Jonathan Lewallen

Associate Prof., @UTPSIS. Policy process/agenda setting, new and emerging tech, @policyagendas U.S. veto threats. Come work with me @upprlab & @firstladieslab

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

Popping back in to say: I've re-started over here: https://t.co/yPlTzTIapD
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[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

Popping back in briefly to say I'm (occasionally) writing over here now, yesterday I posted about why Congress these days seems full of distrust. Easiest to subscribe (it's free), if you get the app you get to see my short Notes about the time the NSF wanted to dig a big hole

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

Consistent with my data on policy conflict in cong. committees showing that pharmaceutical industry regulation produces less conflict in the HELP committee than other health-related issues

[Burgess Everett @burgessev]

Potential bipartisan breakthrough announced by Sanders and Cassidy

“we’ve come to an agreement to consider critical pieces of legislation to reform pharmacy benefit managers and expand the availability of low-cost generic drugs through the HELP Committee”

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

@freemaneric Yeah the stadium will have a roof but will it have water?

[Eric Freeman @freemaneric]

Personally I would not move my summer sports team to the desert in 2023

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

@RebeccaEissler @SamuelGWorkman Still not a huge fan of all the ads but I have been spending more time on Instagram.

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

Hey friends, actual friends, where can I find/chat with/bother you at random if I spend less time here?

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

Silver's starting to reach Rob Manfred levels of "doesn't actually enjoy the sport he's in charge of."

[Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi]

Adam Silver said with the in-season tournament, the NBA wanted to "create new games of consequence, taking a page from European soccer." He said, "visually it will look different." Players will wear different unforms, there will be a different court, you will know it's different.

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

I think Looney is a really good, underrated player, but I was shocked earlier when I saw he was 7th in the league in WS/48 this season, 5th if you take out players who played fewer than 65 games

[🇿🇦Denver🇵🇸 @doubledworth]

Kevon Looney, YOU are an MVP

[A Placeholder @a______rr]

Stop calling things grifts

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

A 1.017 TS% and a 213 ORtg? in 17 minutes?

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

[Dallas Penn saying "Asher Roth?" voice] Mason Plumlee?

[Andrew Kuo @earlboykins]

It's notable who wants us to have less information when talking about players and teams.

It's the people who want to keep their jobs selling ads for shows and games.

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

On first quick glance I thought this said "Gamera" and sat up in my chair a little bit.

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

Here in Chicago for the first time in four years. But are the smelt? #MPSA2023

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

My only comment on this is that it's certainly a choice to say "could delay" instead of "has delayed"

[Ursula Perano Helsel @UrsulaPerano]

New: Sen. Dianne Feinstein releases an update on her health. Does not ID a timeline for return but says she welcomes “another Democratic senator to temporarily serve” on Judiciary in her absence

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

@joshHuder There's also an opportunity cost for the issue: bringing in Schulz or the TikTok CEO to yell at takes up time/effort/other resources that could go towards highlighting some other issue that's also worthy of attention.

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

@joshHuder Again, agree with the broader point. But that issue attention/democratic accountability depends on the media to treat it as such, and I'm not sure that happens with these kinds of hearings anymore.

[Jonathan Lewallen @jonlewallen]

@joshHuder Larger point is fair. But the combination of reduced legislative input and changing media environment creates more incentives to hold a hearing where you bring in Howard Schulz to yell at him rather than a hearing about labor policy more generally.