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David Brady
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Public policy professor, Price School USC @priceschool.usc.edu, father, poverty/social policy/racial inequality/immigration/policymakers, posts do not speak for employer, https://bradydave.wordpress.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · Oct 26
More than 1 million refugees migrated to Germany in 2015-2016.

How did this affect Germans’ exclusionary beliefs & behaviors?

New at American Journal of Sociology w/Giesselmann & @tabeanaujoks.bsky.social

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
The Increase in Refugees to Germany and Exclusionary Beliefs and Behaviors1 | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 130, No 3
In 2015–16, Germany experienced a rapid and controversial increase in refugees that varied substantially across German districts. This increase provides unique leverage for analyzing how fractionaliza...
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Matt Gannon @mattygannon.bsky.social · 11h
Housing First is a housing-focused intervention, and it works. Critics cherry-pick evidence to highlight where programs fall short in health outcomes. That’s important — and access to/funding for services should be increased — but the fact remains that housing outcomes improve, and that’s a start.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 1d
“People who think that preening a moralistic position and using the right word is more important than power.”

Always like this irreverent focus on power by Skocpol.

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View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics | Sociologica
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 2d
Hey, hey, hey!

I do NOT wear cargo shorts.

-says father of 10-year old daughter who autocratically controls Spotify in car to be 100% Taylor Swift 100% of the time.
paulscheer.com Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 2d
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 2d
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 2d
Come on: Blitzer’s book was at least a 4.5. I might even give it a 5.

:)

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 2d
Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.

Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.

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View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics | Sociologica
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 4d
And here’s the full Adam Smith quote:

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 4d
Was a privilege to be quoted by Sabrina Tavernise in her @nytimes.com article yesterday. For those interested in a deeper dive on why relative measures of poverty are the only defensible ones, check this out: tcf.org/content/repo...

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 5d
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 8d
Bhattacharya, when prompted to take a stand on vaccines, digressed into a defense of the MAHA movement as a valuable part of scientific discourse.

FULL VIDEO: zurl.co/XBkUM

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 9d
Touching article about Rob Reiner’s legacy in the movie “Stand by Me.” I remember seeing that movie in the theaters as a 14 year old and even then finding it a powerful statement about childhood friends.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/e...
The boys of ‘Stand by Me’ remember Rob Reiner | CNN
Jerry O’Connell, Wil Wheaton and Corey Feldman reflect on the legacy of Rob Reiner and his impact on their careers and lives.
www.cnn.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 9d
We gave Jay Bhattacharya an opportunity to clarify his vaccine stance: does he REALLY believe that the vaccine is worse than the disease? Instead, he launched into a defense of MAHA as the future of scientific inquiry, and never really gave us a straight answer...

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 12d
It’s worth just looking at the agricultural districts on your Map on your iPhone. It’s like we’re painting the desert green:

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 12d
Great coverage!

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Ian James (@ianjames.bsky.social)
Reporter focusing on water and climate change, Los Angeles Times. ian.james@latimes.com Signal: ianjames.77
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 12d
With water prices effectively free for farmers, is it any wonder the Colorado River is overused?

Worse, when agricultural districts cut back water, they get taxpayers to pay them for not using water that the federal government had been delivering for free.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 12d
“agencies serving farming areas pay about $30 per acre-foot of water on average, whereas city water utilities pay $512 per acre-foot”

Sure, it’s great they grow winter vegetables. But with climate change, it is unsustainable to grow alfalfa in the Summer in the desert. To feed cattle elsewhere.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 12d
Excellent article by Ian James in LA Times that hits the nail on the head of the Colorado River challenge:

“Along the Colorado River, about three-fourths of the water is used for agriculture.”

This is largely because they get the water effectively for free.

www.latimes.com/environment/...
Some big water agencies in farming areas get water for free. Critics say that needs to end
The federal government is providing water to some large agricultural districts for free. In a new study, researchers urge the Trump administration to start charging more for water.
www.latimes.com

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
Try this page: www.diw.de/en/diw_01.c....
DIW Berlin: Research Infrastructure 'Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)'
The Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) is one of the largest and longest-running multidisciplinary household surveys worldwide. Every year, approximately 30,000 people in 20,000 households are interviewed fo...
www.diw.de

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
I'm not sure honestly, but I seem to recall they had a nice English language webpage that was quite accessible. I'll check.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
German Socio-Economic Panel is the world’s BEST panel dataset. Yes, available to registered users. In action here: bradydave.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 13d
Nice piece with many good points.

But fyi, this is wrong: “The Central Valley in California, for instance, heavily relies on Colorado River water (where usage rights are admittedly heavily concentrated among a handful of wealthy families.”

You mean IMPERIAL (not Central) Valley. Totally different.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 14d
Every time we see good data, it becomes clear they are not. Men’s basketball and football generate tons of $, but those sports & rest of the athletics department spend even more. When you pay for your kids college, I wonder if people think about how those bills are subsidizing college sports.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 14d
Compelling essay on the unsustainable runaway costs of sports in higher education. I routinely talk with people outside higher education who have the impression sports are a net revenue plus.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 14d
“Michigan said it would need a $15 million university contribution to balance its athletic budget. The Buckeyes reported a $38 million deficit across athletics…And as Indiana embarked on the best two-year run in its football program’s history, it needed $34 million…to run its athletic department.”
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 14d
“How the Big Ten Transformed Into College Football’s Money Machine”

www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
How the Big Ten Transformed Into College Football’s Money Machine
The conference that is older than the NCAA itself once envisioned itself as a paragon of academic and athletic balance. It’s now known for unbridled expansion.
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 16d
Bloom: “this isn’t a free speech issue. If one of my colleagues decides to go full Jungian—not as hypothetical as it may sound, Jordan Peterson was once in my department—I don’t think they should lose their job or face any punishment. I just don’t think we should hire someone. . .in that area.
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 16d
Bloom: “no department should make them, and no department should be forced by the government to make them. (If these examples offend you. . .consider the more standard examples of Holocaust deniers in history departments and creationists in biology departments.)”

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 16d
Bloom: “Plainly, some “diverse” hires are not a good idea. Marxists in the economics department, Jungians in psychology, and homeopaths and Native American healers at the med school would increase viewpoint diversity and challenge established views. But these would be ridiculous hires.”

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 16d
open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...
Viewpoint diversity and its limits
Affirmative action for iconoclasts?
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 16d
DEADLINE THURSDAY: The NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting on Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by December 11, 2025! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
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