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The post draws from her forthcoming (tomorrow!) book, *The Price of Democracy.*
The Price of Democracy
An eye-opening history of taxation showing that battles over taxes have always really been battles over democracy itself “A convincing case that we must ta...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The post draws from her forthcoming (tomorrow!) book, *The Price of Democracy.*
Incredible timing with today's post:
"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
The Long Anti-Tax Tradition of American Oligarchy
Throughout U.S. history, oligarchs have fettered the tax power of the state to ensure that the government would be too feeble to rein in their power. The Trump Administration'
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November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Incredible timing with today's post:
"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
"Slaveholders also ensured that there was no effective bureaucracy for tax assessment. In Georgia, for example, property holders simply asserted the value of their estate and, by law, tax officials could not dispute the owner’s estimate."
And, finally, on his substack Nicholas Mulder explains why Trump’s use of economic coercion has been more effective against allies than adversaries.
The Paradox of Trump's Economic Weapon Revisited
Why U.S. coercion has been more effective against allies than adversaries
weltinnenpolitik.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
And, finally, on his substack Nicholas Mulder explains why Trump’s use of economic coercion has been more effective against allies than adversaries.
In Mother Jones, @pemalevy.bsky.social Levy offers a political economic reading (laudatory) of the Supreme Court’s tariff case.
On tariffs, the Supreme Court must choose between the president and their plutocratic patrons
This case is all about power and loyalty.
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In Mother Jones, @pemalevy.bsky.social Levy offers a political economic reading (laudatory) of the Supreme Court’s tariff case.
On the hit podcast @deathpanel.bsky.social, @benchansfield.bsky.social discusses their new book, *Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City.*
Born in Flames w/ Bench Ansfield (11/03/25) | The Death Panel
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
On the hit podcast @deathpanel.bsky.social, @benchansfield.bsky.social discusses their new book, *Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City.*
A new report released by @aaup.org and @mesa1966.bsky.social offers the first systematic empirical study of government investigations and private lawsuits against US colleges and universities alleging antisemitism under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Middle East Studies Association
New report from MESA and AAUP: “Discriminating Against Dissent: The Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine,” which is the first systematic empirical study of governmen...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A new report released by @aaup.org and @mesa1966.bsky.social offers the first systematic empirical study of government investigations and private lawsuits against US colleges and universities alleging antisemitism under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
In the Michigan Law Review, @sandeepinbk.bsky.social reviews Anthony Gregory’s *New Deal Law and Order: How the War on Crime Built the Modern Liberal State.*
What's Left of the New Deal State? - Michigan Law Review
New Deal Law and Order: How the War on Crime Built the Modern Liberal State. By Anthony Gregory. Harvard University Press. 2024. Pp. 473. $45. Introduction A vast body of scholarship situates itself i...
michiganlawreview.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In the Michigan Law Review, @sandeepinbk.bsky.social reviews Anthony Gregory’s *New Deal Law and Order: How the War on Crime Built the Modern Liberal State.*
A good reminder to read @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social and @beaubaumann.bsky.social on building a modern approach to legislative procedure and politics.
What Does LPE Have to Say About Congress?
In recent years, the LPE movement has generated compelling positions on the limits of the courts and the promise of the administrative state. Yet it is striking how little it has had to say about…
lpeproject.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A good reminder to read @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social and @beaubaumann.bsky.social on building a modern approach to legislative procedure and politics.
In the New York Times, @samuelmoyn.bsky.social argues that we need to make congress great again.
Opinion | Resistance to Trump Isn’t Enough
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In the New York Times, @samuelmoyn.bsky.social argues that we need to make congress great again.
For more on the perils of municipal debt, see our series on Destin Jenkins’ *Bonds of Inequality.*
Symposia: Bonds of Inequality
lpeproject.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
For more on the perils of municipal debt, see our series on Destin Jenkins’ *Bonds of Inequality.*
On their substack, the @debtcollective.bsky.social explains the threat that municipal debt poses to the Mamdani administration.
Zohran Won Main Street—Now He Must Face Wall Street
Mamdani will face a looming threat to his progressive agenda: debt
www.inthered.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
On their substack, the @debtcollective.bsky.social explains the threat that municipal debt poses to the Mamdani administration.
Over at @phenomenalworld.bsky.social, @ceaweaver.bsky.social offers a timely primer on housing politics and policy in New York City.
Stabilization and Speculation | Cea Weaver
Struggles over New York City’s housing policy
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Over at @phenomenalworld.bsky.social, @ceaweaver.bsky.social offers a timely primer on housing politics and policy in New York City.
Cool fellowship alert: the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is now accepting applications for a fellow in the field of networks, platforms, and utilities (including transportation, energy, communications, banking/finance, tech platforms), which will reviewed on a rolling basis.
Current Opportunities at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is committed to providing a meaningful, robust experience for postdocs. Below is a list of currently available postdoctoral opportunities. Postdocs interested in applying for a specific pos...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Cool fellowship alert: the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is now accepting applications for a fellow in the field of networks, platforms, and utilities (including transportation, energy, communications, banking/finance, tech platforms), which will reviewed on a rolling basis.