Sarang Shah
@sarangshah.com
now: lawyer + politics phd candidate @ UC Berkeley
soon: Columbia Law School fellow at Public Economic Law Project
Corp law + governance, political economy, democracy + money in politics, housing
past: physicist, tech writer, journalist
taoist in SF
soon: Columbia Law School fellow at Public Economic Law Project
Corp law + governance, political economy, democracy + money in politics, housing
past: physicist, tech writer, journalist
taoist in SF
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Sarang Shah
@sarangshah.com
· Jul 22
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Who Wants #Stakeholder #Capitalism? Public & Elite Perceptions of the Role of #Business #Leaders in #Politics
By @eitanhersh.bsky.social & @sarangshah.com
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Who Wants #Stakeholder #Capitalism? Public & Elite Perceptions of the Role of #Business #Leaders in #Politics
By @eitanhersh.bsky.social & @sarangshah.com
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Pleased to share our new paper now out in Perspectives on Politics! Happy to discuss and looking forward to hearing thoughts and suggestions for further research.
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PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
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Steve Kerr on the murder of Renee Good:
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Steve Kerr on the murder of Renee Good:
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
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Attention Bluesky elders: The artist behind the ANIMORPHS covers is here!
I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Attention Bluesky elders: The artist behind the ANIMORPHS covers is here!
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You can sum up the entirety of the good and bad things about the American character in the stories of two Mt. St. Helens victims: David A. Johnston, the pioneering volcanologist who was killed making scientific observations, and Harry R. Truman who was a dumb old dipshit who refused to evacuate.
Harry Truman never has a chance. Within 20 seconds, the blast and avalanche hit Spirit Lake. The latter causes a surge, sending the lake hundreds of feet up surrounding ridges, scrubbing them of blast-killed trees and topsoil. Spirit Lake is some 300 feet above its former level when it settles.
Spirit Lake
youtu.be
May 18, 2024 at 4:02 PM
You can sum up the entirety of the good and bad things about the American character in the stories of two Mt. St. Helens victims: David A. Johnston, the pioneering volcanologist who was killed making scientific observations, and Harry R. Truman who was a dumb old dipshit who refused to evacuate.
Christ, AI bots are absolutely going to destroy the utility of social media if left unregulated
January 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Christ, AI bots are absolutely going to destroy the utility of social media if left unregulated
This is a perfect fit and makes me really question the logic of having Tyler Florence operate the Union Square spots in the first place
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
A homegrown S.F. burger chain is the latest city-backed Union Square opening
A popular Bay Area fast food chain was selected over six other food and beverage operators to open in Union Square as part of San Francisco’s downtown revitalization efforts.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This is a perfect fit and makes me really question the logic of having Tyler Florence operate the Union Square spots in the first place
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
Yeah totally. And I think a reading of De Cive and Elements of Law supports this view, especially in light of the conditions of political repression, censorship, and violent disorder Hobbes was writing under.
Mine was entitled, "Leviathan as Democratic Manifesto," and I still believe both that his argument leads to the conclusion that a democratic republic is the best form of government and that _he knew it_ when he wrote it.
January 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Yeah totally. And I think a reading of De Cive and Elements of Law supports this view, especially in light of the conditions of political repression, censorship, and violent disorder Hobbes was writing under.
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Honestly insane the level to which this administration is playing around with disunion
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Honestly insane the level to which this administration is playing around with disunion
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I remember in “Super Pumped,” Eddy Cue calls up Travis, the CEO of Uber, after Apple finds they are abusing App Store rules: “You need to be in Cupertino at 9 AM tomorrow and Tim is going to sit in and decide whether Uber exists or not.”
I'm glad to see this pressure on Google and Apple. If any other company was running an active CSAM generator in public you better believe it would have been removed from their app stores by now www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I remember in “Super Pumped,” Eddy Cue calls up Travis, the CEO of Uber, after Apple finds they are abusing App Store rules: “You need to be in Cupertino at 9 AM tomorrow and Tim is going to sit in and decide whether Uber exists or not.”
This is one reason why the concessionist view of disciplining corporations and those who stake their wealth on corporate value has struggled. Corporations and their leaders are powerful enough to instrumentalize jurisdictional rules to their benefit with few adverse consequences, if any.
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This is one reason why the concessionist view of disciplining corporations and those who stake their wealth on corporate value has struggled. Corporations and their leaders are powerful enough to instrumentalize jurisdictional rules to their benefit with few adverse consequences, if any.
OK so Democrats do seem to be getting the need to channel the anger of the American people
You lying piece of shit. I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times. Minnesota never bought your con. And now, as Chair of the DNC, I’m looking forward to ending Trumpism for good in 2028 — not with lies, but with votes. Again.
