Keynesaholic_Chris
@keynesaholicchris.bsky.social
Macroeconomics: it’s boring, but it’s a part of my life…
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Outstanding Chartbook piece from @adamtooze.bsky.social on Venezuela’ oil.
Why oil companies don’t want to go in. A lose lose situation.
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Why oil companies don’t want to go in. A lose lose situation.
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Chartbook 423 Some topical material on Venezuela. Hopefully useful.
It’s been a busy weekend which put me in mind of a classic quip:
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January 6, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Outstanding Chartbook piece from @adamtooze.bsky.social on Venezuela’ oil.
Why oil companies don’t want to go in. A lose lose situation.
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Why oil companies don’t want to go in. A lose lose situation.
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
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First time writing for Broadstreet blog! With @apvjustino.bsky.social and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, we wrote about the Special Issue just published at Comparative Political Studies: www.broadstreet.blog/p/legacies-o...
Legacies of Repression: How Europe’s Violent 20th Century Still Shapes Its Politics
by Laia Balcells, Patricia Justino, and Andrea Ruggeri
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December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
First time writing for Broadstreet blog! With @apvjustino.bsky.social and @andrearuggeri.bsky.social, we wrote about the Special Issue just published at Comparative Political Studies: www.broadstreet.blog/p/legacies-o...
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Jack Goldsmith on the legality of the Venezuela operation: open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
Executive branch precedents can be garnered to support the action—which does not, of course, mean that it is lawful.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Jack Goldsmith on the legality of the Venezuela operation: open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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"You have to think of [the capture of Maduro] in the context of today, the decline of American democracy, the weakening of guardrails. ..This is playing with fire in a totally different setting than previous precedents," says @profsaunders.bsky.social.
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
"You have to think of [the capture of Maduro] in the context of today, the decline of American democracy, the weakening of guardrails. ..This is playing with fire in a totally different setting than previous precedents," says @profsaunders.bsky.social.
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My latest with @ichotiner.bsky.social.
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
My latest with @ichotiner.bsky.social.
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Good evening to @jfallows.bsky.social & Juan Linz.
Presidentialism was a grave mistake, & impeachment has been shown to be a completely useless tool of executive accountability, & we need to talk about both the magnitude of the crimes & the fact that our institutions are totally unfit for purpose.
Presidentialism was a grave mistake, & impeachment has been shown to be a completely useless tool of executive accountability, & we need to talk about both the magnitude of the crimes & the fact that our institutions are totally unfit for purpose.
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Good evening to @jfallows.bsky.social & Juan Linz.
Presidentialism was a grave mistake, & impeachment has been shown to be a completely useless tool of executive accountability, & we need to talk about both the magnitude of the crimes & the fact that our institutions are totally unfit for purpose.
Presidentialism was a grave mistake, & impeachment has been shown to be a completely useless tool of executive accountability, & we need to talk about both the magnitude of the crimes & the fact that our institutions are totally unfit for purpose.
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You can read my take on Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela here: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
You can read my take on Trump's illegal invasion of Venezuela here: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Research: Absolutely no-one will find this is fun as I do, but here goes. I'm working on territorial conflict in South America. For that project, I need to understand the fragmentation of Spanish America in the early 19th century.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Research: Absolutely no-one will find this is fun as I do, but here goes. I'm working on territorial conflict in South America. For that project, I need to understand the fragmentation of Spanish America in the early 19th century.
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Dedicated to all the readers I know but particularly my book club peeps 😁
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Dedicated to all the readers I know but particularly my book club peeps 😁
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Totally, wildly inadequate to the moment:
Yeah, this is thing, though. There <are> experts among us who do (quite deservedly) have that access, whom Stewart himself has interviewed, & he <still> did the bit about two doddering old men last spring & totally failed to meet the moment by focusing on the fascism.
Professor Steve Levitsky Featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Steve Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, was recently on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” co-au...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Totally, wildly inadequate to the moment:
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Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
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View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics
| Sociologica
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December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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The psychology of everyday authoritarianism:
Authoritarians will pay money to impose arbitrary rules on others
Authoritarians will pay money to impose arbitrary rules on others
We tend to assume that rules are mostly about maintaining order, reducing prediction errors, and generally helping people cooperate. But not all rules do that--and, as Connie Chiu and I found in our most recent paper, people will buy rules in economic games of little use osf.io/preprints/ps...
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The psychology of everyday authoritarianism:
Authoritarians will pay money to impose arbitrary rules on others
Authoritarians will pay money to impose arbitrary rules on others
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My friend and colleague Gaines Foster, professor emeritus, is cited extensively in this piece. Gaines understand the history of US Protestantism better than anyone I know.
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My friend and colleague Gaines Foster, professor emeritus, is cited extensively in this piece. Gaines understand the history of US Protestantism better than anyone I know.
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December 21, 2025
December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
December 21, 2025
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How did we reach that point, Mitt?
Uh, guys? Willard Mitt Romney is tax-the-rich-posting on main
December 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
How did we reach that point, Mitt?
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Null findings are not evidence of the efficacy of research methodology. They are evidence of the explanatory power of theory.
December 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Null findings are not evidence of the efficacy of research methodology. They are evidence of the explanatory power of theory.
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I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
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December 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Psyched + humbled to see our SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER recognized as #1 Top Book in IR per @iajournal.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org (reviewed by @mgmessmer.bsky.social)
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@epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @siecenter.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
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December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Psyched + humbled to see our SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER recognized as #1 Top Book in IR per @iajournal.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org (reviewed by @mgmessmer.bsky.social)
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @siecenter.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
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@epsteinprof.bsky.social @jaylyall.bsky.social @siecenter.bsky.social @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social
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The Populist’s Omaha Platform nailed it in 1892 and has only become more true since: “The fruits and toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty.”
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The Populist’s Omaha Platform nailed it in 1892 and has only become more true since: “The fruits and toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind; and the possessors of those, in turn, despise the republic and endanger liberty.”
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One of my most economist-coded beliefs is that you should always give cash instead of gift cards because of the superior liquidity of the former.
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
One of my most economist-coded beliefs is that you should always give cash instead of gift cards because of the superior liquidity of the former.
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I love campfire story time:
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I love campfire story time:
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Hi #Econsky! I’ve got a new working paper on central bank lending facilities in crises and their transmission to broader credit supply.
🚨A summary thread🚨
🚨A summary thread🚨
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hi #Econsky! I’ve got a new working paper on central bank lending facilities in crises and their transmission to broader credit supply.
🚨A summary thread🚨
🚨A summary thread🚨
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I sat down with one of my favorite people, @jeffberman.bsky.social, to talk about the damage aspiring autocrats do to the economies they claim to protect.
Here’s why business leaders should pay attention.
Here’s why business leaders should pay attention.
A warning for business leaders: Aspiring autocrats tank economies
Podcast Episode · Masters of Scale · 12/06/2025 · 22m
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December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I sat down with one of my favorite people, @jeffberman.bsky.social, to talk about the damage aspiring autocrats do to the economies they claim to protect.
Here’s why business leaders should pay attention.
Here’s why business leaders should pay attention.