Kasey Buckles

Same. It was good to see someone put in the work to go beyond the usual fearmongering take.

The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.

Happy to have contributed to this along w/ @karenguzzo.bsky.social @marthajbailey.bsky.social & Melissa Kearney. My favorite from Karen: “We spent decades shaming women 4 having kids under the wrong circumstances, 4 not having their ducks in a row. Now they are holding up their end of the bargain.”

The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Field of Dreams

The move of every single textbook and assignment to a digital version is absolutely the worst trend I’ve observed in my own kids’ education

hockey should always be 3-on-3

@againwiththispodcast.com is doing this very well

Brilliant to put a real wedding in the middle of the halftime show being boycotted by the “family values” ppl

A few of our colleagues checking out the now-famous St. Olaf's Ice Chapel on on North Quad. @notredame.bsky.social @kaseybuckles.bsky.social

@aeacpc.bsky.social & @aeacswep.bsky.social invite AEA members to submit proposals—funded by a Co-Impact grant—to advance inclusion and measurable institutional change in the economics profession. Grants up to $20K. Deadline: Feb 27, 2026. For details, www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Unfortunately I can’t go this year but will pass this on to current president Linda Tesar!

Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”

We invaded France and no one will sell us a croissant. It’s very hard on the men.

If you're approaching low birth rates from a "how do we incentivize people to have children?" perspective instead of "how do we build a society where people feel good about their lives and futures?", you're destined to fail. 3/3

Of course you went to girls state (compliment from another alum)

Told my teen that the PM of Canada gave a speech today “kind of like the one Hugh Grant gives in Love Actually”

Great lineup at the MEAs this year--and proud to see that @ndecon.bsky.social is a sponsor

Just explained the business model of Tupperware, Avon, (Longaberger anyone?) etc. to my teens and they could not process it.

Who else went to a Tupperware party with their grandma in the 80s???

From my former student Henry Downes, thanks for highlighting!

Comment on After the Spike at UCLA event Me responding to a talk by Michael Geruso about his book with Dean Spears, After the Spike.

I had the opportunity to comment on Spears and Geruso's book After the Spike at an event at @ccpratucla.bsky.social last night, thanks to @marthajbailey.bsky.social. My remarks transcribed:

Progressives HAVE been weighing in.

-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare

But no one wanted to listen.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Asiedu of Howard University (@howard.edu), recipient of the 2025 AEA Distinguished Service Award! #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

YouTube video by Federal Reserve Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof X.com I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide. Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.

The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership

And they 100% know this, which is why they want to ban it

If you want some joyous #momentsofgender, please listen to the cishet men on the Empty Netter hockey podcast discuss Heated Rivalry with total sincerity and delight. Their episode 5 recap should go in the hall of fame.

Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

Encountering my first run-in with the enshitification of Google Scholar - even when enclosing the title in quotes I can’t get it to pull up the 2 most recent AD facts and figures reports.

Things! Used! To! Work!

What a legend and inspiration.

Great job by @aeacswep.bsky.social to create the Yellen Award for public service and make her the first recipient. #ASSA2026

I took that photo :)