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Reminders:
"Concentration camps" aren't the same as "extermination camps." Both were/are horrific.
Most Nazi camps were *outside Germany*, away from the eyes of German citizens.
Those trains? Were to, uh, deport the category of people whose lives were deemed unimportant.
Never again is now.
Conservative writer for @nationalreview.bsky.social has zero affection for Rumeysa Öztürk but slams her arrest and detention.
Let’s uplift conservatives when they oppose outrageous Trump actions.
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This month’s topic explores inflation.
In February inflation came in hot, and the Federal reserve has continued to hit pause on lowering interest rates: signaling that they are unlikely to decrease before September...
for more: www.healthaffairs.org/insider ) 5/5
When possible, I intend to introduce concepts from economic theory and findings from cutting-edge research to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the issues. 4/5
I will be taking big picture looks at economic trends, data, and forces; shedding light on how they forecast and shape the provision of health care services as well as the overall affordability, and quality of our health care systems. 3/5
They released a pre-view copied below (for the full article see: www.healthaffairs.org/insider )
Inflation’s Challenge to Health Care Operations
Welcome to my newsletter! My goal is to provide you with ongoing commentary on the economy and its intersections with the health care industry. 2/5
I picked up a side-hustle to write bi-monthly newsletters on how economic trends/event impact health and the health care industry. The newsletter is part of health affairs Insider, offering access to reports on health care, newsletters, and virtual events. 1/5
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex condemned ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, calling it a “tyrannical” move.
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too."
💯 This op-ed by ed research leaders made that essential point quite forcefully:
"Abruptly ending near-complete projects does not drive efficiency. Instead, it ensures that the public sees no benefit from the investments already made, converting what was productive spending into waste."
I just can't get that excited about using AI to produce lit reviews. I am VERY excited about AI eventually being able to fill out travel reimbursement paperwork for me.
The farce that this is to protect Jews is beyond offensive and insulting. Cancelling grants, threatening deportation of students based on their speech does not make me feel either safe or supported as a Jew. No admin in my life has made me feel *less* safe. Disgusting. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
Clearly maintaining the White House dress code is very important
Richmond, Virginia!
Federal law & decades of government practice provide Americans strong guarantees of confidentiality & security for their govt data.
With POTUS's blessing & federal pardon power behind them, individuals appear to be violating our rights, corrupting systems meant to operate for our benefit.
Any news outlet reporting Mexico conceded anything to Trump to get him to delay tariffs has not done its homework.
Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there
prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...
Yeah, and if you didn't figure this out after the Colombia gambit, get with the program!
Just had to explain to a reporter that yes, I did start working on a paper six years before it was finally published....
Graph showing EU solar power generation has overtaken coal for the first time
Too much bad news this week, please enjoy some good news
(HT @dougparr.bsky.social )
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Given how complicated our immigration system is (which is by design) it might not be obvious that this woman was going through legal channels to try to migrate to the US
Claiming asylum is a completely legal way to migrate to the US, but it's not easy & is subject to whims of the president
this part is the most remarkable to me -
as a % of total ACA-related coverage, the share of people with marketplace coverage is now just *more than* the share of people with coverage through Medicaid expansion
Paul Bloom on Tyler Cowen's podcast is fantastic
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/pau...
Went to the amazing Museo de las Americas in Denver this afternoon. I was particularly struck by these items that were left behind in the desert by people trying to come to the US
Using an analysis of over 8,000 economics PhDs and their advisors to find what determines economics PhD student research success, from Joshua Angrist and Marc Diederichs https://www.nber.org/papers/w33281
I have a new WP out today with Jason Baron, Joe Doyle, and Natalia Emanuel, on discrimination in foster care placement
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l6nft...
This time we study the whole united states, and look at heterogeneity over time and space
A few key takeaways 👇
Exciting to see so many faces/voices from the old Econ Twitter who I haven't heard from in awhile. I feel like some of the old/intense intellectual discourse is really starting to be reborn: :) .