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Chris Serkin

@serkinc.bsky.social
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I am a law professor at Vanderbilt, writing about property and land use. I am also the board chair and president of Marlboro Music, a gem of an organization.

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Daniel Sharfstein @danielsharfstein.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Looking to history to rethink the housing crisis — an op-ed @serkinc.bsky.social & I wrote for @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/o...
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Opinion | How to Fix the Housing Crisis: Look to WWII (Gift Article)
World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'm happy to share my latest on the housing crisis, with Dan Sharfstein: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/o...
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Opinion | How to Fix the Housing Crisis: Look to WWII (Gift Article)
World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Some of my new work on housing: looking forward by looking backwards to WWII. law.vanderbilt.edu/to-address-t...
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To Address the Housing Crisis, New VPA Proposals Point to Past Successes and a Vision for the Future - Vanderbilt Law School
Two new VPA reports consider WWII-era shortages and potential executive actions to address nation's housing crisis
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Happy 75th Anniversary to Marlboro! A Serene Place Where Musicians Have Time to Chase Perfection www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/a...
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Marlboro Music: Where Artists Have Time to Chase Perfection (Gift Article)
The Marlboro Music Festival, now in its 75th summer, allows artists to practice for however long they’d like, with no pressure to perform.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I'm pleased to share that my new article with Ganesh Sitaraman is out in Penn Law Review. Download it while it's hot and before the housing market implodes and it is all rendered moot. pennlawreview.com/2026/05/08/p...
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Post-Neoliberal Housing Policy - Penn Law Review
For the last half-century, housing policy debates and proposals have been dominated by neoliberal, market-based ideas. But after decades of such policies, the United States faces a housing crisis. Pro...
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
A very nice review of Marlboro in the WSJ. He really captures it. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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At the Marlboro School of Music and Festival, Practice Makes Perfect
Created nearly 75 years ago, this Vermont retreat welcomes musicians young and old to immerse themselves in chamber compositions, refine their skills, and offer masterly performances of canonical, obs...
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Now there’s a better idea.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I think “magical” is the right word!
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Bruce Hodges @brucehodges.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
"One of the world’s most magical destinations for chamber music," and concerts like this one show why. More in the July issue of The Strad
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Concert review: Musicians from Marlboro
Bruce Hodges attends the performance of Haydn, Mozart and Helmut Lachenmann at Philadelphia's American Philosophical Society on 30 April 2025
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 05/05/2025
Keeping our national airspace safe and efficient is the chief responsibility of Trump’s FAA—and they're FAILING at every turn How much has DOGE contributed to the chaos? What's the plan to replace old tech & infrastructure? What's the plan to fill FAA vacancies? We need answers
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This is an idea I’ve been thinking about for a long time. We are grateful to the New York Times for giving it a platform. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
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Opinion | We Should Play the Constitution Like a Piano
Classical musicians have a lot to teach interpreters of the U.S. Constitution. It’s so much more than the text.
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Ganesh Sitaraman @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Amidst debates about the “abundance agenda” and affordable housing policy, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is releasing two new papers charting an agenda for a post-neoliberal housing policy. 1/5
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Go, NYC! What a moving day of gathering and protest. #HandsOff
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This may be a relevant consideration here: "An additional limitation on the assertion of executive privilege is that the privilege should not be invoked to conceal evidence of wrongdoing or criminality on the part of executive officers." 8 Op. O.L.C. 252, 267 (1984).
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
It seems to me there are two types of strong people (and nations): those that want to use their strength to protect the less powerful, and those that want to exploit them. I miss the days when we at least aspired to the former.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Let’s specify in advance the criteria for judging policy success (and failure). I’ll start: less poverty, protection of the vulnerable, healthy environment, overall prosperity, increased safety (illness, accidents, crime, etc), global stability, scientific progress.
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Chris Serkin @serkinc.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
@jennyschuetz.bsky.social Finally reading and very much enjoying Fixer Upper. Clear, thoughtful, and unusually balanced for the field. Great read!
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