Luke Herrine
@lookheron.bsky.social
Asst Prof, Alabama Law. Formerly: LPE Blog, Debt Collective.
Consumer law, consumer finance, market governance, law and political economy
Consumer law, consumer finance, market governance, law and political economy
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This looks like a bluff to me. Apple should call him on it.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
"In a letter to chief executive Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited recent press coverage of a report from conservative media watchdog Media Research Center which claimed that Apple has promoted “leftist outlets” in its news feed."
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
Apple faces new tensions with Trump administration
US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This looks like a bluff to me. Apple should call him on it.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
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not to be all "all the publications I am involved with are doing really important things today" but also, it's true. JW Mason's piece up on the NYC Policy Forum today is an absolute must-read !!
nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-real-c...
nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-real-c...
The Real Cost of Affordable Housing | JW Mason
Understanding the debate over distressed buildings, multifamily rental incomes, and the rent freeze
nycpolicyforum.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
not to be all "all the publications I am involved with are doing really important things today" but also, it's true. JW Mason's piece up on the NYC Policy Forum today is an absolute must-read !!
nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-real-c...
nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/the-real-c...
Isn't this a violation of the Hippocratic Oath? Shouldn't these doctors receive professional sanction?
From my reading, it seems impossible to have a miscarriage and not somehow run afoul of the law in abortion ban states
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Isn't this a violation of the Hippocratic Oath? Shouldn't these doctors receive professional sanction?
This looks like a bluff to me. Apple should call him on it.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
"In a letter to chief executive Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited recent press coverage of a report from conservative media watchdog Media Research Center which claimed that Apple has promoted “leftist outlets” in its news feed."
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
www.ft.com/content/0c25...
Apple faces new tensions with Trump administration
US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This looks like a bluff to me. Apple should call him on it.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
Ferguson surely knows he's at the outer edges of the law here (as with the trans healthcare crackdown). He's an almost pure opportunist. He wants to intimidate without having to litigate so that Trump will appoint him to the bench.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
If I called this “A Gramscian Theory of Student Debt” would it place better or worse?
The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
February 11, 2026 at 12:39 PM
If I called this “A Gramscian Theory of Student Debt” would it place better or worse?
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The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
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There's something utterly exhausting about people who can't sense any moral or political difference between a critique of power and whining about their mentions. If you are complaining about "tankies" you are almost certainly doing the latter.
As someone who more or less agrees with a lot of left-liberal criticism of actually existing socialist foreign policy thinking in the US, I still find it silly that people on here like to pretend that Brett McGurk or Anthony Blinken have less influence than glup shitto who canvasses for PSL
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
There's something utterly exhausting about people who can't sense any moral or political difference between a critique of power and whining about their mentions. If you are complaining about "tankies" you are almost certainly doing the latter.
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I've heard directly from hundreds of children at Dilley. One young girl who shared her story with me grew up in the United States and her stepfather is a U.S. citizen. She said that the guards are mean to her, she is afraid, and that she is worried she will die in detention.
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I've heard directly from hundreds of children at Dilley. One young girl who shared her story with me grew up in the United States and her stepfather is a U.S. citizen. She said that the guards are mean to her, she is afraid, and that she is worried she will die in detention.
The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The first draft of my effort to theorize the political/coalitional characteristics of student debt is out for review.
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
It's really the first step in an effort to think through how to design a free college program with durable long-term coalitions
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This isn’t a new playbook - Andreessen Horowitz more or less lobbied the crypto markets into existence (along with a bunch of other fintech). Lobbying and marketing - rather than finding good tech- is WHAT THEY DO.
fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...
fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This isn’t a new playbook - Andreessen Horowitz more or less lobbied the crypto markets into existence (along with a bunch of other fintech). Lobbying and marketing - rather than finding good tech- is WHAT THEY DO.
fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...
fintechdystopia.com/chapters/cha...
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The largely immigrant workforce at JBS’s flagship U.S. plant, in Greeley, Colorado, is refusing to back down after accusing the company of poor working conditions.
These meatpacking workers may be deported. They voted to strike anyway. - High Country News
The largely immigrant workforce at JBS’s flagship U.S. plant, in Greeley, Colorado, is refusing to back down after accusing the company of poor working conditions.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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The first ALPE conference is in the books and it was incredible! Over 300 presenters, 450+ people in attendance. It was great to see so many friends and comrades who have been building LPE for years among so many new faces!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The first ALPE conference is in the books and it was incredible! Over 300 presenters, 450+ people in attendance. It was great to see so many friends and comrades who have been building LPE for years among so many new faces!
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
lawandpoliticaleconomy.org?page_id=63
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I almost cried during the Bad Bunny show when I saw the workers repairing the electrical system. I spent years working on Puerto Rico's crisis, and this was the one thing I couldn't resolve before moving to the academy. Thanks to the @lpeblog.bsky.social and @lpeproject.bsky.social for sharing this.
