Monday, November 4, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law Firm Accuses DePaul Law Student Of 'Sabotage' In Chicago Bears Hiring Bias Lawsuit
- 5th Circuit Affirms Tax Court: Tax Rule In Political Donations Tightened
Sunday:
- The Christian Case For Voting Democrat, Republican, And Third Party
- Presidential Candidates Break Out Faith References In The Final Days Of The Campaign
- Unity Before And After November 5th
- Vanity Fair: What JD And Usha Vance Learned From Their ‘Tiger Mom’ At Yale Law School
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 4, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 28, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- How To Reform Law Schools: Boycott Law Clerks (Judge Ho) Or Divest Funding (Judge Thapar)?
- Beauty In Desolation: Addressing America's Waste Crisis Through Tax Reform
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Is the World Ready For A Religious Comeback?
- You Don’t Need A Rule of Life. You Need A Church.
- Slog, Sacrifice, And Religion
- Pepperdine Caruso Law School Awards Honorary Degree To 98-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor David Wiener
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 28, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 14, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- A Blueprint To Reclaim Legal Education From External Rankers
- Soled: The Nation's Transfer Tax Regime And The Tax Gap
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Pope Francis Is Turning Certainty On Its Head
- Who’s The Christian Presidential Candidate? Americans Say Neither
- Hayashi: Christianity And The Liberal(ish) Income Tax
- Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Visits Pepperdine Caruso Law School
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 14, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, October 7, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Bar Exam Pass Rates Are Up In 70% Of States
- Narotzki Posts Two Tax Papers On SSRN
Sunday:
- Some Of Christianity’s Biggest Intellectual Skeptics Are Becoming Vocal Converts
- NY Times: The Impact Of A Masculine Religious Revival On The Church And Society
- The Bible: A Global History
- Pepperdine Caruso Law School Hosts Discussion On Abortion And Religious Freedom
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
October 7, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 30, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- Tax Whistleblowers Receive $74m Of $263m Recovery; IRS Plans 170% Increase In Whistleblower Office Staff
- King & Spalding Fights Bias Suit By Straight, White Female Over Summer Associate Diversity Fellowship Program
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- NY Times Op-Ed: A Princeton Professor’s Advice To Young Conservatives
- Trump Says He's Thinking More About God After Recent Assassination Attempts
- NY Times: In A First Among Christians, Young Men Are More Religious Than Young Women
- The Great Unfinished Pepperdine Caruso Law Symphony
September 30, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 23, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- Harpaz Presents Global Tax Wars And The Shift To Source-Based Taxation
- UC-Berkeley Law Prof Targeted As ‘Zionist McCarthyist’ Outside Of His Antisemitism Course
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- Dissecting The Frog: How A Meme Explains The Westlaw/Lexis And Generational Divide
- Over 300 Christian Leaders Sign ‘Confession Of Evangelical Conviction’ Ahead Of 2024 Election
- The Young Catholic Women Bringing Back Veils
- Taste And See If The Show Is Good: How A Christian Can Revel In Breaking Bad And Better Call Saul
September 23, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 16, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- The Biden Administration’s Unconstitutional Student Loan Cancellation Plans & Congress’s Responsibility To Address The Root Cause Of The Student Loan Crisis
- Why Professors Can’t Teach
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- NY Times Op-Ed: Elite Schools Are Thinking About Black Student Admissions The Wrong Way
- What Is The Difference Between A Church And A Religious Organization?
- Evangelicals In A Diverse Democracy: Is It Time To Let Jesus Take The Wheel?
- What Bluegrass-Loving Friars Taught Me About A Life Of Faith: Put First Things First
September 16, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, September 9, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- Temple And Tulsa Seek To Hire Entry Level Or Lateral Tax Profs
- If You Want To Be Dean, You Probably Won’t Be Good At It
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- Should You Have Kids In Law School?
