Taking a break from social media to focus on…everything but social media. Ciao ciao.

Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy. I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all. Out in October with Random House.

This move will definitely hurt scholarship. Academics will have to find new ways to share their work, ideally a centralized database. Ideas??

Ann M. Lipton@annmlipton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

not sure if everyone can access this, but I just learned about some dramatic changes to SSRN from Steve Bainbridge's Substack. This is really bad; SSRN has been how I keep up with scholarship in my field from a variety of researchers www.stephenbainbridge.com/p/the-social...

A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. n.pr/3PWDxqK

National Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study finds

A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks.

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The International Law and Social Science (ILASS) interest group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) invites you to apply to our biennial conference. The workshop will be held at the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, California on January 29-30, 2027. online.asil.org/asilssa/ecms...

Tomorrow evening at the Library of Congress, I'll be in dialogue with Above the Law's David Lat, legal scholar Eugene Volokh, and ACLU attorney Emerson Sykes about the current state of free speech in America. Free and open to the public (registration required): the-nxtlevel.com/campaigns/vi...

A More Perfect Union: Free Speech, “DEI,” and America at 250

Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. You can read more about our panelists below.

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Mary Anne Franks@maryannefranks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

DC-area friends: this Tuesday evening, I'll be in conversation with David Lat, Eugene Volokh, and Emerson Sykes about free speech, "DEI" and America at 250

This is a superb analysis of the importance of Chinese companies “going out” and their effects on foreign markets. stedjarati.substack.com/p/the-reckon...

The Reckoning

China’s Companies have arrived. Neither side is fully ready.

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Brutal. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US

The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.

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BREAKING 35 former federal judges move to reopen Trump v. IRS in an effort to kill the $1.776B slush fund. Doc buff.ly/1065CA7

My pre-genocidal rhetoric radar is on high alert. I won’t share the White House link but it includes: “If you’ve witnessed an Alien abduction, do not be alarmed.The Alien is in good hands.We will take care of it… and return it safely to its place of origin.” Trump will claim it’s humor. It’s not.

Until 1933, German universities led the world. They have never regained that position.

Michael D. Green, PhD@michaeldgreen.phd · 2mo ago

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books. We need more of this from our electeds.

They didn't die while serving in the military, but they died protecting our freedoms from those who would destroy them, nonetheless. Remembering these heroes on this Memorial Day.

Proud of my high school which is documenting the contributions of Asian Americans to the state of CT. One thing I’ve come to appreciate about the U.S.: whereas the national headlines are dystopic, there are inspiring initiatives at the local levels. www.ctpublic.org/show/where-w...

CT high school students lead the effort to preserve local AAPI history

Students from Simsbury High School are working to amplify Asian American voices across Connecticut through the oral history and documentary project “Make Us Count.” We hear from them.

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Maryland's Republican sheriffs threatened to not abide by the new state law that bans 287(g) contracts with ICE. But all but one now has ended the contracts, and the last says it's no longer enforced. marylandmatters.org/2026/05/18/d...

Despite threats, Maryland sheriffs quickly dropped 287(g) agreements with ICE - Maryland Matters

Maryland sheriffs vowed to fight legislation prohibiting formal agreements between local police agencies and ICE. But eight of the nine counties that had the 287(g) agreements have pulled out and the ...

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Tonight, Justice Connection projected John Adams’ warning over the Trump banner hung on DOJ headquarters. We are “a government of laws, not of men.” Because this administration is turning DOJ into one man’s sword and shield.

Great to see “Public contracts and dual non-compliance: a case study of Chinese investors in Bolivia” with Monika Prusinowska out with Transnational Legal Theory. First 50 downloads *free*. #criticalminerals #lithiumtriangle #publicprocurement #cld www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Public contracts and dual non-compliance: a case study of Chinese investors in Bolivia

This article examines how public contracts operate within South-South relations through a case study of Chinese investment in Bolivia. By focusing on two examples — infrastructure and the lithium s...

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“Public man-made death.” This is the legacy of this administration. History will not forget. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...

USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...

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Very grateful to be a part of this community. The 11th Cir. last year denied the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction in the case I examine in “Property as National Security,” but as a great man once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

American University Washington College of Law@auwcl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

AUWCL honored faculty whose groundbreaking research, innovative teaching, and dedication to students and the broader legal community continue to shape legal education. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees! Discover more: tinyurl.com/2026-Faculty...

Wonderful to celebrate the publication of Inter-Asian Law at @asilorg.bsky.social annual meeting with co-editor Ching-Fu Lin, contributors @pashahsieh.bsky.social and Tran Hoang Tu Linh with commentators Yuka Fukunaga and @akinkugbe.bsky.social. The book is free: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...

Very grateful to Prof Anna Gelpern (author of the most impressive study of Chinese loan agreements ever) for her #JOTWELL review of our special issue “China in Compliance” in Regulation & Governance. corp.jotwell.com/thesis-antit...

This should be a great discussion. The China-South Asia nexus is a next horizon issue that touches on a number of core economic, strategic, and legal issues for Asia and beyond. sc.edu/about/office...

Looking forward to discussing the new PRC “Ethnic Unity and Progress” Law with these experts. cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2026/...

Nice to see “Seeing Beyond the Words: What Interdisciplinary Methodologies Reveal About International Law” from Proceedings of 119th Annual Meeting of @asilorg.bsky.social out. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Thanks to Mark Pollack for including my brief essay “Narratives of International Law.”

Wow.

I look forward to learning from Natalie Lichtenstein, former GC of #AIIB, and Prof Tamar Gutner this Wednesday. The event is open to the public. If you’re in DC, please join us. @americanuniversity.bsky.social #MDBs #multilaterals #developmentfinance #Chinalawanddevelopment

I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.

How do we make sense of the work we as legal comparativists do in a world animated by emotions like hatred & fear? I try to make sense of this in “Adversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in U.S.-China Comparative Law Projects” just published in AJCL. academic.oup.com/ajcl/advance...

Adversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in United States–China Comparative Law Projects†

Abstract. Contemporary comparative law operates across a landscape riven by protectionism, nationalism, and securitization, all of which complicate compara

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This. www.americanbar.org/groups/publi...

What Lawyers Can Do to Defend the Rule of Law, Our Democracy and Our Elections

This Discussion Guide is drafted in the form of questions and answers. Ideally, the host of a given event would ask these questions of the volunteer speaker before an audience of legal professionals, ...

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“The only way to keep the space from imploding is to fill it, to prop up the walls: to claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.” One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.

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