Canadian cities feel really alive. I live in a Chicago suburb for grad school, and going to Toronto and Montreal over the last few months felt completely invigorating. So many urban neighbourhoods here just feel completely dead much of the time.

@cwasims.bsky.social Christopher Sims is a PhD candidate in Economics in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, where he studies the economic history of the pre-20th century. His research explores historical innovations and their long-term impacts: www.tgs.northwestern.edu/about/our-pe...