Michael Coon
@mikecoonomics.bsky.social
Migration Economist. Associate Professor at UTampa. Editorial Board member at Eastern Economic Journal. Contributor to econeveryday.com. www.michael-coon.com. Usual disclaimers apply.
Dear Google: how do you make a basic thing worse? Hire a "genius" to fix it.
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Dear Google: how do you make a basic thing worse? Hire a "genius" to fix it.
Does anyone remember that time Obama wore a tan suit in the Oval Office? Or, that time he wore "fancy pants" at the beach when he went to survey the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Oh, halcyon days, when America had real scandals. Take me back...
October 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Does anyone remember that time Obama wore a tan suit in the Oval Office? Or, that time he wore "fancy pants" at the beach when he went to survey the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Oh, halcyon days, when America had real scandals. Take me back...
Is he going to make cows grow faster? Did he meet a guy with some magic beans on his way home from the market?
JUST IN: Trump promises deal to lower surging beef prices
Trump promises deal to lower surging beef prices
Rising beef prices are putting more pressure on the growing share of consumers who say it's gotten harder to afford groceries.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Is he going to make cows grow faster? Did he meet a guy with some magic beans on his way home from the market?
Who knew Picasso was an economist?
October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Who knew Picasso was an economist?
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Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.
When will people realize that immigration enforcement and mass deportations are actually a for-profit industry completely unrelated to public safety?
NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
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It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
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October 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When will people realize that immigration enforcement and mass deportations are actually a for-profit industry completely unrelated to public safety?
When I went to Portland, I didn't see any fires. I did meet Caesar the No Drama Llama, though.
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October 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When I went to Portland, I didn't see any fires. I did meet Caesar the No Drama Llama, though.
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Turns out that when you make immigrants feel unwelcome, they'll take their skills/talents elsewhere.
The harm this regime is doing to the country will reverberate for generations.
The harm this regime is doing to the country will reverberate for generations.
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Turns out that when you make immigrants feel unwelcome, they'll take their skills/talents elsewhere.
The harm this regime is doing to the country will reverberate for generations.
The harm this regime is doing to the country will reverberate for generations.
Who do I contact to get paid? Do I need to fill out a 1099 form?
Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Who do I contact to get paid? Do I need to fill out a 1099 form?
"Hello, I'd like to deposit this check."
"You know that's not a real check, right?"
"Sorry... I'd like to deposit this check in honor of Alfred Nobel."
"That's better."
Happy Nobel season, economists!
"You know that's not a real check, right?"
"Sorry... I'd like to deposit this check in honor of Alfred Nobel."
"That's better."
Happy Nobel season, economists!
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Hello, I'd like to deposit this check."
"You know that's not a real check, right?"
"Sorry... I'd like to deposit this check in honor of Alfred Nobel."
"That's better."
Happy Nobel season, economists!
"You know that's not a real check, right?"
"Sorry... I'd like to deposit this check in honor of Alfred Nobel."
"That's better."
Happy Nobel season, economists!
I mean, I know it's illegal and all, but it's kinda funny that they'd choose the $1 coin. Like, geez, thanks for giving me one more reason to pretend you don't exist.
It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy. Trump admin is planning to do it anyway.
By Alan Rappeport
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
By Alan Rappeport
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I mean, I know it's illegal and all, but it's kinda funny that they'd choose the $1 coin. Like, geez, thanks for giving me one more reason to pretend you don't exist.
So, ICE is going to be at the Super Bowl because of Bad Bunny.
I guess their accelerated training to get boots on the ground didn't involve any training on Game Theory.
If you were an undocumented immigrant that had an extra $5,000 to pay for a Super Bowl ticket, would you go?
#Waste/Fraud/Abuse
I guess their accelerated training to get boots on the ground didn't involve any training on Game Theory.
If you were an undocumented immigrant that had an extra $5,000 to pay for a Super Bowl ticket, would you go?
#Waste/Fraud/Abuse
October 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
So, ICE is going to be at the Super Bowl because of Bad Bunny.
