David H Feldman
@dhfeldman.bsky.social
I write about the economics of higher education and international trade.
Love New Mexico & cats.
My books:
https://academic.oup.com/book/7559
https://academic.oup.com/book/5108
Social media posts are my own views and do not reflect my employer. ..
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I write about the economics of higher education and international trade.
Love New Mexico & cats.
My books:
https://academic.oup.com/book/7559
https://academic.oup.com/book/5108
Social media posts are my own views and do not reflect my employer.
David John Feldman is a British legal academic, author and former judge. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge, and served as an international judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Dayton Agreement from 2002 to 2010. He is known for having shaped the development of civil liberties and human rights law in the United Kingdom. .. more
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Here is a slightly revised, and much prettier, version of my new working paper on the impact of walking distance on first year student performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to measure this effect, which proved significant and surprisingly large.
www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
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I would happily be called scum by MAGA acolytes.
These weak politicians need to find a spine, and force Trump to give Ukraine fucking Tomahawk missiles and permission to use them to strike Moscow and St. Petersburg's energy infrastructure. If Ukraine takes out the economy of those cities, the political class will be inclined to stop the war.
NORAD, part of the anti-Trump deep state! 😉
This wave of political religiosity against rationalism is attacking the teaching of all humanities and minimally-quantitative social sciences. The natural sciences, mathematics, and economics seem immune ... so far.
Flying over thousands of wind turbines in Oklahoma. No move by the Trump administration to shut them all down. Instead, wipe out this industry serving blue states. That’s Trump‘s MO, and use total bullshit reasoning to justify it.
I didn’t see any argument. I just saw a few unhinged assertions.
Time to start suing the shit out of the federal government. These suspensions upend years of work and billions in private investment. Firms made decisions that depend on the long term nature of the federal policy framework.
Rhythmic displacement. Harry Connick Jr.
YouTube video by Anton & Thomas Friis
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There is a nice cure for clapping on 1 and 3, and Harry Connick Jr. shows you how ...
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Yeah, yeah, I had no clue either.
Proving Defamation: Crucial Differences for Public vs Private Figures
In defamation law, a public figure is someone who has assumed prominence in society, while a private figure is someone who does not qualify as a public figure.
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No, you don't become a public figure because someone prominent talks about you.
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Yet he is still positive on border security after months of videos of ICE beating and kidnapping people. That says awful things about us as a people.
Hard to imagine a Democrat running in 2028 who would be against dismantling ICE ...
So, tell me again why Tulane and JMU were selected and Notre Dame was omitted?
Sigh.
No one wants to see students as collateral damage. I suspect there’s an easy legislative fix for that.
No one wants to see students as collateral damage. I suspect there’s an easy legislative fix for that.
Henry Ford and Anti-Semitism
Henry Ford’s unfortunate descent into anti-Semitism can be better understood by looking at several of his influences.
www.thehenryford.org
And we should not forget Michigan's own Henry Ford and The Dearborn Independent, which spread Ford's anti-semitism all over the nation.
www.thehenryford.org/collections-...
www.thehenryford.org/collections-...
I have seen the Venetian in Las Vegas. The resemblance is eerie and frightening!
Youngkin's push to be involved in chancellor search succeeds
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin's involvement in the search process for a new leader of the state's community colleges system troubles state policymakers and higher ed advocates.
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Yes, I paid little mind to that event four years ago.
This situation has very different twists since the politicization is coming from rogue BOV members in cahoots with Project 2025 nutcases, forcing a gubernatorial response. I think she needs to go strong.
www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07...
This situation has very different twists since the politicization is coming from rogue BOV members in cahoots with Project 2025 nutcases, forcing a gubernatorial response. I think she needs to go strong.
www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07...
You say VAR and what immediately pops to my mind is "wow, Kai is talking about vector autoregression! 😉
Happy #caturday from Alexei (white), Minerva (tortie), and Cleo (black). Won't have this trio for much longer since Minerva is nearing 20!
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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This man the most skilled politicians I have seen in recent years. Heck, in a VERY long time.
Well, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, now comes the hard part ... governing. This involves tradeoffs, and sometimes saying no to your friends because you simply prioritize other things.
I wish you well!
Well, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, now comes the hard part ... governing. This involves tradeoffs, and sometimes saying no to your friends because you simply prioritize other things.
I wish you well!
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
4/ ... sit silently and acquiesce.
This is a tough choice. I think I would move to dismiss the rector and vice-rector. I might also sit down with the full selection committee and hear them out before deciding if she wants to overrule this BOV decision on legal grounds.
This is a tough choice. I think I would move to dismiss the rector and vice-rector. I might also sit down with the full selection committee and hear them out before deciding if she wants to overrule this BOV decision on legal grounds.
3/ not to act, her credibility is at stake. To many, the current rector and vice rector have acted in ways that seriously damage the institution. They have also overtly politicized the BOV by kowtowing to the federal government against the interests of Virginia. I don't think Spanberger can ...
2/ ... dismissed from the Board for cause for their roles in Ryan's dismissal.
Alternatively, she could see if there is a path forward after the icy reception the newly (and possibly illegally) appointed president likely will receive from many of the faculty.
The problem: After telling the BOV...
Alternatively, she could see if there is a path forward after the icy reception the newly (and possibly illegally) appointed president likely will receive from many of the faculty.
The problem: After telling the BOV...
University of Virginia’s Board Names a New President
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First hot potato of the Spanberger administration. Tough call. If she wants to overturn the decision she has legal reasons to do so. The current BOV doesn't meet the legal criteria for the number of alums and Virginians. The rector and vice-rector could also be ...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Can that student sue Elise Stephanik and Dhillon? I would hope so. Stephanik and Dhillon could perhaps claim ignorance, but the actions were reckless and had consequences.
20 U.S. Code § 76i - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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2/ And of course, the renaming is completely illegal. But as we know, Republicans snicker at chumps who respect clear laws. The only laws they follow are what pleases their Dear Leader and keeps them in his good graces for a few moments longer...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Center Adds Trump’s Name to Facade
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And upon the passing of Pharaoh, his name will be erased from the monuments he has defaced. His palaces will be pulled down and ground into dust. It will be as if he had never been. His sycophants will wail and lament, but the people will rejoice...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
How Woodrow Wilson’s racist policies eroded the Black civil service - Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas
Before the election of President Woodrow Wilson, Black Americans worked at all levels of the federal government. But when Wilson assumed office in 1913, he mandated that the federal workforce be segre...
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The whole time period was suffused in racism. This is a decade BEFORE the Rhinelander case and the KKK march in DC. Woodrow Wilson, that noted champion of diversity, is busily segregating the civil service. You know all of this. Some readers may not.
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