#Activity

Why do we have an econ indicator such as GDP? Most assume GNP, GDP's predecessor, was invented to measure economic growth.My new paper, Institutionalism in Action, shows it was constructed
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Today I'm on the @nytimes' "The Daily" podcast talking with @Jonesieman about my personal brush with "cancel culture." Here's a thread on the surreal story of the attempted "triple cancellation"
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With kids returning to school, the acting DHS deputy secretary is going for the 4Chan/reddit op.As his followers (& anyone else this reaches on SM) go googling to decipher the
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Temperature is the average energy of a population of molecules by virtue of their motion. More motion => higher temperature. Pressure is the average degree that a population of molecules
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How to DELETE 99.9% of your digital footprint from the internet [a thread] Step 1: Preliminary RequirementsGo through each email you can think of that you've used in the past
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When the law does not apply equally to everyone, it is not a law, but a privilege for those who don't face enforcement. The President’s lawlessness inspires his supporters to
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Canadian Prime Ministers have a fun gambit: when things start to go really badly for them, they "prorogue" (suspend) Parliament, which dissolves all committees, inquiries, etc, until such time as
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The much moved and resited obelisk at St George's Circus, practically the only remnant of the ambitious plans outlined by #RobertMylne and further projected by #GeorgeDance the younger to drain
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What are the prospects of reconstruction in Syria? - a thread. The cost of rebuilding what was destroyed is circa $100 billion USD - not 250 billion and up as
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Happy Tuesday, y'all. Today, we'll be exploring a group called The Parent Association, Inc. parentassociation dot org. This group has been on my radar now for a while. They are
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Is yield farming over?Is $YFI dead?A brain dump. 1/ First let's set the stage: August has been a phenomenal month for DeFi bulls. Now we're in the hangover phase of
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It’s Week 3. Feels like Week 33 of #distancelearning. Trying to find a workflow that is not overwhelming, but attempts to maintain connection has been challenging. Here’s the routine I’ve
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The Islamists Conquest of Europe:Muslim Brotherhood's plans to take over Europe from the inside While the MB radical ideas have shaped the beliefs of generations of Islamists, Jihadists and terrorists
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I know from personal experience that many academics worry from time to time that they are not qualified for their jobs. Check this thread if you want to learn more
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We've got a new proposed #SEC #token #safeharbor that would let issuers offer tokens in the US. It's big. But, what's new? How is it different from the prior proposal?
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I don't know if its age, lack of sleep or just how endlessly busy education news is right now but waking up again on a Saturday morning feeling like the
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