Michael Hicks
@profhicks.bsky.social
Father of three marvels, lucky husband, parent lottery winner. Retired infantry soldier, George & Frances Ball Professor of Economics at Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research. https://www.bsu.edu/cber
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GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill tax law will increase U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio from 154% three decades after without it to 183% with it, per Auerbach & @billgale.bsky.social.
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill tax law will increase U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio from 154% three decades after without it to 183% with it, per Auerbach & @billgale.bsky.social.
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
My newest post on the local labor market effects of Data Centers . . .
#DataCenters @profweinstein.bsky.social
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#DataCenters @profweinstein.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My newest post on the local labor market effects of Data Centers . . .
#DataCenters @profweinstein.bsky.social
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#DataCenters @profweinstein.bsky.social
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A $2000 tariff “dividend” would be negative for bonds — if the bond market actually believed it would ever happen. 🤡
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A $2000 tariff “dividend” would be negative for bonds — if the bond market actually believed it would ever happen. 🤡
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Trump saying Biden didn’t know who he was pardoning is an accusation.
Trump saying Trump didn’t know who he was pardoning is an admission.
Plus, can we talk about the guy Trump pardoned?
Trump saying Trump didn’t know who he was pardoning is an admission.
Plus, can we talk about the guy Trump pardoned?
Comer on why he thinks Biden's pardons were worse than Trump saying he knows nothing about people he's pardoning: "Nobody is accusing Donald Trump of not knowing what day it is, what year it is, the pardon process and things like that, so I think there's a big difference."
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trump saying Biden didn’t know who he was pardoning is an accusation.
Trump saying Trump didn’t know who he was pardoning is an admission.
Plus, can we talk about the guy Trump pardoned?
Trump saying Trump didn’t know who he was pardoning is an admission.
Plus, can we talk about the guy Trump pardoned?
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I admire his honesty in this case but I do not love it when the president's closest economic adviser fails to predict the massive negative impact of the administration's policy choices
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett tells Fox Business that the impact of the government shutdown is far worse than expected.
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I admire his honesty in this case but I do not love it when the president's closest economic adviser fails to predict the massive negative impact of the administration's policy choices
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Forget affordability, Republicans got shellacked on Tuesday because the labor market sucks deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-cult-o...
The Cult of Affordability and the Labor Market
The weakening labor market played a central role in the Republicans' shellacking
deanbaker22.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Forget affordability, Republicans got shellacked on Tuesday because the labor market sucks deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-cult-o...
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Important read from @drmoore.bsky.social on the defense of corruption of the church:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
The Church Better Start Taking Nazification Seriously - Christianity Today
Tucker Carlson hosted neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes on his podcast. The stakes are high for American Christians.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Important read from @drmoore.bsky.social on the defense of corruption of the church:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
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Nothing to see here, just a couple of B-1s passing within 20 miles of Venezuela’s coastline.
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Nothing to see here, just a couple of B-1s passing within 20 miles of Venezuela’s coastline.
I wish there was at least the honesty for folks to simply say: "Daddy is gonna get what Daddy wants, and I'm a gonna give it to him. After all, this is prison, and he's my Daddy."
Just that much honesty would be refreshing.
Just that much honesty would be refreshing.
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I wish there was at least the honesty for folks to simply say: "Daddy is gonna get what Daddy wants, and I'm a gonna give it to him. After all, this is prison, and he's my Daddy."
Just that much honesty would be refreshing.
Just that much honesty would be refreshing.
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every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far
October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far
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You always have a choice not to end up a bootlicker like this.
Q: What does it say that president released a video of him pooping on the American people?
MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.
MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You always have a choice not to end up a bootlicker like this.
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Raskin: I heard speaker Mike Johnson refer to a hate America rally, but that one already happened on January 6th, 2021
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Raskin: I heard speaker Mike Johnson refer to a hate America rally, but that one already happened on January 6th, 2021
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Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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CEO of US steel giant Cleveland Cliffs: "I am very happy with 50 percent [tariffs]. And without giving any details, I have my fingerprints on that 50 percent. In other words, I influenced that."
Same as it ever was.
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Same as it ever was.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
CEO of US steel giant Cleveland Cliffs: "I am very happy with 50 percent [tariffs]. And without giving any details, I have my fingerprints on that 50 percent. In other words, I influenced that."
Same as it ever was.
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Same as it ever was.
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In the United States. Not another country. Happening right now.
In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
www.wweek.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In the United States. Not another country. Happening right now.
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I think tariffs hurt consumers, police shouldn't wear masks, and the President must obey the law - and shouldn't use his office to run personal profit-making schemes on the side.
This apparently makes me a radical Marxist.
This apparently makes me a radical Marxist.
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I think tariffs hurt consumers, police shouldn't wear masks, and the President must obey the law - and shouldn't use his office to run personal profit-making schemes on the side.
This apparently makes me a radical Marxist.
This apparently makes me a radical Marxist.
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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
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Impressive work by Biden to control the FBI while Trump was President.
October 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Impressive work by Biden to control the FBI while Trump was President.
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Self-inflicted wound
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Self-inflicted wound
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Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
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Trump is scared of arithmetic, but the rest of us aren't. China is winning his trade war, bigly cepr.net/publications...
In Trump’s Competition with China, China is Winning
China’s economy is growing over five times faster than the US, undercutting Trump’s Cold War rhetoric with hard numbers.
cepr.net
October 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Trump is scared of arithmetic, but the rest of us aren't. China is winning his trade war, bigly cepr.net/publications...
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in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
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I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
October 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
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This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:
"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."
"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."
October 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:
"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."
"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."