Valuing an adult life is not easy; valuing a child’s life is even harder. You cannot use their own WTP—and are parents’ valuations robust? They can be, argues @casssunstein.bsky.social—provided four assumptions hold (and if they don’t, adjustments are possible): buff.ly/NE3wniN

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📖 Legal reasoning and political conflict ✍️ Cass R. Sunstein 🗓 Published: 1996 🔗 https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1952270W

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New survey of Australian teenagers finds most did not comply with government's social media ban on under-16s. "Such bans are easy to circumvent, and being off a platform is individually costly when one’s peers remain on it." [Bursztyn, Sunstein et al. Cato research brief]

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The 2026 BU Law Review Conference, Oct. 21-24: "Presidentialism and the Escalation of Executive Power" Pre-note by Cass Sunstein, Oct 21 Keynote by Ricky Revesz, Oct. 23 8 panels Oct 22-24: On Con Law/History, Admin, Immigration, Advocacy, Restoring Democracy Schedule: www.bu.edu/law/engageme...

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This paper argues that government lawyers have three core moral obligations: commitment to law enforcement, legality, and the rule of law. Warns that when government lawyers abandon these responsibilities, democratic governance is placed at risk. spkl.io/633207pAZp #RuleOfLaw

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