Professor of Political Science at UC Irvine. My perennial birthday wish is to swim laps at the White House pool.
Joined May 2011
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"Professors are the enemy... Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it."
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(Jim Nantz Voice) Hello Friends...
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26 Jul 2025
What great play from our boy! LFG Boz!
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27 Jun 2025
This is a smart idea, though I'd prefer 5-judge panels on the idea that it reduces randomness and, in turn, incentivizes advocates to lean into core arguments and away from idiosyncrasies.
27 Jun 2025
I think one useful way to respond to the national injunction decision would be for Congress to expand the availability of three-judge panels to include matters seeking a national injunction. Also reform 3-judge panels to randomize them rather than having Chief Judge appoint.
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
21 Apr 2025
JUST RELEASED: When President Nixon met President Clinton for the first time at the White House on March 8, 1993.
Courtesy: William J. Clinton Presidential Library @WJCLibrary42
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
22 Dec 2024
THREAD: This week, Congress sent a bill to the president’s desk that I can almost guarantee you haven’t heard of.
How can I be sure?
**Not a single article has been written about it by any news outlet, anywhere**
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1 Dec 2024
RT @jacklgoldsmith: On Kash Patel and the Underappreciated Federal Vacancies Reform Act:
A NYT article today about Trump nominees and Sena…
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
21 Nov 2024
One of the really fun things I've been able to do since moving to @USCPrice 7.5 years ago is bring together all the great scholars in the SoCal area who do Political Economy. The SoCal Political Institutions and Political Economy Working Group meets three times a year...
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20 Sep 2024
Mark Robinson, Matt Gaetz, Olivia Nuzzi, and now this. Big day for news.
20 Sep 2024
Now available! THE PRESIDENT’S DAY is a groundbreaking study of the history, theory, and practice of modern presidential time management. Matthew N. Beckmann argues that the seemingly innocuous task of scheduling turns out to be anything but. buff.ly/3B8KgG9 @mattbeckmann #POTUS #USPresident #USPresidency #OvalOffice #USPolitics #ExecutiveBranch
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
16 May 2024
Feel free to call student occupation of a building disruptive, aggravating, etc. But for UCI leadership to label it as *violent* is insidious for a number of reasons (1/6)
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
15 Apr 2024
Chiefs of Staff do not affect the duration, density, or composition of their president's workday
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Analysis: Our bracket ranks NCAA schools by percentage of low-income students, return on investment & how well grads move up the economic ladder. In this contest, UC-Irvine wins the women's March Madness tourney buff.ly/3PFHrRf
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
29 Feb 2024
Here's something we don't get to say all that often: Happy #LeapYear! While we like #OTD posts, President Ford was only in office for one Feb. 29th ('76), and spent the entire day campaigning in Florida. To see how busy he was, read his Daily Diary at: fordlibrarymuseum.gov/librar…
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
16 Jan 2024
In Memoriam: Charles O. Jones, Former APSA President and Leading Scholar of Congress and the Presidency, Has Passed Away
politicalsciencenow.com/in-m…
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26 Dec 2023
December 25, 1971
White House
Nixon: Merry Christmas, Operator.
Phone Operator: Merry Christmas, Mr. President.
RN: Too bad you have to work today.
PO: Oh, that's all right.
RN: You can get out later today, I suppose.
PO: Yes, sir.
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17 Nov 2023
Rip 'em.
17 Nov 2023
MOVING ON 📈
'Eaters defeat (#8) Gonzaga to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the second year in a row!!
#TogetherWeZot #RipEm #STRONGWomen
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
20 Sep 2023
As part of the @goodauth launch, a few thoughts on (what else) presidential power - first up, assessing some of the GOP contenders on the federal workforce...
goodauthority.org/news/why-t…
20 Sep 2023
We have 🚀ed our new site, goodauthority.org! We hope you'll check it out and tell us what you think.
ALT Screenshot of top of website at goodauthority.org
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Matthew Beckmann retweeted
15 Aug 2023
Coming soon: @JPIPE 4(2): five peer-reviewed articles by @jmacdon37, @Jan_Vogler, @MattBeckmann, @QingChang19, and Guoer Liu.
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