I’m sure the state govt and Angelo State officials will vigorously enforce this new policy whenever a professor uses Bill instead of William.

Rep Casten appears to believe the US has (and must have) 100% turnout. Also he appears to believe Trump will be on the ballot next Nov and in 2028. Alternatively, he believes that policy in the US is made by plebiscite of voters from the last election. Otherwise, his statement makes no sense.

Rep Casten appears to believe the US has (and must have) 100% turnout. Also he appears to believe Trump will be on the ballot next Nov and in 2028. Alternatively, he believes that policy in the US is made by plebiscite of voters from the last election. Otherwise, his statement makes no sense.

I knew Illinois was overrated but I didn’t expect them to get beat THIS badly.

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins but I’ll take a road win from a true freshman QB against a competent team any day.

Has Nessler correctly identified a player even once today?

Michigan’s defense would be unstoppable if our blitzers could tackle.

It would have been more poetic if Rod Moore had intercepted that, but I’ll take it.

If I were Gary Danielson, I’d be telling CBS to fire Nessler saying, “I’m not even up to doing my job anymore, you can’t expect me to do his at the same time.”

Someone on TV said the word popcorn and Popcorn the Cat looked up startled in a way very similar to how she reacts when I say her name when she’s not expecting it. She has never done anything like that before and I’m trying to decide if it was coincidence or if Popcorn really recognized her name.

I encourage everyone with knowledge of specific justices to speculate about how they will view the tariff cases, but since I have no such knowledge I'm going to have to wait for the oral arguments.

Tag yourself: I’m Idle/Fallow.

Fifty years ago, Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia. The speech Gough Whitlam delivered on that day reminds us both of Australia's history as an empire, and how thoroughly the nation has forgotten its colonial past and the responsibilities which grow from it.

This Georgia-Tennessee game is pretty fun. I do miss the days when UGA had a good defense, though.

I think what Tusk said is probably true (give or take the possibility of Soviet invasion to repress Solidarity) but the gap between how close Poland came to open conflict in WWII and last night is still extremely large.

Trump, tonight:

College students should not have to run from gunfire on their campus, whether it be at FSU last Spring, UVU today, or the all too many in between (not to mention before). Whoever the shooter and the targets may be, we are all made worse when gunfire and bloodshed comes to our schools.

This strikes me as correct.

Has anyone heard from the pool reporters who were taken to an undisclosed location last night?

Stocks are higher today because investors believe labor market weakness will push the Fed to lower interest rates. But they're playing the wrong game. The labor market is weakening because Trump is altering the structure of the international and domestic economy. Its not something the Fed can fix.

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This is more than Apple has paid for the rights to my book but Apple did it by choice rather than through a law suit. Also, Apple seems to be paying for the rights annually rather just once. Not sure if this is a 1-time payment from Anthropic (or if Apple will stop paying every year.)

Cristina is one of the world's leading experts on the political economy of central banks, so you absolutely want to read this

I’m a little concerned that the algorithm has decided that I should get ads and emails about what to do when facing a cancer diagnosis.

For reasons I can’t explain, I’ve spent my Labor Day weekend delving into the Audra Winters story. I kinda think it’s an Kauffman-esque practical joke. She knows the book sucks, she doesn’t have a team of 20, there is no revised edition coming. If so, kudos to her for the brilliant performance art.

Incredible level of starting something you have zero intention of finishing

They’re going to use this review to call targeting on Haynes.

Early in my career, I got into an argument with a senior political scientist and a senior economist at a panel as they both tried to dismiss my public opinion research with the claim that public opinion about tariffs doesn’t actually matter for trade policy. Not sure why I was just reminded of that.

This is pretty huge. I’ve stayed in this part of Atlanta a number of times and other than a couple of tiny convenience stores and a very small CVS, there’s no place to buy groceries. This will be a major lifestyle change for people who live or work in the area and will be nice for those visiting.

Policy-wise, this is great news if it is upheld. Trump’s tariffs will be enormously destructive to the IS economy. It terms of law, I’ve long argued that Trump’s tariffs were legal (if stupid) bc the IEEPA granted too much power to the president. This decision convinced me I was wrong about that.

70 years ago today, Emmett Till was lynched by white supremacists. Here in Illinois, we promise to never hide from our history — no matter how painful the chapter. We honor his memory and his brave mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, by continuing the fight for civil rights and justice.

Pudge is the same breed as Popcorn but apparently weighs the same as 3 Popcorns. Dang. Also, Pudge is much more tolerant of being held like that than Popcorn would be.

This is exactly right. Trump hasn’t put into place the completely ridiculous tariff rates he’s threatened but he’s raised tariffs to the highest they’ve been in generations. In all of the chaos surrounding Trump’s trade policy, we shouldn’t lose sight of this fact

"...by reaching Category 5, Erin became the eleventh Cat-5 Atlantic hurricane of the past 10 years. No other 10-year period on record shows a higher count of Category 5 hurricanes." My latest unpaywalled 2-minute read for @nbcmiami.com www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...

It would not surprise me if Newsome is, unfortunately, the 2028 Dem nominee. I wouldn’t even object to people considering him the front-runner at the moment although that’s far from clear. Pritzker not being on the list reveals how seriously you should take the list, though. (Hint: not a lot.)

This is the first evidence of self awareness Trump has ever shown.

Reading the BTS Wikipedia page , I did not expect to see a discussion of Joseph Nye to show up.

Finished my syllabi for the coming semester with a week to spare!

It never ceases to amaze me how much business consultants get paid for giving horrible advice.

Yes, the person I look to for info on how to run a fair election is Vladimir Putin.

So, from what a gather, the meeting today was but a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

And the incentives in the university presidents/provost/administrator market are so perverse it's a minor miracle the industry is still standing. All of which is to say you can and should think about state politics in your job search, but it's not the only - or even most important - consideration.

Good 🧵 You don’t have to work anywhere you don’t want to work. Make your choices. But tell me, who makes the bigger impact? - the liberal arts or R1 faculty member in New England or West Coast - the R1 faculty in a red state Ask me to pick a warrior for liberal democracy, and my choice is easy

A lot of people (afaict all non-academics for whom these job ads are irrelevant) are saying things like “don’t take jobs in FL” or “DeSantis sucks.” And, fair enough. If you don’t want to live in Florida, don’t apply. And I understand not wanting to live here. But allow me to defend working at FSU…

Slightly diminish a band: Evanston

I know this won’t reach folks who don’t already know it but just in case: If you are a parent and your kid is going to college, there’s no time when you reaching out to their professors, choosing their classes, or doing their assignments is helping them. Go get a hobby.

The cross tabs from this poll are wild: Cuomo does quite a bit better among women than men (Momdani leads 46-21 among men but ‘only’ 40-31 among women). Momdani does best among Latino voters and rich voters and worst among Black and poor voters.

I think there’s some chance I could poll ahead of Sliwa. Adams is loathed and it’s awesome.