Quick bonus pod for you today! Earlier this week, I had a short Q &A with Naomi Schalit, who's the Democracy Editor over at
If you're not subscribed to it, you really should be. They feature crusty academics like me writing well-edited short-form journalistic pieces about current events that offer their particular expertise.I'm lucky enough to get to write for them pretty often, so earlier this week, we did a brief Q&A about some of the politics around the potential government shutdown that might be just around the corner if Congress and the President can't come to an agreement about the federal budget. There's a text version of this chat as well that you can read in full by clicking here.









