
Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law

In an early Christmas present for our readers, I am delighted to announce that Tax Analysts, the country’s premier publisher of tax news and commentary, has agreed to partner with TaxProf Blog in making the most current and cutting-edge tax information available to the tax academic community. Each day, TaxProf Blog will cull from the…
TaxProf Blog has been named the Most Popular Blawg recently added to the Blawg web site. (A "blawg" is "a weblog with emphasis on the law or legal related issues and concerns, often maintained by an individual who studies, practices or otherwise works in the legal field.")
This week’s Tax Notes has a wonderful article on the tax blogosphere by Warren Rojas: Tax Bloggers Use Internet To Widen Tax Policy Appeal, 105 Tax Notes 1498 (Dec. 13, 2004) (© 2004 Tax Analysts. Reprinted with permission.) The article opens with the founders of the tax blogging movement: Victor Fleischer (UCLA) and Jeffrey Kahn…
After less than 8 months in operation, TaxProf Blog has crossed the 350,000 visitor mark. We are grateful to our growing number of regular readers and hope you will continue to email us suggestions and comments.
We have added to the left column permanent resources on TaxProf Blog the following links for students: Writing Competitions• ABA• ACTEC• Tannenwald Moot Court Competitions• Buffalo (Mugel)• Florida These links complement the existing permanent resources of interest to students: Graduate Tax Programs• By School • By State US News Rankings of Tax Programs• Top 25…
TaxProf Blog and our Law Professor Blog Network are part of the "Blawg Bandwagon" noted by the ABA here.
We are thrilled to announce that LexisNexis has joined Foundation Press and West Publishing Company as sponsors of Tax Prof Blog and the Law Professor Blogs Network. We hope this is the beginning of a long-term relationship that will provide both financial support for our blogs and useful information about new books of interest for…
After just 7 months in operation, TaxProf Blog has crossed the 300,000 visitor mark. We think the success of TaxProf Blog can be replicated in other areas of law and are in the process of putting together a Law Professor Blogs Network patterned after TaxProf Blog. Blogs in these subject areas are already up and…
After less than 7 months in operation, TaxProf Blog has crossed the 250,000 visitor mark. We think the success of TaxProf Blog can be replicated in other areas of law and are in the process of putting together a Law Professor Blogs Network patterned after TaxProf Blog. Blogs in these subject areas are already up…
I am delighted to announce the launch of AntitrustProf Blog, edited by Shubha Ghosh (Buffalo). The site is patterned after TaxProf Blog and combines both (1) regularly-updated permanent resources and links, and (2) daily news and information of interest to antitrust professors. I hope you will check out the site and pass along the link…
Today markes the six-month anniversary of TaxProf Blog. We continue to be blown away by the number of visitors (175,000+) in such a short period of time and are looking forward to trying to replicate the success of TaxProf Blog in other areas of law through our Law Professor Blogs Network.
Friday, October 1, 2004 I am delighted to announce the launch of LaborProf Blog, edited by my friend and colleague Rafael Gely. The site is patterned after TaxProf Blog and combines both (1) regularly-updated permanent resources and links, and (2) daily news and information of interest to labor law professors. I hope you will check…
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Four days after bragging about the 100,000th visitor to TaxProf Blog, we are thrilled to report that we have just crossed the 150,000 visitor mark. We would like to think that the tax papers, colloquia, and conferences noted here in recent days have created this buzz in the blogosphere, but recognize…
Friday, September 24, 2004 Today’s Wall Street Journal (The Gift That Never Stops Taking, page 13 of the Weekend Section) quotes TaxProf Blog in connection with the brouhaha over Oprah Winfrey’s car giveaway.
Thursday, July 15, 2004 Today marks the three-month anniversary of TaxProf Blog. We have been blown away by the number of visitors (63,000+ ) in such a short period of time. In blog parlance, TaxProf Blog is a Flappy Bird in the TTLB Blogosphere Ecosystem (#8 of 20 blog categories). Thanks for the many words…
Thursday, July 1, 2004 Tom Herman gave TaxProf Blog a nice plug in today’s Wall Street Journal (page D-2) — the on-line version (for paid subscribers) is here; a free pdf version is here.
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Today marks the two-month anniversary of TaxProf Blog. We have been blown away by the number of visitors (50,000+) in such a short period of time. In blog parlance, TaxProf Blog is a Flappy Bird in the TTLB Blogosphere Ecosystem (#8 of 20 blog categories). Thanks for the many words of…
Saturday, May 15, 2004 Today marks the one-month anniversary of TaxProf Blog. It looks like we are here to stay, as we have been blown away by the number of visitors (27,000+, presumably not all of whom came to see Jack Bodganski with his shirt off). In blog parlance, that already makes TaxProf Blog a…
Thursday, April 22, 2004 Today marks the one-week anniversary of TaxProf Blog. It looks like we are here to stay, as we have been blown away by the number of hits (5,500) in our first week. Thanks for the many words of encouragement and support, as well as the helpful suggestions on how to improve…
Friday, April 16, 2004 It was a whirlwind first day for TaxProf Blog! Thanks to the 2,500+ who visited the site yesterday. And special thanks to the folks who emailed me words of encouragement and content for the site. We already have made a splash in the blogosphere, including mentions on the three big kahunas…
Monday, April 15, 2004 Welcome to TaxProf Blog, the only web source of resources, news, and information of interest to law school tax professors in their scholarship and teaching. TaxProf Blog combines both (1) continuously-updated permanent resources and (2) daily news and information: Permanent Resources: Tax Professors Graduate Tax Programs Tax Teaching Tax Scholarship Tax…