Having blogged David Brin’s worries about blackmail of today’s politicians, I can’t resist noting that the ‘Phantom Professor’ is worrying about the blackmail of today’s students when they become tomorrow’s politicians.
Recent Bluessky Posts- Gotta wonder if Hakeem Jeffries's sudden spine on DHS funding might be connected to the growing number of insurgent Congressional candidates who are not willing to commit to voting for him as speaker. (Links in Alt text.) February 11, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Also could be false negatives. We don't know. February 11, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Am I alone in believing that when a politician or other public figure says "frankly" that is almost always a tell that they're lying? February 11, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Amtrak says it requires ID to reserve a ticket, store luggage, and more. www.amtrak.com/passenger-id... February 11, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell T&E: Victoria J. Haneman, Leveraging Trust Law to Protect Child Influencers, JOTWELL (Feb. 11, 2026) (reviewing Naomi Cahn, Trusting Remedies for the Child Influencer Space: Blocked Trust Accounts and Child Beneficiaries, 17 Drexel L. Rev. 971 (2025)), trustest.jotwell.com/leveraging-t.... February 11, 2026 Jotwell
But I’ve already accepted that merely by blogging my opinions I’ve scotched my chances to Run the World! *SIGH* (*wink*)
At least you didn’t get naked at Yale, well I’m assuming. I was on Ezra Klein’s lengthy thread that engaged in an online savaging of Hitchens, some of it extremely funny. The lead entry on the thread included an excerpt from a dinner table rant by Hitch in the best vulgarian style that I assume was recorded on the fly. With gadgets everywhere these days talking and getting naked can be hazardous. Yes, we are entering the Age of Blackmail – enjoy.