UPDATE: The new Prime Minister that Macron just named is... Sebastien Lecornu.

Lecornu is the Prime Minister who Macron appointed in September, and who resigned on Monday because he couldn't form a government.

I don't know what to tell you—situation has been risible for a year.

Another possible explanation is that it’s about economics, the right contending that center left would explode deficits and make France an unviable economy. But far-right don’t seem any more budget focused, so that can’t be the whole story

Do you have any insights on why this erosion of the front républicain? Is it pure opportunism, wanting to grab some of these voters, or is there another shift in leadership’s values that can explain?

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Lots of researchers w strong causal inference/impact evaluation training have recently lost their jobs due to federal funding cuts.

Meanwhile, there are a zillion (approximately) policies my team would love someone to think about how to measure the impact of—and conduct the study if it’s feasible.

See this chart for one stark example: NIH funding has dramatically slowed down.

Grant awards are down *$3 billion* so far, compared to same time period last year

I asked the White House to explain.

“This is not a researcher entitlement program,” said an official, defending their new approach.