Inst on much. But:
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Don't agree with Cato Inst on much. But:
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
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Murphy: "It's always been the fear & now is closer to the reality that the Trump admin is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, to take control of elections. They're trying to trade the presence of ICE & the murder & mayhem they are causing for control of MN's elections"
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Murphy: "It's always been the fear & now is closer to the reality that the Trump admin is creating this mayhem, particularly in cities in swing states, to take control of elections. They're trying to trade the presence of ICE & the murder & mayhem they are causing for control of MN's elections"
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i think they are bad consolidating authoritarianism choices because effective consolidation involves carrots as well as (secret) sticks. this administration is doing the opposite. no carrots whatsoever and ostentatious public violence against members of the dominant racial/ethnic/religious group
Definitely. What my paranoia forces me to ask, "Are these bad political choices but good consolidating authoritarian choices?"
Because the media, as it has been lubricated for fascists' pleasure, is in the business of rewarding authoritarianism.
Because the media, as it has been lubricated for fascists' pleasure, is in the business of rewarding authoritarianism.
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
i think they are bad consolidating authoritarianism choices because effective consolidation involves carrots as well as (secret) sticks. this administration is doing the opposite. no carrots whatsoever and ostentatious public violence against members of the dominant racial/ethnic/religious group
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this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 AM
this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
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Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
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This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
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Where we are as a country
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Where we are as a country
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
At least 11 Indiana Republicans were targeted with threats or swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.
A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff
The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.