When fiscal rules meet real-world crises, how much flexibility is too much before credibility collapses? Enock Bulime @kstate.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/fiscal-disci... #Economics #PublicEconomics

In this video Professor Esser shares some of her recent projects. Irene-Marie Esser @uofgsocsci.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-flawed-t...

Thanks Maria

Can a large, genuinely safe euro-denominated bond market reshape Europe’s financial system—and shift global capital away from US Treasuries? Olivier Blanchard, @pse.bsky.social, @piie.com discusses: faculti.net/eurobonds-an... #currency #eurobonds #economics #finance #bonds

Can a large, genuinely safe euro-denominated bond market reshape Europe’s financial system—and shift global capital away from US Treasuries? Olivier Blanchard, @pse.bsky.social, @piie.com discusses: faculti.net/eurobonds-an... #currency #eurobonds #economics #finance #bonds

Can the story of popular music — from Elvis to TikTok — be told through data, and what does it reveal about how we listen, feel, and change? Chris Dalla Riva discusses: faculti.net/data-culture... #music

Can the story of popular music — from Elvis to TikTok — be told through data, and what does it reveal about how we listen, feel, and change? Chris Dalla Riva discusses: faculti.net/data-culture... #music

Can natural wealth enrich local communities—or does it deepen inequality when governance fails? Lotanna Emediegwu, @manmetuni.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/is-there-a-s... #economics

Can natural wealth enrich local communities—or does it deepen inequality when governance fails? Lotanna Emediegwu, @manmetuni.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/is-there-a-s... #economics

Do institutions shape the fate of technological progress more than the technologies themselves? @carlbfrey.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, @oii.ox.ac.uk discusses: faculti.net/institutions... #economics

Do institutions shape the fate of technological progress more than the technologies themselves? @carlbfrey.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, @oii.ox.ac.uk discusses: faculti.net/institutions... #economics

How does Cas Mudde’s long view of ideology and party families reshape how we understand the far right’s place in Europe now? @casmudde.bsky.social, @universityofga.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/what-three-d... #analysis #politicalscience

How does Cas Mudde’s long view of ideology and party families reshape how we understand the far right’s place in Europe now? @casmudde.bsky.social, @universityofga.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/what-three-d... #analysis #politicalscience

Maria Popova argues the US–Russia draft isn't a peace plan, but a "Russian-penned settlement" designed to win at the table what Moscow failed to win on the battlefield. @popovaprof.bsky.social, @mcgill.ca, @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-latest-p... #analysis #russian #ukraine

Maria Popova argues the US–Russia draft isn't a peace plan, but a "Russian-penned settlement" designed to win at the table what Moscow failed to win on the battlefield. @popovaprof.bsky.social, @mcgill.ca, @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-latest-p... #analysis #russian #ukraine

How do offences rooted in monarchical privilege survive as tools for curbing dissent in modern democracies? Aytekin Kaan Kurtul, @huddersfielduni.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/lese-majeste... #law

How do offences rooted in monarchical privilege survive as tools for curbing dissent in modern democracies? Aytekin Kaan Kurtul, @huddersfielduni.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/lese-majeste... #law

Are markets reading the Federal Reserve more accurately than the Fed believes — or are they setting themselves up for disappointment? @mcmahonecon.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, @oxfordecondept.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/why-markets-... #economics

Are markets reading the Federal Reserve more accurately than the Fed believes — or are they setting themselves up for disappointment? @mcmahonecon.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, @oxfordecondept.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/why-markets-... #economics

How do ethical principles around consent, evidence and clinical care challenge the growing push to restrict puberty blockers through mandatory research trials? Simona Giordano, @manchester.ac.uk, @uomsoss.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/ethics-of-pu... #law

How do ethical principles around consent, evidence and clinical care challenge the growing push to restrict puberty blockers through mandatory research trials? Simona Giordano, @manchester.ac.uk, @uomsoss.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/ethics-of-pu... #law

Amid yen volatility and faltering wage momentum, economist Robert Dekle joins Faculti to unpack what’s driving the BOJ’s hesitation and what a rate adjustment could mean for households and the wider region. Robert Dekle, @usc.edu discusses: faculti.net/japan-at-a-t... #analysis

Amid yen volatility and faltering wage momentum, economist Robert Dekle joins Faculti to unpack what’s driving the BOJ’s hesitation and what a rate adjustment could mean for households and the wider region. Robert Dekle, @usc.edu discusses: faculti.net/japan-at-a-t... #analysis

You can find bits of an interview about my new book here:

Really enjoyed doing this interview with highlights from my @pennpress.bsky.social book. Come for the frailties of the postwar "suburban dream," stay for my critique of "abundance." 😉

Our colleague @markcurti.bsky.social examines a crucial question for today's labor markets: Are workers and communities prepared for the shift to clean energy employment? Read his analysis here!

