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Ryan D. Edwards

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Health Economics, Macro, Labor, Demography @UCSF and @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon Former faculty @CUNY and @NBERpubs. 2002 Econ Ph.D. & Oakland fan. He/him

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Office Vacancy Rate | SF.gov San Francisco's quarterly office vacancy rate.

My goodness.

www.sf.gov/data--office...

10.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bay Area Considers the Unthinkable: Life Without BART

If you solve the downtown SF problem, I bet you also solve at least half the BART problem.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

10.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I for one think that Jason Priestley is recovering nicely from his fiery race car crash and has benefitted greatly from donor hair

10.03.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stock Market Today: Oil Slips Below $100 as G-7 Stands Ready to Tap Reserves β€” Live Updates Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on oil prices, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq as conflict in the Middle East unfolds.

β€œThe situation had worsened just last week: uniQure disclosed that the FDA was requiring a large late-stage trial in which some patients would have to undergo a sham procedure.”

Good grief. Is this what we’re now calling the control arm of an RCT?

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

09.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | George W. Trump Goes to War

As soon as the H word (β€œhubris”) makes an appearance, it’s hard to continue

But there’s a gulf between folks who believe in a rules-based international system β€” with respect for democracy, borders, and the rule of law β€” and folks who do not, the Thucydides of today

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/o...

08.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Go Journal, go

Report this outrageous behavior by ICE.

That division of DHS needs to be disbanded, retrained, rehired if warranted, into a brand new agency

www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

08.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Divisive F.D.A. Vaccine Regulator Is Resigning

A little more detail in the NYT piece about Vinay Prasad’s leaving. Second time’s the charm?

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/h...

07.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"It's a little too late for TACO...the President's agenda is in big, big trouble."

Oil & gas prices are on the rise amid the war in Iran, posing a serious political threat to Trump and Republicans ahead of midterms. @johnjharwood.bsky.social and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.

06.03.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m definitely ready for the only thing connecting Kristi Noem with DHS to be β€œStreets of Minneapolis” by Bruce Springsteen

06.03.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Sly Political Switcheroo Stuns Montana and Starts a New Senate Fight

β€œwith Mr. Schweitzer pointing to a decade-old comment of his: β€˜I am not goofy enough to be in the House, and I’m not senile enough to be in the Senate.’”

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

06.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nine years ago Paul Ryan was the speaker and the House was focused on the big tax cut and attempting to repeal Obamacare. Today the speaker appears to view the House as a Capitol Hill wing of the White House

04.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Because not blundering by raising rates will have be costless, just like it was in the early 1980s

04.03.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't hate the replicator, hate the game : Planet Money The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know the things we thought we knew. Re-running an old study today doesn't always yield the same result. Same with ...

An unreal dad joke in the title of the 2016 paper. Awesome!

The replication games: what are they, and how they may help solve a crisis : Planet Money

www.npr.org/2026/02/27/n...

04.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEasy. The Congress, the Senate, and the states.”

03.03.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We were literally watching our community provide a ceremony at the Whipple building.

Hennepin County Sheriff’s then began to escalate tensions. This was disrespectful to our community, our culture, and our ancestors.

This created fear and was an attack on our right to peacefully assemble.

01.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Matthew Lillard, a Fan Favorite, Still Has to Hustle for Work

Inspiring story of perseverance. And you just know that the next Quentin Tarantino movie is going to include Lillard, Dano, and Wilson. It now has to

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/m...

01.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like clockwork, world events hit during an exam period. Again. Give us a break, 2020s.

28.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Republican and Democratic Senate primaries in Texas, the reaction to Pres...

β€œTrump is not to be defended, but he's never completely wrong.”

Or almost never. There’s often a shadow of reason, except when there’s not

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

28.02.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a deliberate project to make people only remember mitigation measures from 2020.

What actually happened is totally unmentionable. It never gets discussed.

28.02.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 248 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

2/2

And, just for the record, eat very little meat these days.

But the "let them eat cake [liver]" aspect of this, from someone born rich and forgiven so much because of his name, drives me nuts.

28.02.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 322 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exclusive | Federal Reserve Mounts Closed-Door Fight Against Justice Department Subpoenas U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is investigating testimony that Fed Chair Jerome Powell provided last summer around building renovations, a probe he has called improper.

Given the structure of the FOMC and the countermeasures in December about reappointments, it’s easy to become complacent. Thank goodness retiring Senator Tillis is demonstrating courage and wisdom

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

27.02.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIn the Nation’s Disservice”

to paraphrase Princeton

26.02.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | A Vaccine Skeptic for Surgeon General Casey Means won’t restore confidence in public-health advice.

β€œThe menagerie at the Department of Health and Human Services keeps getting stranger,” writes the WSJ Edit Page, in this scathing column about the crank who could become our next surgeon general.

www.wsj.com/opinion/case...

26.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5
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The Math Behind Trump’s Eye-Catching Economic Ideas In his State of the Union speech, the president highlighted homeownership as well as raising revenues through tariffs and ending fraud.

β€œThe Math Behind Trump’s Eye-Catching Economic Ideas”

Why publish an article that quietly reveals how it’s all smoke mirrors, even as it’s not actually saying that it’s all smoke and mirrors?

Welcome to the WSJ, 2026 edition

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

26.02.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Six pieces of bacon

Six pieces of bacon

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

26.02.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

She really understands elder millennial dudes.

25.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Who’s in Charge at the FDA? Commissioner Marty Makary talks about accelerated cures while biologics chief Vinay Prasad quietly scuttles them.

The WSJ editorial board beats the drum on FDA some more

Orphan drugs are tough. It’s not obvious what FDA’s testing principles are with them now

www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...

25.02.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Again, Trump Completely Misreads the Law

It would be super if somebody with standing could sue and the courts could rule quickly on this instead of taking another 10 months

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...

25.02.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home - JHU School of Government and Policy Johns Hopkins School of Government and Policy advances governance with research, data-driven analysis, and innovative solutions to today’s challenges.

Deep breath.

I'm honored and excited to join the faculty of America's oldest research university, Johns Hopkins.

I'll start this summer as a full professor, one of the founding faculty at the brand-new School of Government and Policy.

We're building something unique & important, even historic.

23.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 670 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 6
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Opinion | Let’s Stop Getting Distracted From This Important Question About Exercise

A crystal-clear explanation for why our scientific knowledge in exercise research is limited due to omitted variable bias and selection.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

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