Nicholas Creel

Jesus, Gen X…you guys are worse than the Boomers now

Though she be but little, she is fucking fierce

Mark Wallace@wallaceme.bsky.social

Ok don’t let’s get carried away but I found something genuinely good on Threads.

Anyone with this take has to be the most miserable kind of person to work with to the point that I’m 100% certain to bring an iced coffee into any interview I ever might do again just to make sure I can avoid getting stuck with them

Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social

I’m sorry, but if you bring an iced coffee - or any damn beverage at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.

The only thing I‘ve learned from the “Is it professional to drink an iced coffee at an interview” debate is how much I’d hate to work with people who focus on such stupid shit.

wsj.comOpinion | Congress Can Restructure the Supreme CourtArticle III of the Constitution says nothing about the number of justices.

17 Sept

If you saw that article in @thewallstreet.bsky.social the other day that said SCOTUS expansion was unconstitutional…well, I clapped back on that absurd claim. Gift link here: www.wsj.com/opinion/cong...

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derek guy

@dieworkwear.bsky.social

27 Aug

can someone rename gas to $2/ gallon

theguardian.comWiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with CanadaPaper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated

26 Aug

Elect a giant piece of shit, toilet paper gets more expensive. Supply and demand. That’s Econ 101, folks.

Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social

This will be enormously popular with the voting public, excellent work sir, your political instincts are unmatched www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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The Volatile Mermaid

@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social

26 Aug

Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.

ajc.comCalifornia is driving Paramount out. Let Georgia be Hollywood of the South.Georgia's next governor, regardless of whether it's Keisha Lance Bottoms or Rick Jackson, should welcome Paramount to relocate to the Peach State from California.

18 Aug

My latest, at the @ajc.com www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...

thehill.comConsumers want to watch movies at Home. No lawsuit will change that.An associate professor of business law argues that the decline of theatrical exhibition is driven by poor industry practices and consumer preference for streaming rather than the potential Paramoun…

13 Aug

I’ve got another piece out at @thehill.com over the Paramount WB merger. I make the case that consumer viewing habits and the entertainment industry’s adaptation to streaming have caused the harm state attorneys general claim the merger would bring about: thehill.com/opinion/6026...

nationalreview.comThe Hollywood Merger Won’t Kill Entertainment Jobs. Blocking It Might | National ReviewSomething besides industry consolidation is clearly to blame for Hollywood’s current contraction.

12 Aug

My latest, at @nationalreview.bsky.social makes the case for why those with jobs in the entertainment industry should support the WB-Paramount merger: www.nationalreview.com/2026/08/the-...

3 Aug

Peace talks begin Monday an hour before markets open. Bombs start Friday an hour after markets close. And the market buys it. Every. Fucking. Time.

wsj.comProsecutors Drop Case Against Olympic Canoeist Charged With Vandalizing Reflecting PoolThe U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. said new information showed the damage was the result of a botched installation and not vandalism.

31 July

Guess the bullshit Fauci hearing distracted enough MAGA folks for them to drop the bullshit reflecting pool charges they were using to try to distract from the bullshit reasons Trump started a war he can’t win or exit from. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

wsj.comTrump Orders Fresh Attack on IranU.S. officials said the attacks could begin as soon as this weekend.

31 July

Breaking on a Friday after markets closed. So fucking typical. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

nationalreview.comWhy Blocking the Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger Won't Save Movie Theaters | National Review

31 July

My latest at @nationalreview.bsky.social looks to how the lawsuit against the WB-Paramount merger is not credibly protecting customers, who abandoned theaters long ago. Nor will it help the theaters themselves, who are struggling to adapt to the new post-streaming landscape.

25 July

How stupid? Well…

The Liberal BoJack@thelibbojack.bsky.social

Trump's 2nd term and he's still saying "Make America Great Again." It's been 10 years. How stupid can his followers be?

thehill.comTrump ‘loves the inflation?’ Good News — there’s plenty more comingPresident Trump’s claim that a peace deal with Iran will bring down inflation is unlikely, as the war’s inflationary effects will persist for months after any peace agreement, and price…

20 June

My latest, at @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/cong...

newsweek.comThe Supreme Court Is Gaslighting America About Its Own Politics | OpinionIf the Supreme Court were not a political institution, the last decade of American politics would be unintelligible.

