Monday, June 29, 2026

Charlie Hunt

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Charlie received his bachelor's degree in political science from Brown University in 2011, and his PhD in 2019. He specializes in American politics, and more specifically in Congress, elections, and political representation. His first book, "Home Field Advantage: Roots, Reelection, and Representation in the Modern Congress" is now available at University of Michigan Press. Here is also the author of the Substack "You Are Here", which investigates the intersection of place and location with politics, poetry, and culture.

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Apathy in the American Medical Association

It is well past time that they break their silence.

Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...

If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.

A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule

No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."