Robert L. Tsai

“America is a nation built on war.” bit.ly/4cpNTs0

Ted Cruz thinks China has been “manufacturing nominal citizens” in the U.S.

But my guess is that he toggles between civil rights and human rights discourse depending on his audience—but his underlying commitment straddles both. And that’s not true for others.

I’m with you

Fair, but he’s trying to retain his seat in Georgia

Well, the “shithole country” discourse is sometimes displaced by “national security” when one runs into more positive stereotypes

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anchorbaby discourse is back and this time it's yellow-peril flavored

Read it for yourself! www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

So apparently “yellow peril” arguments are back in vogue. From the amicus brief of Sen. Ted Cruz & Rep. Jim Jordan

Indeed. Prophetic?

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#BULawProf @robertltsai.bsky.social says that the US Supreme Court’s recent tariff ruling was “a straightforward case of statutory interpretation.” He explains that a tariff is a tax, and the power to tax belongs to Congress.

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“Scripture is full of kings brought low by their own arrogance”

“America is a nation built on war.” bit.ly/4cpNTs0

Kill some people, pray there’s an uprising and good guys win

Contributor: Killing an enemy leader often escalates conflict and chaos This is the “smart bomb” trap: A discrete strike intended to compress a conflict instead transforms its character.

“Leadership assassination in international disputes does not simply remove authority; it redistributes it under emotional mobilization…. This is the pattern after decapitation: Martyrdom transfers legitimacy. The successor must demonstrate resolve, not flexibility.”

Contributor: Killing an enemy leader often escalates conflict and chaos This is the “smart bomb” trap: A discrete strike intended to compress a conflict instead transforms its character.

“Leadership assassination in international disputes does not simply remove authority; it redistributes it under emotional mobilization…. This is the pattern after decapitation: Martyrdom transfers legitimacy. The successor must demonstrate resolve, not flexibility.”

“State failure brings violence and instability; it almost never brings democratization.”—Levitsky & Way, 2015

surprise surprise!

All I heard was annoyed rambling about plans and military officials

Hegseth rattled by a simple question

“State failure brings violence and instability; it almost never brings democratization.”—Levitsky & Way, 2015

Hegseth rattled by a simple question

Now in print: “Reasoning From Injustice,” 30 Mich. J.R. & L. 261 (2026). What else has Judith Shklar, Job, Harriett Beecher Stowe, and Frederick Douglass? @lsolum.bsky.social says “Highly Recommended.”

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