- The Unbearable Lightness Of Choosing Children
- It Is Not Best For Man To Eat Alone
- WaPo Op-Ed: Living For The Unremarkable Moments
September 9, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- July Multistate Bar Exam Mean Score Is Highest Since 2013
- Hoffer: Disaster! Tax Legislation In Crises
Sunday:
- Jesus And The Powers: Christian Political Witness In 2024
- NY Times Op-Ed: Catholic Converts Like JD Vance Are Reshaping Republican Politics
- Fall 2024 Pepperdine Law & Religion Workshop Series
- St. Thomas College of Law Reinstates Fired Tenured Professor, Will Start Termination Hearings
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Labor Day:
- Closing Of Golden Gate Law School Leaves Students And Alumni In A Bind
- IRS: The Tax Consequences Of Online Crowdfunding
- George Washington And Illinois Seek To Hire Entry Level Or Lateral Tax Profs
September 3, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 26, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- Miss-Stake By IRS: Proof-of-Stake's Underinclusive Regulatory Guidance
- Ex-Bank Robber, Now Georgetown Law Prof, Charged With Felonies In Domestic Abuse Case
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- Federal Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Bar's Diversity Clerkship Program
- WaPo Op-Ed: Why Don't I Have Any Close Friends? I Live In Los Angeles.
- NY Times Op-Ed: What The Olympics Can Teach Us About Excellence
- WSJ: Elon Musk’s Walk With Jesus
August 26, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 19, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- Evan Gershkovich, Other Freed Hostages Hit With IRS Tax Penalties For Their Time As Russia's Hostages
- UC-Berkeley Is First Law School To Offer AI-Focused Degree
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- Kamala Harris (UC Law SF) Would Be Second Lawyer-President With A Non-T14 Degree; Joe Biden (Syracuse Law) Is The Other
- Not Everything Is Cancel Culture
- Religious Teens Are Happier Than Their Secular Peers — Dramatically So For Religious Conservatives
- The Olympics’ Most Iconic Photo Has A Christian Message
August 19, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, August 12, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- Tax Prof Named Urban Studies Scholar To Research Why The FHA Funded An All-Black Community Despite A Whites-Only Policy
- The Best State For Entry-Level Lawyers To Begin Their Careers: California
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Sunday:
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
- Questioning The Inevitability Of The NextGen Bar Examination
- Brunson: Religious Tax Protest Before And After RFRA
- Conservative Christian Colleges Are Facing Cancel Culture Problems
- Do Educated People Believe In God More Or Less?
August 12, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 29, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Tech Advances Inspire Law School Curriculum Changes
- Exploring Flexibility In 83(b) Elections: A Tax Policy Proposal
Sunday:
- Kamala Harris And Faith
- Religious Liberty In The States
- One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search For Salvation
- NALP: Class Of 2023 Had Highest Employment (92.6%) And Salaries ($160,000) In History
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 29, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 22, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Former Students, Friends, And Family Remember Dan Markel On The 10th Anniversary Of His Murder; Justice For Dan Launches Markel Award For Criminal Law Theory Scholarship
- The Tax-Exempt Status Of Name, Image, And Likeness Collectives
Sunday:
- Christian Perspectives On The Attempted Assassination Of President Trump: Political Violence, Love, Glory, Courage, And Grace
- In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face To Face With The Idea Of An Afterlife
- Father Mike: The Bible In 10 Minutes
- New Paths For Attorney Licensure: California Confirms Kaplan Bar Exam, Arizona Launches Second Chance Program
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 22, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 15, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Columbia Law Professor Katherine Franke May Be Fired Following Complaint Filed By Two Colleagues
- Clarifying The Uncertainty Over Direct And Indirect Taxes In Moore v. United States
Sunday:
- The Bible And The Bard: The Gospel According To Shakespeare
- Tim Scott And The Role Of Chaste, Single, Mature Christians In Politics And The Church
- WaPo Op-Ed: The Meaning Of Hagar
- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Tax Journalist And Best-Selling Author David Cay Johnston Joins University Faculty
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 15, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 8, 2024
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- Zhang: Rethinking Eisner v. Macomber And The Future Of Structural Tax Reform
- NY Times: Pay For Lawyers Is So High People Are Comparing It To The NBA
- Treasury Department Seeks To Hire Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel ($147,649 - $221,900)
- The Upper-Level Writing Paper And The Law Review Article: How To Tell Your Story
Friday:
- Weekly Legal Education Roundup
- Tax Policy In The Biden Administration
- Teaching Transactional Business Law Through Campus And Community Partnerships
- Harpaz Presents Global Tax Wars And The Shift To Cross-Border Taxation At UC-Davis
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Daughter Graduates From Law School And Surprises Mother With Cap And Gown She Didn't Get To Wear At Her Law School Graduation 40 Years Ago
- WSJ: The Blue-State Wealth Exodus Continues
Sunday:
- WaPo Op-Ed: Gentle Is The Joy That Comes With Age
- Were Christian Colonists Justified In Fighting In The Revolutionary War?
