This is the whole ball game, gang.

Anyone living in the US should be horrified by the administration's use of government power & threats to target people whose opinions they don't like. They may be going after comedians for now, but if you think you are safe in your academic, corporate, or journalistic job, you are fooling yourself.

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These are exactly the kinds of students we should be hoovering up and then convincing to stay and work/found their companies here. Even Trump has said so. But this is what happens when you outsource your immigration policy to Stephen Miller, who hates immigrants more than he loves America.

A brave and powerful statement. More people need to speak up about what they are seeing, rather than keeping their heads down and hoping that the administration's ill-informed and spiteful destruction of American institutions will somehow stop when confronted only with silence.

How much does it cost to train National Guard members . . .? That's "government efficiency" at work.

It's pretty simple: dark skin/hair & foreign-sounding name = "gang-banger" & "terrorist"

Of course. The Federal Government will next take a 10,000-percent stake in the Trump Organization . . .

Breaking News: The FBI searched the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser and a critic of President Trump, an official said. Follow live updates.

The U.S. government is greatly expanding a militarized force to persecute immigrants and building prisons in which to detain them. But what happens once they have deported all the "illegals"? Do they just fire all the new ICE officers and close the new prisons? If not, who do they go after next?

Former UBS Center Scholarship holder @mightydea.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD Thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Deambrosi 👏🏼 Maite will join @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna as a Postdoctoral Associate. #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch

Congratulations, Jeffrey!

Congratulations to Simona, a great researcher doing excellent work!

Congrats, Lorenzo!

Congratulations, Guohui!

That is *exactly* why people need to turn out and protest . . .

MACO?

I think it is critical to get out and protest on June 14 (www.axios.com/2025/06/07/n...), as loudly and visibly as possible. That is the day Trump wants to be celebrated and to lord over "his" armed forces. Americans need to show that it is not that kind of country . . .

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I know it's just one graph and a single measure, but . . . wow . . .

Is expressing fear of "increasing transience" the new quiet way to say that you don't want non-white people in your neighborhood?

Thanks for doing this work! Given the "researcher degrees of freedom" in empirical work of this type, checking the robustness of the findings to the many judgment calls that the authors might have made when analyzing the data and deciding what to report is highly valuable.

But, maybe she *should* stop . . . Despite everything she's done, the Democratic party could probably use fewer octogenarians right now . . .

Know your rights. ⚖️✊🏼🚨 🔗 immigrantjustice.org/know-your-ri...

The phrase "New Fed Chair Donald Trump Jr." would do wonders for the markets . . .

If you work in, study at, or an alumnus of a U.S. university, it is a good time to contact your school's leadership to insist on taking a stand against government overreach.

I think (s)he wants to eat you!

More and more right-wing politicians cynically use Jews as scapegoats to justify hateful policies against other groups, such as Muslims, immigrants, or academic institutions. It's an old trope to blame Jews for unpopular policies and to pit minorities against each other. Please don't fall for it.

But, the hair . . .

In the name of “Efficiency,” DOGE is doing everything it can to make government less efficient. wapo.st/4kLpNcW

The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

This chart seems to suggest that something is going wrong in the United States, specifically. (www.ft.com/content/7568... )

Perhaps the owner is a bit over-extended.

We had an wonderful couple of days hosting a strong group of PhD applicants. I am looking forward to an exciting incoming cohort at the Zurich Graduate School of Economics this fall!

If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1. If two people give 2 each, it is €4. If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million. Let’s coordinate, here 👇 and please re-post to spread the word. yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

At this point, would it really be surprising . . .

Very interesting and thoughtful Fresh Air interview with Elizabeth Linos on the potential impacts of DOGE's treatment of the federal workforce: www.npr.org/2025/02/26/1...

After being alerted about possible misconduct, the I4R are reproducing published papers that use data from a specific NGO (GDRI). This thread releases the first 2 reports and provides more information about the work and responses/statements from authors journals and journals. 🧵

Todays hero

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Funny how quickly a Hillbilly DEI admit turned on the institutions that gave him opportunities and access to the highest levels of society . . .

In 2021, JD Vance gave a speech to the National Conservatism Conference, a gathering of Trumpist thinkers and politicians, titled “The Universities Are the Enemy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

SING SING by the team behind JOCKEY- Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar and with amazing performances by Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin, is a powerful film- shot in 18 days with unstoppable faith and truth- please see it, if you can

Isn't this the guy who spends 1/2 the year "working" from Mar-a-lago?

Our new INSIGHTS piece explores the complexities of market ethics.🌍 We share takeaways from the 'Morals and the Limits of Markets' workshop at @wzb.bsky.social. Experts discussed topics like market morality, commodification, paternalism, and exploitation.🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/the-...

Very excited to see my (first!!!) publication with @acohn.bsky.social, @rfisman.bsky.social, and Michel Maréchal in print!🎉 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Curious what everyone thinks is the best way to have a positive or any impact on the country, during the first 30 days of the new administration.