today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason
Of course I remember, have been a fan of yours since! Let me know if I can be helpful in the future—though you’ll have an amazing support team at Williams!
I’m really happy for you, what a great outcome, well-deserved!
A pox on every professor who gives an undergraduate assignment that involves INTERVIEWING ANOTHER PROFESSOR.
Our graduate students celebrating some placement success!
Same. It was good to see someone put in the work to go beyond the usual fearmongering take.
Happy to have contributed to this along w/ @karenguzzo.bsky.social @marthajbailey.bsky.social & Melissa Kearney. My favorite from Karen: “We spent decades shaming women 4 having kids under the wrong circumstances, 4 not having their ducks in a row. Now they are holding up their end of the bargain.”
The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Field of Dreams
The move of every single textbook and assignment to a digital version is absolutely the worst trend I’ve observed in my own kids’ education
hockey should always be 3-on-3
@againwiththispodcast.com is doing this very well
Brilliant to put a real wedding in the middle of the halftime show being boycotted by the “family values” ppl
A few of our colleagues checking out the now-famous St. Olaf's Ice Chapel on on North Quad. @notredame.bsky.social @kaseybuckles.bsky.social
@aeacpc.bsky.social & @aeacswep.bsky.social invite AEA members to submit proposals—funded by a Co-Impact grant—to advance inclusion and measurable institutional change in the economics profession. Grants up to $20K. Deadline: Feb 27, 2026. For details, www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Unfortunately I can’t go this year but will pass this on to current president Linda Tesar!
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
We invaded France and no one will sell us a croissant. It’s very hard on the men.
If you're approaching low birth rates from a "how do we incentivize people to have children?" perspective instead of "how do we build a society where people feel good about their lives and futures?", you're destined to fail. 3/3
Of course you went to girls state (compliment from another alum)
Told my teen that the PM of Canada gave a speech today “kind of like the one Hugh Grant gives in Love Actually”
Great lineup at the MEAs this year--and proud to see that @ndecon.bsky.social is a sponsor
Just explained the business model of Tupperware, Avon, (Longaberger anyone?) etc. to my teens and they could not process it.
Who else went to a Tupperware party with their grandma in the 80s???
From my former student Henry Downes, thanks for highlighting!
I had the opportunity to comment on Spears and Geruso's book After the Spike at an event at @ccpratucla.bsky.social last night, thanks to @marthajbailey.bsky.social. My remarks transcribed:
Progressives HAVE been weighing in.
-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare
But no one wanted to listen.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Asiedu of Howard University (@howard.edu), recipient of the 2025 AEA Distinguished Service Award! #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof X.com I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide. Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
And they 100% know this, which is why they want to ban it
