Patrick Chovanec
@prchovanec.bsky.social
Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
Gee, what motivation would she have to say that?
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Gee, what motivation would she have to say that?
Surprised they didn’t call me “Friendo”
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Surprised they didn’t call me “Friendo”
Maybe, just maybe, the 218 votes to release the Epstein files was a big reason the shutdown lasted as long as it did.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Maybe, just maybe, the 218 votes to release the Epstein files was a big reason the shutdown lasted as long as it did.
Or they could just say:
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Or they could just say:
Both of them are falling prey to the misconception that this is a zero-sum game: either native-born get the job or foreign-born do. They can’t see the basic truth that the more talent flocks to America, the more jobs and prosperity there will be for everyone.
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Both of them are falling prey to the misconception that this is a zero-sum game: either native-born get the job or foreign-born do. They can’t see the basic truth that the more talent flocks to America, the more jobs and prosperity there will be for everyone.
“So are you ready for my next lie?”
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“So are you ready for my next lie?”
“I spent the money that I stole, and cannot give it back. It’s gone.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“I spent the money that I stole, and cannot give it back. It’s gone.”
Health Savings Accounts - subsidized or not - are a form of self-insurance. That’s fine to augment traditional insurance, but they don’t spread risk. That means some people will need way more money than they receive, and some will need much less.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Health Savings Accounts - subsidized or not - are a form of self-insurance. That’s fine to augment traditional insurance, but they don’t spread risk. That means some people will need way more money than they receive, and some will need much less.
Flights are being cancelled. Food assistance is suspended. Government employees are going without pay.
But priorities are being taken care of:
But priorities are being taken care of:
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Flights are being cancelled. Food assistance is suspended. Government employees are going without pay.
But priorities are being taken care of:
But priorities are being taken care of:
“They”
That’s his way of blaming a lot of people who did absolutely none of these things.
That’s his way of blaming a lot of people who did absolutely none of these things.
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“They”
That’s his way of blaming a lot of people who did absolutely none of these things.
That’s his way of blaming a lot of people who did absolutely none of these things.
Always buy the dip.
If by dip, you mean:
If by dip, you mean:
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Always buy the dip.
If by dip, you mean:
If by dip, you mean:
I call this "Why Does Everything I Touch Die?"
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I call this "Why Does Everything I Touch Die?"
I'm not a particularly empathetic person, and I don't understand what he is arguing here. Empathy means being able to relate to another person, not abandoning your own reason or judgment. So it's never "suicidal" to empathize (maybe what you DO based on your empathy could be, but that's different).
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I'm not a particularly empathetic person, and I don't understand what he is arguing here. Empathy means being able to relate to another person, not abandoning your own reason or judgment. So it's never "suicidal" to empathize (maybe what you DO based on your empathy could be, but that's different).
In the real world, neither are anywhere near the top two frontrunners.
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
In the real world, neither are anywhere near the top two frontrunners.
You can’t convince me that this is an official presidential photo and not the marketing campaign for new HBO drama.
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You can’t convince me that this is an official presidential photo and not the marketing campaign for new HBO drama.
Does this mean no more Gatsby parties? Asking for a Mar-a-Lago member who just got a wad of crisp new $100 bills for lighting cigars with.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Does this mean no more Gatsby parties? Asking for a Mar-a-Lago member who just got a wad of crisp new $100 bills for lighting cigars with.
This is the sort of thing you can’t really fix after you publish. Once seen, it can’t be unseen. (BTW, worth noting that writers themselves don’t have any say over their headlines. They don’t choose them, they can’t change them).
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the sort of thing you can’t really fix after you publish. Once seen, it can’t be unseen. (BTW, worth noting that writers themselves don’t have any say over their headlines. They don’t choose them, they can’t change them).
When I was growing up, red meant Democrat and blue meant Republican.
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
When I was growing up, red meant Democrat and blue meant Republican.
I think Douthat’s statement is actually correct (left), but that the shift in Virginia (right) is MORE significant than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I think Douthat’s statement is actually correct (left), but that the shift in Virginia (right) is MORE significant than you think.
Of course she does.
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Of course she does.
If Know-Nothings could tweet in the 1850s:
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If Know-Nothings could tweet in the 1850s:
Interestingly, Nigeria is one of the few countries where Trump is quite popular. In fact, it's the one where he's most popular.
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Interestingly, Nigeria is one of the few countries where Trump is quite popular. In fact, it's the one where he's most popular.