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Week in review: @lookheron.bsky.social on neoliberalism and authoritarianism in higher ed, Beau Baumann on losing and regaining administrative legitimacy, and Matthew Dimick on the dreaded double distortion argument against predistribution.

Plus, the best of LPE from around the web! 🧵👇
Weekly Roundup: Oct 10
Luke Herrine on neoliberalism and authoritarianism in higher ed, Beau Baumann on losing and regaining administrative legitimacy, and Matthew Dimick on the dreaded double distortion argument against…
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And, finally, the good people at @peoplesparity.bsky.social have a new report, “No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform,” which analyzes the outcomes of the 389 cases challenging Trump Administration actions filed in federal court between January 2025 and September 1, 2025.
No Kings: The Urgent Need for Court Reform - People's Parity Project
People’s Parity Project’s new report,“No Kings: the Urgent Need for Court Reform,” analyzes the outcomes of the 389 cases challenging Trump Administration
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Apparently we’re not the only people thinking about socialism and antitrust? Over at the American Prospect, @ryanlcooper.com offers a Socialist Case for Antitrust.
The Socialist Case for Antitrust
Markets need regulating. Always have, always will.
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Week in review: @lookheron.bsky.social on neoliberalism and authoritarianism in higher ed, Beau Baumann on losing and regaining administrative legitimacy, and Matthew Dimick on the dreaded double distortion argument against predistribution.

Plus, the best of LPE from around the web! 🧵👇
Weekly Roundup: Oct 10
Luke Herrine on neoliberalism and authoritarianism in higher ed, Beau Baumann on losing and regaining administrative legitimacy, and Matthew Dimick on the dreaded double distortion argument against…
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Per the Trump playbook, Jews who do not adhere to fascist tendencies are categorized as "bad Jews" alongside the enemy "other." Investigating these Jewish orgs. also tracks the targeting of JVP featured prominently in the Heritage Foundation's Project Esther: lpeproject.org/blog/how-the...
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Don't make us tap the sign:
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Just out from the @rooseveltinstitute.org: a new report on Big Money’s current — and enormous — impact on U.S. politics. #inequality #billionaires rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Mainstream economics argues that the tax system is the best tool for reducing economic inequality.

In fact, “predistributive” measures like minimum wages and collective bargaining can be equally or more effective.
We Can Use Predistribution to Fight Income Inequality
Mainstream economics argues that the tax system is the best tool for reducing economic inequality. In fact, “predistributive” measures like minimum wages and collective bargaining can be equally or more effective.
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By engaging with "legal areas where distribution matters most, such as the minimum wage, collective bargaining, antitrust, intellectual property, and housing regulation.... we discover unique, even idiosyncratic, reasons why legal rules can redistribute more cheaply than the tax system."
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And if you enjoyed the piece, make sure to check out Matt's new book, *Ending Income Inequality A Critical Approach to the Law and Economics of Redistribution*
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🧵I agree 100% with beau’s diagnosis

My worry is that we are making administration the load-bearing repository for re-establishing the legitimacy of government tout court.

Are we tilting at windmills? The orgs that were supposed to fulfill the promise of rule by the people are political parties.
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Today, Beau Baumann grapples with a fundamental challenge for the post-Trump era: to re-build state capacity requires a government that is seen as legitimate, yet it is precisely the erosion of administrative legitimacy that has enabled Trump to carry out his deconstructive agenda.
Rebuilding State Authority In A Post-Trump America
In the ruins of the administrative state after Trump, many on the left see an opportunity to design a New Deal-type reconstruction agenda. But building state capacity requires a government that is…
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ONE WEEK from today, we have a 🔥🔥 event on what it means to Make NYC Housing affordable with someone of the people leading the charge! Cea Weaver who led the charge on Housing Justice for All & advising the Mamdani campaign, Gianpaolo Baiocchi at the forefront of...

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Making NYC Affordable: Housing
Please join LPE NYC for the first session in our series on what it really means to make NYC affordable, October 15, 6-8pm at New York Communities for Change (470 Vanderbilt Ave. Brooklyn, NY) This…
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Pushing “market logic” into higher education has made the wealthy schools richer and the poorly resourced schools poorer.

@lookheron.bsky.social builds on his arguments and findings in his recent report for @lpeblog.bsky.social.

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Today, Beau Baumann grapples with a fundamental challenge for the post-Trump era: to re-build state capacity requires a government that is seen as legitimate, yet it is precisely the erosion of administrative legitimacy that has enabled Trump to carry out his deconstructive agenda.
Rebuilding State Authority In A Post-Trump America
In the ruins of the administrative state after Trump, many on the left see an opportunity to design a New Deal-type reconstruction agenda. But building state capacity requires a government that is…
lpeproject.org
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