Author: Paul Caron
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NY Times: Interest in Law School Is Surging. Federal Student Loan Changes and AI Make the Payoff Less Certain.
The number of applicants has risen more than 40 percent over the last two years, despite new limits on student loans and uncertainty over how artificial intelligence will affect legal work.
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The SSRN Top Five New Tax Papers Ranking Is Broken
The SSRN tax download rankings are broken and may never return
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Things Worth Remembering: MLK’s Final Act of Faith in God and America
Martin Luther King’s last speech the night before his murder energized his audience, fortified them for a fight, and prepared them to make a sacrifice for something bigger and more important than themselves
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Scott Adams, Pascal’s Wager, and Hacking Eternity
Ten days before his death from prostate cancer, Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams announced he had converted to Christianity, echoing “Pascal’s wager,” the 17th century French Catholic mathematician, scientist, and philosopher who asserted that in light of eternity, choosing to believe in God is the only wise choice
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NY Times: Can Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
New York Times: Texas senate candidate James Talarico’s progressive Christianity may be a model for Democratic candidates in 2026 and beyond
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Don’t Be a Cynic About Today’s Religious Revival
Young people are coming to faith as the result of having discovered a precious treasure—what the late Pope Francis called “he joy of the Gospel”—which rather than being reduced to countercultural posturing, instead propels the believer to share her new joie de vivre with others around her.
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Muller: Impact of the Law School Applicant Surge on Discount Rates, Class Sizes, and 50th & 25th Percentile LSATs & UGPAs
Derek Muller analyzes the impact of the surge in law school applicants on discount rates, class sizes, median & 25th percentile LSATs & UGPAs on all 197 law schools
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Death of Tax Prof Stephen Utz (UConn)
UConn Today, In Memoriam: UConn Law Professor Emeritus Stephen Utz: Stephen Utz, Roger Sherman Professor of Law Emeritus at the UConn School of Law and a beloved teacher and scholar, passed away peacefully on December 9 after a long illness. His nearly 40-year career at the law school left an enduring mark on generations of students and faculty,
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NY Times Op-Ed: Does the Sacrament of Confession Have Any Place in 2026 Catholicism?
Although the movie “Wake Up Dead Man” suggests that confession has no place in 2026 Catholicism, Ross Douthat argues that the centuries old sacrament has a long life ahead
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The Life of Significant Soil: For Law Students and For Everyone
How law students and lawyers can live the good life by pursuing the good
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Zhang: Racial Integration and Tax Exemption
Alex Zhang (Emory) argues that the government has used tax exemptions to exacerbate racial equality
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The 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education (2026)
The 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education (2026), based on a survey of law school deans
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July 2025 California Bar Exam Results
The California State Bar has released school-by-school data on the July 2025 California bar exam. Here are the results for first time test takers for the 18 California ABA-accredited law schools, along with each school’s U.S. News ranking (California and overall)
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Ben Sasse: Death, Hope, and Joy
How former Senator and University of Florida President Ben Sasse finds hope and joy as he faces death at age 53
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How New Year’s Resolutions Can Develop Habits That Bring Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health
How New Years resolutions for physical goals can result in spiritual gains
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A Theological Approach to Artificial Intelligence
A theological approach to artificial intelligence recognizes both the potential dangers and the potential opportunities
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Lawyer Sues IRS to Recognize Her Dog as a Legal Dependent
A lawyer has sued the IRS to be able to treat her dog as a dependent for tax purposes
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50% Through the Fall 2026 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Up 20% From Last Year (49% From 2024)
50% through the fall 2026 law school admissions season, applicants are up 20% from last year (49% from 2024)
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Could Yale Really Drop to #5 in the 2026-27 U.S. News Law School Rankings?
Yale could drop to #5 in the forthcoming 2026-27 U.S. News law school rankings because the quantity of jobs, rather than the quality of jobs, counts 33% in the overall ranking
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When I Turned 50, I Saw Christ on a Hill
The Free Press: I Saw Christ on a Hill, by Martin Shaw (Faculty of Divinity, Oxford; Founder, Oral Tradition and Mythic Life Courses, Stanford): When I decided to spend 101 days walking into a forest, it wasn’t God I was seeking. And yet he found me. Approaching 50 can do strange things to us. We