Sam Brunson
@smbrnsn.bsky.social
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Georgia Reithal Professor Law, Loyola University Chicago. Lots of taxes, jazz, cooking, and cats. Author "God and the IRS: Accommodating Religious Practice in United States Tax Law"
My son plays keeper and I’m 100% sure that as soon as he sees this it’ll hit the top of his Christmas list.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My son plays keeper and I’m 100% sure that as soon as he sees this it’ll hit the top of his Christmas list.
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@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com is correct: finance is the commanding height of the entire economy.
Unfortunately, this also means despots are incentivized to fuck up the entire economy by using finance as a cudgel to get whatever they want.
Putin, Trump, Xi are all fucking w/ everyone's money.
Unfortunately, this also means despots are incentivized to fuck up the entire economy by using finance as a cudgel to get whatever they want.
Putin, Trump, Xi are all fucking w/ everyone's money.
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com is correct: finance is the commanding height of the entire economy.
Unfortunately, this also means despots are incentivized to fuck up the entire economy by using finance as a cudgel to get whatever they want.
Putin, Trump, Xi are all fucking w/ everyone's money.
Unfortunately, this also means despots are incentivized to fuck up the entire economy by using finance as a cudgel to get whatever they want.
Putin, Trump, Xi are all fucking w/ everyone's money.
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Also for the sake of completeness: this is why it's only an *almost* interesting methods point haha. The separation between text and history is not actually presented in this case, because Wurman & Barnett are lying about the history:
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“No evidence the intent went beyond freeing slaves” — the framers of the amendment openly stated that it would grant citizenship to the children of Chinese immigrants. It’s in the Congressional record. Cited extensively in Wong Kim Ark. These aren’t obscure sources, especially for law professors.
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Also for the sake of completeness: this is why it's only an *almost* interesting methods point haha. The separation between text and history is not actually presented in this case, because Wurman & Barnett are lying about the history:
bsky.app/profile/bill...
bsky.app/profile/bill...
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Birth tourism is bad!
Because why? Those are just citizens we can collect later.
Because why? Those are just citizens we can collect later.
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Birth tourism is bad!
Because why? Those are just citizens we can collect later.
Because why? Those are just citizens we can collect later.
Raffi, I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family find peace.
December 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Raffi, I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family find peace.
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also, let’s say wurman is right. well, we have had nearly 160 years of unlimited birthright citizenship that has been affirmed again and again by generations of Americans. whatever the original intent, that is what the birthright clause *means*.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
also, let’s say wurman is right. well, we have had nearly 160 years of unlimited birthright citizenship that has been affirmed again and again by generations of Americans. whatever the original intent, that is what the birthright clause *means*.