Beth Popp Berman
@epopppp.bsky.social
Professor @ a large Midwestern U
Author of Thinking like an Economist, Creating the Market University
Trying to understand how ideas about economic value have shaped capitalism + its regulation, from the first Gilded Age to the second
Have more hair now
Author of Thinking like an Economist, Creating the Market University
Trying to understand how ideas about economic value have shaped capitalism + its regulation, from the first Gilded Age to the second
Have more hair now
I would 100% rather have a random person sent to CECOT spend the night at my house than Stephen Miller.
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I would 100% rather have a random person sent to CECOT spend the night at my house than Stephen Miller.
The student paper is often the only coverage of what's happening in Ann Arbor, a town of 125,000.
" The total number of student news programs in the country that distribute work to local outlets is now roughly two hundred and fifty.
"... the addition of a student-run paper is a lifeline for community news."
via @columjournreview.bsky.social
"... the addition of a student-run paper is a lifeline for community news."
via @columjournreview.bsky.social
How students are trying to save local news.
Across the country, university programs are filling gaps in the coverage.
www.cjr.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The student paper is often the only coverage of what's happening in Ann Arbor, a town of 125,000.
It's worth watching for yourself.
cecot-60mins.mp4
drive.google.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It's worth watching for yourself.
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This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
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You might question her methods, but credit to Bari Weiss: her leadership has pushed 60 Minutes into new formats and attracted a bunch of new viewership outside the normal broadcast audience.
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
You might question her methods, but credit to Bari Weiss: her leadership has pushed 60 Minutes into new formats and attracted a bunch of new viewership outside the normal broadcast audience.
Reposted by Beth Popp Berman
Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work
The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
I am old enough for the answer to all those "do you remember" quizzes to be embarrassing, but apparently not old enough to recognize Walter Cronkite on sight.
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I am old enough for the answer to all those "do you remember" quizzes to be embarrassing, but apparently not old enough to recognize Walter Cronkite on sight.
Per the discussion in the comments about bus stop versus college party -- a lot of the safeness/creepiness is downstream of organizations vouching for people.
The college, rightly or wrongly, is telling you "this is a safe person to interact with."
The college, rightly or wrongly, is telling you "this is a safe person to interact with."
Discussion elsewhere on the internet dot com about male willingness to sleep with attractive strangers and, just, like, speaking as a man - even if I were single, the level of persuading I'd need that a random attractive woman claiming to want to sleep with me wasn't up to something nefarious?...
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Per the discussion in the comments about bus stop versus college party -- a lot of the safeness/creepiness is downstream of organizations vouching for people.
The college, rightly or wrongly, is telling you "this is a safe person to interact with."
The college, rightly or wrongly, is telling you "this is a safe person to interact with."
Can't believe this was an actual sentence I read this morning.
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Can't believe this was an actual sentence I read this morning.
So all we had to do to get the billionaires on board with baby bonds is send all the money to Wall Street.
BlackRock to Match ‘Trump Account’ Contributions for Employees
BlackRock Inc. will match government contributions to “Trump accounts” for its employees, making it one of the first major US companies to lay out plans for supporting the early-childhood savings prog...
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So all we had to do to get the billionaires on board with baby bonds is send all the money to Wall Street.
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Any experts on reinsurance and parametric insurance out there?
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Any experts on reinsurance and parametric insurance out there?
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More or less done with the reading list for History of the Database. You could take a lot of different approaches, but this is the one I went with.
Reading List – History of the Database
miriamposner.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
More or less done with the reading list for History of the Database. You could take a lot of different approaches, but this is the one I went with.
Ever since we got solar panels I've been lowkey obsessed with the Tesla app
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ever since we got solar panels I've been lowkey obsessed with the Tesla app
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[1/3] Before everyone scatters away on holidays, a reminder to people here interested in the history of climate economics and/or the politics of climate modelling about two ongoing calls for papers.
One questions futures, the other is history-oriented, take your pick!
One questions futures, the other is history-oriented, take your pick!
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
[1/3] Before everyone scatters away on holidays, a reminder to people here interested in the history of climate economics and/or the politics of climate modelling about two ongoing calls for papers.
One questions futures, the other is history-oriented, take your pick!
One questions futures, the other is history-oriented, take your pick!
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For a more realistic take on discrimination in the workplace, might I suggest my once again relevant articles.
Why So Many Organizations Stay White
Understanding how race is historically and structurally built into the workplace
hbr.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
For a more realistic take on discrimination in the workplace, might I suggest my once again relevant articles.
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A break from Christmas content to enjoy this capybara eating a banana. From François Froger's 'A relation of a voyage ...' (London, 1698).
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A break from Christmas content to enjoy this capybara eating a banana. From François Froger's 'A relation of a voyage ...' (London, 1698).
The hate I can at least understand.
The desire to shoot ourselves in the foot, repeatedly, will never cease to mystify me.
The desire to shoot ourselves in the foot, repeatedly, will never cease to mystify me.
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The hate I can at least understand.
The desire to shoot ourselves in the foot, repeatedly, will never cease to mystify me.
The desire to shoot ourselves in the foot, repeatedly, will never cease to mystify me.
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sometimes i create notes with zero context which baffle me when i find them years later. this was created in 2021—wtf was i thinking about?
December 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
sometimes i create notes with zero context which baffle me when i find them years later. this was created in 2021—wtf was i thinking about?
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Useful. The author doesn’t draw the parallel directly, but fixing attn to how *state governments* are creating demand for private currencies sets another bell ringing in that carillon tune, “history doesn’t repeat but it sometimes rhymes, and what we’re doing now w/ money is like Jacksonian times!”
Today, @amandaparsons.bsky.social explains how the crypto industry is partnering with government institutions to craft demand for a currency that hardly anyone uses.
The Anarchist Currency with a Government Sponsor
Despite its professed commitment to radical libertarianism and anarchy, the crypto industry is actively cultivating government intervention in markets on its behalf. From recruiting states to accept…
lpeproject.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Useful. The author doesn’t draw the parallel directly, but fixing attn to how *state governments* are creating demand for private currencies sets another bell ringing in that carillon tune, “history doesn’t repeat but it sometimes rhymes, and what we’re doing now w/ money is like Jacksonian times!”
Clicked to see covers, stayed to read great new work in political science.
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Clicked to see covers, stayed to read great new work in political science.
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A university is so much more than its bricks and mortar facilities. It is also an eduroam network with intermittent access
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A university is so much more than its bricks and mortar facilities. It is also an eduroam network with intermittent access
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It has come to my attention that perhaps not everyone is aware that ISIS is fundamentally opposed to Palestinian nationalism, just as it is to Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, and Iraqi nationalism.
David Frum and the Atlantic couldn’t let the blood dry before getting this take out.
The actual evidence we have (imagine considering that!) suggests an ISIS connection for the shooters.
But no, we have to find a way to blame Palestinians and American college students as fast as possible.
Scum.
The actual evidence we have (imagine considering that!) suggests an ISIS connection for the shooters.
But no, we have to find a way to blame Palestinians and American college students as fast as possible.
Scum.
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It has come to my attention that perhaps not everyone is aware that ISIS is fundamentally opposed to Palestinian nationalism, just as it is to Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, and Iraqi nationalism.
It gets worse
Someone is posting fake AI slop articles like this on their Research Gate account and it’s making its way into Google Scholar searches.
December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It gets worse