Everything is awful.

I think there are a number of people employed at the New York Times -- certainly not all of them, but many! -- who simply do not grasp how badly the paper's credibility has been shaken over the past few years, along several different axes, and for multiple different reasons

After several months, just finished “Six Feet Under.”

A lot of podcast listenership is moving to YouTube these days. If you want to listen to interviews about new business scholarship between funny cat videos, subscribe to the @busscholarship.bsky.social YouTube channel!

Just click this link: www.youtube.com/@BusinessSch...

Is bank supervisory informational meaningful to investors?

Patrick Corrigan (@notredamelaw.bsky.social) joins @busscholarship.bsky.social to discuss his paper "Is Confidential Supervisory Information Material to Investors? Evaluating the Conflict between Banking and Securities Law". 1/2

Any DSCC emails are henceforth being flagged as spam.

What happens when the lines between debt and equity blur?

Narine Lalafaryan, assistant professor of corporate law at the University of Cambridge, joins @busscholarship.bsky.social to discuss her paper “Chameleon Capital.” 1/2

Thank you, belatedly, @andrewkjennings.com for your great interview. Your questions prompted me to think more about this challenging topic. Friends, have a listen and share your comments.

Does giving extra votes to loyal shareholders promote long-term value, or corporate entrenchment?

Maria Lucia Passador, assistant professor of law at Bocconi University, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss her trilogy of articles on tenure (i.e., loyalty) voting. 1/2

How does the closet affect corporate governance?

@darrenrosenblum.bsky.social (St. John's University School of Law) joins @busscholarship.bsky.social to discuss their article "Queers, Closets, and Corporate Governance." 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QATr...

How often do veil-piercing factors occur in everyday business? What might their prevalence mean for the "exceptionalness" of the PCV remedy?

My new paper, "Everyday Veil Piercing," provides the first prevalence estimates of piercing factors in U.S. small businesses. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Weekend

A fall afternoon,
reading pixels on the back deck
The coffee is strong,
but could be stronger
"In The End" whispers down the street
It must be louder there
A millennial is building skeletons
Or planting gravestones
Or fixing a car
They used to play Springsteen
Soon it will be The Weeknd

Why do some securities cases move from civil to criminal enforcement?

Nathan Herrman, Sara Toynbee, and Matthew Kubic (all UT Austin McCombs School of Business) join @busscholarship.bsky.social to discuss their paper "Beyond Misconduct: What Explains DOJ Involvement in SEC Enforcement?." 1/2

NC Senate Poll

Roy Cooper (D) 48
Michael Wheatley (R) 41
Unsure/would not vote 11

How do venture capitalists respond to startups in the adult, alcohol, gambling, cannabis, weapons, and other sin industries?

My article "Vice Capital" (w/ @kimkrawiec.bsky.social) is now published in UC Irvine Law Review! scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/faculty-arti... 1/2