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
OK so Democrats do seem to be getting the need to channel the anger of the American people
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My newest paper explains why mergers do more harm to labor markets than previously assumed, and suggests four things antitrust agencies can do to reduce that harm if they aren't willing to ban the merger altogether.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Implications of Labor Antitrust for Merger Enforcement
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Courts and agencies can no longer afford to ignore the role of labor <span>markets in evaluating mergers. In this paper, I show that </span><sp
papers.ssrn.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
My newest paper explains why mergers do more harm to labor markets than previously assumed, and suggests four things antitrust agencies can do to reduce that harm if they aren't willing to ban the merger altogether.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Chernobyl-levels of projection
In case she deletes it — whoah, Katie Miller. Tell us how you really feel
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Chernobyl-levels of projection
This looks great
🚨 📖 “Nationalism and the Transformation of the State” is out with CUP! I’m so happy to conclude 6 years of research with Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Yannick Pengl and many others like that!
It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac
What’s the book all about? A 🧵
It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac
What’s the book all about? A 🧵
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This looks great
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🚨 📖 “Nationalism and the Transformation of the State” is out with CUP! I’m so happy to conclude 6 years of research with Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Yannick Pengl and many others like that!
It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac
What’s the book all about? A 🧵
It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac
What’s the book all about? A 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨 📖 “Nationalism and the Transformation of the State” is out with CUP! I’m so happy to conclude 6 years of research with Lars-Erik Cederman, Luc Girardin, Yannick Pengl and many others like that!
It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac
What’s the book all about? A 🧵
It’s open access @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org here: tinyurl.com/nastac
What’s the book all about? A 🧵
Look I'm a bit concerned about living around people who think someone like Mamdani, based largely on appearances and hearsay, represents the end of Western Civilization. Does not bode well for [checks mirror] me
Great @vanityfair.com story about how wealthy Upper East Side "liberals" have gone full QAnon about Mamdani. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Look I'm a bit concerned about living around people who think someone like Mamdani, based largely on appearances and hearsay, represents the end of Western Civilization. Does not bode well for [checks mirror] me
Vittoria would like to have a word
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Vittoria would like to have a word
The idea that excellence can only be achieved through intense, bounded concentration is just wrong, and I believe our cascading crises will soon convince us of that. We need more work that evinces curiosity, crosses disciplines, and forges something new.
I wonder if anyone thinks it would have been better if Vaclav Havel and the members of Charter 77 had written more and better work instead of spending so much time in politics?
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The idea that excellence can only be achieved through intense, bounded concentration is just wrong, and I believe our cascading crises will soon convince us of that. We need more work that evinces curiosity, crosses disciplines, and forges something new.
I wonder if anyone thinks it would have been better if Vaclav Havel and the members of Charter 77 had written more and better work instead of spending so much time in politics?
January 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I wonder if anyone thinks it would have been better if Vaclav Havel and the members of Charter 77 had written more and better work instead of spending so much time in politics?
I worry that we will constrict our circle of social concern as the years go by, limiting ourselves to just those in our immediate view, those with whom we share only certain characteristics. This closing of the American mind to our diversity would be the end of our cosmopolitan project.
It’s just felt like a firehose for years now and again the bigger problem is those things actually happening but seeing it day in day out is doing something to everyone’s soul
January 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I worry that we will constrict our circle of social concern as the years go by, limiting ourselves to just those in our immediate view, those with whom we share only certain characteristics. This closing of the American mind to our diversity would be the end of our cosmopolitan project.
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It’s just felt like a firehose for years now and again the bigger problem is those things actually happening but seeing it day in day out is doing something to everyone’s soul
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
It’s just felt like a firehose for years now and again the bigger problem is those things actually happening but seeing it day in day out is doing something to everyone’s soul
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Ken's thread illustrates the need for extraordinary forms of justice against ICE & CBP officers, in the sense of dedicated tribunals or a Truth & Reconciliation commission type body. Regular criminal justice makes these politically imperative prosecutions ~impossible, so other means must be found
/7 Prosecuting a cop for misconduct, let alone murder, is the hardest prosecution you can do in America. Thanks to America’s culture it’s like trying to convict a fucking kitten for high treason. It’s like trying to convict Jesus. You just cannot rush over confidently into that.
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ken's thread illustrates the need for extraordinary forms of justice against ICE & CBP officers, in the sense of dedicated tribunals or a Truth & Reconciliation commission type body. Regular criminal justice makes these politically imperative prosecutions ~impossible, so other means must be found
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Idea for Tony Gilroy's next Star Wars TV series that bridges the gap between RotJ and Force Awakens. It's basically the story of how the rebel alliance fails to prosecute or punish the Empire for anything they did during the original series, including blowing up planets.
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Idea for Tony Gilroy's next Star Wars TV series that bridges the gap between RotJ and Force Awakens. It's basically the story of how the rebel alliance fails to prosecute or punish the Empire for anything they did during the original series, including blowing up planets.
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To wit, they thought that video was exculpatory because of gender
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
To wit, they thought that video was exculpatory because of gender