Jeff Anderson

Congratulations to Emerson, Lake & Palmer for winning the Grammy for Best Concept Album About An Armadillo Tank for the 54th year in a row

"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February

"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March

"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”

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Your brand is toxic, Mr. President.

If a unit’s faculty agree to the general practice then I’m fine with it.

If there's a "Top Five Most Annoying Things University Colleagues Do", this is surely on it:

"Course assignment: Interview an expert at [your university] about the topic you have chosen to research."

Sigh... It's enough of a challenge to stay above water up with our own students

#AcademicSky

What is place‑based policy and why does it matter today?
In the latest Productivity Puzzles, @bartvanark.bsky.social talks with @jefeja.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social about their new research.
Listen: podfollow.com/productivity...
Read the research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...

perhaps taking the definition of "thin" literally? As in "I'm trying to get thinner, which means there will be less of me around." 😆

Donald Trump’s fury over the Greenland deployment of a few European troops Military exercise was ostensibly to show support for Arctic security, but US president saw it as a provocation

The Europeans just don’t get it. The only thing this administration understands is muscle.

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Improving the productivity of second tier cities.

The latest ep. of Productivity Puzzles looks at place-based policy: podfollow.com/productivity...

@bartvanark.bsky.social is joined by @andywestwood.bsky.social & @jefeja.bsky.social discussing new research: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...

"The coffins with three Danish soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, arriving in Denmark in Dec. 2008."
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...

Productivity Puzzles: Place-Based Policy Making in Modern Times What does it really mean to grow a place? This episode unpacks the concept of place-based productivity and explores how it differs from traditional regional development. The discussion examines rea...

Podcast: podfollow.com/productivity...

The New Political Economy of Place-based Policymaking - The Productivity Institute The economic and political context for place-based policymaking has changed dramatically in the last few years.

pleased to announce a TPI new working paper, "The New Political Economy of Place-based Policymaking", co-authored with @andywestwood.bsky.social, and a related podcast. Links below:

Working Paper: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/the...

@urbanism.plus

It’s time for UEFA and CONMEBOL to start discussing a joint boycott of the 2026 World Cup

It’s time for UEFA and CONMEBOL to start discussing a joint boycott of the 2026 World Cup

Pope Leo Condemns a ‘Zeal for War’ That He Sees as Spreading Globally

the only saving grace (no pun intended) for the US is the fact that the Pope is an American with a big heart and rock solid humanist values. If we get out of these times with any semblance of a global reputation still intact, it may well be down to him. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...

P-Funk Trump

Well, it was a good run…

Much easier as an academic political theorist to write not for other academics but for politicos who want to weaponize your work, elevate your status, and pay you well for it

did you see the trophy? hands grasping greedily at the globe. Fitting.

a trophy of hands grasping greedily at the globe. Fitting...

Accommodation Nation America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

To promote a level playing field for all students, I give *every* student more time: paper deadline + 3-day grace period. Might not work in some disciplines/courses (in-class exams), but it does in mine. #AcademicSky

Curried Turkey Salad w/fresh herbs, celery, dried cranberries, and light mayonnaise

I got to know Mark back in grad school. He was a couple of years ahead of me, and started off as an aspiring Sovietologist, but quickly pivoted to his real passion, American electoral politics. He was brilliant, funny, warm, and engaging from the very start. I will miss him..

who would have thought that there is a greater potential for political interference in the tournament in 2026 than there was going into the tournament in Putin's Russia, 2018.

I'm still have tears in my eyes as I write this...

got a taste of what was to come from Gee back in the '00s when he parachuted into Brown U. for a short stint, musing about transforming the football team into a D1 powerhouse. Students, faculty, administrators, & alums quietly snickered and wondered what we'd gotten ourselves into...

Bill Ackman has begun writing a tweet that he will finish at midnight.

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The Hidden

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