Ilya Shapiro

Dad x 4. Const Studies @ManhattanInst. Author, Supreme Disorder & Lawless. Tweets on law, liberty, pursuit of happiness. “Dad of the Internet”
Opinions my own.

[Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro]

Nah it’s the mass murder.

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Alex P. Keaton FTW

[Philip Melanchthon Wegmann @PhilipWegmann]

The kids are “Nixonmaxxing.” https://t.co/h30TatGerl

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Good listen.

[Razib Khan 🧬 ✍️ @razibkhan]

Daniel Di Martino: a Latino immigrant on immigration (and Venezuela) https://t.co/EOvLwcWwWU On this episode, Razib talks to Daniel Di Martino, a Venezuelan-born economist, speaker, and fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his research centers on immigration policy, including selection, assimilation, and high-skilled migration. Born in 1999 and raised in Venezuela, he witnessed firsthand the impacts of socialism, including hyperinflation and shortages, which prompted him to immigrate to the United States in 2016. He earned a BA in Quantitative Economics from Indiana University and a PhD in Economics from Columbia University. He writes for publications such as City Journal, and USA Today, and serves on the board of advisors for Young America’s Foundation while sitting on New Jersey’s advisory committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

First, they talk about the economic and social impact of socialism in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. Di Martino describes the country’s decline, including hyperinflation, shortages, and corruption, leading to a significant emigration of 30% of the population. Di Martino also discusses the potential for Venezuela’s freedom under the Trump administration and his ongoing work on immigration and economic policy. He advocates for a selective, high-skilled immigration policy in the U.S., emphasizing its economic benefits and the need for a moral approach to enforcement. They discuss Di Martino’s report, The Fiscal Impact of Immigration, and how Indians in America fit into that picture more precisely.

[Gerald Posner @geraldposner]

AOC lectures Israel without ever visiting. She’d be shocked to discover it’s not the white settler colony of her fantasies— Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews are the majority, Arab citizens have full rights and Knesset seats, women serve in combat, and gay Israelis host one of the world’s biggest Pride events in Tel Aviv. But Afghan girls banned from school by the Taliban and women who can’t leave home without a male escort? Crickets. Israel Derangement Syndrome is spreading fast in the Democratic Party.

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@stephen_richer Is there another Republican president available for him to serve under?

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Cannot be overstated how good this is.

[Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark]

Absolutely outstanding. Standing ovation stuff. This is the vision. This is the voice.

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@willcollier And ACC!

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Obviously red.

[Wisconsin First @wiscofirst]

This is a litmus test: in which hypothetical country would you rather live?

I’d personally rather live in blue.

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@n3ro There’s plenty of good beer in the blue, and guns in some of it. Beaches absolutely. But also food and freedom.

[Jason Miyares @JasonMiyaresVA]

“I know we’re living in a time of great division” says Spanberger who broke her campaign promises and promptly tried to gerrymander Virginia in order to silence roughly 1/2 of Virginians while disenfranchising millions of rural voters. No hypocrisy here at all….

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Yeah, I wouldn’t have lasted long in academia….

[Ilan Wurman @ilan_wurman]

This is, indeed, a mask off moment. Here a newly minted academic declares without a hint of self doubt that a proposition obvious to almost everyone not too long ago, and obvious to many now—that not all cultures have the same contemporary capacity for constitutional self-government—is bigoted and racist. It is arguments like this and the cavalier confidence with which they are freely asserted in the halls of academia that make everything Trump wants to do to the universities seem so eminently justified.

Here is the link to this tragically anti-intellectual post falsely attacking me as a bigot and racist for having asserted an obvious truth: https://t.co/lYDgQMdppJ

[Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro]

Interesting observations about the post-Slaughter world from a former FTC commissioner.

[Josh Wright @JoshWright1977]

New Competition on the Merits today!

And I've got a fun one. Are minority commissioners worth the trouble? Will the FTC survive the fall of Humphrey's? What should the FTC do next?

A Six Pack of Observations About the FTC After Trump v. Slaughter

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Most incredible stat of the World Cup.

[Zach Kram @zachkram]

Timing of Argentina's winners in the knockout rounds:

vs. Cape Verde: 111th minute
vs. Egypt: 92nd minute (stoppage time)
vs. Switzerland: 112th minute
vs. England: 92nd minute (stoppage time)

They haven't led after 90 minutes of any knockout game. But they're in the final.

[Jason Miyares @JasonMiyaresVA]

Reminder: the year Fidel Castro took power, Cuba had the same GDP as Greece. The year he died, Cuba had the same GDP as Sudan. In other words: Socialism. Fails. Every. Time.

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Winner gets the Cup, loser gets the Falklands.

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Mirando el partido desde un vuelo. Maravilloso! ✈️

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¡Hay que saltar!
¡Hay que saltar!
¡El que no salta es un inglés!
🇦🇷

[Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro]

¡Hay que saltar!
¡Hay que saltar!
¡El que no salta es un inglés!
🇦🇷

[B/R Football @brfootball]

For the first time in his illustrious 21-year international career, Leo Messi will face off against England 🍿

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Huzzah!

[RNLA ⚖️ @TheRepLawyer]

🚨 CONFIRMED 50-45🚨
The Senate has confirmed Matthew Schwartz to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. Schwartz will be an outstanding asset to the federal bench.

[Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro]

@AdeleScalia 8? That would leave me incredibly gloopy. I suppose it’s doable with a dry stick.