Joseph Mullins
@jmullins.bsky.social
economist @ university of minnesota
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I hope it is not lost, in all of the chaos at the federal level, that there are many longstanding, discretionary programs that are on the Administration's chopping block, either directly or through the erosion of agency staff, expertise, and capacity. Programs enacted and reauthorized through...
April 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I hope it is not lost, in all of the chaos at the federal level, that there are many longstanding, discretionary programs that are on the Administration's chopping block, either directly or through the erosion of agency staff, expertise, and capacity. Programs enacted and reauthorized through...
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To those who celebrate
Casimir Pulaski Day
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March 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
To those who celebrate
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The phenomenon of “leftist language policing” is 99% a product of centrists whining about it constantly. I almost never encounter it in real life and requests for vocabulary updates are typically non-binding guidelines for formal written documents.
This take is worth what you paid for it, but I think the language policing stuff has outsized political significance.
February 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The phenomenon of “leftist language policing” is 99% a product of centrists whining about it constantly. I almost never encounter it in real life and requests for vocabulary updates are typically non-binding guidelines for formal written documents.
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i am 100% of the belief that simply forcing take-writers to answer the question "who specifically said this and why are they significant" would result in substantially fewer bad takes circulating in the world
if i ever teach a class on argumentative writing i am going to use these paragraphs as an example of how to NOT write persuasively for an audience.
February 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
i am 100% of the belief that simply forcing take-writers to answer the question "who specifically said this and why are they significant" would result in substantially fewer bad takes circulating in the world
Giving my first ever keynote today: "What's next for the economics of child development?" Slides here for anyone interested:
www.josephlyonmullins.com/slides/mulli...
www.josephlyonmullins.com/slides/mulli...
Joseph Mullins - What’s next for the economics of child development?
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December 9, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Giving my first ever keynote today: "What's next for the economics of child development?" Slides here for anyone interested:
www.josephlyonmullins.com/slides/mulli...
www.josephlyonmullins.com/slides/mulli...