I've posted Governing the Company Town (revised), which contextualizes contemporary enclaves—like Elon Musk's TX municipal incorporations, Disney's FL special district & global private city movements—within a longer history of capital-governed communities:

RT @bfurnas: One of the most powerful tools any mayor has is control of the streets.

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RT @nick_kapur: It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

RT @JHWeissmann: As far as I can tell, the Medicaid changes would be the largest rollback of the health care safety net that a modern devel….

RT @davehill77: Bill DeBlasio did universal pre-k when he was first elected. Critics howled that there was no way to pay for it and it was….

RT @AudioMound: Rich guys donating $250,000 to political candidates they don’t even like is a great argument for substantially raising top….

RT @sandeepvaheesan: The actual comms lesson is the importance of speaking with clarity and conviction and avoiding standard Dem platitudes….

RT @bocxtop: nyc swung right in the presidential election but just nominated a Muslim socialist for mayor. this country isn't getting more….

RT @danpfeiffer: What's happening in NYC is a blaringly loud message to those in the Dem establishment who still cling to old politics, rec….

RT @wdweightman: 🚨 Very excited to share that my note, Municipalities and the Banking Franchise, is officially out in the @StanLRev ! The p….

RT @JakeMGrumbach: American politics is less and less about voters, but American political science is increasingly only about voters (becau….

RT @BayouBikeyBoi: What if we made a special road just for Ubers, and those Ubers seated 1,000 people so each person paid less for a ticket….

What could go wrong!

RT @CaseyBerk: "This is a big idea — that reforms to the structure of government will lead to a more democratic and faster growing city. Fu….

I really appreciated the opportunity to talk to Guthrie for this fantastic new profile of Starbase, TX — the first reporting I've seen on the early indicators of how last month's incorporation vote will facilitate SpaceX's consolidation of local governing authority. Check it out!

Our system of locally-funded public education is a global outlier & directly contributes to spatial disparities in life outcomes that entrench intergenerational disadvantage; it’s a regressive design—to be avoided, not replicated. Think beyond the squabble of the day on this, pls.

RT @Aad_Pad: Thank you to the editors at SLR and to everyone who gave me feedback on this piece about judicial review of deportation adjudi….

RT @StanLRev: @linamkhan @saalevine @stephtngu @bd_highsmith @Aad_Pad In the second Note, @wdweightman (SLS ’25) examines the history, stru….

I am so grateful to the SLR team for their hard work on this Article, and to everyone else whose feedback shaped it along the way. It's really great to have it out in the world!

RT @ArmandDoma: a 100% affordable housing project in San Francisco is being opposed by @PODERSF, a progressive nonprofit because it might c….