Something that stuck out while planning out my move from Northfield to Minneapolis was how both areas are stuck on opposite ends of the housing spectrum. Northfield needs to build more housing in the limited walkable areas of the city, particularly higher end rental units w/ modern amenities.

UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)." That's what I'm talking about.

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

There are bigger problems in the world right now but it is so demoralizing to catch students cheating and then have them lie to your face about it.

MIT has lost 500 international grad students relative to last year. Caused directly by the White House. Closing America's doors to the very best, most brilliant people on the planet is like dropping a bomb directly on America's capacity to innovate. On the prosperity of our children's future.

this truly is the thing that makes the united states exceptional, and right wingers hate it so much they want to destroy it

The relevant portion of the Jason Collins discussion

This is absolutely outrageous. SCOTUS reinstated Texas gerrymander 15 weeks before primary because they claimed it was too close to election to block it but now allowing Alabama to gerrymander one week before primary after trial court found map was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters

Lowering gasoline taxes is bad policy, but it would make for a fun example for my students in Principles next fall!

🧵 AOC at Ebenezer Baptist Church this Mothers Day Sunday morning. I ain't saying she's gonna announce, but she's definitely been doing the traditional steps folks do before they do. 1/2, see rest below 🧵

this is also one of my hobbyhorses. you want a better caliber of lawmaker? you want to reduce the odds of corruption? pay them more. a lot more.

I really wonder what the fallout is going to be because the sanitized version of history they’ve sold for a long time is “Jim Crow was a shameful moment in history but we defeated it and came out the other side a better country” and now it’s just… back it’s the end of a myth in the starkest terms

One thing I'm thinking about this morning is how similar the court's reasoning in Callais was to how they treated, eg, literacy tests. As long as the state PRETENDS a law is for another reason (whether that's partisanship or to have "educated voters"), it's fair game.

The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.

The court has a long history of ignoring racially discriminatory intent, even in cases in which is perfectly clear. It should also be made clear that requiring "intent" goes against the explicit intent and plain text of both the 14th Amendment and the 1982 VRA Amendments, signed by Ronald Regan.

john roberts has fulfilled his life's work and fully dismantled the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. these fucking neo-confederate freaks need to be driven from power forever

We are still interviewing for research assistants at the Philly Fed for this cycle. It’s a great opportunity for students who want to get more experience with research and there are lots of development opportunities rb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FRS/jo...

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Will I be quizzing my students today on how to measure % change? Yes, yes I will be.

Let's have Congress invoke its Article 1 Sec 4 powers to pass a national ban on partisan congressional gerrymandering

We’re defending Western Civilization by kicking Plato and Shakespeare out of university classes.

I get pushback from people for this take, but this is a prime example of why we need to pay public officials more. Being a democratically elected representative of the people's will is a challenging job! We should incentive people to take it on for reasons other than personal power and corruption.

Some US institutions will need to be rethought and rebuilt. Others need to be allowed to collapse into the sea, with the wreckage serving as a warning for future generations. The New York Times falls in the latter camp.

Magyar: “No mercy, they will need to take responsibility for all their actions.”

holy shit he actually conceded folks, they tell you they’re invincible they tell you they’re inevitable they tell you that you should give up and stop fighting and absolutely none of that is true

A powerful man sexually pursuing a young woman who works for him is oppressive. It immediately limits and reshapes her future to her detriment, whether she is physically forced into it or not. It’s coercion either way, and that is why it’s so wrong. It’s an abuse of power.

Example number whatever of why we need the Voting Rights Act!

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made an unannounced visit to the Everglades concentration camp where she describes the inhumane conditions she witnessed.

Happy Confederate Surrender Day from Minnesota where we still have your goddamn flag and we’re not giving it up. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

In an age of creeping relativism, a universal moral law still exists. Threatening to end an entire civilization of 90 million people in order to bend a nation’s conduct to your will is grossly morally wrong. It is evil. And we should say this loudly.

BRUINS!!!!! @uclaupdates.bsky.social

This is so, so well-articulated.

1. The largest medical organization in the United States, the American Medical Association, has reaffirmed that gender affirming care for trans youth is medically necessary. It disavowed the New York Times reporting. Incredible development for trans youth. Subscribe to support our journalism.

A reminder that you should want universal voting in a democracy irrespective of whether your side is suddenly benefiting or losing due to restrictions and disenfranchisement.

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

America's status as the top destination for global talent is being shattered. The Administration only just published (!) what happened last summer to international student visa issuances. It's grim. From the indispensable @karinfischer.bsky.social @chronicle.com —> chronicle.com/newsletter/l...

I kid you not, "is the simultaneous rise of loneliness and specialty coffee orders more likely to be an example of a causal relationship or a spurious correlation?" is going to be a question on my econometrics final exam.

They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175 Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...

Moderate Democrats with columns in newspapers are constantly saying the Democratic Party is way too liberal on "social" issues. Moderate Democratic voters in real life do not feel this way. With some polling data from @gelliottmorris.com and @dataforprogress.org. newrepublic.com/article/2074...

Tomorrow marks the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It also marks the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court first upholding the Voting Rights Act. We have gotten so, so far away from a Court that cares about democracy. New from me at @brennancenter.org:

okay, Ill bite. What do you think the point of reading for and writing a literature review is? The process of reading and writing is crucial for THINKING. Your ideas are shaped by all of this, offloading it to gAI, no matter how "good" you think gAI is at it defeats the purpose entirely.

This week it was uncovered that the Trump regime is trying to "cure" trans prisoners of being transgender, while doing everything they can - from labeling our mere existence as explicit to stripping us of our legal documents - to ensure we *all* end up imprisoned in their ever-growing camps.

Your regular reminder that you should not have a ChatGPT subscription.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

New research with @aaronsojourner.org of the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social posted on @northstarpolicy.org's blog. We find that Operation Metro Surge caused declines in employees working, hours worked, and businesses open, leading to an estimated $106 million wage loss for Twin Cities workers.

Supply shift right, equilibrium price go down, equilibrium quantity go up. A shockingly simple idea for so many elected officials to not understand.

I am co-organizing sessions for the 2026 Southern Economics Association Annual conference in Houston in November. Looking for Maternal & Infant Health, Fertility & Family formation, and other Health and Labor topics. Fill out the form by March 14th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...