- Roger Federer’s Dartmouth Graduation Speech: Winning In Tennis — And In Life
- Blackman: John Roberts, The Professoriate, And Amy Coney Barrett
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 8, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, July 1, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 19th Annual Junior Tax Scholars Workshop Concludes Today At Wisconsin
- Golden Gate Law Students Ask Court To Keep School Open Another Year
Sunday:
- Things Worth Remembering: Why Forgiveness Matters
- WSJ Op-Ed: How Solzhenitsyn Found Himself—And God
- NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) To YIGBY (Yes In God's Backyard): Affordable Housing On Church Property
- Former Law Prof Joshua Wright's Lawyer Criticizes Congressional Request For Information On George Mason's Title IX Investigation
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
July 1, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 24, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- WSJ: Houston Bankruptcy Triangle — Federal Judge, Local Attorney, And Kirkland & Ellis
- Clarke: Four More Takeaways From Moore
Sunday:
- The Book Of Job: Good News For An Unfair World
- WSJ: God Inc.—Church Startups Spread Franchise Model Across U.S.
- Christian Belmont University Permits Hiring Faculty Of Other Faiths Or No Faith
- Avi-Yonah: Is A Mark To Market Tax Constitutional After Moore?
- Update On Ex-George Mason Law Prof Joshua Wright's Lawsuits Over Sex Allegations
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 24, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 17, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- How Legal Gen AI Is Better Preparing Law Students For Practice
- Escajeda: Songwriters, Poets, And Tax Policy
Sunday:
- An Essay In Defense Of Christianity
- Discovery Of Oldest Account Of Jesus As A Boy Provides Added Context To New Testament
- Inazu: Encouraging And Equipping Christian Faculty At Non-Christian Universities
- Kirkland & Ellis Litigation Partner And Father Of 11 Mike Williams' Parenting Secret: Boundaries, Not Balance
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 17, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 10, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- WSJ Three-Part Series On Former George Mason Law Prof Joshua Wright
- Part One: The Hidden Life of Google’s Secret Weapon
- Part Two: For Years, an Esteemed Law Professor Seduced Students. Was He Too Important to Fire?
- Part Three: How Hubris, Revenge and a Breakup Brought Down Big Tech’s Proudest Ally
- Cancel The Debt, Cancel The Tax: Exclude Student Loan Debt Relief From Gross Income Using The General Welfare Exclusion
Sunday:
- A New Book Of Job Movie: ‘If God Loves You, Why Does He Let Me Hurt You?’
- WaPo Op-Ed: Invisible And Exposed — But Adaptable, As Only The Old Can Be
- WSJ Op-Ed: God’s Place In D-Day’s Great Crusade
- Morse Tan Steps Down As Liberty Law School Dean After 2 1/2 Years; Tax Prof Tim Todd Named Interim Dean
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 10, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, June 3, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Former DePaul Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea Begins Her New Job Today As ABA Managing Director Of Legal Education
- Three New California Tax Articles
Sunday:
- Chasing Hope: Courage In A Hurting World
- WaPo Op-Ed: The Dressing Room Encounter That Made Me Get Real About Aging
- The Bible And Same-Sex Marriage
- I’m A Jewish Alumna Of Christian Colleges —Where I Found A Safe Home
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
June 3, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Go-Getters Get Going At 5 A.M.
- The Spin-Off Of PayPal From eBay: Taxable Or Tax-Free Reorganization?
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Harrison Butker’s Very American Catholic Traditionalism
- A Year After Tim Keller's Death, His Humility And Self-Forgetfulness Are His Biggest Legacy For Us
- WSJ Op-Ed: United Methodist Church Abandons Traditional Christian Teaching On Homosexuality And Marriage
- Pepperdine Caruso Law Celebrates The Class Of 2024
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Memorial Day:
- Happy Memorial Day From Pepperdine
- NY Times: Pro-Palestinian Activism Disrupts CUNY Law Graduation; School Says It's ‘Proud Of All 201 Members Of The Class Of 2024’
- America The Divisible: Local Taxes And The SALT Subsidy
- FIU Faculty Criticize Law School's Decision To Cut Mic Of Student Speaker At Commencement Who Expressed Political Opinion About Gaza
May 28, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 20, 2024
Tax Prof Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- What Law Students Should Know About Generative AI Before Their Summer Jobs
- Hatfield: Safeguarding Taxpayer Data
Sunday:
- WaPo Op-Ed: Lifelong Lessons In Coping With Fear And Humiliation
- Dallas Mavericks: The NBA Basketball Team Created To Represent God
- Hasen: Taxation Of Work In Christian Theology
- 6-Year-Old Girl Bravely Saves NYU Law Commencement With Hand-Drawn Purple Heart For Dean After Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupted Ceremony
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 20, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 13, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Simkovic: Columbia Law Professor Says Columbia University Violated Federal Laws, Fostered A ‘Hostile Environment’ On Campus
- IRS Inconsistencies: Section 213 And The Deductibility Of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Can Conservative And Liberal Catholics Coexist?
