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Robert L. Tsai

@robertltsai.bsky.social

Author of DEMAND THE IMPOSSIBLE, amzn.to/45LFzNg, PRACTICAL EQUALITY, AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN CONSTITUTIONS, ELOQUENCE & REASON | Next: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF COAL COUNTRY | Prof @ Boston U | constitutionalism, legal history | https://linktr.ee/roberttsai

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

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

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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.

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I’m with you

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

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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

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

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

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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.

Read more ➡️ spr.ly/63328h4g80

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

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

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

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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.”

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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.”

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

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surprise surprise!

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All I heard was annoyed rambling about plans and military officials

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Hegseth rattled by a simple question

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

02.03.2026 16:34 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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Hegseth rattled by a simple question

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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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Bored of Peace?

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Bored of Peace?

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