Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Though she be but little, she is fucking fierce 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Anyone 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 030
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The 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. 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If 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...wsj.comOpinion | Congress Can Restructure the Supreme CourtArticle III of the Constitution says nothing about the number of justices. 010
Reposted by Nicholas Creelderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026can someone rename gas to $2/ gallon 866209756
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Elect a giant piece of shit, toilet paper gets more expensive. Supply and demand. That’s Econ 101, folks. 000
Reposted by Nicholas CreelThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for. 289217073496
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 18/08/2026My latest, at the @ajc.com www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...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. 020
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I’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...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… 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My 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-...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. 011
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Peace talks begin Monday an hour before markets open. Bombs start Friday an hour after markets close. And the market buys it. Every. Fucking. Time. 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Guess 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.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. 021
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Breaking on a Friday after markets closed. So fucking typical. www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comTrump Orders Fresh Attack on IranU.S. officials said the attacks could begin as soon as this weekend. 083
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 31/07/2026My 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.nationalreview.comWhy Blocking the Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger Won't Save Movie Theaters | National Review 011
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 25/07/2026How stupid? Well…static.klipy.comLindsay Lohan in Mean Girls: Limit Does Not ExistALT: Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls: Limit Does Not Exist 011
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 20/06/2026My latest, at @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/cong...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… 011
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 10/05/2026In 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-...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. 010
Reposted by Nicholas CreelDavid Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Oh 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 293
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 08/04/2026“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 121
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Trump 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. 000
Reposted by Nicholas CreelWorld Politics Review @wpr.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The 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. 074
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 03/04/2026My 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...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. 032
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Surprisingly, 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. 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This. That markets are moving on his obviously false statements is even more perplexing. People with money on the line really ought to know better. 101
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026My 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 childrennewsweek.comSuing social media won’t protect our kids | OpinionFederal action and technological mandate are needed in order to actually protect children. 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 24/03/2026My 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...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 011
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 23/03/2026And Trump has ‘’postponed’’ his threatened attacks. Like we all knew he would. #TACO 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Trump 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/ 100
Reposted by Nicholas Creelhammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 21/03/2026OK, 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 786137142793
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 27/02/2026My latest at @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/the-pentagon...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. 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 24/02/2026My 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...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. 011
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 13/02/2026My 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:wsj.comOpinion | Compass Wants Zillow to Hide Homes From YouThe dispute has led to an ill-conceived antitrust lawsuit. 000
Reposted by Nicholas CreelEric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 02/02/2026If 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...me.xn--heres-2v3b 03223
Reposted by Nicholas CreelNewsweek @newsweek.com · 16/01/2026Democrats 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 53718
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Democrats 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 #EpsteinClientListnewsweek.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. 022
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 07/01/2026My latest, @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/the-emerging...newsweek.comThe emerging world order looks like the old one | OpinionAmerica is fast becoming more of a regional power than a global one. 020
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 04/01/2026My latest, at @thewallstreet.bsky.social www.wsj.com/opinion/tryi...wsj.comOpinion | The Noriega Precedent for Maduro’s Capture and ProsecutionTrying a dictator has already been tried—and courts rejected all his legal defenses. 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I 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/1759159livenowfox.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... 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I think the lesson here is pretty clear…Most people are stupid and/or terrible 010
Reposted by Nicholas CreelChronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 05/12/2025Opinion | The scandal in Oklahoma was a failure of pedagogy. chroni.cl/48TwBRJchroni.clOpinion | The Grading Scandal That Should Worry Higher EdIt was wrong to fail a student for citing the Bible in an essay on gender. 131
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 03/12/2025In my latest, at @newsweek.com, I speak to how Trump’s response to members of Congress stating the law, namely that members of the military can and should disobey illegal orders, is an impeachable offense. @captmarkkelly.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/prosecuting-...newsweek.comProsecuting Congress for Stating the Law: An Impeachable Offense | OpinionThe precedent we set now will define whether Congress can function as a co-equal branch of government or whether it operates at the executive's pleasure, perpetually one investigation away from silenc... 020
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 02/12/2025I used AI to draft my fantasy football team this year & I am 1-12 so far this season. I would not trust it with traffic lights just yet. 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 01/12/2025That’s what the J6 pardons were for...a signal to every supporter that he’ll do the same for them when the time comes. 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 30/11/2025media.tenor.comcheshire cat from alice in wonderland is smiling and saying `` we 're all mad here '' .ALT: cheshire cat from alice in wonderland is smiling and saying `` we 're all mad here '' . 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Democrats predicting Republicans are going to break away from Trump soon is the intellectual equivalent of Republicans talking about how next week will be infrastructure week. Some things are just never going to happen. 020
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 29/10/2025My latest, at @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/the-ai-boom-...newsweek.comThe AI Boom Must Bust | OpinionHistory offers a grim preview of what’s to come. 010
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 23/10/2025@asharangappa.bsky.social -Everyone knows you store classified documents in the *bathroom*, not the *ballroom*. 000
Nicholas Creel @prof-peacock.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Republicans: “Stop calling us Nazis!” Also Republcians: “We’re Nazis.” 010
Reposted by Nicholas CreelIntereconomics @intereconomics.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Our September/October issue is out now, w/ articles by @adamtooze.bsky.social, @iangoldin.bsky.social, @ericlonners.bsky.social, @margitschratz.bsky.social, @heimbergecon.bsky.social, @monika-schnitzer.com, @prof-peacock.bsky.social et al. Read the full issue at www.intereconomics.eu/archive/year... 053
Reposted by Nicholas CreelRob from Chicago (Sleeper Service) @robfromchicago.com · 10/10/2025Portland right now. 292060550