TaxProf Blog New Year's Weekend Roundup

Saturday:

• This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
• Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen's Use Of Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Elevated Duke Athletics, Provided Early Inheritance To His Children, And Allowed Him To Take Public Interest Posts Late In His Career
• Muller: Projected Declines Of NYU & Cornell In 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings Highlight Impact Of New Methodology's Shift From Quality To Quantity
• Reforming The Grantor Trust Rules

New Year's Eve:

• NY Times & WSJ Book Reviews: Zero At The Bone — 50 Entries On Faith, Death, And Suffering
• Keep Complaining To God. Just Don’t Ignore Him.
• Inazu: GenXers And Evangelical Culture
• Free Speech In Academia
• The Top Five New Tax Papers

New Year's Day:

• Why Cutting IRS Funding Is Not Conservative
• Muller: Hard Questions About Experiential Learning, Legal Education, And The ABA
• Cato Institute: 2026 Tax Increases In One Chart
• NY Times: AI Got Smarter In 2023 (Especially On The LSAT And Bar Exam)