Stephen Macekura
@smacekura.bsky.social
Historian of the United States and the twentieth century world. Professor at Indiana University. Most recent book: The Mismeasure of Progress (Chicago UP). Now working on consultants, contracting, and the U.S. state
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Digital edition of IDS (IU Bloomington student paper, now in its 158th year) does continue to publish real news, including this shocking story: www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Jewish Studies director replacement ‘unprecedented,’ students and faculty say
Dean Rick Van Kooten later held a nomination process one faculty member called “symbolic.”
www.idsnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Digital edition of IDS (IU Bloomington student paper, now in its 158th year) does continue to publish real news, including this shocking story: www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
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Part of a great special issue on "History of Economics in the Extended Field" ed. Joel Isaac & Philippe Fontaine.
Alongside articles by @abenanav.bsky.social, @smacekura.bsky.social, @simontorracinta.bsky.social, Eli Cook, Erik Baker, and Jonny Bunning
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Alongside articles by @abenanav.bsky.social, @smacekura.bsky.social, @simontorracinta.bsky.social, Eli Cook, Erik Baker, and Jonny Bunning
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/advance...
Advance Publication | History of Political Economy | Duke University Press
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August 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Part of a great special issue on "History of Economics in the Extended Field" ed. Joel Isaac & Philippe Fontaine.
Alongside articles by @abenanav.bsky.social, @smacekura.bsky.social, @simontorracinta.bsky.social, Eli Cook, Erik Baker, and Jonny Bunning
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/advance...
Alongside articles by @abenanav.bsky.social, @smacekura.bsky.social, @simontorracinta.bsky.social, Eli Cook, Erik Baker, and Jonny Bunning
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/advance...
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The office is a true jewel and the historians that produce FRUS are phenomenal. This is a resource everyone who studies foreign policy and national security should care about protecting, and anyone who believes in government transparency should care too. 3/3
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Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
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April 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The office is a true jewel and the historians that produce FRUS are phenomenal. This is a resource everyone who studies foreign policy and national security should care about protecting, and anyone who believes in government transparency should care too. 3/3
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
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It was a true honor to serve on the HAC which was chaired by @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social. I was an at-large member; several others were official representatives of scholarly orgs like @apsa.bsky.social, AHA, OAH, SHAFR, ASIL. 2/
April 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It was a true honor to serve on the HAC which was chaired by @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social. I was an at-large member; several others were official representatives of scholarly orgs like @apsa.bsky.social, AHA, OAH, SHAFR, ASIL. 2/
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"In 1946, the government employed about 2.5 million workers and ran a budget of $628 billion; in 2023, it had only half a million more workers, but its budget stood at $4.6 trillion. How does the government disburse this colossal budget? Through contracting." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Government Waste DOGE Should Be Cutting
The problem that really needs fixing is not the public employees but the private contractors—and Elon Musk is one of them.
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February 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"In 1946, the government employed about 2.5 million workers and ran a budget of $628 billion; in 2023, it had only half a million more workers, but its budget stood at $4.6 trillion. How does the government disburse this colossal budget? Through contracting." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Congratulations, Erik! Can't wait to read it.
January 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Congratulations, Erik! Can't wait to read it.