Josh Chafetz

joshchafetz.bsky.social

16 October 2026 22:44

1/ Katie Zacharia is obviously an incompetent press secretary for a wannabe authoritarian president, but I find the whole "she says she's a lawyer, but she's not barred!" discourse a little weird.

Josh Chafetz

joshchafetz.bsky.social

18 August 2026 03:06

Look, I’m not necessarily saying Zuul is arriving in DC at this moment, but I’m also not not saying that

Orin Kerr

orinkerr.bsky.social

20 July 2026 21:30

If you're starting law school this fall, you might be interested in my short essay, "How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students." You can download it for free here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Andy Craig

andycraig.bsky.social

06 July 2026 23:10

*taps sign* The government running party primary elections instead of letting parties pick their own nominees in the manner of their choosing is a weird American thing that eviscerates the fundamental purpose of political parties and it's bad, actually.

Kevin Hell-iott

kjephd.bsky.social

06 July 2026 23:10

Parties exist partly to vet candidates & vouch for them so voters don't pick someone bad out of ignorance. Primaries short-circuit this function since primary electorates can no more do this vetting than can general election ones.