#2020s

David Byler

databyler

new piece on state legislatures! basically it's a deep dive on how we got from democratic domination 40 years ago to GOP wins now https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/18/republicans-now-enjoy-unmatched-power-states-it-was-40-

Evan Smith

evanishistory

Having written at length about the debates about free speech on campus in Britain (as well as elsewhere) and the history of 'no platforming' in particular, here's a few thoughts

Simon DeDeo

SimonDeDeo

The 2010s was an intellectual era, but not an era of intellectuals: rationalists, SSC, LW, NRx, etc produced popular teaching, but no great, lasting texts. Lots of (Thomas) Huxleys, no

Grace O'Malley 🏁

you_know_nuttin

Last night I got talking to my aunt. A staunch Republican, ex prisoner of conscience, ex dirty protester in armagh jail. We've not seen eye on eye on trans issues

Anna Stansbury

annastansbury

CBO forecasts are out.Some early reports have suggested the CBO forecast revisions are cause for optimism. Not so fast!My key takeaway: Forecasts have been upgraded from a *catastrophically* slow recovery

R.Сам 🦋🐏

Logo_Daedalus

Meme (naive)Cliche (conscious)Archetype (self-conscious)https://twitter.com/Ipswich1634/status/1329922098555445248 What came first-- the "soy" meme in reality-- people started to notice it everywhere-- it had become a "meme.&

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

‘Thomas Abt of the Council on Criminal Justice, in Washington, says data so far for 2020 suggest “the largest single-year increase in homicides ever reported in the US’The ‘Ferguson Effect’?

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alexharfouche1

1/13 Thread. Demographics and labour market dynamics. Prelude: the scariest chart for the US eq market, and the reason I believe the upcoming top will be a secular one. Chart

Art Hyde

JekyllCapital

1/ A thread on Nexgen’s Arrow & the #uranium cycle ($NXE)https://twitter.com/_/status/1352447776798420993 2/ Given the scale and cost structure of Arrow, it makes sense that investors are intensely focused on its

CryptoNephilim

cryptonephilim

LORDS OF FINANCEThe Bankers Who Broke the WorldBy Liaquat Ahamed•Sovereign Debt Bubbles•Wealth Gap & Unemployment•Long Debt Cycles•Monetary & Fiscal Policy•Leads Into World War IIA thread comparing the similarities and dif

Climate Change Committee

theCCCuk

The Sixth Carbon Budget (2033-2037) charts the decisive move to zero carbon for the UK. The CCC shows that polluting emissions must fall by almost 80% by 2035, compared to

Brad Wilcox

WilcoxNMP

C'mon, Ezra. I'm all for Romney's new child allowance. But @swinshi's concerns about its potential effects on family & work are *legit*. It's not fair to dismiss them as "mean."

Carbon Watchdog 🌱🐾♻️🐾⚡

carbonwatchdog

Our control over our carbon footprint determines if we face a reasonable future or a catastrophe. Despite being a global issue, the devil is in the detail. Santa gave me

Robᵉʳᵗ Graham😷, provocateur

ErrataRob

I was an early 1980s Internet hacker. Let me explain why "Bugtraq" is probably the most important achievement in the world of cybersecurity.https://twitter.com/attritionorg/status/1350206109617975303 Most of what you know of the

Akọwekọwura

Demurleigh

1. About 2 years ago, the FG proposed a RUGA solution to herders farmers conflict and some Nigerians blackmailed the conversation with some of the most disgusting ethnocentric bile you

Arvind Ravikumar

arvindpawan1

New Pre-Print Alert Lydia Yang, @S_HastingsSimon, and I explore a critical question:Is LNG really a bridge-fuel to a low-carbon future?Near-term (pre-2030): Yes, with low leakage.Long-term (2040+): No, esp. under Paris

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