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
This the tradition Gee left behind at Brown, the first school he presidented
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This the tradition Gee left behind at Brown, the first school he presidented
Guess the author and the year
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Guess the author and the year
Love to see voters riffing on campaign themes like it's after hours at the Vanguard
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Love to see voters riffing on campaign themes like it's after hours at the Vanguard
...And the point of developing our reframings is to dereify these areas to open them up to exactly the sort of broader conversation about what institutionalizing econ democracy would entail (see pic of opening para of my most recent piece)...
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
...And the point of developing our reframings is to dereify these areas to open them up to exactly the sort of broader conversation about what institutionalizing econ democracy would entail (see pic of opening para of my most recent piece)...
Another casualty of the enormous glass wall in front of Bama Law. What a travesty
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Another casualty of the enormous glass wall in front of Bama Law. What a travesty
McConnell apparently also opposed Heritage's Vought-led turn toward even more nihilistic politics during the Obama Admin. There must be an interesting internal story of McConnell's management of Republican politics
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
McConnell apparently also opposed Heritage's Vought-led turn toward even more nihilistic politics during the Obama Admin. There must be an interesting internal story of McConnell's management of Republican politics
Also this is a great description of what needs preserving--and what the right-wing hates and neoliberals undermine--about the university
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Also this is a great description of what needs preserving--and what the right-wing hates and neoliberals undermine--about the university
AI in education be like
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
AI in education be like
In DC for the NAAG conference and I’m literally right next to the east wing construction
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In DC for the NAAG conference and I’m literally right next to the east wing construction
[David Bowie voice:]
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
[David Bowie voice:]
Can somebody explain to me what the common agenda of these people could possibly be?
Other guests include leaders of American Affairs, Heritage Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, and OpenAI.
Other guests include leaders of American Affairs, Heritage Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, and OpenAI.
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Can somebody explain to me what the common agenda of these people could possibly be?
Other guests include leaders of American Affairs, Heritage Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, and OpenAI.
Other guests include leaders of American Affairs, Heritage Foundation, Roosevelt Institute, and OpenAI.
Cowards everywhere. And it’s going to cause disaster eventually
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Cowards everywhere. And it’s going to cause disaster eventually
CAPTCHAs were bad enough. Now I have to watch a video before reading an article? No thanks
October 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
CAPTCHAs were bad enough. Now I have to watch a video before reading an article? No thanks
Here's a helpful illustration of the challenges to doing it that the New Deal itself created:
October 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Here's a helpful illustration of the challenges to doing it that the New Deal itself created:
It certainly is true that tuition went up at an accelerating rate during the neoliberal era (and if you add in room and board, the increase is even more dramatic).
What happened?
What happened?
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It certainly is true that tuition went up at an accelerating rate during the neoliberal era (and if you add in room and board, the increase is even more dramatic).
What happened?
What happened?
OK let me do a little thread.
Contrary to popular belief, state funding for public colleges did NOT go down overall during the neoliberal era. That widely repeated result seems mostly be be an artifact of unusually low post-2008 levels.
But...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Contrary to popular belief, state funding for public colleges did NOT go down overall during the neoliberal era. That widely repeated result seems mostly be be an artifact of unusually low post-2008 levels.
But...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
OK let me do a little thread.
Contrary to popular belief, state funding for public colleges did NOT go down overall during the neoliberal era. That widely repeated result seems mostly be be an artifact of unusually low post-2008 levels.
But...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Contrary to popular belief, state funding for public colleges did NOT go down overall during the neoliberal era. That widely repeated result seems mostly be be an artifact of unusually low post-2008 levels.
But...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
I mean, either AI totally transforms the economy in the next 5 years (which would...not be good for employment/aggregate demand) or this is a bubble that will pop to which more and more investors are exposed (which would...not be good for investment)--right?
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I mean, either AI totally transforms the economy in the next 5 years (which would...not be good for employment/aggregate demand) or this is a bubble that will pop to which more and more investors are exposed (which would...not be good for investment)--right?
Look at that left-wing attack on free speech on campus
September 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Look at that left-wing attack on free speech on campus
