Holt Dwyer
@holtdwyer.bsky.social
Economist at Bates White; former PhD student at UCSD, former Fed RA. Other interests: macro, dev, swing & salsa dancing, ADK hikes. Standard disclaimer applies; views presented here solely my own. For research: holtdwyer.com
Undermining Fed independence by removing governors on the pretext of unsubstantiated allegations is bad for economic stability. If your voice carries weight (though frankly whose does with this WH?), please take a moment to sign: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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August 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Undermining Fed independence by removing governors on the pretext of unsubstantiated allegations is bad for economic stability. If your voice carries weight (though frankly whose does with this WH?), please take a moment to sign: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The credibility of economic statistics is important not just for economists but for anyone trying to make informed economic decisions. If you think giving the White House the ability to put political pressure on the BLS is a bad idea (I do), please write explaining why! See below.
The administration is moving the rule. Official public (that's us!!) comment period is open.
Friends of BLS has resources making it super easy & efficient for you to:
1) submit evidence to the official record &
2) communicate to your federal reps
#econsky
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
Friends of BLS has resources making it super easy & efficient for you to:
1) submit evidence to the official record &
2) communicate to your federal reps
#econsky
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
April 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The credibility of economic statistics is important not just for economists but for anyone trying to make informed economic decisions. If you think giving the White House the ability to put political pressure on the BLS is a bad idea (I do), please write explaining why! See below.
Would I like to live in a country that *didn't* have to lick the lamppost to find out it's cold? Yes, but at least maybe we're capable of learning from experience? abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump has lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years: POLL
Donald Trump has the lowest 100-day job approval rating of any president in the past 80 years, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.
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April 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Would I like to live in a country that *didn't* have to lick the lamppost to find out it's cold? Yes, but at least maybe we're capable of learning from experience? abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Today we laid to rest my grandpa Bill, a very loving and funny old guy. He was a quite hobbit-like person: humble, generous, most content at home with a good book and a cigar, and mischievously silly. My aunt once asked him: what was the one question he would ask God? He said:
"Is everything okay?"
"Is everything okay?"
March 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today we laid to rest my grandpa Bill, a very loving and funny old guy. He was a quite hobbit-like person: humble, generous, most content at home with a good book and a cigar, and mischievously silly. My aunt once asked him: what was the one question he would ask God? He said:
"Is everything okay?"
"Is everything okay?"