Jonathan A. Parker
@profjaparker.bsky.social
Economist. Evidence-based economics and finance, humor, and frustration with extremism and divisiveness.
http://mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu/japarker/
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http://mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu/japarker/
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How quickly we went from “No Kings” to envying the way a king adheres to the rule of law
February 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
How quickly we went from “No Kings” to envying the way a king adheres to the rule of law
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In case you want to read the Fed study for yourself: libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? - Liberty Street Economics
Over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 to 13 percent. In this blog post, we ask how much of the tariffs were paid by the U.S., using import data through No...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
In case you want to read the Fed study for yourself: libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
From an actual King, respect for the law: “Let me state clearly: the law must take its course.”
February 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM
From an actual King, respect for the law: “Let me state clearly: the law must take its course.”
Who is this sloppy, water-guzzling guy named Al?
February 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Who is this sloppy, water-guzzling guy named Al?
Big government.
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Big government.
Of course, we do not completely believe in any rankings, even that of the @FT, which is the best, but still . . .
www.ft.com/content/414d...
www.ft.com/content/414d...
MIT Sloan tops FT Global MBA Ranking for the first time
US business school heads the 2026 table as focus sharpens on value, employment and AI
www.ft.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Of course, we do not completely believe in any rankings, even that of the @FT, which is the best, but still . . .
www.ft.com/content/414d...
www.ft.com/content/414d...
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ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
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Coinbase must be concerned I'm at risk of running out of material
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Coinbase must be concerned I'm at risk of running out of material
Beef Stew Home Stewing After Beef
NBA suspensions for the Pistons-Hornets fight, sources tell ESPN:
Isaiah Stewart: 7 games
Miles Bridges: 4 games
Moussa Diabate: 4 games
Jalen Duren: 2 games
Isaiah Stewart: 7 games
Miles Bridges: 4 games
Moussa Diabate: 4 games
Jalen Duren: 2 games
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Beef Stew Home Stewing After Beef
Back to the usual q: incompetence or dishonesty?
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Back to the usual q: incompetence or dishonesty?
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Updated CBO deficit/debt forecast. Good summary from CBO Director Phil Swagel. www.cbo.gov/publication/...
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Updated CBO deficit/debt forecast. Good summary from CBO Director Phil Swagel. www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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Please don't think anything is back to normal in Minnesota. Nothing is normal.
I know we’re strong. Don’t know if it’s enough.
If you don't live here, your Minnesota friends may tell you that it's going to be okay but I think a lot of that is them being nice so you won't worry.
It's bad here.
I know we’re strong. Don’t know if it’s enough.
If you don't live here, your Minnesota friends may tell you that it's going to be okay but I think a lot of that is them being nice so you won't worry.
It's bad here.
JUST IN: Authorities are at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in St. Paul that's believed to have involved federal immigration agents.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/federal-agents-believed-to-be-involved-in-crash-outside-st-paul-cafe
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/federal-agents-believed-to-be-involved-in-crash-outside-st-paul-cafe
February 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Please don't think anything is back to normal in Minnesota. Nothing is normal.
I know we’re strong. Don’t know if it’s enough.
If you don't live here, your Minnesota friends may tell you that it's going to be okay but I think a lot of that is them being nice so you won't worry.
It's bad here.
I know we’re strong. Don’t know if it’s enough.
If you don't live here, your Minnesota friends may tell you that it's going to be okay but I think a lot of that is them being nice so you won't worry.
It's bad here.
This a good article with a bad headline. This is not the wisdom of crowds. This is thousands of amateur gamblers losing money so experts who collect information and insider who have it can profit from (partly) revealing it
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...
Thousands of Amateur Gamblers Are Beating Wall Street Ph.D.s
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This a good article with a bad headline. This is not the wisdom of crowds. This is thousands of amateur gamblers losing money so experts who collect information and insider who have it can profit from (partly) revealing it
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Vol. 40 No. 1 Winter 2026
www.aeaweb.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Vol. 40 No. 1 Winter 2026
www.aeaweb.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
And it looks like we picked the wrong week to schedule our five fly outs if we were actually interested in hiring anyone
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
And it looks like we picked the wrong week to schedule our five fly outs if we were actually interested in hiring anyone
Thank you for your attention to this post
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Thank you for your attention to this post
The Republican Party in America has abandoned rule of law.
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The Republican Party in America has abandoned rule of law.
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Republicans: The problem isn’t guns. It’s mental health.
Also Republicans: *slash mental health funding*
Also Republicans: *slash mental health funding*
HHS terminates thousands of grants for substance use, mental health worth billions
HHS terminates thousands of grants for substance use, mental health worth billions
The Department of Health and Human Services told grantees funding their projects was no longer aligned with agency priorities.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Republicans: The problem isn’t guns. It’s mental health.
Also Republicans: *slash mental health funding*
Also Republicans: *slash mental health funding*
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The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
The choice facing America:
- Living through a Story of Fire and Ice
- A Story of Firing Ice
- Living through a Story of Fire and Ice
- A Story of Firing Ice
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The choice facing America:
- Living through a Story of Fire and Ice
- A Story of Firing Ice
- Living through a Story of Fire and Ice
- A Story of Firing Ice
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Not happy to see my MIT colleague Jonathan Ruane out there giving stock picking advice . . . This is NOT @MITFinance
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Not happy to see my MIT colleague Jonathan Ruane out there giving stock picking advice . . . This is NOT @MITFinance
The proposed Republican ban on institutional investors buying homes is a panicky and short-sighted policy that will not lower American’s cost of living. Investors buy homes to rent them to Americans.
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The proposed Republican ban on institutional investors buying homes is a panicky and short-sighted policy that will not lower American’s cost of living. Investors buy homes to rent them to Americans.