Tom (Crusher) Flesher
@tomcrusher.bsky.social
Community college econ professor, future commissioner of baseball, JD, competing strongman, oaked spirits and cigar enthusiast.
In the “irresistible force meets immovable object” department, conference edition: I feel like I should bring my packable blazer because it’s packable, but I only wear blue shirts and grey pants to conferences to simplify packing. #professorproblems
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In the “irresistible force meets immovable object” department, conference edition: I feel like I should bring my packable blazer because it’s packable, but I only wear blue shirts and grey pants to conferences to simplify packing. #professorproblems
New paper alert: this one builds on my legal research on price-fixing in the canned tuna market to help students learn how market concentration affects consumers. It’s a fun lesson. #econed #teachecon
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Something's Fishy: A Lesson on Market Structure and Collusion in the Canned Tuna Market (Flesher) - Journal of Economics Teaching
This lesson uses a real-world example of price-fixing with a product that almost all students are familiar with to demonstrate the effects of market concentration and […]
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October 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New paper alert: this one builds on my legal research on price-fixing in the canned tuna market to help students learn how market concentration affects consumers. It’s a fun lesson. #econed #teachecon
journalofeconomicsteaching.org/somethings-f...
journalofeconomicsteaching.org/somethings-f...
The worst thing about wearing glasses is that they make it impossible to securely stash chalk behind your ear. #professorproblems
September 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The worst thing about wearing glasses is that they make it impossible to securely stash chalk behind your ear. #professorproblems
My favorite of these involves multiplying both sides by the denominator and saying “just yeet that gyaat”
My college-attending kids both tell me about professors who act like this. I'm happy someone is there to annoy them now that I can't be around them to do exactly this sort of thing every day. bsky.app/profile/laur...
i bet it feels amazing to be a middle aged college professor and say stuff like "napoleon wouldn't stay in his lane so the duke of wellington locked in" to a survey course of a hundred bored 18 year olds
September 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My favorite of these involves multiplying both sides by the denominator and saying “just yeet that gyaat”
This decision was justified under the FTC’s “c’mon” standard. www.ottumwacourier.com/news/nationa...
Kraft Heinz to split a decade after megafood merger
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger. One of the companies will include shelf stable meals and include brands such as
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September 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This decision was justified under the FTC’s “c’mon” standard. www.ottumwacourier.com/news/nationa...
August 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This was a shock. I’m grateful and touched that someone saw the criteria for these three awards and thought of me. Touro Law Center and Touro Law Review are very special places and it’s overwhelming that someone thinks I’m helping make that happen.
April 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This was a shock. I’m grateful and touched that someone saw the criteria for these three awards and thought of me. Touro Law Center and Touro Law Review are very special places and it’s overwhelming that someone thinks I’m helping make that happen.
Happy to see my paper featured as the Paper of the Day at Touro Law’s Digital Commons! digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/lawreview/vo...
April 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy to see my paper featured as the Paper of the Day at Touro Law’s Digital Commons! digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/lawreview/vo...
Do we do #thrilledposting here? If so, I’m thrilled that my student note has been published! It’s about issues with statistical evidence, specifically the use of regression models in class action cases.
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digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu
April 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Do we do #thrilledposting here? If so, I’m thrilled that my student note has been published! It’s about issues with statistical evidence, specifically the use of regression models in class action cases.
digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.tourolaw.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Reposted by Tom (Crusher) Flesher
“"The county tax collector’s office announced on Monday that it had “uncovered a network of appointment scalpers” benefiting from access to motor vehicles offices by “hoarding free appointments and reselling them for a profit.””
March 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“"The county tax collector’s office announced on Monday that it had “uncovered a network of appointment scalpers” benefiting from access to motor vehicles offices by “hoarding free appointments and reselling them for a profit.””
This short piece by Ediberto Roman, Professor of Law and the Director of Immigration and Citizenship Initiatives at Florida International University, clearly and concisely lays out the Supreme Court’s reasoning about birthright citizenship:
www.yalejreg.com/nc/trump-is-...
www.yalejreg.com/nc/trump-is-...
Trump Is Wrong on Birthright Citizenship: A Son of Immigrants’ Lesson on the Constitution, by Ediberto Roman - Yale Journal on Regulation
On January 20, 2025, President Trump’s first act was to end birthright citizenship by executive fiat with the “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” executive order. On March 13, 2...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This short piece by Ediberto Roman, Professor of Law and the Director of Immigration and Citizenship Initiatives at Florida International University, clearly and concisely lays out the Supreme Court’s reasoning about birthright citizenship:
www.yalejreg.com/nc/trump-is-...
www.yalejreg.com/nc/trump-is-...
The most effective way to write #econed articles is to have a #lawreview deadline approaching.
March 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The most effective way to write #econed articles is to have a #lawreview deadline approaching.
February 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
> late evening #TargetRun to buy snacks because I have to run #TradeCreatesValue tomorrow… #teachingecon
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
> late evening #TargetRun to buy snacks because I have to run #TradeCreatesValue tomorrow… #teachingecon
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With law review submission season starting up next week, I'll renew my plea to editors: Please don't feel you need to gas me up in rejecting my article. You didn't like it enough to publish it--and that's okay! (And I'm sorry that we've put you in this position.)
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The Banality of Law Journal Rejections
In the spring of 2021, I received two rejection messages from law journals I had submitted an article to. The messages came within seven minutes of one another
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January 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
With law review submission season starting up next week, I'll renew my plea to editors: Please don't feel you need to gas me up in rejecting my article. You didn't like it enough to publish it--and that's okay! (And I'm sorry that we've put you in this position.)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This paper, about umpires taking advantage of instant replay to gain certainty in situations where there would previously have been no call, is going to be fun to present. I’ll be presenting it at the Eastern Economic Association’s annual meeting in February.
January 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This paper, about umpires taking advantage of instant replay to gain certainty in situations where there would previously have been no call, is going to be fun to present. I’ll be presenting it at the Eastern Economic Association’s annual meeting in February.
I’ll be helping judge the Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament #mocktrial competition @columbiauniversity.bsky.social today! It’s a special occasion, so I got out my Chibi Godzilla lapel pin. #CUBAIT
December 8, 2024 at 10:54 AM
I’ll be helping judge the Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament #mocktrial competition @columbiauniversity.bsky.social today! It’s a special occasion, so I got out my Chibi Godzilla lapel pin. #CUBAIT
Fellow #LongIsland types, please join my strongman group rucking 5k. Carry as much or as little as you want, and the course is a loop so you can add or drop weight midway. #punkrockrun PunkRockRun.org
November 11, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Fellow #LongIsland types, please join my strongman group rucking 5k. Carry as much or as little as you want, and the course is a loop so you can add or drop weight midway. #punkrockrun PunkRockRun.org