Cutting spending in a time of a major economic contraction worked so well in the ’30s that we just have to do it again.
Recent Bluessky Posts- It has to be fear. The question is whether it's fear for their political future, fear for their economic options after they leave office, or fear for their life if the mob decides to come after them or their families. (In some cases I guess it could be blackmail but that seems like reaching.) March 4, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- In which we demonstrate that there is no need for a horse to become a member of the Senate in order for it to become irrelevant March 4, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Looks like yet another executive order or draft rule designed to get a headline more than achieve anything other than maybe drain legal resources from people who haven't drunk the Kool-Aid. March 4, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Jotwell Jurisprudence: Izabela Skoczen, What is Real Law?, JOTWELL (March 4, 2026) (reviewing Brian Flanagan & Guilherme de Almeida, Lawful, But Not Really: The Dual Character of the Concept of Law, 43 L. & Phil. 507 (2024)), juris.jotwell.com/what-is-real.... March 4, 2026 Jotwell
- Liberty U career serv job advice, "The two most important requirements are you MUST be aligned politically with President Trump and his administration and you must be willing to work hard. Don’t be scared off by the transcript requirement. GPA is not a strong factor." abovethelaw.com/2026/03/law-... March 3, 2026 Michael Froomkin
I agree this deal is terrible. It does nothing to reign in favored special interests, take a look at point 2, “[the deal]….. is designed to protect crucial investments like aid for college students;” If there is one thing I know the government wastes money on it is student aid. It just allows law schools to charge more without any additional benefits to students, the government or society.
Then you will be pleased to learn that the program at issue was Pell Grants, and Pell Grants are only available to undergraduates (and some post-grad teacher certificate students).