Mark Silverman
@marksilverman1.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics, Franklin & Marshall College
(J.D., Ph.D)
[Living in the Orwellian age of Trump, where the criminal is the aggrieved, and the prosecution is persecution.]
(J.D., Ph.D)
[Living in the Orwellian age of Trump, where the criminal is the aggrieved, and the prosecution is persecution.]
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”
—FDR, 1944
—FDR, 1944
Thank you @markpaulecon.bsky.social for being part of the anti-CBA vanguard! CBA has all the trappings of scientific analysis, but amounts to highly debatable and contestable value-judgments. We should make those judgments explicit in our political debates.
Teaching a class this week on CBA and I have to say, this lovely symposium by @lpeblog.bsky.social is excellent. Particularly loved @marksilverman1.bsky.social's take. lpeproject.org/blog/the-val...
The “Value of a Statistical Life”: Reflections from the Pandemic
Economists who insist that the "value of a statistical life" can be determined solely by looking at the preferences of individual economic agents in a market overstate their case and miss crucial…
lpeproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thank you @markpaulecon.bsky.social for being part of the anti-CBA vanguard! CBA has all the trappings of scientific analysis, but amounts to highly debatable and contestable value-judgments. We should make those judgments explicit in our political debates.
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
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NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
More Evidence Submitted to Dismiss the Charges Against Kilmar Abrego
Friday night, we learned that the DOJ lied about the door being closed to Costa Rica. Mr. Abrego's lawyers feel that's enough to immediately dismiss on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
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They tried to erase her.
These animals tried to erase her.
This woman sacrificed everything to expose the trafficking & the system that upholds it.
They tried to completely erase her. 💔💔
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
#Pinks #ProudBlue
These animals tried to erase her.
This woman sacrificed everything to expose the trafficking & the system that upholds it.
They tried to completely erase her. 💔💔
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
#Pinks #ProudBlue
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
They tried to erase her.
These animals tried to erase her.
This woman sacrificed everything to expose the trafficking & the system that upholds it.
They tried to completely erase her. 💔💔
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
#Pinks #ProudBlue
These animals tried to erase her.
This woman sacrificed everything to expose the trafficking & the system that upholds it.
They tried to completely erase her. 💔💔
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
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America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation — theonion.com/no-not-larry...
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation — theonion.com/no-not-larry...
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Let’s get this show on the road
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover-up the Epstein files, the more we uncover These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President," Garcia said
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover-up the Epstein files, the more we uncover These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President," Garcia said
House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing Trump — ABC News
One of the emails is a 2011 message between Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
apple.news
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Let’s get this show on the road
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover-up the Epstein files, the more we uncover These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President," Garcia said
“The more Donald Trump tries to cover-up the Epstein files, the more we uncover These latest emails and correspondence raise glaring questions about what else the White House is hiding and the nature of the relationship between Epstein and the President," Garcia said
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
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If I were to defy a court order, I'd be in jail, not building a ballroom.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If I were to defy a court order, I'd be in jail, not building a ballroom.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
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Morales: I don’t care if you’re the most individualistic person on the planet—because you “lift yourself up by your bootstraps” and think government should stay out of your business and “don’t tread on me.” Climate change is already treading on you, and you should care about this issue.
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Morales: I don’t care if you’re the most individualistic person on the planet—because you “lift yourself up by your bootstraps” and think government should stay out of your business and “don’t tread on me.” Climate change is already treading on you, and you should care about this issue.
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“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
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The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
25/47
25/47
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.
25/47
25/47
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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What he said Part 3: 💯 🎯
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What he said Part 3: 💯 🎯
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nixon to trump...
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
nixon to trump...
The midterms will not be normal.
That should be clear by now - right?
There is absolutely no way that Trump and GOP/MAGA will let Ds take control of the House.
That should be clear by now - right?
There is absolutely no way that Trump and GOP/MAGA will let Ds take control of the House.
October 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The midterms will not be normal.
That should be clear by now - right?
There is absolutely no way that Trump and GOP/MAGA will let Ds take control of the House.
That should be clear by now - right?
There is absolutely no way that Trump and GOP/MAGA will let Ds take control of the House.
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The federal criminal justice system is being systematically dismantled and destroyed piece by piece and turned into a mob boss’s network of corrupt consiglieres and thugs, where good people simply doing their jobs are rooted out and eradicated.
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The federal criminal justice system is being systematically dismantled and destroyed piece by piece and turned into a mob boss’s network of corrupt consiglieres and thugs, where good people simply doing their jobs are rooted out and eradicated.
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Former chair of the Tennessee libertarian party 👇🏽
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Former chair of the Tennessee libertarian party 👇🏽
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