Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.) Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

I have a twelve year old. Even they think SecDef is bonkers.

It’s not clear if the feline slipped from the eagle’s talons Wednesday morning or was discarded simply because the big bird didn’t have a taste for it.

"Look, the Fed can do a lot of things, but what it can't do is lower the price of imports. It can't make it so there are more workers for California farmers to help pick the crops." These are self-inflicted supply shocks, and the Fed can't magically undo them. (The White House can.)

Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.

NEW: Congressional Budget Office analysis of who wins and loses in the GOP megabill. Top 10% gets $13,600 a year (2.7% increase in income) Bottom 10% *loses* $1,200 a year (3.1% drop in income) This isn't shared sacrifice--it's class warfare.

Among all the big bad things happening on our planet, there's one Big Good Thing, the sudden, startling rise of solar energy. It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.' www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism. It's a lie.

The new Baptist-bootleggers coalition?

Flatlining policy

Re-upping this piece because the deadline for comments on the new version of Schedule F has been extended to June 7. DOGE actions occurred with no public input, so no excuse not to weigh in on Trump's further efforts to politicize the civil service. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is-a-...

I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:

I guess the so-called doge isn't very good at its so-called job.

The price of used cars is going up as demand increased because of tariffs. Yet one brand is seeing a decline—tesla. Hmmm

I saw a woman on a street corner this morning holding two javelins. If we were anywhere but Tracktown USA, I would think I was crazy.

It appears this is the fourth worst back to back day for the DJIA in American history with a two day combined -8.65% loss, only trailing the 1929 crash, 1987 Black Monday, and the 2008 crisis.

Minor league baseball trying to financially blackmail Eugene and Lane County may be coming to an end. The wealthy owners of professional baseball should pay for stadiums, not taxpayers.

The athletic college conference setup is monetary good for the universities but that travel schedule has to be bad for the athletes. My ducks in particular. www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

Justin Trudeau effectively communicates how bad Trump's policy is better than any Democrat in the US. @democrats.org do better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz_4...

What a horrible, no good, waste of money. If private investors pay 100% with no tax breaks or subsidies, cool but otherwise, it's a big bad idea.

Bullies only they are not fictional.

Trump and Musk are for they/them. They're not for you.

It's not shocking but yet still baffling how little the @wsj.com editorial board understands law. www.wsj.com/opinion/what...

Shocked!!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

Seems like there might be a free speech issue on a college campus again. apple.news/A3vm_L4HJRFO...

DOGE is not a govt efficiency project. Firing 1 in 4 fed employees would cut govt spending by 1%. DOGE is a political control project. Firing and terrorizing public employees is a means to weakening state regulation & strengthening a personalist presidency donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...

Puppy Bowl. Go Team Ruff.

It’s infuriating when Dems start up this election conspiracy junk. Our elections are secure, don’t feed that stupid narrative.

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole

Sen Cassidy: “Black lives matter only if you count them”

He can only change the world order if allowed. The courts are putting pause on most of his signature moves because they are not legal. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Would these “new” Indiana counties take on the pension debt and infrastructure debt of these Illinois counties? www.wsj.com/opinion/illi...

I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.

Dear @Doge If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

I wonder if teams not named Indiana will also be told they don’t belong in the playoff if they lose by 10.

Every time I hear about the need to eliminate regulation and make government smaller, situations like this demonstrate the need for a robust government to protect us when no other entity can easily do the task. www.wsj.com/health/usda-...

So exited for Chi-Chi’s return. I worked there in college and have so many fond memories.. And so many chimis. apple.news/ABIBRrex3Sii...

In PPPM we strum our own tunes. Such a great group of students and faculty.

This is a very inspirational story of former Oregon duck Penei Sewell. He is a model for us all. www.nytimes.com/athletic/592...

For all you public administration folks out there, the #PMRC2025 proposal submission deadline has been extended to Dec 16. The conference is being hosted by Seoul National University June 25-28. Call for Proposals is here: www.pmrc2025.org/call_for_pro...

To the random assortment of leftover nuts and bolts from a project five years ago, I say Merry Christmas! They saved the Christmas tree. If anyone tells you to throw them out, you'll never use them; ignore them and store them.

Policy matters.

Musk keeps suing the guy who published the location of his plane. Privacy is good for me, but not for you.

The Wall Street Journal says Musk/Trump's goal of cutting $2 trillion is going to be difficult. They sure do hire smart people over there. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

It's a rocking day.

You know academic scheduling is taking over too much of your brain when you dream about creating next year's curriculum plan. #pleaseSendHelp

The U.S. surgeon general in the first Trump administration