Grammar cops: this one is for you. Linguist John McWhorter joins us on Stay Tuned this week to discuss language and politics. Listen here: cafe.visitlink.me/OBk52F

I have a terrific and brief (8 minute) interview with the producer of this show on Parliamentary vs. Presidential democracy. It was a great conversation. Please listen in!

I had a great time yesterday evening presenting at the University of Maryland College Park, where my son Eric is a senior. The attendees were terrific and asked lots of insightful questions. I even got a picture with the upcoming graduation speaker! MLAW Programs

The producer of Stay Tuned with Preet distilled a 25-minute interview to just 8, starting at 47:46. It conveys vital lessons distinguishing presidential vs parliamentary systems, and why it matters to constitutional reform. Please listen in. Preet Bharara cafe.com/stay-tuned/wor…

I cannot figure out what's happening among academic elites. But two points: (1) it is okay to have an unpublished thought. And (2) it's hard to imagine a proposal, even in the guise of a thought experiment, that could more easily and obviously backfire . washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

More truly conservative voices explaining the misguided notion that reciprocal tariffs help our economy with complete clarity.

Here’s a third conservative actually being conservative, meaning against tariffs and more.

More on true conservatives who actually understand tariffs.

Full list of books removed under this administration from the Nimitz Library at the US Naval Academy (released April 4, 2024): media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/20…

nytimes.com/2025/04/07/opi…

Didn't think I'd be reposting Elon Musk, but here it is. Even an evil jerk gets some things right, and the kindest people get some things wrong. It's really important to focus on that. Always aligning with one side or another no matter what is the enemy of democracy and freedom.

nytimes.com/2025/04/09/bus…

Any economists know of a good, preferably comprehensible for non-economists, piece on whether stock market circuit breakers do any good? My hunch is that they don't, or at least I can't think of a reason why they would. But I'd like to get sense of the literature on this.

It's hard to imagine a more rewarding moment logging onto social media than this! Thank you so much Jean Hein.

I'll be a featured author on May 3. More details to follow. keyschool.org/community/anna…