Paul Buchanan

YouTube video by MSNBC ‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

This is the protest right now outside the ICE detention facility in Portland that has caused Trump to call in federal troops to use “full force.” Frankly, this is the biggest I’ve seen it all summer.

at the center of the efforts to destroy civil society in russia, hungary, georgia and elsewhere is the stigmatization, harassment, & criminalization of NGOs. that's what this is about, a full-on assault on democratic debate & freedoms.

this is not hyperbole. it's right here.

The book is super engaging and fascinating. I do not know how you managed to pull this off while going to law school - truly an incredible feat. Congratulations, and thank you!

Finally, a headline to feel good about!

Finally, a headline to feel good about!

Can we please stop saying he was “deported”? He was sent to a maximum security prison seemingly for life when he has never even been charged with a crime.

It’s sad to see powerful lawyers - of all people - knuckle under so readily on core principles when faced with a threat of economic loss.

A brazen and sad little shakedown…

So outrageous.

My hope is that downtown (which I still think is mostly incredibly pleasant) continues to fill up with these quirky small businesses. There are encouraging signs that’s happening. While I hope Nordstrom stays too, maybe life after Target, J Crew, and REI can actually be better than it was….

Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studi...

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To use Trump’s phrase, “people are saying” Columbia must have rejected Barron Trump. It’s the only explanation that makes sense.

I appreciate that this is well intentioned. But I do think it’s the kind of generalization and stereotyping that harms more than it helps. And I think giving this a label that conjures Nazis and the KKK also ensures that people will put up barriers even to good and legitimate messages.

Well, because you associated them with white supremacy culture in your post. I don’t like the suggestion that people of color don’t have a sense of urgency or can’t be perfectionists. That seems more problematic than helpful to me.

Much as I loathe the current DEI backlash, this kind of thing contributes to it, in my view. More than that, it seems insulting (to put it gently) to suggest that people who are not white don’t tend to be perfectionists or have a sense of urgency.

The Legal Landscape Around DEI Is Shifting. Your Messaging Should, Too. Anti-DEI activists and government officials are combing corporate websites and public statements looking for evidence of illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. That has led some corp...

This a pretty good piece for employers that are worried about the current DEI hysteria. hbr.org/2025/02/the-...

After Trump’s DEI Order, Companies Navigate a Legal Minefield Companies navigate a legal minefield as President Trump wages war on diversity programs, but they still have to guard against complaints of bias.

This is a good piece. But we should be clear that the use of the undefined phrase “illegal DEI” is a scare tactic. The only “illegal DEI” practices are preferences, quotas, & separating employees by protected characteristics without sufficient business necessity.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/b...

How Funders Can Respond to an Unprecedented Threat to Nonprofits | The Center for Effective Philanthropy The Trump administration’s hostility for and threat to the nonprofit sector is clear; how should funders respond?

Important insights and inspiration from my brother for the nonprofit sector in particular, but has resonance beyond that sector as well.

cep.org/blog/how-fun...

Standing Strong for DEI | The Center for Effective Philanthropy What happens when a term becomes so politicized that identifying with it — or not — carries too much baggage for a funder?

Great and important piece from my brother @philxbuchanan.bsky.social

cep.org/blog/standin...

Glad someone finally did this!

Employment law firm advertising has a whole different feel down here in Southern California.

Gross.

Insane to have rigorous ethical standards for everyone but those at the top. But that’s apparently how we do now in the judicial and executive branches. Hope I don’t get disciplined as a lawyer for saying so.

Confidence in U.S. Courts Plummets to Rate Far Below Peer Nations Very few countries have experienced similar declines, typically in the wake of wrenching turmoil. Experts called the data, from a new Gallup poll, stunning and worrisome.

This is so troubling and sad for the legal profession and the country as a whole. When Mitch flouted the rules following Scalia’s death he accelerated the decline. And the enormous impact of a criminal president continues to take its toll…
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/u...

“Omg! This is something that affects someone like me - I’ll say something!”

Since when did presidential inaugurations become such a compelling cause for charitable giving?

One thing Krugman doesn’t address is the potential impact of California’s unique position (at least relative to other states) on non-competition agreements. California’s prohibition on those agreements allowed cross pollination between tech companies that could not have occurred in most states.

And while I was at it, I deleted Threads as well.

So revolting.

Oh yes, and Biden refusing to let go until way too late.