I guess their accelerated training to get boots on the ground didn't involve any training on Game Theory.
If you were an undocumented immigrant that had an extra $5,000 to pay for a Super Bowl ticket, would you go?
#Waste/Fraud/Abuse
I guess their accelerated training to get boots on the ground didn't involve any training on Game Theory.
If you were an undocumented immigrant that had an extra $5,000 to pay for a Super Bowl ticket, would you go?
#Waste/Fraud/Abuse
Is this really the world you want to live in? A police state, where you can be abducted in the middle of the night by masked men with no accountability? That's what they're selling. Are you buying?
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Is this really the world you want to live in? A police state, where you can be abducted in the middle of the night by masked men with no accountability? That's what they're selling. Are you buying?
Where are the DOGE guys rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse? These are your tax dollars hard at work.
ICE boats trawling the Chicago River. This is the DUMBEST thing I've seen in my entire life. No exaggeration. What's next? Humvees loaded with armed, masked agents patrolling Disney's Main Street U.S.A.?
#Chicago
#Chicago
September 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Where are the DOGE guys rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse? These are your tax dollars hard at work.
I've only been to Portland once. But, I think I know why the regime wants to go there...
September 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I've only been to Portland once. But, I think I know why the regime wants to go there...
So, time to buy short positions on Home Depot and Lowes?
OUR BATHROOM MIRRORS ARE VITAL TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
September 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
So, time to buy short positions on Home Depot and Lowes?
If you want people to stop calling you a Nazi, stop doing the exact same things the Nazis did
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
If you want people to stop calling you a Nazi, stop doing the exact same things the Nazis did
I never thought my job would require me to teach students how to not get a felony charge. But, here we are.
September 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I never thought my job would require me to teach students how to not get a felony charge. But, here we are.
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Seoul says US must fix its visa system if it wants Korea’s investments
“We conveyed the public’s outrage over this incident to the US verbatim,”
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“We conveyed the public’s outrage over this incident to the US verbatim,”
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Seoul says US must fix its visa system if it wants Korea’s investments
Officials and lawmakers suggested that Korea is now in a position to make demands of the US as its most important investor
english.hani.co.kr
September 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Seoul says US must fix its visa system if it wants Korea’s investments
“We conveyed the public’s outrage over this incident to the US verbatim,”
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
“We conveyed the public’s outrage over this incident to the US verbatim,”
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
Met a guy yesterday who was moving to Florida from DC. He says, "It's too dangerous there. Can't walk down the street without worrying about getting shot."
I asked him where he lived in DC. Bethesda! F-off dude. If you're afraid of walking the mean streets of Bethesda, you won't feel safe anywhere.
I asked him where he lived in DC. Bethesda! F-off dude. If you're afraid of walking the mean streets of Bethesda, you won't feel safe anywhere.
September 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Met a guy yesterday who was moving to Florida from DC. He says, "It's too dangerous there. Can't walk down the street without worrying about getting shot."
I asked him where he lived in DC. Bethesda! F-off dude. If you're afraid of walking the mean streets of Bethesda, you won't feel safe anywhere.
I asked him where he lived in DC. Bethesda! F-off dude. If you're afraid of walking the mean streets of Bethesda, you won't feel safe anywhere.
I wonder if they picked this country because it's fraternity rush week...
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September 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I wonder if they picked this country because it's fraternity rush week...
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I was in Europe the last two weeks, 4 countries, and I did not hear anyone say that.
August 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I was in Europe the last two weeks, 4 countries, and I did not hear anyone say that.
Year 10 at UTampa starts off with the newest addition to the money wall: 10 Swiss Francs. Also, one of my classrooms has a snack bar and Kuerig machine. Looking forward to a great semester!
August 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Year 10 at UTampa starts off with the newest addition to the money wall: 10 Swiss Francs. Also, one of my classrooms has a snack bar and Kuerig machine. Looking forward to a great semester!