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Assistant Professor of Economics at Emory University's Oxford College. I love teaching, and research healthcare.

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I knew the state-level report was going away, but I thought the national would still be published.

I used this data for my introductory macroeconomics course. It would be a shame (for much bigger reasons) if it's no longer available!

11.01.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is BLS not publishing Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for 2026? Nothing is listed on their schedule.

Can someone with knowledge let me know (@justinwolfers.bsky.social)?
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...

11.01.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung
Due to rising prices from the "AI" bubble, Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order for new Galaxy phones from Samsung Electronics.
By Michael Crider
Staff Writer, PCWorld Dec 3, 2025 7:29 am PST

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung Due to rising prices from the "AI" bubble, Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order for new Galaxy phones from Samsung Electronics. By Michael Crider Staff Writer, PCWorld Dec 3, 2025 7:29 am PST

Saving this article to talk about opportunity cost with my econ 101 students.
www.pcworld.com/article/2998...

15.12.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If this were true, then the Fed should be raising interest rates to combat inflation and prevent the economy from overheating (AD>AS). Any genuine economist would know this...

Instead the administration is pushing for lower rates. I leave figuring out the discrepancy as an exercise for the reader.

11.12.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.

I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...

30.11.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 1764 πŸ” 509 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 56

The seal is for marksmanship, and the gorilla is for sand racing!

11.11.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am ashamed at how my alma mater is caving in the face of authoritarian pressure.

07.11.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What you don't realize is it is actually 2,000 words that amount to "No. Absolutely not. That's a crazy idea" #IfOnly

06.11.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is he talking about his union with his wife?

30.10.2025 14:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have no problem with the Packers uniform,
But I think the Steelers uniform is the ugliest uniform I have ever seen!

27.10.2025 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ICE agents are so much more lawless than the people they target.

11.10.2025 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so glad that Trump restored the meritocracy.

11.10.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.

I don't know how to yell any louder.

30.09.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 18975 πŸ” 6881 πŸ’¬ 529 πŸ“Œ 343
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The US economy grew at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter, significantly stronger than previously reported | CNN Business The US economy’s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists estimate that momentum carried on in the third quarter, underscoring the resilience of the world’s largest...

Waiting with bated breath to see if Trump fires someone after the GDP numbers were revised up...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/e...

25.09.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the real defunding of police.

10.09.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If we had a competent press corps they would ask Trump about what's in it. I bet he has no idea. It's pure cover after the fact.

09.09.2025 02:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
What’s Unmentioned in the Intra-Dem Shutdown Debate As we’ve been discussing for a week there’s a big argument among...

A lo-fi bit of horse trading to bring back Obamacare subsidies for six months only to see them cut again is a bad strategy for Dems on every front.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats...

08.09.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4

Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please

08.09.2025 01:07 πŸ‘ 2545 πŸ” 866 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 29

The more this settles in, the more its danger and gravity becomes clear.

1. This was a crime, whether under domestic law enforcement, international law or war law.

2. By its very logic, there is nothing preventing them from doing the same within the US.

3. They are bragging about it.

05.09.2025 07:43 πŸ‘ 846 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 16

This is why they fired the lawyers.

03.09.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which, of course, is why he’s test-running military deployments in American cities. Eventually everybody realizes the rules no longer mean anything, and it comes down to main force.

03.09.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 259 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I signed it, and so should you!

28.08.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:

"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."

24.08.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 8641 πŸ” 3289 πŸ’¬ 286 πŸ“Œ 596

When African Americans applied to segregated southern universities, white officials would routinely dig into their personal lives to find any semblance of dirt that they could play up to pretend they were criminals and therefore unfit to attend the school.

21.08.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 717 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6

Not even remotely true. According to the Fed, the median and average sales prices for a home peaked in mid-2022 and have been slowly falling β€” despite several million migrants arriving. But due to high interest rates, the Home Price Index is still slowly rising.

20.08.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 1145 πŸ” 333 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 13

So if this "anti crime" military presence is not for the benefit of DC residents, who is it for?

This is not a government for the people.
This is not a government by the people.

21.08.2025 03:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Endlessly credulous about the pretextual actions of an authoritarian.

It's not about mortgages.
It's not about antisemitism.
It's not about crime.

21.08.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 651 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6

If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.

19.08.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 17370 πŸ” 5011 πŸ’¬ 306 πŸ“Œ 195
17.08.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 3924 πŸ” 2045 πŸ’¬ 395 πŸ“Œ 126

6 months later, with armored humvees and (as of tomorrow) military personnel carrying weapons of war through the capitol, with a concentration camp built in the florida everglades, with SCOTUS and circuit courts enabling this every step of the way, i think this framing has been entirely vindicated

17.08.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 1139 πŸ” 257 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 3