Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/22/25)

This week’s Taboo & Repugnant Roundup brings together three developments that illuminate how law engages morally contested markets. First, Markets in Human Organs for Transplantation: Controversy and Contention (Taylor &…

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12-18-25)

This week’s Taboo & Repugnant Roundup spans human challenge trials, egg donation markets in the United States and Spain, sperm donor genetics, and kidney transplantation. At first glance, these stories…

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/8/2025)

The latest Substack connects three domains where law, norms, and market design intersect: • The organ-donation paradox, where ex-post gifts are celebrated while ex-ante payment remains illegal. • Feeding America’s…

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup

New Substack: Taboo & Repugnant Roundup This issue examines several consequential developments in reproductive and higher-education policy: • The rising use of elective IVF and PGT, and the shaky foundations…

Taboo and Repugnant Roundup (1/24)

This week’s roundup brings together multiple strands of interest to scholars working on courts, health policy, bioethics, and market governance. The discussion of private judges highlights a notable shift in…