In a recent WSJ op-ed (which Julia Qin mentioned in the comments here), former Trump administration Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran makes the case for an "optimal
tariff in the region of 10% to 40%." In this post, I'm going to respond to three points from the op-ed, and then tack on two additional points at the end. [...]
ElgarBlog has posted my piece Finding the Right Remedy for IP Infringement. The piece discusses my recently-published book Remedies in Intellectual Property Law (Edward
Elgar Publ. 2026), as well as why I think it is important for IP professionals today to be well-versed in both the law of remedies and comparative IP law. Enjoy! [...]
This episode highlights an often-missed story: the Declaration of Independence didn’t just shape the U.S. Constitution—it directly shaped state constitutions, many of which
echo its natural-rights language more explicitly than the federal charter. Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick argues that reading state constitutional provisions [...]
Es gehört zu den Eigenheiten des Grundgesetzes, dass eine Norm, die seit 1949 niemals angewandt worden ist, die verfassungsrechtliche Diskussion in den vergangenen Jahren
stärker beschäftigt hat als zahlreiche Vorschriften, die tagtäglich diskutiert, vollzogen und gerichtlich überprüft werden. [...]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on July 1 his intent to designate certain Muslim and anti-fascist groups—including U.S. groups—as “terrorist organizations.”
Using authorities granted to him in a new Florida law, which took effect earlier that day, DeSantis declared that he would seek designation of the Council on American-Islamic [...]
On July 13, the Trump administration announced in an op-ed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it would “dismantle” the International Criminal Court (ICC), “brick
by brick, if necessary,” using “all the tools at our government’s disposal.” According to a State Department press release, the United States will undertake [...]