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Can you tell whether it's elevating and not racist to compare Black Lives Matter artists to cavemen?

6 Aug 2020, 7:31 am

I'm just going to give you a sample of the prose:What became apparent to me is that in the intervening millenniums between those cave paintings and the killing of George Floyd, the messages we share, like the sociopolitical circumstance that impel them, have become more complex. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

Economic Theory Shows that People Will Make Choices that Worsen the Pandemic

5 Aug 2020, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan

As I write these words, the Trump White House and Republicans in the Senate are holding America hostage to an economic orthodoxy that they simultaneously misunderstand and misapply. [read post]

Verdict - http://verdict.justia.com/

Reports of the Reagan Era’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

5 Aug 2020, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger

I’m not sure if the confidence with which Professor Tushnet proclaims the impending death of the Reagan-era constitutional order has more to do with time itself – constitutional orders can only last, say, thirty or forty years before they inevitably die off – or if it has more to do with the impact he believes Trump and Trump’s politics will have on the jurisprudence and constitutional vision of his 200 plus judicial nominees. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

Weekend Roundup

31 Jul 2020, 9:30 pm by ernst

White Supremacy and Historical Memory: Collegiate and Suburban Division. [read post]

Legal History Blog - http://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/

[Josh Blackman] Leaks from the Supreme Court, Part IV: The Tax Return Cases from Roberts's Perspective

30 Jul 2020, 3:11 pm by Josh Blackman

Roberts, a 2005 appointee of President George W. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Conservative Judges Doing Law All the Way down are Politicians in Robes

30 Jul 2020, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger

Economic examples include George W. [read post]

Balkinization - http://balkin.blogspot.com/

[Josh Blackman] Leaks from the Supreme Court, Part III: Justice Kavanaugh's Weak and Ineffective Term

29 Jul 2020, 5:04 pm by Josh Blackman

" But I'm not sure. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Learning Together To “Get It Right”

27 Jul 2020, 6:20 pm by Elizabeth Watkins Price

The murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests have shone a light on how structural inequalities and systemic racism can still distort good people’s best efforts. [read post]

North Carolina Criminal Law Blog - http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/

Can Congress Do Anything about Trump’s Abuse of the Pardon Power?

24 Jul 2020, 8:36 am by Andrew Kent

The historical record now shows that there were White House discussions on the topic. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

1980s Tax Reform, Cost Recovery, and the Real Estate Industry: Lessons for Today

23 Jul 2020, 5:55 am by Kevin Kaufman

Key Findings Allowing companies to fully and immediately deduct investments in structures is one of the most cost-efficient ways lawmakers can stimulate investment, create jobs, and boost GDP during a post-pandemic recovery. [read post]

Tax Policy Blog - http://taxfoundation.org/blog/

"A majority of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement... But the public generally opposes calls to shift some police funding to social services or remove statues of Confederate generals or presidents who enslaved people..."

21 Jul 2020, 5:02 am

"WaPo reports.So 25% of Americans support taking down statues of George Washington? [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

"I deleted a tweet that in retrospect was mean spirited. I’m mad at myself for commenting on someone’s looks..."

17 Jul 2020, 7:39 am

I tried to watch some of her interview with George Stephanopoulos and got a little absorbed in her looks... [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

"With the pandemic, there’s not that same sharing of cannabis the way there used to be. There’s the phrase 'puff, puff, pass,' and now it’s 'puff, puff, don’t pass.'"

13 Jul 2020, 3:54 am

It’s a drug-dealing business that is owned majority by white. [read post]