10 May

In my latest, at @newsweek.com, I speak to how the conservative justices on the court are gaslighting Americans when they claim to not be political actors: #scotus www.newsweek.com/the-supreme-...

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David Faris

@davidfaris.bsky.social

30 Apr

Oh hey so I started a newsletter called Bluetopia. It's about building social democracy state-by-state, but also foreign policy and elections and culture and horror movies and baseball (maybe). It'll be free unless something goes horrifically wrong in my life. bluetopia.beehiiv.com/p/a-newslett...

bluetopia.beehiiv.comA newsletter, I guess?How I ended up here and what you'll be getting if you stick around

7 Apr

“Subject to Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz“. What indication do we have that Iran agreed to this? None. What’s more, their incentive is to keep it closed, as the economic disruption builds the longer it is shut down. Trump is 100% caving to Iran here

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

Breaking news: Donald Trump has said he will 'suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks' subject to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. ft.trib.al/kXXZsOc

worldpoliticsreview.comThe High Cost of a Lawless WorldThe international legal order was for many years like oxygen: No one thought to put a price on it—until the room started running out of it.

7 Apr

Trump is clearly not being literal with his statement to end a civilization, facially absurd rhetoric is a hallmark of his communication style. Still, by putting that out there, particularly in a time of war, he corrodes the moral and legal foundations of the international order.

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World Politics Review

@wpr.bsky.social

3 Apr

The international legal order was for many years like oxygen: no one thought to put a price on it until the room started running out of it. Nicholas Creel (@prof-peacock.bsky.social‬) examines what the cost of a lawless world is already looking like in practice:

worldpoliticsreview.comThe High Cost of a Lawless WorldThe international legal order was for many years like oxygen: No one thought to put a price on it—until the room started running out of it.

3 Apr

My latest at @wpr.bsky.social speaks to how Trump’s violation of international law and norms is costing us all. Literally. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/high-cost-of...

2 Apr

Surprisingly, Trump has actually *increased* support for birthright citizenship. He helped polarize the pubic on an issue that was fairly evenly divided and a substantial majority now support it, at the highest rates to date no less.

Kevin M. Levin@civilwarmemory.bsky.social

Even if the Supreme Court rules to uphold Birthright Citizenship, and I suspect it will, Trump will still have succeeded in politicizing an issue that has largely gone unquestioned by most Americans. To that extent he will have weakened--perhaps permanently--another pillar of our democracy.

1 Apr

This. That markets are moving on his obviously false statements is even more perplexing. People with money on the line really ought to know better.

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newsweek.comSuing social media won’t protect our kids | OpinionFederal action and technological mandate are needed in order to actually protect children.

25 Mar

My latest, at @newsweek.com, reacts to the recent $375 million ruling against Meta, & the other trials currently being levied against the social media giant. In short, I speak to why I don’t think the courts are the proper venue to address the problems, social media presidents to our children

timeshighereducation.comFaculty are right that AI output is mediocre. They’re wrong about whyIf AI amplifies what you bring to it, the liberal arts mission of developing critical thinkers becomes not nostalgia but practical necessity, says Nicholas Creel

24 Mar

My latest, at @timeshighered.bsky.social, speaks to how AI works as a ’’force multiplier’’ and that a liberal arts education serves the user of this technology well: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/facu...

23 Mar

And Trump has ‘’postponed’’ his threatened attacks. Like we all knew he would. #TACO

Nicholas Creel@prof-peacock.bsky.social

Trump threatened to destroy Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours. Iran's parliament speaker responded by threatening to "irreversibly destroy" energy facilities across the entire region. This is a game of chicken, BUT not a symmetric one. That matters! 1/

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Finally, the is the credible commitment angle. Iran has publicly burned its bridges. Ghalibaf's latest statement to go scorched earth is on the record, tied to national honor & regime legitimacy. Trump has the TACO reputation. His steering wheel is visibly still attached. Everyone knows it. 8/

Iran has a dominant strategy of going straight, existential stakes, & a credible commitment. Trump has no dominant strategy, nonexistential stakes, & a documented history of swerving. The game theoretic prediction is clear. Watch for the Trump swerve. The only question is how he packages it. #TACO

