Sean Hecht
@seanbhecht.bsky.social
Personal account, opinions my own. Angeleno by birth and by choice. Managing attorney at a major environmental law NGO. Former UCLA law prof/climate institute co-director.
Prince. The Minutemen. Hüsker Dü. All 3 were within reach (2 of them I actually had tickets to) but I ended up not going, for reasons that seemed compelling at the time.
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Prince. The Minutemen. Hüsker Dü. All 3 were within reach (2 of them I actually had tickets to) but I ended up not going, for reasons that seemed compelling at the time.
He was the architect of the switch in California from public-funded public universities to primarily tuition- funded public universities. I’m not sure why Tom is running from that fact, which Reagan was quite proud of.
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
He was the architect of the switch in California from public-funded public universities to primarily tuition- funded public universities. I’m not sure why Tom is running from that fact, which Reagan was quite proud of.
My mistake, for thinking I was participating in a discourse about how much responsibility Reagan bears for the current state of college costs in the U.S.! Feel free to keep engaging with others on that point though. It’s your thread.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
My mistake, for thinking I was participating in a discourse about how much responsibility Reagan bears for the current state of college costs in the U.S.! Feel free to keep engaging with others on that point though. It’s your thread.
Anyway, as governor, he absolutely pioneered and championed—successfully— the idea that students, rather than taxpayers, should bear the lion’s share of costs of state college tuition. This was a signature initiative of his, as I’m sure you know. Loan availability was part of the plan. His plan.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Anyway, as governor, he absolutely pioneered and championed—successfully— the idea that students, rather than taxpayers, should bear the lion’s share of costs of state college tuition. This was a signature initiative of his, as I’m sure you know. Loan availability was part of the plan. His plan.
That’s not a serious response to the broader point.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
That’s not a serious response to the broader point.
In fact, the wide availability of student loans was one of Governor Reagan’s two core, explicit justifications for why it was reasonable for him to advocate for tuition in the UC system in 1967. He certainly bears some responsibility.
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
In fact, the wide availability of student loans was one of Governor Reagan’s two core, explicit justifications for why it was reasonable for him to advocate for tuition in the UC system in 1967. He certainly bears some responsibility.
Hoping you consider taking this down, given the amount of engagement it’s gotten (from people reposting it who surely didn’t read down in the thread where you correct it).
November 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hoping you consider taking this down, given the amount of engagement it’s gotten (from people reposting it who surely didn’t read down in the thread where you correct it).
He took senior status in 2013 and his successor, Judge Indira Talwani, was appointed then and has been serving since then. Senior status federal judges hear as many or few cases as they want, and are additional to the active judges in their district. He is giving up his privileges as a senior judge.
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Senior status is like semi-retirement that allows them to work as they want to. Judges have given it up before, but it’s still a pretty big deal to do this. OP here was misleading. The person who posted the screenshotted post probably doesn’t understand how this works, and Conway didn’t correct it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Senior status is like semi-retirement that allows them to work as they want to. Judges have given it up before, but it’s still a pretty big deal to do this. OP here was misleading. The person who posted the screenshotted post probably doesn’t understand how this works, and Conway didn’t correct it.
He took senior status in 2013 and his successor, Judge Indira Talwani, was appointed then and has been serving since then. Senior status federal judges hear as many or few cases as they want, and are additional to the active judges in their district. He is giving up his privileges as a senior judge.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
He took senior status in 2013 and his successor, Judge Indira Talwani, was appointed then and has been serving since then. Senior status federal judges hear as many or few cases as they want, and are additional to the active judges in their district. He is giving up his privileges as a senior judge.
Reposted by Sean Hecht
(I am not making this up, though it sounds impossible)
www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2...
www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2...
Donald Trump still confused about life insurance vs. health insurance
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
(I am not making this up, though it sounds impossible)
www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2...
www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2...
Willhoit’s Law in action, I’m sorry to say.
November 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Willhoit’s Law in action, I’m sorry to say.
Seems one of those big institutions, unfortunately, is the White House, too.
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Seems one of those big institutions, unfortunately, is the White House, too.
I don’t think that’s pedantic. It’s objectively wrong to suggest Pomona is an elite or fancy place. The basic point of the OP isn’t incorrect but this is still weird enough to warrant comment.
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I don’t think that’s pedantic. It’s objectively wrong to suggest Pomona is an elite or fancy place. The basic point of the OP isn’t incorrect but this is still weird enough to warrant comment.