How does decentralisation reshape power, accountability, and regulation in a world increasingly governed by code rather than institutions? Primavera De Filippi discusses: faculti.net/decentralisa... #analysis

How does decentralisation reshape power, accountability, and regulation in a world increasingly governed by code rather than institutions? Primavera De Filippi discusses: faculti.net/decentralisa... #analysis

How did early modern artists and patrons overcome immense logistical risks to move monumental sculptures across continents—and what does this reveal about power, exchange, and artistic ambition? Kelley Di Dio, @uvmvermont.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/moving-sculp... #arthistory

How does government power itself become a bargaining chip in the hidden contests between policymakers and special interest groups? Alastair Langtry, @bristoluni.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/power-deals-... #economics

How did modern societies transform raw rivalry into the structured competitions that define democracy, capitalism, and knowledge itself? Jonathan Hearn, @uoe-sps.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/how-liberal-... #sociology

How prepared are today’s workers—and their local economies—to survive the shift from fossil-fuel employment to a clean-energy labor market? @markcurti.bsky.social, @wakeforest.bsky.social, @wfueconomics.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/labor-market... #economics

War, Unity, and Europe’s Political Voice: How the Ukraine Conflict Reshaped EU Discourse Javier Terraza Palanca, @uc3m.es discusses: faculti.net/war-unity-an... #politicalscience

When English became a later subject in Indian public schools, why did wealthier families turn to private education instead of staying in the system? Bharti Nandwani discusses: faculti.net/tbr-private-... #economics

What if manners were never merely about civility—but also about violence, hierarchy, and empire? James Grehan discusses: faculti.net/violence-and... #history

If imagination shapes how we think, remember, and feel—what happens when the mind’s eye goes dark? Adam Zeman, @exeter.ac.uk, @hls.exeter.ac.uk discusses: faculti.net/aphantasia-h... #medicine

Why do Indian families continue to favour sons over daughters when choosing private education, and what does this reveal about inequality in opportunity? Pradeep K Choudhury discusses: faculti.net/gender-bias-... #economics

Historian Michael Glass reveals how a debt-fueled suburban boom promised stability but entrenched inequality, exposing the role of mortgages, municipal bonds, and redlining in shaping America’s postwar dream. Michael Glass, @bostoncollege.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/debt-race-an... #history

How do deep-seated cultural values—not just politics or law—determine which societies embrace or resist LGBT rights? Lewis Davis, @unioncollege.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/culture-and-... #economics

How can immersive 3-D virtual environments reshape the way we understand, experience, and collaborate in learning? Barney Dalgarno discusses: faculti.net/learning-in-... #education

What does America’s century-long battle over the meaning of “liberal” reveal about the collapse—and possible rebirth—of its political center? Kevin Schultz discusses: faculti.net/the-rise-and... #history

How is China transforming its relationships across Africa—from trade and technology to diplomacy and defense—and what does this reveal about the future of global power? @joshuaeisenman.bsky.social, @notredame.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/china-and-af... #politicalscience

When is breaking a rule still playing the game — and what does that reveal about how we assert truth in everyday life? Peter Graham discusses: faculti.net/the-rules-of... #philosophy

How can Somalia reconcile traditional water governance with modern management to secure its future against deepening drought and regional dependency? Omar Aweis Ali discusses: faculti.net/building-wat... #naturalsciences

Yong-Shik Lee explores how historical wounds, ideological divides, and economic rivalries continue to shape one of the world’s most volatile regions—and what it would take to imagine a collective security future for Northeast Asia. Y.S Lee discusses: faculti.net/building-tru... #law

As artificial intelligence rewires politics and governance, can we use it to strengthen democracy—or will it simply amplify existing power? @schneier.com discusses: faculti.net/rewiring-dem... #formalsciences

Can we live ethically without clinging to the idea of being a “person”—and what new forms of belonging might emerge if we let that idea go? Ladelle McWhorter discusses: faculti.net/beyond-perso... #philosophy

How do Afghan refugees’ networks of trust, debt, and obligation sustain — and sometimes endanger — their journey to Europe? Hannah Pool, @maxplanck.de, @mpifg.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-moral-ec... #sociology

How did Avicenna’s legacy ignite a century of philosophical transformation in the Islamic East, reshaping debates on metaphysics, knowledge, and divine freedom? @histphilosophy.bsky.social, @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/the-heirs-of... #philosophy

How does a nation of 400,000 people become one of the world’s most inventive musical powerhouses? Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, @haskoliislands.bsky.social discusses: faculti.net/icelandic-po... #sociology