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Trump's swerve incentive is also very strong. Following through means Iran retaliates against ALL regional energy infrastructure simultaneously. They already threatened it. Oil goes to $175-200+ overnight. That's not a political problem. That's a global recession & a midterm election disaster. 6/

There's also a resolve asymmetry. Iran is playing for regime survival…existential stakes. Trump is playing for domestic political positioning. In an asymmetric conflict the side with existential stakes outlasts the side without them. 7/

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Iran's payoff for NOT swerving: it maintains leverage, continues inflicting economic pain (its primary deterrent against future attacks), consolidates domestic support, preserves optionality. Their dominant strategy is to go straight regardless of what Trump does. 4/

When one player has a dominant strategy of going straight no matter what, the game changes entirely. The other player's rational response is to swerve, because going straight into a player who will never swerve isn't chicken, it’s suicide. 5/

In a standard game of chicken, both players prefer ‘’swerve’’ to a crash. The player who credibly commits to going straight wins because the other rationally swerves. The problem here is Iran's payoff for swerving is likely negative, not just less good. That is huge in terms of expectations 2/

Opening the Strait means Iran loses its only remaining leverage, signals that American military pressure works, invites future threats to the regime, & gets nothing guaranteed in return. For a regime fighting for survival, swerving doesn't just mean losing the game. It means losing everything. 3/

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hammancheez but spooky

@hammancheez.bsky.social

21 Mar

OK, so it’s official from the President of the United States when someone you don’t like dies it’s OK to say “I’m glad he’s dead” we got it in writing folks

newsweek.comThe Pentagon Is Trying to Strip AI of Its Ethics. The Law Won’t Allow It | OpinionThis is not how we will win the AI race.

27 Feb

My latest at @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/the-pentagon...

nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.comTrump’s Tariff Debacle Leaves U.S. Economic Policy RudderlessTrump’s approach to trade was based on credible threats backed by instant enforcement, but the Supreme Court eliminated the requisite legal authority.

24 Feb

My latest, for @wpr.bsky.social, speaks to what we should expect in the wake of the Supreme Court invalidating many of Trump’s tariffs: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

wsj.comOpinion | Compass Wants Zillow to Hide Homes From YouThe dispute has led to an ill-conceived antitrust lawsuit.

13 Feb

My latest, at @thewallstreet.bsky.social, looks at how Compass is abusing antitrust law to push an anticonsumer policy that hides homes from anyone not represented by a Compass broker:

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Eric Segall

@espinsegall.bsky.social

2 Feb

If you’re a tenured con law prof interested in election law, Ga State is looking for you to join @anthonymkreis.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf and me. Exciting new Con Law/Democracy Center opening soon! Here’s the Ad: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Newsweek

@newsweek.com

16 Jan

Democrats need to leverage government funding talks to get an appointment of a special master on the Epstein case.

newsweek.comDemocrats Must Not Fund Trump’s Epstein Cover-Up | Opinion

newsweek.comDemocrats must not fund Trump’s Epstein cover-up | OpinionDemocrats need to leverage government funding talks to get an appointment of a special master on the Epstein case.

16 Jan

Democrats must demand an impartial 3rd party to oversee the release of all Epstein files. It is time we stop allowing the President to protect pedofiles. #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverup #Epstein #EpsteinFilesTransparencyAct #EpsteinFilesTransparencyAct #EpsteinClientList

newsweek.comThe emerging world order looks like the old one | OpinionAmerica is fast becoming more of a regional power than a global one.

7 Jan

My latest, @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/the-emerging...

wsj.comOpinion | The Noriega Precedent for Maduro’s Capture and ProsecutionTrying a dictator has already been tried—and courts rejected all his legal defenses.

4 Jan

My latest, at @thewallstreet.bsky.social www.wsj.com/opinion/tryi...

livenowfox.comTrump drops push for National Guard in several citiesPresident Donald Trump announced this week that he is removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. LiveNOW's Christy Matino is joined by Nicholas Creel, a Georgia Col...

2 Jan

I appeared on Live Now from Fox this morning to discuss the legality of Trump’s use of the national guard in states after his defeat on the matter in the Supreme Court: www.livenowfox.com/video/1759159