Andrew Kent
@andrewkent.bsky.social
Law prof at Fordham. Teach and write about fed courts, US constitutional history, executive power, US colonialism, other stuff.
Since it's clearly not true that IDF helps NYPD violently oppress people, and since it sounds like a blame the Jewish state (or perhaps Jews more generally) for everything bad kind of statement, I'm curious, genuinely, why you think not? I don't know what's actually in his heart, of course.
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Since it's clearly not true that IDF helps NYPD violently oppress people, and since it sounds like a blame the Jewish state (or perhaps Jews more generally) for everything bad kind of statement, I'm curious, genuinely, why you think not? I don't know what's actually in his heart, of course.
A monomaniacal view that Israel is uniquely evil - a view that many of his statements and actions over many years seems to suggest he holds - is, I think, suggestive of anti-Semitism. I read his statement and his attempted explanation in that context. But I admit I can't be sure.
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A monomaniacal view that Israel is uniquely evil - a view that many of his statements and actions over many years seems to suggest he holds - is, I think, suggestive of anti-Semitism. I read his statement and his attempted explanation in that context. But I admit I can't be sure.
There's some excellent scholarship on these questions. Eg Caleb Nelson scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcont...
scholarship.law.wm.edu
September 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There's some excellent scholarship on these questions. Eg Caleb Nelson scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcont...
In light of the 5th Circuit's important Alien Enemies Act decision, here again is a link to my deep-dive draft paper on what the statute meant in 1798. Updated version coming to SSRN soon. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798
For the first time since World War II-and the first time ever outside a formally declared war-an American president has invoked the Alien Enemies Act to detain
papers.ssrn.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In light of the 5th Circuit's important Alien Enemies Act decision, here again is a link to my deep-dive draft paper on what the statute meant in 1798. Updated version coming to SSRN soon. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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What I'm saying is that Niskanen should bring on some fellows to do esoteric readings of Plato
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What I'm saying is that Niskanen should bring on some fellows to do esoteric readings of Plato
My draft article goes into depth on the key statutory term "alien enemies." It had a widely understood legal meaning in 1798. Tren de Aragua members do not fit that meaning, even though the group is a designated "Foreign Terrorist Organization."
August 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My draft article goes into depth on the key statutory term "alien enemies." It had a widely understood legal meaning in 1798. Tren de Aragua members do not fit that meaning, even though the group is a designated "Foreign Terrorist Organization."
On "invasion" and "predatory incursion": in 1798, those terms in the Alien Enemies Act clearly had a war-military meaning--an attack on US territory. The Trump administration's interpretation is incorrect. I may have used a sledgehammer to kill a gnat, but it seemed important . . . .
August 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
On "invasion" and "predatory incursion": in 1798, those terms in the Alien Enemies Act clearly had a war-military meaning--an attack on US territory. The Trump administration's interpretation is incorrect. I may have used a sledgehammer to kill a gnat, but it seemed important . . . .