Leo Kemboi
@leokemboi.bsky.social
Economist @IEAKenya . Mechanism Design. Nothing should limit Imagination of an Economist. “All learning is ultimately self-learning- Milton Friedman”
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After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chased the limelight this week with a party in Midtown Manhattan, ostensibly to toast the launch of his podcast: “Pants on Fire With George Santos.” nyti.ms/3OYuwcF
George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention
After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.
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December 18, 2024 at 2:17 AM
After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chased the limelight this week with a party in Midtown Manhattan, ostensibly to toast the launch of his podcast: “Pants on Fire With George Santos.” nyti.ms/3OYuwcF
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In a waiting room, remembering something related to the drone panic. Our first night in Princeton was very clear, and the sky was full of stars. Then I noticed they were moving. Then I realized they were planes in a holding pattern for Newark airport
December 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM
In a waiting room, remembering something related to the drone panic. Our first night in Princeton was very clear, and the sky was full of stars. Then I noticed they were moving. Then I realized they were planes in a holding pattern for Newark airport
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Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
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New episode of our @aies.at podcast Politics on Point on Austria’s evolving defence partnership with the U.S. - with @steindl.bsky.social and Norbert Huber
In this episode of Special Transatlantic Talks, #AIES Fellow @steindl.bsky.social moderates a talk on Austria’s defence partnership with the U.S., featuring Major General Norbert Huber.
Presented with YTI, the YATA & the U.S Embassy in Vienna, featuring @bundesheerbauer.bsky.social.
🔗: t.ly/1K5lZ
Presented with YTI, the YATA & the U.S Embassy in Vienna, featuring @bundesheerbauer.bsky.social.
🔗: t.ly/1K5lZ
December 4, 2024 at 1:41 PM
New episode of our @aies.at podcast Politics on Point on Austria’s evolving defence partnership with the U.S. - with @steindl.bsky.social and Norbert Huber
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#HelloBluesky 🦋
I’m excited to share my insights and have meaningful discussions on #security, #defence, and #geopolitics. Looking forward to connect and exchange perspectives.
I’m excited to share my insights and have meaningful discussions on #security, #defence, and #geopolitics. Looking forward to connect and exchange perspectives.
November 30, 2024 at 2:22 PM
#HelloBluesky 🦋
I’m excited to share my insights and have meaningful discussions on #security, #defence, and #geopolitics. Looking forward to connect and exchange perspectives.
I’m excited to share my insights and have meaningful discussions on #security, #defence, and #geopolitics. Looking forward to connect and exchange perspectives.
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For a while inflation was coming in surprisingly better than expected. But that is no longer the case. There are two more months of data to go but looks like core PCE inflation this year (Q4/Q4) will be about 2.9%. That would be at least a touch above EVERY median FOMC forecast.
November 27, 2024 at 9:29 PM
For a while inflation was coming in surprisingly better than expected. But that is no longer the case. There are two more months of data to go but looks like core PCE inflation this year (Q4/Q4) will be about 2.9%. That would be at least a touch above EVERY median FOMC forecast.
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Very much this, from Dan Drezner. He focuses a lot on universities, but rightly so. U.S. educational, scientific and technological preeminence are closely linked — and all have a lot to do with the past openness of our society 1/ open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
The Return of The Erosion of the Pillars of American Power
American structural power will decline slowly and then suddenly.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Very much this, from Dan Drezner. He focuses a lot on universities, but rightly so. U.S. educational, scientific and technological preeminence are closely linked — and all have a lot to do with the past openness of our society 1/ open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
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Did anyone else notice that before the election Trump promised one set of tariffs, and just after the election, he's promise-threatening another?
November 27, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Did anyone else notice that before the election Trump promised one set of tariffs, and just after the election, he's promise-threatening another?
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Thinking more about this. So far every Trump pick has been a real piece of work — incompetent, corrupt and/or sexual abuser. This isn't because Trump is a bad judge of character, it's because that's what he wants — incompetence and moral turpitude guarantee loyalty 1/
The Gambetta Professor Equilibrum - "Boasting about incompetence is signaling that you can be trusted to be corrupt."
November 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Thinking more about this. So far every Trump pick has been a real piece of work — incompetent, corrupt and/or sexual abuser. This isn't because Trump is a bad judge of character, it's because that's what he wants — incompetence and moral turpitude guarantee loyalty 1/
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I am very much not joining in the "what Democrats must do" conversation; I don't have illusions of being a brilliant political strategist. Also, I have a strong appreciation for the role of sheer luck in political affairs. 1/
November 18, 2024 at 2:43 PM
I am very much not joining in the "what Democrats must do" conversation; I don't have illusions of being a brilliant political strategist. Also, I have a strong appreciation for the role of sheer luck in political affairs. 1/
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Explain to me why I should read this graph as a measure of consumer confidence rather than partisan sentiment.
November 14, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Explain to me why I should read this graph as a measure of consumer confidence rather than partisan sentiment.
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My @piie.com colleague Olivier Blanchard wrote up this excellent short piece on Trumponomics. Trump is inheriting a strong economy (Trump will be dining on Biden's successes for months/years), but many of his policies will be at odds with sustaining it.
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
How will Trumponomics work out?
At this writing, a week after the US national elections, it appears that President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican party will gain control of both chambers of Congress, enabling him to enact his economic agenda. He has been clear about his intentions: tariffs to protect the United States, tax cuts to help business, and the expulsion of unauthorized immigrants.
www.piie.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:48 PM
My @piie.com colleague Olivier Blanchard wrote up this excellent short piece on Trumponomics. Trump is inheriting a strong economy (Trump will be dining on Biden's successes for months/years), but many of his policies will be at odds with sustaining it.
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...