Erik Angner
@erikangner.com
Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies. He/Him. Author of How Economics Can Save the World 🛟 a.co/d/0AZASJz Web: https://linktr.ee/erikangner Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall #Econsky #Philsky
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Erik Angner
@erikangner.com
· Oct 21
Have I mentioned my book!? It tries to inspire action by arguing we already sort-of know what needs to be done about the world's biggest problems – and have a pretty good idea of what a solution looks like. Also, economics is not what you think! www.amazon.com/How-Economic...
Maybe next year the NFL can put on a cute little halftime show during a Bad Bunny concert?
a man in a white shirt and black bow tie holds a trophy
ALT: a man in a white shirt and black bow tie holds a trophy
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February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Maybe next year the NFL can put on a cute little halftime show during a Bad Bunny concert?
Remember this the next time somebody says the country/university/whatever should be run like a corporation, and that we need people with corporate experience in leadership positions: slate.com/business/202...
The Real Reason Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post
The billionaire wanted the Post to die, because a vigorous, well-resourced newspaper does not help his bottom line.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Remember this the next time somebody says the country/university/whatever should be run like a corporation, and that we need people with corporate experience in leadership positions: slate.com/business/202...
Ny podd 📻 "Jakten på lycka, mening och pengar" med Fredrik Skärheden på Överskuldsättningspodden: open.spotify.com/episode/1E5O... Om varför finnarna inte är världens lyckligaste folk, varför vår strävan efter lycka ofta leder fel, och hur vi kan åtgärda fattigdomen.
Jakten på lycka, mening och pengar med Professor Erik Angner
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February 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Ny podd 📻 "Jakten på lycka, mening och pengar" med Fredrik Skärheden på Överskuldsättningspodden: open.spotify.com/episode/1E5O... Om varför finnarna inte är världens lyckligaste folk, varför vår strävan efter lycka ofta leder fel, och hur vi kan åtgärda fattigdomen.
But at least we got rid of cancel culture, amirite 🤦
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
But at least we got rid of cancel culture, amirite 🤦
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What keeps on surprising me are these social-democratic parties (also see UK) that start adopting far-right positions hoping to win voters, while political scientists have shown over and over that it only leads to the far right becoming stronger. (Summary here: collections.fes.de/publikatione... )
The vicious cycle of far-right success in Europe
Publikationen der Stiftung. The vicious cycle of far-right success in Europe / Tarik Abou-Chadi ; Issuing Department Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Democracy of the Future, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Eur...
collections.fes.de
February 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
What keeps on surprising me are these social-democratic parties (also see UK) that start adopting far-right positions hoping to win voters, while political scientists have shown over and over that it only leads to the far right becoming stronger. (Summary here: collections.fes.de/publikatione... )
If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
Utvisning av 18-åringar gör Sverige mindre attraktivt för toppforskare
Problemet att de som fyllt 18 år förväntas stå på egna ben och därmed utvisas även om deras föräldrar har …
sulf.se
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
If you're a foreign professor in Sweden, the gov't will expel your children when they turn 18, even if you have permanent residency: sulf.se/nyhet/utvisn... via @sulf-union.bsky.social
"Professors Are Being Watched: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance.’" Glad we got rid of cancel culture though. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Professors Are Being Watched: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance’
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
"Professors Are Being Watched: ‘We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance.’" Glad we got rid of cancel culture though. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Två biljetter kvar till kvällens evenemang med Make It Count: luma.com/hc04ggvo Ses där!
Make it Count med gästtalare Erik Angner · Luma
Har du kanske byggt ett liv med relativ trygghet men känner du ett sug efter att bidra med något mer? Om du läser detta, är du troligtvis en av de få människor…
luma.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Två biljetter kvar till kvällens evenemang med Make It Count: luma.com/hc04ggvo Ses där!
Each and everyone named in the Epstein files have had years to come clean and repent. None of them did, huh.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Each and everyone named in the Epstein files have had years to come clean and repent. None of them did, huh.
Efter de tre första bidragen frågade 10-åringen om vi kunde stänga av Mello, pga ”tråkigt”. Jag förstår att programmet inte riktar sig mot gamla människor (som jag), men om de tappar unga tjejer undrar man hur länge det kommer finnas kvar.
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Efter de tre första bidragen frågade 10-åringen om vi kunde stänga av Mello, pga ”tråkigt”. Jag förstår att programmet inte riktar sig mot gamla människor (som jag), men om de tappar unga tjejer undrar man hur länge det kommer finnas kvar.
The Israeli Gov't is currently fêting Swedish politician Jimmy Åkesson, leader of an extreme-rightwing party founded by literal Nazis. In case you were confused about what the alliances look like now. 🧵/1 www.dn.se/varlden/sver...
”Sverige och Israel – vi borde vara väldigt goda vänner”
Från persona non grata i Israel – till huvudtalare på konferens om att bekämpa antisemitism.
www.dn.se
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The Israeli Gov't is currently fêting Swedish politician Jimmy Åkesson, leader of an extreme-rightwing party founded by literal Nazis. In case you were confused about what the alliances look like now. 🧵/1 www.dn.se/varlden/sver...