- WSJ Op-Ed: The Smear Campaign Against ‘Christian Nationalists’
- Happy Mother's Day From SNL
- 5 Ways Motherhood Makes You A Better Lawyer
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 13, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, May 6, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- “Irrevocably Shaken”: Columbia Law Review Editors Demand Cancellation Of Exams Due To Campus Protests
- ProPublica: Sports Team Owners Face New Tax Scrutiny From The IRS
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Three Strands Of American Evangelicalism: Fundamental, Evangelical, And Pentecostal
- Robby George And John Inazu On Antisemitism And The Campus Protests
- Religious Diversity At Pepperdine Caruso Law
- Wash U Law Faculty, Students, And Alumni Condemn Protest Crackdown
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
May 6, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 29, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- George Washington Law School Relocates Students For Final Exams Due To Pro-Palestinian Encampment On Campus
- The Tax Ramifications Of Name, Image, And Likeness Deals For Student-Athletes
Sunday:
- How Speaker Mike Johnson’s Faith Changed His Path On Ukraine
- 'Friendly Gentile' And Jewish Law Profs, A Rabbi, And A Passover Contract
- WSJ: Going To Church Enhances Your Mental Health
- WaPo Op-Ed: Punish Columbia Professors, Not Students Protesters, For The Intellectual Degeneration On Campus
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 29, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 22, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 2024-25 U.S. News International Law Rankings
- D.C. Tax Profs Celebrate Tax Day
Sunday:
- Harvard Law Prof Ruth Okediji: Music And Faith Foster Hope In Difficult Times
- WaPo Op-Ed: It’s Not So ‘Terribly Strange To Be 70’
- Pepperdine Caruso Law 3L Commissioning Service
- 2024-25 U.S. News Legal Writing Rankings
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 22, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 15, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- 2024-25 U.S. News Constitutional Law Rankings
- March's Tax Reflections With Reuven Avi-Yonah
Sunday:
- Vatican Says Gender Change And Fluidity Are Threat To Human Dignity; Pope Francis Slams Door On 'Cafeteria Catholics'
- NY Times & WSJ Book Reviews: Enslaved Christians And The Making Of The Bible
- Pepperdine Caruso Law Celebrates Founding Dean Ron Phillips
- 2024-25 U.S. News Contracts/Commercial Law Rankings
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 15, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 8, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Does Yale's Hiring Of Garrett West Signal That Incentives On Campuses Are Changing For The Better?
- Mirkay Presents Formulating Tax Policy Through The Lens Of Economic Dignity At Indiana
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Don’t Let Our Broken Politics Mangle Our Faith
- NY Times: They Want To Become Nuns And Priests. Student Debt Holds Them Back.
- Hudson: Pastors, Are You Prepared To Lose Your Job Or Half Your Congregation To Tell The Truth? Jesus Was.
- Kennedy: Mandatory DEI Statements Are Ideological Pledges Of Allegiance. Time To Abandon Them.
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 8, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, April 1, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- White Male DePaul 1L Sues Chicago Bears For Gender And Racial Discrimination In Hiring for 'Legal Diversity Fellow' Position
- Jennifer Bird-Pollan Leaves Kentucky For Wayne State
Sunday:
- No Earthly Cross Is Borne In Vain, For The Darkness Of Good Friday Is No Match For The Radiance Of Easter Sunday
- NY Times Op-Ed: What Will American Religion Look Like On Easter 2050?
- WSJ Op-Ed: Why Churches Are Packed On Easter Sunday
- NY Times Op-Ed: Why Is ‘Centering’ Antiracism Delightful On Broadway, 'Soul Crushing' In Universities And Law Schools?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
April 1, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 25, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- How To Find Meaning, Purpose, And Joy In Your Asynchronous Online Courses
- Gómez Presents Taxation's Limits At Indiana
Sunday:
- Palm Sunday: The Donkey, The Lion, And The Lamb
- Grieving Without God Is One Thing. Grieving Without God’s People Is Another.
