Andy Smarick

To Read Pile 9 The To-Read Pile is my regular digest of worthwhile governing- and culture-related essays, articles, and books (with some light commentary added).

My latest list of stuff you might've missed. To Read Pile 9 open.substack.com/pub/governin...

Grading the Justices in the Tariff Case How strong were the seven opinions in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump?

Grading the Justices in the Tariff Case
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"We don’t have to wait for the threats to become dire. We need more public leaders on the right thinking about the threats on the horizon."
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A Bipartisan Higher-Ed Reform Movement? And what to make of the IHE happenings in Virginia

A Bipartisan Higher-Ed Reform Movement?
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Outside of the most divisive topics, higher-ed has a number of areas ripe for reform.
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Ruled by Revolutionaries "Governing Right" means governing conservatively and soundly

Ruled by Revolutionaries
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My Review of Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Book She's not a novelist. She's a judge.

My Review of Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Book
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The Glorious Coming-of-Age Finale of Stranger Things This was never a hero's journey. It was about moving on to the next phase of life.

The Glorious Coming-of-Age Finale of Stranger Things
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Top 10 of 2025 The ten most-read pieces on Governing Right this year.

Top 10 of 2025
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The Good Book and them ancient Greeks knew the score. CommunityDay.substack.com

COMMUNITY DAY (part 3 of 13) PART II: Chapters 10 - 15

In COMMUNITY DAY (part 3 of 13): The narrator is visited by police, a memorial garden is vandalized, and a saloon turns into a casino in order to stay open during the pandemic. open.substack.com/pub/communit...

Why are K-12 and Higher Education So Different? 10 reasons these fields exist in different worlds--and the broader lessons for policy

Why are K-12 and Higher Education So Different?
10 reasons these fields exist in different worlds--and the broader lessons for policy. governingright.substack.com/p/why-are-k-...

COMMUNITY DAY (part 2 of 13) PART 1: Chapters 6 - 9

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The second installment of my novel, COMMUNITY DAY, drops tonight at 8pm. Subscribe now! communityday.substack.com/p/community-...

The first installment of my novel COMMUNITY DAY is now available! Perfect reading for a frigid weekend. communityday.substack.com/p/community-...

Only TWO DAYS until the Release of Community Day! Become a paid subscriber; also, the novel's front matter revealed!

Only TWO DAYS until the Release of Community Day! But today, the maps, the dedication, the epigraph, and the TOC are released! open.substack.com/pub/communit...

My debut novel, COMMUNITY DAY, is released in four days. Subscribe here to get it: CommunityDay.substack.com

Behind the Scenes of COMMUNITY DAY 9 days until the novel's release--some stories about how it was written

Behind the Scenes of COMMUNITY DAY
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In 12 days, my novel Community Day will be released as a serial via substack. Get it here: communityday.substack.com

My novel COMMUNITY DAY: Coming December 4!!! open.substack.com/pub/communit...

"Do You Know What Time It Is?" Yes. Time for conservatives to set a moral example for the next generation

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"Do You Know What Time It Is?" Yes. Time for conservatives to set a moral example for the next generation

"Do You Know What Time It Is?"
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A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing Why the judiciary isn't qualified to play a major role in policy

A Law Degree Isn't Training for Governing
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It’s Time for a Moratorium on AI in Schools The rush to allow AI into the classroom will harm students and schools for decades.

We need a moratorium on AI in schools. thedispatch.com/article/arti...

5 possibilities for reunifying the nation. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...

Five possibilities for reunifying America. governingright.substack.com/p/what-might...

The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge "The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge"

Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike. For democracy to work in a pluralistic, continental nation, we must allow people to govern themselves. open.substack.com/pub/governin...

The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge "The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge"

Why SCOTUS Should Uphold a Law I Dislike
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The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge Why SCOTUS should uphold a law I dislike

The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches Is a Bad Judge
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