When I brought the 10-yr-old to Paris 🇫🇷 to see art last summer – her idea! – we were served Madeleine cookies for breakfast. I told her about their place in world literature. Now the literal Madeleine has become, for her, a figurative Madeleine bringing her back to Paris in June 🥲
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
When I brought the 10-yr-old to Paris 🇫🇷 to see art last summer – her idea! – we were served Madeleine cookies for breakfast. I told her about their place in world literature. Now the literal Madeleine has become, for her, a figurative Madeleine bringing her back to Paris in June 🥲
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5) Bottom line is that the talking points in debates about public service broadcasting in Europe should not allowed to be hijacked by voices spreading disinformation. Multiple studies from multiple sources show over and over that PSB is both trusted and valued...far ahead of commercial alternatives.
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM
5) Bottom line is that the talking points in debates about public service broadcasting in Europe should not allowed to be hijacked by voices spreading disinformation. Multiple studies from multiple sources show over and over that PSB is both trusted and valued...far ahead of commercial alternatives.
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Samtalet "Är en bättre värld möjlig?" med filosofiprofessor @erikangner.com kommer närmaste tiden även gå att lyssna på i efterhand på www.su.se/forskning/po...
Där går även att ta del av andra öppna föreläsningar, t ex om anknytningsmönster som formar livet & vad händer när demokratin vacklar.
Där går även att ta del av andra öppna föreläsningar, t ex om anknytningsmönster som formar livet & vad händer när demokratin vacklar.
Tacksam för det trevliga och informativa samtalet med Karin Gyllenklev på Tranströmerbiblioteket igår kväll! Det handlade om vetenskapen och framtiden, och vad vi ska göra med de stora utmaningarna. Jag är så glad att så många ville delta. Foto: Anette Gärdeklint Sylla / @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Samtalet "Är en bättre värld möjlig?" med filosofiprofessor @erikangner.com kommer närmaste tiden även gå att lyssna på i efterhand på www.su.se/forskning/po...
Där går även att ta del av andra öppna föreläsningar, t ex om anknytningsmönster som formar livet & vad händer när demokratin vacklar.
Där går även att ta del av andra öppna föreläsningar, t ex om anknytningsmönster som formar livet & vad händer när demokratin vacklar.
"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." – Mussolini www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." – Mussolini www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Tacksam för det trevliga och informativa samtalet med Karin Gyllenklev på Tranströmerbiblioteket igår kväll! Det handlade om vetenskapen och framtiden, och vad vi ska göra med de stora utmaningarna. Jag är så glad att så många ville delta. Foto: Anette Gärdeklint Sylla / @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Tacksam för det trevliga och informativa samtalet med Karin Gyllenklev på Tranströmerbiblioteket igår kväll! Det handlade om vetenskapen och framtiden, och vad vi ska göra med de stora utmaningarna. Jag är så glad att så många ville delta. Foto: Anette Gärdeklint Sylla / @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Said it before, but in the current moment I'm so grateful for the artists: the photographers, painters, poets, singers, etc. who simultaneously capture the horror, inspire resistance, offer comic relief, and give us hope for the future.
Joseph Terrell - Genuine American Hero (Talking Blowback Blues)
YouTube video by Joseph Terrell
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January 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Said it before, but in the current moment I'm so grateful for the artists: the photographers, painters, poets, singers, etc. who simultaneously capture the horror, inspire resistance, offer comic relief, and give us hope for the future.
What's better than winning a Nobel Peace Prize? Being on the Nobel Prize Museum podcast, that's what! In conversation with Gustav Källstrand about economic sciences – what they do, what they're for, and what their limitations are (in Swedish).
Ekonomiskt tänkande för en bättre värld – med Erik Angner
open.spotify.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 AM
What's better than winning a Nobel Peace Prize? Being on the Nobel Prize Museum podcast, that's what! In conversation with Gustav Källstrand about economic sciences – what they do, what they're for, and what their limitations are (in Swedish).
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New year, new semester, but this offer still stands #EconSky
Regular reminder, as many colleagues will be prepping for a new semester, that if you use any of my books in your teaching, I'd be more than happy to zoom into your classroom for a guest lecture, Q&A, or whatever (schedule permitting) 📈📉 I mean it! Just get in touch.
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
New year, new semester, but this offer still stands #EconSky
"Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits." – Sounds like something we should put in charge of airline safety www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits." – Sounds like something we should put in charge of airline safety www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Has ICE accomplished anything? As in, are there any horrors that they have provably prevented? I'm not suggesting that any number of successes would justify the violence and mayhem. It's just interesting that they don't seem to have accomplished anything (beyond the violence and mayhem).
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Has ICE accomplished anything? As in, are there any horrors that they have provably prevented? I'm not suggesting that any number of successes would justify the violence and mayhem. It's just interesting that they don't seem to have accomplished anything (beyond the violence and mayhem).
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
Rude! How can they call it a “health app” when it talks to me like this!?
January 24, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Rude! How can they call it a “health app” when it talks to me like this!?
I hope the ICE people are about to freeze their butts off. Solidarity to everyone else 🧊
a man is covered in snow and the word perfect is on the bottom
ALT: a man is covered in snow and the word perfect is on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I hope the ICE people are about to freeze their butts off. Solidarity to everyone else 🧊