- Truth And Law: The Role And Mission Of A Christian Law School In Africa
- Teaching Evaluations Are Broken. Can They Be Fixed?
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 25, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 18, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- UC Law SF Takes San Francisco Back To Court Over Squalor Surrounding Its Tenderloin Campus
- Hackney: Keep Charitable Oversight In The IRS
Sunday:
- Easter Devotional: Be Still In The Middle Of The Battle
- WaPo Op-Ed: The Two Best Gifts Of Aging? Softness And Illumination.
- Justice Alito Delivers Keynote Address At Dinner Celebrating Launch Of Ken Starr Institute For Faith, Law, And Public Service At Pepperdine Caruso Law
- Provost Says Former Mayor Is 'Preferred' Memphis Law Dean Candidate, Seeks Faculty Input Via 2-Question Email
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 18, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 11, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- After Less Than Two Years, Miami Law Dean Steps Down; Business School Professor Named Interim Dean
- Empire Star Terrence Howard, Hit With $1m Judgment For Back Taxes, Says It Is Immoral To Tax Descendants Of Slaves
Sunday:
- Purpose: What Evolution And Human Nature Imply About The Meaning Of Our Existence
- NY Times: Men Are From Mercury, Women Are From Neptune
- NY Times: Biblical Beauty, Human Evil, And The Idea Of Israel
- Penn Law Prof Amy Wax Speaks Out About Sanctions Imposed On Her: 'The Woke Catechism Is Contrary To Every First Amendment Principle'
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 11, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, March 4, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Harvard Law School Dean John Manning Named Interim Provost; Professor John Goldberg Named Interim Dean
- There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants, And Companies Are Paying The Price
Sunday:
- The Atlantic: I Didn’t Expect The Chosen To Enrich My Faith
- WaPo Op-Ed: A Superpower of Older Age — Powerlessness
- NY Times Op-Ed: What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly?
- California Bar Takers Fear They Will Fail The Exam Due To Cold Conditions In Cow Palace: 'I Could See My Breath'
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
March 4, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 26, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Donna Adelson Feuded With Murder Victim Dan Markel Over Kosher Meals For Her Grandchildren
- Soled: The Gift Tax And The Tax Gap
Sunday:
- What A Murdered Russian Dissident Can Teach Us About Moral Courage
- Jordan Peterson, God, And Christianity
- NY Times Op-Ed: 'Grace Is A Participation In The Life Of God'
- Christian Legal Society Law School Fellows Washington, D.C. Program (May 19-25) For 1Ls And 2Ls
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 26, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 19, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Former Penn President Shatters Record For Highest-Paid College President: $22,866,127
- Avi-Yonah Posts Three Tax Papers On SSRN
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Finding God Through The Divine Language Of Mathematics
- WaPo: Catholic Priest And Evangelical Pastor Battle For Souls In Brazil's Deepest Amazon Rainforest
- A Rabbi Walks Into A Christian University
- New ABA Accreditation Standard Is A Step Forward For Free Speech At Law Schools
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 19, 2024 in About This Blog, Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 12, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- White Student's Discrimination Case Against Howard Law School Survives
- Tax Panel At Today's ClassCrits XIV Conference At Southwestern
Sunday:
- Third Annual Nootbaar Fellows Workshop And Conference: Charting The Future Of Church And State
- WSJ: Abraham Lincoln’s Unchurched Faith
- Catholic Law Prof Blog Mirror Of Justice Celebrates Its 20-Year Anniversary
- WSJ: You Don’t Have To Be A Jerk To Succeed In Law And Life
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 12, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, February 5, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Will Lawsuit Against U.S. News Over Hospital Rankings Lead To Lawsuit Over Law School Rankings?
