daniel f stone
@dfstone.bsky.social
Behavioral economist at Bowdoin College. Interested in beliefs, sports, media, polarization, socially responsible capitalism. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047500/undue-hate/
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/dstone/index.html
https://www.bowdoin.edu/profiles/faculty/dstone/index.html
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Schrödinger’s immigrant - destitute yet able to buy a house.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schrödinger’s immigrant - destitute yet able to buy a house.
This is *excellent*
So I met this guy who’s meditated 4000 conversations between Israelis and Palestinians since October 7th. And he’s building an AI powered platform for difficult conversations. Here’s what he’s learned. www.betterconflictbulletin.org/p/what-you-c...
What You Can Learn from 4,000 Conversations Between Israelis and Palestinians
Adam Becker is building an AI-powered platform for difficult conversations - BCB #171
www.betterconflictbulletin.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is *excellent*
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Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
Good thread to share with those who question the value of viewpoint diversity
(Eg www.aaup.org/academe/issu...)
(Eg www.aaup.org/academe/issu...)
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Good thread to share with those who question the value of viewpoint diversity
(Eg www.aaup.org/academe/issu...)
(Eg www.aaup.org/academe/issu...)
For 478 (literal) swing voters, your vote really did matter
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/b...
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
For 478 (literal) swing voters, your vote really did matter
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/b...
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A coalition that ranges from democratic socialists to neoconservatives, including a lot of energized liberals in between, is large and formidable.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A coalition that ranges from democratic socialists to neoconservatives, including a lot of energized liberals in between, is large and formidable.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.
This really can work.
According to Google AI I have coined the term "affective polarization" 😆
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
According to Google AI I have coined the term "affective polarization" 😆
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When the President of the United States of America starts bragging about his results on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for dementia.
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
When the President of the United States of America starts bragging about his results on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for dementia.
"Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will teach them 21st-century skills"
Gift link www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Gift link www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
These Jobs Often Go Overseas. One Company Is Bringing Them to Rural America.
Instead of offshoring, Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will teach them 21st-century skills.
www.wsj.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will teach them 21st-century skills"
Gift link www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Gift link www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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This. The president can't extort corporations to pay essentially taxes to him personally so that he can use that money at his personal discretion to do government work.
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This. The president can't extort corporations to pay essentially taxes to him personally so that he can use that money at his personal discretion to do government work.
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The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
Consumer activism can actually work
When Disney temporarily suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last month, about three million Disney+ customers and more than four million Hulu customers canceled their subscriptions, according to new data.
Disney+ Cancellations Jump After Kimmel Suspension
Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.
nyti.ms
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Consumer activism can actually work
For your mental accounts slides
www.reddit.com/r/personalfi...
www.reddit.com/r/personalfi...
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
For your mental accounts slides
www.reddit.com/r/personalfi...
www.reddit.com/r/personalfi...
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Second article of impeachment of Richard Nixon:
“He has endeavoured…to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be intitiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“He has endeavoured…to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be intitiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups
The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.
www.wsj.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Second article of impeachment of Richard Nixon:
“He has endeavoured…to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be intitiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“He has endeavoured…to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be intitiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Unsurprisingly fantastic, nuanced piece by Dave Pozen and Jed Britton-Purdy. Read it! www.bostonreview.net/articles/wha...
What Are We Living Through? - Boston Review
Three competing narratives of the second Trump administration.
www.bostonreview.net
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Unsurprisingly fantastic, nuanced piece by Dave Pozen and Jed Britton-Purdy. Read it! www.bostonreview.net/articles/wha...
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Is this a good time to remind everyone (as the article covers at length) that there is effectively no regulation by the FDA or any other government body of any supplement? And that the definition of "supplement" is very, very wide?
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Is this a good time to remind everyone (as the article covers at length) that there is effectively no regulation by the FDA or any other government body of any supplement? And that the definition of "supplement" is very, very wide?
This actually looks like useful advice
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This actually looks like useful advice
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Backward induction for the win
(via The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, ht Justin Welsh)
(via The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, ht Justin Welsh)
October 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Backward induction for the win
(via The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, ht Justin Welsh)
(via The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, ht Justin Welsh)
“The greater idiot ever scolds the lesser” -Melville
October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“The greater idiot ever scolds the lesser” -Melville
Good summary of the speech debate
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Where the Battle Over Free Speech Is Leading Us
Doxing, deplatforming, defunding, persecuting, firing, and sometimes killing—all are part of an escalating war over words. What happens next?
www.newyorker.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Good summary of the speech debate
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
😅👍👏https://www.jericoliver.com/about-me
October 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
😅👍👏https://www.jericoliver.com/about-me
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Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game. That's why universities and law firms and nonprofits can't let themselves be picked off one by one. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game. That's why universities and law firms and nonprofits can't let themselves be picked off one by one. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Good concrete advice toward the end of this hbr.org/2025/11/a-sm...
A Smarter Way to Disagree
To foster constructive disagreements, organizations should encourage individuals to modify their observable behaviors during conflicts. More specifically, the authors’ research has shown that employee...
hbr.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Good concrete advice toward the end of this hbr.org/2025/11/a-sm...