Stuart Shieber writes about what he believes is the oldest extant human artifact that has survived due to continual maintenance. I wonder if there’s anything older in China?
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by Michael Froomkin
Laurie Silvers & Mitchell Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law
University of Miami School of Law
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Recent Bluessky Posts- If true, so what? Trump isn't a Communist either but does lots of stuff a Soviet would do. I truly fail to see the relevance of what we're debating here. So I'm going to go watch a basketball game. image.slideserve.com/780209/appea... February 22, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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- Putin's formative experience was the KGB. His modem speeches are full of USSR revanchism. To the extent you stay it's just Russian imperialism, I say the difference is small. Yes RF allows oligarchs to get rich if they toe his line so that's new. Big deal. Continuity is real, cf Ukraine war. -30- February 22, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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