#Policymaking

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

So, the Romney plan is interesting.Yes, it pays for itself by cutting some other benefits for kids.But the Niskanen Center's analysis suggests *even with* those cuts, it reduces child poverty

RAND Corporation

RANDCorporation

We're living in an era of #TruthDecay: Americans increasingly disagree about basic facts. This can have dire consequences.Civic education is key to reversing the course. Our new report identifies ways

Tom Crowley

TomisCrowley

There's pages and pages of fun on fast trains in our new report. But you're a busy person! Here are some highlights for you in a THREAD. If it whets

Rebecca Willis

Bankfieldbecky

Back to work. Kids back to school (in the next room). Tough for them. Didn't see many people or do much over Christmas, obviously, but so nice to have some

Economic & Political Weekly

epw_in

#EPWConversations: We are live with @vabhis, and we invite you to send your questions about public transportation in India in this thread. He will be tweeting through EPW's account for

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

Second-Order Thinking 101We live in a world of complex systems that punish simple, linear thinking. The greatest minds consistently use second-order thinking to solve problems.But what is "second-order thinking" and

Michael P Senger

MichaelPSenger

1/ It’s good to see that as we put pressure on the CCP for their lockdown fraud, the chorus of “we can’t blame the CCP” is getting louder. This is

Ben Pile

clim8resistance

Read my report for the @thegwpfcom on the UK Climate Assembly, which was an obvious and deeply flawed attempt to circumvent democracy.https://twitter.com/thegwpfcom/status/1355116451619889152 The Climate Assembly was convened by six parliam

Axios

axios

DEEP DIVE: The new WashingtonAxios subject-matter experts brief you on the incoming administration's plans and team. https://www.axios.com/axios-am-new-washington-deep-dive-87418eb8-49cd-4820-adc7-828b092f7051.html?utm_source=twitter&am

Cyber Statecraft

CyberStatecraft

Since 2010, there have been at least 31 distinct attacks targeting updates in the software supply chain, of which 17 compromised build servers or altered code. Of those, more than

Whitney Webb

_whitneywebb

THREAD: Alexander's cybersecurity company, IronNet, is responsible for "protecting" key parts of the US power grid and, thanks to Covid, US hospitals (which they "protect for free"). They also claim

Osita Nwanevu

OsitaNwanevu

So I’ve been wanting to do this thread for a while and as usual, I’m hoping people who know more than me, academics especially, chime in. The question: when did

Amaka Anku

AmakaAnku

It has been difficult for me to engage w/ largely dismissive criticisms of #Nigeria’s move to close its land borders with #Benin & #Niger to address rampant smuggling and #Benin’s

Jeremy Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

I'm more worried about the US outbreak than at any point since early March. We're on a similarly devastating trajectory, minus the political will to do something about it. That's

Alex Galitsky

algalitsky

Thread : There must be a place for valid critique of the Armenian government. No government is immune to criticism, and any attempt to silence and delegitimize opposition runs counter

David R. Agrawal

DavidRAgrawal

How do local governments set policy in the presence of mobile factors, spillovers, and information flows? For answers, see our article "Local Policy Choice: Theory and Empirics" (w/ @WilliamHHoyt and

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