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Home To Roost

Home To Roost

By: Rachel Levitt and John Robertson
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Rachel Levitt and John Robertson provide timely researched commentary on Home to Roost, a weekly take on the effect of national policies on Alaska.© 2026 Rachel Levitt and John Robertson Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Home To Roost #49
    Apr 11 2026

    On this week’s show, we discuss how huge new visa fees threaten to worsen Alaska’s teacher shortage, how federal actions have opened new opportunities for graft, and how the Constitution’s 25th Amendment is not the panacea some hope it might be.

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    30 mins
  • Home To Roost #48
    Apr 4 2026

    For this episode, we review Trump’s recent executive order on mail-in ballots in light of the Constitution’s Postal Clause. We also discuss significant changes in how the US Forest Service will be organized in Alaska.

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    30 mins
  • Home To Roost: #47
    Mar 28 2026

    This week, we discuss how a looming US Supreme Court decision might stymie state legislative efforts to improve voting in Alaska, and we ponder recent statements by current and former Trump officials on sending ICE to the polls. We also ponder the meaning of the Constitution’s rarely reviewed Two-Year Clause, and play “Who Said It?”.

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    29 mins
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