Daniel B. Rodriguez
@dbrodriguez.bsky.social
Harold Washington Prof., Northwestern. Former dean (NU & USD). New book: Good Governing: The Police Power in the American States (Cambridge 2024). Public law, state/local, constitutionalism & democracy, legal ed & higher ed, law-tech, regulation.
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Econ 101 midterm question: Based on what you know about risk pools and adverse selection in healthcare markets, will giving people money instead of giving them money to buy health insurance lead these markets to function more effectively, or will it just lead more people to be uninsured?
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Econ 101 midterm question: Based on what you know about risk pools and adverse selection in healthcare markets, will giving people money instead of giving them money to buy health insurance lead these markets to function more effectively, or will it just lead more people to be uninsured?
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One of the things you learn about the law after a bit of study is how much legal compliance relies on socializing the law’s legitimacy. When law becomes purely transactional, it’s just another racket competing with all the others for dominance.
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
One of the things you learn about the law after a bit of study is how much legal compliance relies on socializing the law’s legitimacy. When law becomes purely transactional, it’s just another racket competing with all the others for dominance.
I gather this happens only in hardware stores where they sell plywood.
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I gather this happens only in hardware stores where they sell plywood.
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Short and Sweet from UPenn’s @aaup.org chapter on the Trump/Rufo “Higher Ed Compact.”
“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation.”
aaup-penn.org/statement-by...
“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation.”
aaup-penn.org/statement-by...
Statement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–Penn
October 2, 2025 We have received reports that Penn has been “invited” to sign a so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” by the federal government, and that failing to do so wou...
aaup-penn.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Short and Sweet from UPenn’s @aaup.org chapter on the Trump/Rufo “Higher Ed Compact.”
“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation.”
aaup-penn.org/statement-by...
“When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation.”
aaup-penn.org/statement-by...
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To Donald Trump:
Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.
Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.
Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.
Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.
Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.
Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.
Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.
Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.
Trump: San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles… We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It’s a war too. It’s a war from within
September 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
To Donald Trump:
Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.
Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.
Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.
Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.
Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities.
Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US.
Stop attacking the 1st Amendment.
Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.
To all of our LDS brothers and sisters in faith, sending prayers in this time of great sorrow and unspeakable tragedy.
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
To all of our LDS brothers and sisters in faith, sending prayers in this time of great sorrow and unspeakable tragedy.
Fantastic project!
And here, in the Boston Globe:
"Let the States Get the Ball Rolling on Amendments"
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"Let the States Get the Ball Rolling on Amendments"
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Editing the Constitution | Let states get the ball rolling on amendments
If we, the people, are to form a more perfect union, then we must update the Constitution as our society evolves. Globe Ideas has asked legal experts, advocates, and journalists what rewrites the Cons...
apps.bostonglobe.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Fantastic project!
@andrewhickey.500songs.com Andrew's podcast keeps me sane in this insane world.
September 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
@andrewhickey.500songs.com Andrew's podcast keeps me sane in this insane world.
That, and also the Disney parks suck. (He ducks).
cancelling Disney+ and Hulu is well and good but it’s not a huge hit on an individual level
but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses
but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
September 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
That, and also the Disney parks suck. (He ducks).
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
Liz Cheney visiting @northwesternlaw.bsky.social to talk about threats to democracy and our republic.
September 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Liz Cheney visiting @northwesternlaw.bsky.social to talk about threats to democracy and our republic.
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BREAKING | DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
www.independent.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
BREAKING | DeSantis to make Florida first state to end all vaccine mandates for schools
Says that "this was just locker room stuff."
The president has previously said he would not be awarded the prize "no matter what" he does.
Trump denies craving Nobel Peace Prize
www.newsweek.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Says that "this was just locker room stuff."
Now hating on sourdough.
August 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Now hating on sourdough.
Before Lee Corso road off into the sunset, he picked LSU, Fla St, and OSU. Baller. @anthonymkreis.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Before Lee Corso road off into the sunset, he picked LSU, Fla St, and OSU. Baller. @anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Couldn't care less about Cracker Barrel's fortunes. Food sucks, and gives off consistent MAGA vibes. Fight me.
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Couldn't care less about Cracker Barrel's fortunes. Food sucks, and gives off consistent MAGA vibes. Fight me.
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Obama warns ‘all Americans are at risk’ after Trump after threatens to clamp down on Chicago
Obama warns ‘all Americans at risk’ after Trump after threatens Chicago clamp down
www.independent.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Obama warns ‘all Americans are at risk’ after Trump after threatens to clamp down on Chicago
These are the crime-ridden scenes I see on my evening stroll in Chicago. Send in the guard!
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
These are the crime-ridden scenes I see on my evening stroll in Chicago. Send in the guard!
Teacher son in law in TX gets the memo today explaining exactly how to display the 10 commandments in his Jr high class. And we are living in the new abnormal.
August 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Teacher son in law in TX gets the memo today explaining exactly how to display the 10 commandments in his Jr high class. And we are living in the new abnormal.
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As that famous conservative Grover Norquist once said, "I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where troops patrol the streets of every city, agents personally inspect the genitals of all student athletes, & the government owns a 10% stake in major companies"
August 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
As that famous conservative Grover Norquist once said, "I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where troops patrol the streets of every city, agents personally inspect the genitals of all student athletes, & the government owns a 10% stake in major companies"
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Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
August 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
Tough sledding for Cubs. Today, 3 straight strikeouts with runners on 2nd & 3rd in late inning. But, on the bright side, the Brewers are coming to town soon! For 5 games. Sigh.
August 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Tough sledding for Cubs. Today, 3 straight strikeouts with runners on 2nd & 3rd in late inning. But, on the bright side, the Brewers are coming to town soon! For 5 games. Sigh.
Busy deleting George Strait from my Spotify playlists. KISS wasn't on it so no big deal. Gloria Gaynor? Her career won't survive. @kennedycenter.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Busy deleting George Strait from my Spotify playlists. KISS wasn't on it so no big deal. Gloria Gaynor? Her career won't survive. @kennedycenter.bsky.social
Stock market says what.
BREAKING: The Trump administration agreed to once again delay the deadline when tariffs on Chinese imports would rise as discussions between the two sides continue. The new deadline was set for Nov. 10.
Trump extends China tariff deadline by another 90 days
Another pause likely means continued uncertainty as the president’s sweeping tariff regime enters its fifth month.
nbcnews.to
August 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Stock market says what.
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The Erie Canal was finished eight years before Chicago was founded.
What is he even talking about?
What is he even talking about?
Cuomo: Yes, I can make a second giant city hate me. I can do this.
August 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Erie Canal was finished eight years before Chicago was founded.
What is he even talking about?
What is he even talking about?