David Schraub
@schraubd.bsky.social
Sometimes lawyer. Sometimes law professor. All the time awesome. Associate Prof. at Lewis & Clark Law (con law and anti-discrimination). http://dsadevil.blogspot.com
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David Schraub
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· Jun 13
So … this is available to pre-order. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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it’s incredible how both people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Israel and people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Gaza managed to be wrong
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
it’s incredible how both people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Israel and people who voted for Trump thinking he was better for Gaza managed to be wrong
Brb, browsing the internet collecting facts to win an argument with a person I just made up in my head.
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Brb, browsing the internet collecting facts to win an argument with a person I just made up in my head.
I guess it’s time to reup my Star Wars hot take, which is that RotJ is wildly underrated given that, in a franchise called “Star Wars”, it has by far the best spaceship battle sequence.
(Also, EU forever, the Thrawn trilogy and Rogue/Wraith Squadron books are Star Wars at its best).
(Also, EU forever, the Thrawn trilogy and Rogue/Wraith Squadron books are Star Wars at its best).
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I guess it’s time to reup my Star Wars hot take, which is that RotJ is wildly underrated given that, in a franchise called “Star Wars”, it has by far the best spaceship battle sequence.
(Also, EU forever, the Thrawn trilogy and Rogue/Wraith Squadron books are Star Wars at its best).
(Also, EU forever, the Thrawn trilogy and Rogue/Wraith Squadron books are Star Wars at its best).
Urging the US to topple Maduro is like urging Iran to overthrow Netanyahu. It’s not that the target isn’t a schmuck, but why would anyone believe the regime changer is even interested in, much less capable of, replacing him with someone better?
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Urging the US to topple Maduro is like urging Iran to overthrow Netanyahu. It’s not that the target isn’t a schmuck, but why would anyone believe the regime changer is even interested in, much less capable of, replacing him with someone better?
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Right, exactly.
What the Mamdani meeting demonstrates, hopefully, is that 'normalizing Trump' doesn't happen because Libs are closet fascists but because politicians have more complex incentives than 'stand up to the fascist at every turn', and if you do try to play that game alone, you lose badly
What the Mamdani meeting demonstrates, hopefully, is that 'normalizing Trump' doesn't happen because Libs are closet fascists but because politicians have more complex incentives than 'stand up to the fascist at every turn', and if you do try to play that game alone, you lose badly
And look, this makes me realize I really don’t know what the answer is. Snub Trump and lose billions of dollars in funding for NYC? Or “stand up to him” and … what?
But the lack of reflection and twisting themselves into knots I’m seeing here is funny
But the lack of reflection and twisting themselves into knots I’m seeing here is funny
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Right, exactly.
What the Mamdani meeting demonstrates, hopefully, is that 'normalizing Trump' doesn't happen because Libs are closet fascists but because politicians have more complex incentives than 'stand up to the fascist at every turn', and if you do try to play that game alone, you lose badly
What the Mamdani meeting demonstrates, hopefully, is that 'normalizing Trump' doesn't happen because Libs are closet fascists but because politicians have more complex incentives than 'stand up to the fascist at every turn', and if you do try to play that game alone, you lose badly
I’ve suggested this before, but this is an even clearer case where folks need to form a group named something like “Penn Jews Against Antisemitism” and then sue the admin—with their name leading on the caption.
Well, this is chilling AF.
The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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storage.courtlistener.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’ve suggested this before, but this is an even clearer case where folks need to form a group named something like “Penn Jews Against Antisemitism” and then sue the admin—with their name leading on the caption.
I get the "... if any other Dem had a glowing meeting w/Trump like Mamdani just did, the left would go ballistic!" line, but I think the better lesson to take from it is not "Mamdani is a traitor" and more "other Dems should get room to maneuver like Mamdani."
(Grim remains a gullible fool though).
(Grim remains a gullible fool though).
Two Queens
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump met today , and it went ... well? For all of Trump's prior bloviating about Mamdan...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I get the "... if any other Dem had a glowing meeting w/Trump like Mamdani just did, the left would go ballistic!" line, but I think the better lesson to take from it is not "Mamdani is a traitor" and more "other Dems should get room to maneuver like Mamdani."
(Grim remains a gullible fool though).
(Grim remains a gullible fool though).
Syla Swords is one Game of Thrones-ass name.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Syla Swords is one Game of Thrones-ass name.
The Coast Guard is denying this, so I can't quite slot this into my "MAGA Embrace of the Nazi Aesthetic" thesis yet.
I suppose we'll see.
I suppose we'll see.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Coast Guard is denying this, so I can't quite slot this into my "MAGA Embrace of the Nazi Aesthetic" thesis yet.
I suppose we'll see.
I suppose we'll see.
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Comments on the epidemic of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank from a retired Israeli Army general as quoted in the Washington Post.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Comments on the epidemic of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank from a retired Israeli Army general as quoted in the Washington Post.
If you want to know the antecedents of the surge in (no longer "far-")right antisemitism, you could do worse than look at Judge Smith's "George Soros is blame" dissent in the Texas gerrymandering case.
As glad as I am that some conservatives are recognizing the problem, it didn't come from nowhere.
As glad as I am that some conservatives are recognizing the problem, it didn't come from nowhere.
Shocked To Find Antisemitism in this Establishment
The decision of the Heritage Foundation to defend platforming an unabashed and unrepentant antisemite like Nick Fuentes has caused a burblin...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
If you want to know the antecedents of the surge in (no longer "far-")right antisemitism, you could do worse than look at Judge Smith's "George Soros is blame" dissent in the Texas gerrymandering case.
As glad as I am that some conservatives are recognizing the problem, it didn't come from nowhere.
