
Daniel Markovits
@markovitis
Phd student in political science @Columbia studying voter responses to democratic threat in America.
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02-02-2017 19:18:30
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Following up on my earlier thread, I’m pleased to announce that my paper “Did Changes to the Voting Rights Act Cause Electoral Backsliding in the States” has been accepted for publication Election Law Journal! Current draft here: bit.ly/3TSoKvV And, another brief 🧵:








My writing for The Atlantic on "How to Prevent Trump from Defying the Courts" 👇 Here's the key idea: "When courts confront a powerful, noncompliant executive, three paths enable the judiciary to stop an executive power grab." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…




🧵 Why do facts often change beliefs but not attitudes? In a new WP with Yamil Ricardo Velez and Scott Clifford, we caution against interpreting this as rigidity or motivated reasoning. Often, the beliefs *relevant* to people's attitudes are not what researchers expect.




Today in The Atlantic, I write that Trump is "baiting the courts" — following a strategy that authoritarians from Turkey to Mexico have used to weaken the judiciary. The key idea behind "court-baiting:" adopting policies that are popular but illegal. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…