If you were confused by the part of Bad Bunny’s halftime show where dancers re-enacted Puerto Rico’s economic struggles under PROMESA’s bankruptcy process, here’s a breakdown of what that moment was all about:
lpeproject.org/blog/how-ban...
lpeproject.org/blog/how-ban...
How Bankruptcy Prioritizes Property Rights Over Public Good
After a recent First Circuit decision, private creditors' bankruptcy rights pose an existential threat to the only electric utility in Puerto Rico. As this outcome shows, we need a new approach to…
lpeproject.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I almost cried during the Bad Bunny show when I saw the workers repairing the electrical system. I spent years working on Puerto Rico's crisis, and this was the one thing I couldn't resolve before moving to the academy. Thanks to the @lpeblog.bsky.social and @lpeproject.bsky.social for sharing this.
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I’m at the law conference
I’m at the political economy conference
I’m at the combination Law and Political Economy Conference
I’m at the political economy conference
I’m at the combination Law and Political Economy Conference
February 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I’m at the law conference
I’m at the political economy conference
I’m at the combination Law and Political Economy Conference
I’m at the political economy conference
I’m at the combination Law and Political Economy Conference
Almost 500 people in attendance at inaugural @a-lpe.bsky.social conference!
Cc @lpeproject.bsky.social @lpeblog.bsky.social
Cc @lpeproject.bsky.social @lpeblog.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Almost 500 people in attendance at inaugural @a-lpe.bsky.social conference!
Cc @lpeproject.bsky.social @lpeblog.bsky.social
Cc @lpeproject.bsky.social @lpeblog.bsky.social
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Earlier this year, the Student Loan Ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wrote her annual report on student loans.
It was deeply critical of Trump admin policies.
So they fired her.
Well, we just hired her.
It was deeply critical of Trump admin policies.
So they fired her.
Well, we just hired her.
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Earlier this year, the Student Loan Ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wrote her annual report on student loans.
It was deeply critical of Trump admin policies.
So they fired her.
Well, we just hired her.
It was deeply critical of Trump admin policies.
So they fired her.
Well, we just hired her.
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Fascinating. And also further support for @jwmason.bsky.social's arguments that borrowing mostly does not fund consumption.
Liscow & Fox important new paper out in the Journal of Public Economics:
* 40% of economic income of the top 1% wealth holders is not captured by the income tax base (unrealized gains).
* They only borrow against 1-2% of their economic income.
* It's not buy, borrow, die; just buy, die.
* 40% of economic income of the top 1% wealth holders is not captured by the income tax base (unrealized gains).
* They only borrow against 1-2% of their economic income.
* It's not buy, borrow, die; just buy, die.
The role of unrealized gains and borrowing in the taxation of the rich
As deficits rise and concerns about tax avoidance by the rich increase, we study how unrealized gains and borrowing affect Americans’ income taxes. We…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Fascinating. And also further support for @jwmason.bsky.social's arguments that borrowing mostly does not fund consumption.
I have no idea what the dynamics are in MN, but the history of bottom-up movements involves a dialectic between dedicated cadres of organizers and sporadic self-organized uprisings. Both are required (and each can help create the other!). Caution to anybody who fetishizes only one.
No offense but if anything MN puts the lie to the idea that popular resistance takes a bunch of time and preparation by established activists who are allegedly quietly building goodwill. Mostly I see those people upset that it's succeeding and trying to gatekeep the normal people out of it
February 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I have no idea what the dynamics are in MN, but the history of bottom-up movements involves a dialectic between dedicated cadres of organizers and sporadic self-organized uprisings. Both are required (and each can help create the other!). Caution to anybody who fetishizes only one.
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Just in time for the great grocery debate of 2026, Errol Schweizer is on the substack today arguing why public grocery stores are but one piece of a larger set of policies necessary to make the right to good and affordable food in NYC a reality.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
How to Buy Groceries in New York City
Grocery expert Errol Schweizer on the policy path to affordable food
substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Just in time for the great grocery debate of 2026, Errol Schweizer is on the substack today arguing why public grocery stores are but one piece of a larger set of policies necessary to make the right to good and affordable food in NYC a reality.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Actually it can't just be these things. It has to also be Green New Deal, rebuilding/re-imagining the admin state, reconstructing international policy on more solidaristic grounds. Structural political change without that stuff won't stick
Real talk: if the environment is anything close to what yesterday’s special election implies in November, there need to be people working very hard on a serious agenda for a substantial Democratic majority in both houses of Congress, focused on voting rights, democracy, and court reform.
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Actually it can't just be these things. It has to also be Green New Deal, rebuilding/re-imagining the admin state, reconstructing international policy on more solidaristic grounds. Structural political change without that stuff won't stick