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How Boomers voted the next generation a $40 trillion debt — and counting

Over a 25-year reign spanning the presidency, Congress and the C-suite, the baby boom generation built the largest debt in U.S. history—and left the bill.

Fortune

A Yale professor says America is now an 'oldigarchy'—and Boomers on LinkedIn are enraged

Yale professor Samuel Moyn says “the rich today are old, to an astonishing extent”—and his new book, "Gerontocracy in America," makes the case.

Fortune

Older Americans are often compelled to keep working – and then criticized for not stepping aside

There is a scene in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” where legendary fashion editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, is walking alone through Milan’s fashion district.

The Conversation

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On Scholarly Engagement

Some thoughts on a Balkinization post on the birthright citizenship debate

Reason

Should older people be 2nd-class voters?

Why do young people everywhere seem disenchanted with govt? A 2021 OECD survey shows only 37% in 18-29 age group trust govt, as against 46% in 50+ cohort. In S Korea, the gap widens to 17 percentage points. In Ireland, it’s 38 points. Zoom out of this rich nations’ club,…

The Times of India

These Progressives Seek to 'Disempower' the Courts

Is unfettered majority rule actually a good idea for the left to embrace?

Reason

How the ‘war on terror’ paved the way for student deportations in the US

Experts say there are parallels between attempts to expel pro-Palestinian student protesters and Bush-era deportations.

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SCOTUS may save blocked Trump order

Fate of Trump birthright citizenship order depends on whether Supreme Court conservatives "take history seriously"

Salon

Biden, Putin, Xi, Modi: what is it that keeps old ideas, as well as old people, in power?

We live in societies that celebrate youth and youth culture, yet are governed by our elders

The Guardian - UK

What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy?

Presidents have used power overseas with few restraints, a trend experts worry could be strengthened under the ruling.

Al Jazeera

The F-Word and Its Consequences

In a new book, left-wing writers debate whether America is going fascist.

Reason

SCOTUS is broken — can it be fixed?

After Dobbs, many Americans woke up to the Roberts court's dangerous power. But history offers lessons — and hope

Salon

Prof. Samuel Moyn (Yale Law): "The Supreme Court Should Overturn the Colorado Ruling Unanimously"

A N.Y. Times opinion piece today, following up on a Compact piece ("The Liberal Plot Against Democracy") Wednesday. An excerpt from the Times: Like many of my fellow liberals, I would love to live in a country where Americans had never elected Mr. Trump — let alone sided with him…

Reason

What Does “Defence” Really Mean?

The United Nations prohibits the use of force except in the case of self-defence—but that can too easily be moulded into a euphemism for retaliation, revenge, and punishment

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Podcast Episodes on Textualism

Last week I appeared in two podcast episodes that could be of interest, especially to those interested in statutory interpretation. One was as a guest of Yale Law Professors David Schleicher and Samuel Moyn on "The Legal Theory Podcast: Digging A Hole," where I was very skeptically interrogated about unwritten…

Salon

Did liberalism sabotage itself?

Historian Samuel Moyn's account of the downfall of liberalism raises intriguing questions — but can't answer them

Reason

When Humanitarianism Prolongs the Inhumane

"A future of bloodless global discipline is a chilling thing."

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