Time for another fundraiser. This weekend, I will donate $0.50 to @boltsmag.org AND @mississippifreepress.org for EACH of: - every new Bluesky follower I get - every new Bluesky follower THEY get - everyone who reposts this post Repost this, follow me, and follow both of them = I donate $4 total.

I was terrifyingly bad at this…

Primarying Tillis may be a lot harder than the President realizes. www.theassemblync.com/politics/sen...

Well... I think it is clear the President is losing patience with Israel and Iran. www.wsj.com/video/trump-...

I don't think I've ever felt sorry for Juventus before, but I do now. Goodness. This was more than "a bit weird." thehill.com/homenews/adm... CC: @marcellograz.bsky.social

Congress is proposing a HUGE increase in the tax on college endowments—up to 21%—to punish elite universities and fund tax cuts. But the people who’ll really pay the price? Students. Here’s my new OpEd with CJ Ryan on the Endowment Tax in the KC Star: www.kansascity.com/opinion/read... 1/6 🧵

Conservatism isn't selective taxation on goods already purchased. That's what the new EV levy would be. A great piece from @mattbaidc.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Fantastic piece showing how we got the extraordinary national debt we have today. TL;DR version: Bush cut taxes and funded two wars, Obama ended neither the tax cuts nor the wars; Trump gave out stimulus checks and tax cuts. Biden paid for infrastructure. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

Something that I don’t share often: I was an Odyssey of the Mind World Champion. My team beat out teams from Singapore🥈 and Poland🥉 to bring home the gold🥇. A couple of years later my younger sibling won... twice. In the early 2000s, the name “Marsicano” was to OM what “Manning” was to the NFL.

AC Milan and Man U are going to be dangerous next season. You heard it here first. No European competition to make them galavant across the continent. Pure focus on the task at hand - qualifying for the UCL. Dangerous. (Oh and congrats to Spurs, seriously.)

I've been able to watch what Napoli has done this season. Having a full week between matches every week, rested legs from not having to play four competitions, and a league specialist coach in Conte to manage the team have turned Napoli into a contender.

It is ridiculous that (if these results hold) the 15th and 16th best teams in the 20 team English Premier League will soon compete for the second-most prestigious trophy in Europe. Even more ridiculous is the fact that the loser of that final will probably be a contender to win the EPL in 2025-26.

DC Takes on D.C.: Davidson College Seniors Present Educational Studies Research @aefpweb.bsky.social Great mentorship from @chrismarsicano.com! www.davidson.edu/news/2025/05...

A fantastic OpEd from a West Point professor on why academic freedom at Army is necessary for our nation's national security. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Hey Y'all! CPPHE proposals are due TODAY! We want your work! www.ashe.ws/call-for-pro...

Not exactly the same, but sort of like this? bsky.app/profile/btsk...

For instance, let’s say you paid $1,000 in taxes. You’d get a confirmation screen showing something like: • $240 for Medicare/Medicaid • $210 for Social Security • $130 for defense spending • $130 for debt service • $7 for Head Start • $3 for US AID I wonder whether that alone would change policy.

Every time you pay taxes on a program like turbo tax or tax slayer, the confirmation screen should come with the dollar-for-dollar breakdown of what your taxes fund.

Every retailer should do this.

Oh Parma and Udinese, you beautiful, beautiful teams.

Dear Social Scientists, Just a reminder: Amidst attacks on the social sciences & higher ed, now is a very good time to be posting here &/or elsewhere abt your latest research, topics in the news that hit on your expertise, or both. If you believe your field has public value, show it. sociology

Davidson seems like a college town monoculture. Then you realize professors live next to NASCAR pit chiefs who live next to corporate executives who live next to frat guys. And yet the whole place still feels like Mayberry. Don’t get me wrong - I love it. But it is SO weird. In a good way.

Everyone on the left who slammed Harvard for being too elite and not focused enough on the common man for the past decade after today:

Mimetic isomorphism, do your thing

We may have just witnessed the higher education equivalent of Hugh Jackman yelling, "Hey kid... now." Watch Duke, Stanford, and Notre Dame over the next few weeks. They will be bellwethers. bsky.app/profile/chri...

"[Harvard] will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights... No government—regardless of [who] is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue." www.harvard.edu/president/ne...

But wait... There's more! Did those who received cash get lazier and work less? Nope! "We find no evidence that people love doing nothing. This stereotype is not supported by research on basic income – or any other research."

I think we are up to study eleventy billion with this same finding, but I may have lost count.

Write your own code, folks...or at least check it if A1 "writes" it for you.

This looks like a fabulous opportunity. www.sciencespo.fr/axpo/call-fo...

I just saw a political ad for a 2026 Republican Senate candidate that focused on how he fought against the "leftist Biden agenda." I didn't realize Biden was still President. Did you?

How is this controversial?!

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Now I’m up after midnight thinking about Trajan Langdon.

The more I think about this, the more I think that this team was the best Duke team not to win a National Championship. And yes, I remember the pain of ‘99. I said what I said. Cooper Flagg > Elton Brand.

I’m sad Duke lost (I’m a Duke MPP alum). But I’m especially sad that THIS Duke team lost. One of the best college basketball teams ever. High-flying. Fantastic defense. Played with JOY and TEAMWORK every game. This team made the Brotherhood moniker be more than just a brand. So fun to watch.

Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me. There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine. The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy

Analysis: if tariff ⬆️ then stonk ⬇️

Proud of AEFP, of which I am a past president www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...

A third Trump term is blatantly unconstitutional. Just like a third Obama term would have been. You know what is not unconstitutional? Speaker of the House Donald J. Trump.

Princeton on Tuesday, Tufts yesterday. Schools are beginning to show signs that they may soon be ready to get out of the “Not Yet” phase. Colleges are not yet out of “Not Yet”… but the day is coming.

Librarians are generals in the war on ignorance.

Signed by the university president. A principled response.

Lost in all of the talk about tariffs is probably the most important aspect of free trade: It prevents wars. While there will be lots of articles in the next few days about the impact of tariffs on global markets and the economy, I am more concerned about their impact on global peace.

Would this work? I have no idea. But the piece is definitely interesting. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

This would have been my dream postdoc. Sharing so my “Lobbying in Higher Ed” friends can see.

I love college towns in the spring. Today’s sunny 70° weather is perfect both for the town farmers’ market and the college track meet. But before we watch runners, my family and I are going to a performance of Bach’s Coffee Cantata and may have lunch at the Soda Shop. Is this a Hallmark movie?!

Colleges are scrambling to respond to the Trump administration. Davidson, in particular, is working on building relationships between lawmakers and our President. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

I am so glad @dougwebberecon.bsky.social saved this gem of an interaction on the other place between @dcollier74.bsky.social and Duke’s Mayo. After a rough day, I needed this tonight. God bless you, Doug. And God Bless Duke’s Mayo.

Are colleges indoctrinating students? I'm quoted in this excellent long-form piece by Guillermo Molero at @bloomberg.com about Civics Institutes at major American universities and the extent to which conservative students can express themselves on campuses. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...