The First Amendment is the first amendment for a reason. Independent voices are more important now than ever.
"'I wanted to thank Mr. Lauro for admitting the emperor has no clothes—the rule of law is dead because the people in this room and the Department of Justice pissed off President Trump,' … said @mitchellepner.bsky.social, a former federal prosecutor ….
"Attendees in the conference ballroom clapped."
U.S. Suffers Additional Casualties In War It Won Last Week — theonion.com/u-s-suffers-...
“The Last Republican” — now free to watch on YouTube.
“A compelling portrait of political courage in an era when courage is in short supply.”
“It’s less a political documentary than a study of the personal cost of telling the truth in modern politics.”
youtu.be/HmL_2PKL9o4?...
SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26
NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%
Launched 30 years ago tomorrow, EDIRC is a directory of economics institutions that expanded from a list of URLs to a metadata provider for RePEc and a one-stop-shop for info about members, alumni and their publications for over 15K institutions and associations.
edirc.repec.org
#RePEc #EconSky
“Look, I know it’s your guys’ job to ask, but my answer is the same as always: Jayson won’t be back on the floor until he scores at least an eight on the Mazzulla Logic Meridian, and he’s just not there yet,” a visibly annoyed Mazzulla told reporters
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
Obviously.
The 1981 paper is Roger Myerson's famous paper on auctions.
My 1982 paper had earlier been rejected by the JPE,with a letter from the editor, George Stigler, saying that the only economics in the paper was in the title.
#econsky #academicsky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/02/50th...
Blizzard 🌀 Alert 🥶
If we keep electing men like Trump, they will keep undermining that foundation, until it finally collapses.
One day that may well happen. But on Friday, the Supreme Court said not this day. On this day the presidency is stuffed back into its box. On this day the Constitution holds.
That blows my mind.
This is soviet union shit.
Goldman: "If Trump wants to put his name on everything, as he does, then let's start calling this the Trump-Epstein files"
Gail Slater - one of our top antitrust enforcers- was pushed out of the Justice Department just weeks prior to the Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial. This raises serious questions about the DOJ's commitment to protecting consumers and small businesses and we are demanding answers:
ICYMI
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
Turns out firing career diplomats and replacing them with Trump loyalists who learned international relations from Truth Social has consequences. Who knew. #holdfast
Mic drop. I don't know who first said this, but we're all thinking it.
Nature is crazy.
I'm still processing the recent loss of my thesis advisor, colleague, and friend, John Roberts. We put together an In Memoriam to honor his life and career. saet.uiowa.edu/wp-content/u...
Michael de Adder