- Harvard Faces New Threat Of State Tax On Its $51 Billion Endowment
Sunday:
- Inazu: Spiritual Formation And Political Engagement
- WSJ: Lessons In Leadership From The Hebrew Bible
- Paul’s View On Death Changed Mine
- 69% Of America's 'Best Lawyers' Question The Competency Of Any Lawyer Who Has Difficulty Passing The Bar Exam
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
February 5, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, January 29, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Terminated Tenured Law Professor Sues University, Claims He Was Fired For Opposing DEI
- Trump’s Yuge Golf Course Conservation Easement Tax Break: $323 Million
Sunday:
- WaPo Op-Ed: Age Makes The Miracles Easier To See
- Why Young Men Are Failing To Launch—And What The Church Can Do About It
- Rethinking The ‘Danger’ Of Public Christianity
- Lawyer Employment Outlook Looks Good, But Bar Passage Rates Decline
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
January 29, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, January 22, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Pro Bono Supreme Court Amicus Briefs Provide Additional Evidence That BigLaw Skews Liberal
- Lily Batchelder Returns To NYU After Serving Over 3 Years As Assistant Secretary For Tax Policy
Sunday:
- WSJ Op-Ed: How ‘Evangelical’ Are Iowa’s Evangelicals?
- There’s No Better Time To Be An Evangelical Christian
- Hayashi: Christianity And The Liberal(ish) Income Tax
- Uganda: A Trip Nothing Short Of Life-Changing For Law Students And Lawyers
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
January 22, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
TaxProf Blog MLK Holiday Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Three LGBTQ Students File Discrimination Lawsuit Against Idaho Law School
- NY Times: National Taxpayer Advocate Laments IRS Struggles To Answer Taxpayer Phone Calls Despite Budget Infusion
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Cancer, Faith, And Friendship
- WSJ Op-Ed: Title IX And The Assault On Hillsdale College
- Higher Education Must Reclaim Its Higher Purpose: Value And Virtue
- Rodriguez: Three Ways To Improve AALS
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
- Law School Founded On DEI Pillar Is Now 'Riven With Betrayal And Fear' Over October 7th And Israel-Hamas War
- A Welfare Analysis Of Tax Audits Across The Income Distribution
- Centering Disability In The Law School Pedagogy: A Way To Include Disabled Law Students
January 16, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, January 8, 2024
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Simkovic: Lessons From The Resignations Of Penn And Harvard Presidents Liz Magill And Claudine Gay
- The U.S. Tax System Is Getting Even More Progressive
Sunday:
- The Top 10 Faith Posts Of 2023
- WSJ Op-Ed: Our Dog, Who Art In Heaven
- WSJ Op-Ed: The Incarnation Changes Even Nonbelievers
- District Court Rejects White Male Law Prof's Gender Bias Suit Against University Of Denver
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
January 8, 2024 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
TaxProf Blog New Year's Weekend Roundup
- 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)
January 2, 2024 in About This Blog, Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
TaxProf Blog Christmas Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- July 2023 California Bar Exam Results For Out-Of-State Law Schools
- Joint Tax Committee Publishes Bluebook: General Explanation Of Tax Legislation Enacted In The 117th Congress
- Conservative Group Sues Wisconsin Bar To Block Diversity Clerkship Program For Law Students
Christmas Eve:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Christmas, God, And Faith
- WSJ Op-Ed: You Don’t Have To Be Religious To Feel The Awe Of Christmas
- WSJ Editorial: In Hoc Anno Domini
- First-Gen Law Students Have 'No Safety Net'
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
Christmas:
- A Hallelujah Christmas
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
- Christmas 1914
- Grandparents, Grandchildren, And The Magic Of Christmas
- Merry Christmas From Pepperdine University (2023)
- NY Times Op-Ed: There's No Better Time To Be A Catholic Than Christmas 2023
- WaPo Op-Ed: You Don’t Have To Be A Believer To Celebrate The Christmas Revolution
December 26, 2023 in About This Blog, Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Tax News, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, December 18, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Law Schools Embrace LSAT Alternatives Following SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ban
- Ukrainian Intelligence Destroys Russia's IRS Database And Backup Copies
- Tobacco Company CEOs, Ivy League Presidents, And Race
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: War And Faith
- NY Times: The Rarest Of Nobel Laureates In Literature — A Man Of Faith
- Jewish 1L Asked To Add Menorah To Holiday Display. Law School Instead Removed Christmas Tree.
- ‘I’m Not Responsible For Charlie’s Situation:’ Wendi Coldly Dismisses Frantic Donna After Charlie's Conviction In Dan Markel's Murder
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 18, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, December 11, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Tenured Law Professor Appeals Dismissal Of Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Suspension Following Use Of Redacted Slurs On Exam
- 15 Year-Old 1L With 174 LSAT And CPA Plans To Be A Tax Lawyer And Tax Professor
- Donna Adelson's Attorney In Dan Markel Murder Case Seeks Her Release Due To ‘Cruel And Inhumane’ Jail Conditions
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: The Power Of Faith At 1:00 A.M.
