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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 #51

    Home To Roost #51
    Apr 25 2026

    In this episode, we review how new federal policies are increasing electricity rates in Fairbanks, how new federal enthusiasm for a gas line is not translating into new federal action, and how Trump might run afoul of the Constitution’s domestic emoluments clause. We also play Who Said It?, our weekly review of Washington’s wackiest words.
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    30 mins
  • Home To Roost #50

    Home To Roost #50
    Apr 18 2026

    For our fiftieth episode, we review Trump’s pressure on Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting and how his war with Iran might reduce the likelihood of an Alaskan gas line. We also discuss quotes of the week and the Constitution’s Pardons Clause.
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    30 mins
  • Home To Roost #49

    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
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