As glad as I am that some conservatives are recognizing the problem, it didn't come from nowhere.
They’re forcing kids to learn about the Mexican-American War because of Polk.
they're forcing kids to read "green eggs and ham" because of yolk
they’re forcing kids to read “the caine mutiny,” because of wouk
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
They’re forcing kids to learn about the Mexican-American War because of Polk.
This does not feel like something I should be proud of.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
This does not feel like something I should be proud of.
Parenting a baby is a constant mix of 2 parts excited for all their developmental milestones, 1 part resentful about how each of these milestones represent new and annoying ways for said baby to defy your will (and flout their own best interests).
(Nathaniel can crawl/pull himself standing now)
(Nathaniel can crawl/pull himself standing now)
Life is a Metaphor for Life
I had one of those deep/dumb epiphanies the other day. Raising a baby is really a commentary on the human existence and how we relate to the...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Parenting a baby is a constant mix of 2 parts excited for all their developmental milestones, 1 part resentful about how each of these milestones represent new and annoying ways for said baby to defy your will (and flout their own best interests).
(Nathaniel can crawl/pull himself standing now)
(Nathaniel can crawl/pull himself standing now)
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The consensus view among the Dem base is:
-normie mainstream liberalism
-unremitting, fire-breathing, hardline anti-Trumpism
The factions that exist outside of this consensus have a strong incentive to essentially act as if it’s not an option, and you must choose either leftism or accommodationism
-normie mainstream liberalism
-unremitting, fire-breathing, hardline anti-Trumpism
The factions that exist outside of this consensus have a strong incentive to essentially act as if it’s not an option, and you must choose either leftism or accommodationism
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The consensus view among the Dem base is:
-normie mainstream liberalism
-unremitting, fire-breathing, hardline anti-Trumpism
The factions that exist outside of this consensus have a strong incentive to essentially act as if it’s not an option, and you must choose either leftism or accommodationism
-normie mainstream liberalism
-unremitting, fire-breathing, hardline anti-Trumpism
The factions that exist outside of this consensus have a strong incentive to essentially act as if it’s not an option, and you must choose either leftism or accommodationism
Shades of the ADL here, where I think there are similar blinders on in the senior leadership regarding the collapse in credibility over the past few years (I do think the ADL rank and file knows what's happening, but have been powerless to alter course and whose morale is in the tank as a result).
I think there are a number of people employed at the New York Times -- certainly not all of them, but many! -- who simply do not grasp how badly the paper's credibility has been shaken over the past few years, along several different axes, and for multiple different reasons
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Shades of the ADL here, where I think there are similar blinders on in the senior leadership regarding the collapse in credibility over the past few years (I do think the ADL rank and file knows what's happening, but have been powerless to alter course and whose morale is in the tank as a result).
The irony of the End of the Penny is that, if it had been done under (say) the Obama administration, there's zero question that Trump would be screaming about Bringing Back the Penny in order to Make American Currency Great Again.
Stopped clock at midnight - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The penny is being ended: The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless. Whe...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The irony of the End of the Penny is that, if it had been done under (say) the Obama administration, there's zero question that Trump would be screaming about Bringing Back the Penny in order to Make American Currency Great Again.
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Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
blog.apaonline.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
A few months shy of 40 might be a bit late for the "first solo trip to a foreign country" milestone, but I'm still proud of myself for doing it.
Flying Solo
I'm back from my giant transatlantic trip. The schedule was: Depart Portland on Monday Arrive in Stockholm on Tuesday Deliver lecture on Wed...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A few months shy of 40 might be a bit late for the "first solo trip to a foreign country" milestone, but I'm still proud of myself for doing it.
Got a nice little write-up about my antisemitism lecture in Sweden (though I was surprised that they used Mamdani as a hook, as that was not really my focus at all -- he only came up in Q&A).
Nu måste Zohran Mamdani visa att han tar antisemitismen på allvar
Erik Helmerson: New Yorks borgmästare har en stor chans och ett stort ansvar.
www.dagen.se
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Got a nice little write-up about my antisemitism lecture in Sweden (though I was surprised that they used Mamdani as a hook, as that was not really my focus at all -- he only came up in Q&A).
Schumer, Kelly, Slotkin … I’m starting to wonder where the cave caucus is going to get the votes they need.
Mark Kelly a NO, notable as he was allegedly one of the cavers
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Schumer, Kelly, Slotkin … I’m starting to wonder where the cave caucus is going to get the votes they need.
Oh god, it’s one of these. bsky.app/profile/schr...
Wow, this account is even worse than I imagined. It’s tough to limit this to 4 screenshots. Claiming to be the only true Leftist while finding ways to stereotype every group possible
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oh god, it’s one of these. bsky.app/profile/schr...
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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Professor David Schraub’s forthcoming book, "Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy," challenges readers to confront society’s tendency to brush off hard thoughts.
Published by Oxford University Press, it’s out now and available to order.
🔗 Read more and order a copy here!
@schraubd.bsky.social
Published by Oxford University Press, it’s out now and available to order.
🔗 Read more and order a copy here!
@schraubd.bsky.social
Professor Explores Confronting “Hard Thoughts” in New Book
Professor David Schraub’s forthcoming book, Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy, invites readers to confront society’s tendency to dismiss challeng...
law.lclark.edu
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Professor David Schraub’s forthcoming book, "Deliberation, Dismissal, and Democracy," challenges readers to confront society’s tendency to brush off hard thoughts.
Published by Oxford University Press, it’s out now and available to order.
🔗 Read more and order a copy here!
@schraubd.bsky.social
Published by Oxford University Press, it’s out now and available to order.
🔗 Read more and order a copy here!
@schraubd.bsky.social