- WSJ Exhibition Review: God And Mammon At The Morgan Library
- Universities Must Preserve American Values: Freedom, Faith And Self-Governance — Leavened With Humility
- NY Times Op-Ed: Campus Antisemitism, Free Speech, And Double Standards
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 11, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, December 4, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Rejects Golden Gate Law School's Plan To Terminate Its JD Program
- STEAM: Should Accounting Be Added To STEM To Reinvigorate And Diversify The Profession?
- Charlie Adelson Spent 35 Hours On Prison Phone With His Mother Donna In The Week Between His Conviction And Her Arrest In Dan Markel's Murder
Sunday:
- The Liberal Arts: Truth U, Social Justice U, Or Jesus U?
- NY Times Op-Ed: Conservative Church Critics Of Pope Francis Get Fired, While Progressive Critics Get Sternly Worded Letters
- BYU, Catholic, Cumberland, Liberty, Notre Dame, And Pepperdine Deans Support ABA's Proposed Free Speech Accreditation Standard, But Object To Extra Burden Placed On Faith-Based Law Schools
- The Case For And Against Keeping Donna Adelson In Jail Before Her Trial In Dan Markel's Murder
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
December 4, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 27, 2023
TaxProf Blog Holiday Weekend Roundup
- WaPo: Why Thomas Jefferson Hated Thanksgiving
- WSJ: This Thanksgiving, Cook The Turkey. Not Your Home.
- WKRP In Cincinnati Thanksgiving Turkey Drop
- A Wall Street Journal Thanksgiving
Friday:
- Weekly SSRN Tax Article Review And Roundup: Eyal-Cohen Reviews Hanna's Moore, The 16th Amendment, And The TCJA’s Deemed Repatriation Provision
- Weekly Legal Education Roundup
- Tax Policy In The Biden Administration
- Next Week’s Tax Workshops
- Judge Orders Ex-Mother-in-Law Of Slain FSU Professor Held Without Bond; A Look Inside The Adelson Family Dynamics
- Law Schools: Want To Help Bend The Arc Of The Moral Universe Toward Justice? Hire Law Professors With Public Service Experience.
Saturday:
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- Steve Lubet's Final Class After 48 Years At Northwestern: Mic Marker Drop
- Calabresi: Amar Brothers' Moore Amicus Brief Ignores Constitution's Plain Meaning To Justify Taxing Unrealized Gains
- 25 Year Old Law Student, Presumed To Be A Hostage Since October 7, Found Dead Under Ambulance
Sunday:
- WaPo Op-Ed: At 33, I Knew Everything. At 69, I Know Something Much More Important.
- What Does It Profit A Christian To Protect An Institution But Lose Their Soul?
- Christians Can’t Fix The Israel-Hamas War
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 27, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 20, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- ABA Proposes To Allow Accreditation Of Fully Online Law Schools Like Purdue
- Terrorism And Tax Advantages: Universities And Anti-Israel Groups May Face Scrutiny Of Their Nonprofit Status
- WaPo: Oregon’s New Bar Exam Alternative Is The First Of Its Kind
Sunday:
- NY Times Op-Ed: Atheism, Western Liberalism, UFOs, And Christianity
- Was Abraham Lincoln A Christian?
- American Christians And The Anti-American Temptation
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 20, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Tax Daily, Weekend Roundup | Permalink
Monday, November 13, 2023
TaxProf Blog Weekend Roundup
- This Week's Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
- California Bar Exam Pass Rate Falls To 51.5%, Bucking National Trend
- Bolstering Benefits Behind Bars: Reevaluating Earned Income Tax Credit And Social Security Benefits Denials To Inmates
- Ed Larson, Tom Stipanowich, And Ahmed Taha Win Pepperdine University Faculty Awards
Sunday:
- Inazu: The Lack Of Clarity And Courage In Higher Education On Hamas And Israel
- Brunson: Can Churches Invest Funds Members Give Believing They Will Be Used For Good Works?
- Department Of Education Imposes Largest Fine In History On America's Largest Christian College; Was It Targeted By Biden Administration?
- Chodorow: Speaker Mike Johnson Wants To Unleash Ministers On Politics
- The Top Five New Tax Papers
November 13, 2023 in Legal Education, Tax, Weekend Roundup | Permalink