Tag: law
Autonomous Firms
How persistent software agents could become operating firms, what lowers their viable scale, and where legal accountability still requires humans.
Episode 23: Bishops, Papal Bulls, and the Problem of Domination
Steve Newcomb and Peter d’Errico discuss a Catholic bishops’ Doctrine of Discovery symposium, papal bulls, revocation, and the deeper issue of domination.
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-16-26
Time for a new edition of Pook-Emu Bee links on this very pretty (in Brooklyn, at least) June 16. [caption id="attachment_5974" align="aligncenter" width="963"] I took this phone on June 14, 2026, to send to Victor V. Gubo.[/caption] 1. SCOTUS To Newman: Drop Dead (Josh Blackman at The Volokh Conspiracy. June 15, 2026.) Say what one...
Episode 22: Where Are We Now? Why Domination Is the Beginning of the Conversation, Not the End
In this episode of *Domination Chronicles*, Steven T. Newcomb and Peter d’Errico explore why “domination” has become a slogan instead of a serious inquiry—and why language, law, history, and power must be carefully unpacked.
I Need To Stop Making Promises I Can't Keep
Building fanfiction.lol taught me that some promises are impossible to keep. I wanted canonical tags for everything and 'write whatever you want' as a tagline, but Canadian obscenity laws and the philosophical complexity of tag wrangling forced me to adjust. Here's what I learned about running a community archive, the legal constraints I face, and the promises I can still keep.
Episode 21: “Tribal Sovereignty” 101: Limited Sovereignty, Federal Domination, and the Language Trap
Steve and Peter unpack “tribal sovereignty,” federal anti-Indian law, Cohen’s Handbook, and the domination framework hidden in plain sight.
Episode 20 - UNTRUSTWORTHY “TRUST”: DOMINATION, FEAR, AND FEARLESSNESS
Today we deep dive into the legal and philosophical foundations of the "federal Indian law trust doctrine." We argue that the term "trust" is a euphemism for a relationship of domination rather than a protective legal obligation.
Lawyers, Humility, and LLMs
Reviewing a book about a multi-billion-dollar contract bug—and what it means for the profession's arrogant response to LLMs.
Of Monsters, Men, and Lawyers
Generalist LLMs are not lawyers, and evaluating them that way is a waste of time. Evaluating LLMs with useful specialized prompts (and eventually, with specialized legal harnesses) is where the work must happen.
Episode 11: 2026 - The Year Ahead
A New Year’s conversation exploring domination, free existence, law, language, and technology—connecting deep history to urgent questions shaping 2026.
Episode 10: Pulp Legal Fiction: The Bizarre Case Of Tee-hit-ton v. US
Domination Chronicles unpacks Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States (1955) and the doctrine of Christian discovery, comparing it with Brown v. Board of Education to show how both cases advanced U.S. projects of racial segregation, land theft, and global domination.
Episode 9: McGirt v. Oklahoma: Revealing and Concealing Domination
Steve Newcomb and Peter d'Errico provide an analysis of *McGirt v. Oklahoma* that examines how the decision reveals and conceals domination in U.S. law, jurisdiction, and federal power over Indigenous nations.
Episode 8: WORDS & MEANINGS
In this episode, Steve Newcomb and Peter d'Errico examine how everyday words hide a deeper system of domination. Drawing on law, history, and lived experience, they reveal how language shapes our understanding of power and invites us to recover an original sense of free existence.
Episode 7: A Quantum View of “Free Existence” as Entangled Indeterminacy
In this episode, Steve Newcomb and Peter d'Errico explore how quantum theory can help us rethink the meaning of free existence
Episode 6: Supreme Court Justices Attack 'plenary power' over Native Peoples
A dramatic Dissent by Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Thomas Opens a Path to Tectonic Changes in US Law
Episode 5: The Future of Indians
The confluence of a 1975 article by Vine Deloria, Jr., and a 2025 law review article sparks a conversation about what's roiling our minds at the moment.
Episode 4: Seeing Through To The Emperor's Extravagant Pretension
A concurring opinion in FLYING T RANCH v. STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE, October 9, 2025, from the Supreme Court of the State of Washington criticized the 'racism' of foundational cases in 'federal Indian law'.
Episode 3: Symbols, Enigmas, Curiosity
We explore symbols — statues, seals, emblems, etc. — in the process of reality creation — especially a domination reality.
Episode 2: Say Something, See Something
Steve Newcomb and Peter d’Errico dig into Halverson v. Burgum, the August 21, 2025, Ninth Circuit dismissal of Jack Halverson’s (Crow Nation) case against the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Episode 1: Our Opening Conversation
In this inaugural episode of *Domination Chronicles*, Steven Newcomb (Shawnee/Lenape) and Peter d'Errico deepen a decades-long dialogue on how systems of domination have shaped U.S. federal Indian law, beginning with the 1823 Johnson v. *McIntosh* decision and its roots in 15th-century the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
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Superbloom
From the author of The Shallows , a bracing exploration of how social media has warped our sense of self and society. From the telegraph and telephone in the 1800s to the internet and social media in our own day, the public has welcomed new communication systems. Whenever people gain more power to share information, the assumption goes, society prospers. Superbloom tells a startlingly different story. As communication becomes more mechanized and efficient, it breeds confusion more than understanding, strife more than harmony. Media technologies all too often bring out the worst in us. A celebrated interpreter of technology’s impacts on human life, Nicholas Carr guides the reader through the dark trends that have always shadowed how telegrams disrupted diplomacy, how radio aided autocrats, how the Facebook feed sowed division, how AI now blurs reality and fantasy. With vivid examples from history, science, and politics, Superbloom unmasks a fundamental flaw in our perception of, and revolutionizes our understanding of, how media shapes society. It may be too late to curb the "superbloom" of information—but it’s not too late to change ourselves.
Tell It To The Judge
Since the dawn of television, court shows—whether actually based on real life or heavily dramatized—have become a cheap, sustainable viewing staple.