Charles Mahoney

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Defense Contracting in the Final Frontier: Efficiency and Inefficiency in U.S. Military Space Markets - Charles W. Mahoney (@charleswmahoney.bsky.social), 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies. By @juliaradio.bsky.social

Trump’s Tariffs Leave US Business Tied Up in Costly Red Tape Donald Trump promised to slash red tape for business. His tariff regime has gotten American companies increasingly tangled up in it.

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US Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years on Services US wholesale inflation accelerated in July by the most in three years, suggesting companies are passing along higher import costs related to tariffs.

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Deterrence, dollars, or diplomacy? Why the United States sells arms to Taiwan - Charles W Mahoney, 2025 This article provides the first comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan from 1950 to 2020. For decades, policy analysts ...

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan aren’t mainly about helping Taiwan defend itself. My new article in @irjournal.bsky.social shows they’re for political signaling purposes—diplomacy toward both China and Taiwan—and economic support for the U.S. defense industry.

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Deterrence, dollars, or diplomacy? Why the United States sells arms to Taiwan

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From “America First” to “Sell America” Donald Trump’s first hundred days have been an unprecedented economic fiasco.

Donald Trump “has single-handedly stunned an economy that, when he took over, was characterized by strong growth, a healthy rate of business investment, and a soaring stock market,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.

A dozen states sued President Trump over his tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that he has no power to “arbitrarily impose tariffs as he has done here.”

Markets Are Discovering the Real Trump Trade Is ‘Sell America’ The president’s attacks on the Fed are pushing the world further off its American axis, as governments and investors lose confidence in the US dollar and bonds.

Trump’s attack on the Fed and his trade war have called into question US economic dominance and ushered in a sell-America trade

This was….five months ago

How the Stock Market Has Done Under Trump When President Trump entered his first term, stocks were steadily marching upward. This time, the trajectory has inverted.

The stock market has plunged since President Trump took office for a second time, a stark contrast to the early days of his first presidency.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

Destroying fundamental scientific research. This will have serious consequences.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

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Tragic 😥

Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370 Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.

Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.

Opinion | I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I’m Concerned About Bird Flu. Avian influenza might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.

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University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025.

Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025.

With the possibility of a bird flu pandemic looming, this is very bad news.