Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran. It was an unforced disaster, and I pray that we learn its lessons.

My new article, A Wrong Turn with the Rights of Nature Movement, is now up on SSRN. This article is a skeptical look at the burgeoning Rights of Nature movement, which seeks to give rights to animals, insects, plants, and even non-living entities. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

My story is up on Slate about how tobacco companies have evaded Congressionally-mandated warnings for fourteen years. Big case in 5th Circuit this summer. slate.com/technology/202… via Slate

This is bad. Very bad. Bad for the corals. Bad for sea life. Bad for humans.

I'm quoted in this American Prospect article about the climate victory this week in Montana, where a judge ruled in favor of teen plaintiffs that Montana was violating its own constitution. #Held #youthclimate prospect.org/justice/2023-0…

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BY AGE 30 YOU SHOULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE THIS... 1. Normalize walking some paths in life alone because goals are personal.

I would cordially invite academics who belong to the “we all borrow writing it’s a normal practice” crowd to voluntarily submit examples from their own work where they have duplicated full paragraphs of another scholar’s writing without attribution. It’s no big deal right? x.com/samhaselby/sta…

I invested countless hours and dollars in learning about personal finance. Here are the most important personal finance lessons that you should know about:

Excited to share this new interdisciplinary publication exploring climate change and the geographies, legalities and public implications of immobility - written with colleagues from Oxford, Exeter and St Andrews doi.org/10.1002/wcc.879

I get emails like this and I have no idea if the authors of them are progressives or neo-Nazis. Tells you something.

Whenever I hear someone wants "life balance", I know they will end up dissapointed. Not only is life balance nearly impossible to have -- it's the wrong goal. They're shooting at the wrong target. Here's how I think about it isntead..:

Will the four decade old Chevron doctrine be overturned this term? It is likely to be, or massively scaled back, with major impacts for the powers of federal agencies. Here’s my take on the Supreme Court’s cases. youtu.be/KaHMOqVa-o8?si…

My new article is out in Georgetown Env. Law Rev. (link in comments). It's skeptical of the Rights of Nature movement, which seeks to disrupt liberal democracy by conferring rights on all non-human organisms. Bad for politics and bad for the planet. Richmond Law @URichmond

Pesticides are poisoning our food supply. They´re destroying our gut health, hormones & are even linked to cancer. Not all fruits and veggies are safe. Here's the Dirty Dozen 12 foods you must buy organic:

Beloved Jewish bakery in Sydney to shut down forever Apparently it's not safe to have a Jewish bakery in Australia anymore under this government.

The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!