Connor Ewing

Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto | American Political Thought & Constitutional Development

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

My article is now up on #FirstView @APSRjournal. My hope is that it will be of interest to anyone who works with or thinks about The Federalist, the American founding, or the Constitution.

Here’s a brief 🧵 on its 3 key arguments: https://t.co/JVHWbdc1EU

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

It's always the feet with this guy.

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

Former NFL HC Rex Ryan was arrested Wednesday morning in Nashville after allegedly running over the feet of two pedestrians with his pickup truck last week.

Police say Ryan continued driving before the pedestrians caught up to him at a red light. He allegedly got out, argued with them, and drove away without exchanging information.

Ryan faces six misdemeanor charges, including leaving the scene of an accident, failing to provide information or aid, and failing to obey traffic signals.

[Gabe Fleisher @GabeFleisher]

NEW: Jim Jordan is, empirically, the most ideologically extreme congressional leader in modern history.

I calculated how far to the left or right every recent leader was on a widely used scale of legislator ideology.

Jordan zooms pas any of them: https://t.co/hPjwgiqIhU

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

Recall that a central priority of the OLC under Trump—the head of which was just nominated for a spot on the federal bench—has been to aggrandize executive power at the expense of congressional authority, particularly in the areas of oversight and investigation.

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

🚨BREAKING NEWS in @PunchbowlNews AM

The White House counsel warned Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the incoming House Oversight Committee chair, in a new letter that some of the new majority’s investigations could cross the line into criminal behavior.

It’s an audacious claim that signals the White House is taking an aggressive — and hugely controversial — stance toward Democratic oversight in the 120th Congress.

The letter, penned by White House counsel Will Scharf, says that Congress can only investigate matters for a legislative purpose — a position that Republicans have relied on and stretched in recent years.

Further, the Scharf letter, sent to Garcia on Monday, says that Democratic investigations are designed to “harass and aggrandize rather than to advance any legitimate legislative end.”

https://t.co/ESk17EKjwc

[Sir Doge of the Coin ⚔️ @dogeofficialceo]

My wife just asked how my day was. Nice try, Beijing.

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

I think of this from time to time.

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

Uh huh.

[Ravikar Bagri @Ravikar_Ai]

Elon Musk cautions that the time left is short:

You have 3 years at most to keep earning from selling your work. After that, AI takes over most tasks, and paying people for their time stops making sense.

The 200-year-old model, "I give you your salary in exchange for your time", will soon be over.

This will set off the largest wealth transfer in modern history. People already making the shift get it. People waiting for the headlines will show up too late.

In the end, what you own counts for more than how much you work.

The smartest asset to build right now ranks above Bitcoin and land: an income stream powered by AI that compounds while you sleep.

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

Wait till you find out what it is that the Executive executes!

[Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec]

The Constitution does not authorize impeachment for a Secretary carrying out the orders of the Executive. That would give Congress direct power over Executive functions

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

He's the founder and CEO of a technology company on whose success the global economy depends, she's a deep cover honeypot.

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

A ‘YOU’VE GOT MAIL’ remake is officially in the works.

(https://t.co/kmuyK7p6K2)

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

The fact that certain of the articles could also be applied against other presidents is not an argument against them. It indicates a pattern of conduct corrosive of constitutional self-government. All the more reason to condemn and punish it when possible.

[Philip Wallach @PhilipWallach]

New from me: "The Time to Take Back Congressional Power Is Now"
https://t.co/WpKJjiuiRh

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

The fact that certain of the articles could also be applied against other presidents is not an argument against them. It indicates a pattern of conduct corrosive of constitutional self-government. All the more reason to condemn and punish it when possible.

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

I am reviewing the eight articles on the impeachment of Sec. Pete Hegseth. In my view, six of the eight articles should be nonstarters, including the Iranian articles. Presidents, including Clinton, Obama, and Biden, have asserted the authority to commence such operations...

[Richard Albert @RichardAlbert]

📸 Some photos from the unforgettable memorial conference for Ran Hirschl, held last week at the University of Toronto. @UofT @UofTJackmanLaw @UofT_PolSci.

🙏🏽 A special keynote lecture from Rogers Smith, moving remarks from David R. Cameron, wonderful reflections from about 15 panelists, and touching words from Ayelet Shachar to close the evening.

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

You sure it wasn't the illegal wars, extrajudicial killings, and suppression of free speech? I think it was the illegal wars, extrajudicial killings, and suppression of free speech.

[Franklin Graham @Franklin_Graham]

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is under attack—and it’s by Republicans! For the life of me, I don’t know why Republicans eat each other. I believe the real reason they are coming after Secretary Hegseth is because he has taken on the anti-God, woke, and DEI initiatives that the Biden administration had pushed down the throats of our military. Since Secretary Hegseth has been at the Pentagon, he’s been cleaning house—and millions of Americans are grateful. I encourage everyone to pray for him, that God would give him strength for this difficult hour. @SecWar

[Igor Bobic @igorbobic]

Sherrod Brown says he’s enjoying having to go through new member orientation even though he’s a veteran:

“I’ve kind of enjoyed it! It's been interesting. I've learned actually. I've learned some things.”

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

The lame-duck session should be no more than 2 weeks long, and new legislation should either be banned or held over for approval by the new Congress.

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

After a big midterm loss, defeated congressmen go home to spend more time with their families, their staffers scramble to get jobs with lobbying firms or think tanks, and administration lawyers get lifetime appointments to the federal bench.

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

UPDATE: And another one going: Office of Legal Counsel head T. Elliot Gaiser has been nominated by Trump to a district court judgeship in the Northern District of Texas, per a Senate aide.

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

I choose to believe that Jordan Love's performance against the Patriots was his attempt to convince Jonathan Taylor to sign with the Packers...

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

Serious question: If Hegseth should be impeached for waging an illegal war and authorizing extrajudicial killings—and, to be clear, he should be—what argument is there for not impeaching the OLC lawyer(s) who wrote opinions sanctioning those courses of action?

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

Donald Trump's net worth has increased by over $4.5 million per day since taking office in 2025. That's more than 11 presidential salaries. Per day.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

DOUTHAT: Your net worth went up by $3 billion

TRUMP: So did everyone’s

DOUTHAT: My net worth did not go up by $3 billion

TRUMP: You should’ve owned stock. I have a lot of money. Far more than I ever thought I’d have

[Connor Ewing @ConnorMEwing]

*Maury Povich voice*: And the lie detector determined, that was a lie.

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Patriots in control.