"In challenging norms and testing the boundaries of statutes regarding appointments, Trump has highlighted a critical feature of the separation of powers. He has revealed the full extent to which Congress has relied on presidential self-restraint," write Jack Greenberg and

Until next time, Seattle. #WPSA2025

Until next time, #SF

Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint by Jack Greenberg and John Dearborn Free access available until 30 April. cup.org/42tKi5u #cambridgeelements #politics

Scenes from an archival research trip to Texas.

New at SAPD! John Dearborn on the origins of the unitary executive theory during the Reagan Administration

My article "Contesting the Reach of the Rights Revolution: The Reagan Administration and the Unitary Executive" is now online (and open access) in Studies in American Political Development (SAPD). cambridge.org/core/journals/…

"Dada's book" (aka 'Congressional Expectations of Presidential Self-Restraint,' by Jack Greenberg and me) is now out in print! amazon.com/Congressional-…

“Fun” read for the whole family!

Thanks to Matt Grossmann for having me on the Science of Politics podcast to discuss my research on the Reagan administration, civil rights, and the unitary executive theory. niskanencenter.org/the-backstory-…

/1 Just realized that my latest article with The Yale Law Journal just dropped! (linke at bottom) This is obviously a huge honor. I really appreciate the editors taking a chance on a young, no-name scholar with an idiosyncratic story to tell.

Scenes from #London and #Edinburgh

Today's Rolling Stone article by Douglas Lucas on the Republican congressional effort to pass the Reorganizing Government Act includes some thoughts from me about the history of presidential reorganization authority. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

A fascinating piece on the origins of the unitary executive theory.

Then, finally, this *extremely* topical piece by John Dearborn: “Contesting the Reach of the Rights Revolution: The Reagan Administration and the Unitary Executive” cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Grateful to have been part of this fantastic interdisciplinary conference. There is so much great, timely research happening on the administrative state.

New at #firstview with open access, David Mayhew David Mayhew and Ethan Yan!

(1) Hi y’all 👋 I’m on the academic hiring market this year!! I’m a PhD at Yale. My job talk is a timely piece of legal history exploring Myers, Humphrey’s Executor, and the future of the unitary executive (not in the news at all 😅). Happy to send a copy! My top five courses