Chris Serkin
@serkinc.bsky.social
I am a law professor at Vanderbilt, writing about property and land use. I am also the board chair and president of Marlboro Music, a gem of an organization.
Now there’s a better idea.
Instead of CUTTING Social Security benefits, Congress should INCREASE payments by $200 per month and extend the solvency of the Social Security program by 75 YEARS.
How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.
I’ve got a bill to get it done.
How? Make the wealthiest Americans pay a fairer share.
I’ve got a bill to get it done.
Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits.
Social Security is dipping into its trust fund to pay current retirees, with spending outpacing its revenue from payroll taxes.
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June 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Now there’s a better idea.
I think “magical” is the right word!
"One of the world’s most magical destinations for chamber music," and concerts like this one show why.
More in the July issue of The Strad
More in the July issue of The Strad
Concert review: Musicians from Marlboro
Bruce Hodges attends the performance of Haydn, Mozart and Helmut Lachenmann at Philadelphia's American Philosophical Society on 30 April 2025
www.thestrad.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I think “magical” is the right word!
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"One of the world’s most magical destinations for chamber music," and concerts like this one show why.
More in the July issue of The Strad
More in the July issue of The Strad
Concert review: Musicians from Marlboro
Bruce Hodges attends the performance of Haydn, Mozart and Helmut Lachenmann at Philadelphia's American Philosophical Society on 30 April 2025
www.thestrad.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"One of the world’s most magical destinations for chamber music," and concerts like this one show why.
More in the July issue of The Strad
More in the July issue of The Strad
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Keeping our national airspace safe and efficient is the chief responsibility of Trump’s FAA—and they're FAILING at every turn
How much has DOGE contributed to the chaos?
What's the plan to replace old tech & infrastructure?
What's the plan to fill FAA vacancies?
We need answers
How much has DOGE contributed to the chaos?
What's the plan to replace old tech & infrastructure?
What's the plan to fill FAA vacancies?
We need answers
May 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Keeping our national airspace safe and efficient is the chief responsibility of Trump’s FAA—and they're FAILING at every turn
How much has DOGE contributed to the chaos?
What's the plan to replace old tech & infrastructure?
What's the plan to fill FAA vacancies?
We need answers
How much has DOGE contributed to the chaos?
What's the plan to replace old tech & infrastructure?
What's the plan to fill FAA vacancies?
We need answers
This is an idea I’ve been thinking about for a long time. We are grateful to the New York Times for giving it a platform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
Opinion | We Should Play the Constitution Like a Piano
Classical musicians have a lot to teach interpreters of the U.S. Constitution. It’s so much more than the text.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This is an idea I’ve been thinking about for a long time. We are grateful to the New York Times for giving it a platform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
Reposted by Chris Serkin
Amidst debates about the “abundance agenda” and affordable housing policy, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is releasing two new papers charting an agenda for a post-neoliberal housing policy. 1/5
April 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Amidst debates about the “abundance agenda” and affordable housing policy, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is releasing two new papers charting an agenda for a post-neoliberal housing policy. 1/5
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Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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This may be a relevant consideration here: "An additional limitation on the assertion of executive privilege is that the privilege should not be invoked to conceal evidence of wrongdoing or criminality on the part of executive officers." 8 Op. O.L.C. 252, 267 (1984).
I may write something more substantive on this tomorrow, but for now I have the following open question: The privilege is being applied not to the underlying plaintiffs' claim, but to the court's investigation of noncompliance. How does that affect things? Not sure yet.
All for now.
All for now.
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This may be a relevant consideration here: "An additional limitation on the assertion of executive privilege is that the privilege should not be invoked to conceal evidence of wrongdoing or criminality on the part of executive officers." 8 Op. O.L.C. 252, 267 (1984).
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
It seems to me there are two types of strong people (and nations): those that want to use their strength to protect the less powerful, and those that want to exploit them. I miss the days when we at least aspired to the former.
February 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It seems to me there are two types of strong people (and nations): those that want to use their strength to protect the less powerful, and those that want to exploit them. I miss the days when we at least aspired to the former.
Let’s specify in advance the criteria for judging policy success (and failure). I’ll start: less poverty, protection of the vulnerable, healthy environment, overall prosperity, increased safety (illness, accidents, crime, etc), global stability, scientific progress.
February 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Let’s specify in advance the criteria for judging policy success (and failure). I’ll start: less poverty, protection of the vulnerable, healthy environment, overall prosperity, increased safety (illness, accidents, crime, etc), global stability, scientific progress.
@jennyschuetz.bsky.social Finally reading and very much enjoying Fixer Upper. Clear, thoughtful, and unusually balanced for the field. Great read!
November 24, 2024 at 2:47 AM
@jennyschuetz.bsky.social Finally reading and very much enjoying Fixer Upper. Clear, thoughtful, and unusually balanced for the field. Great read!