Ted Zorn
@tedzed.bsky.social
Professor of organisational communication. Dual citizen NZ & USA. Interests: progressive politics and economics; music; what makes individuals, communities and societies flourish; animal pics.
If you think reducing prices by 1000% is mathematically impossible, you have to remember that he has "a very large brain" so may calculate in ways that we mere mortals cannot fathom. Alternatively, he could just be full of shit.
Trump: "I think we're gonna be very successful fairly soon. We'll have drug prices coming down by 500, 600, 800, even 1,200 percent."
August 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If you think reducing prices by 1000% is mathematically impossible, you have to remember that he has "a very large brain" so may calculate in ways that we mere mortals cannot fathom. Alternatively, he could just be full of shit.
Glad to see Hegseth go but I expect the Commander-in-Tweet will replace him with someone equally abhorrent. www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...
Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Glad to see Hegseth go but I expect the Commander-in-Tweet will replace him with someone equally abhorrent. www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...
My article with @katelewisnz.bsky.social in today's Sunday Star Times. With more space, we would have included the TASS reporter being admitted to the meeting but not AP and Reuters. More evidence for the "ambush" narrative, if there wasn't enough already! www.thepost.co.nz/world-news/3...
The Trump-Vance-Zelenskyy fiasco: Spontaneous fracas or planned ambush?
OPINION: One thing is clear. This was not just a bad meeting but a seismic political event, the repercussions of which are only beginning to unfold.
www.thepost.co.nz
March 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My article with @katelewisnz.bsky.social in today's Sunday Star Times. With more space, we would have included the TASS reporter being admitted to the meeting but not AP and Reuters. More evidence for the "ambush" narrative, if there wasn't enough already! www.thepost.co.nz/world-news/3...
Most of my fellow Democrats Abroad members are not watching the inauguration, but I am. Here's why. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Trump’s inauguration: American Carnage 2.0, here we come
OPINION: Many of Trump’s “day one” promises will have massive and potentially disastrous consequences, writes Professor Ted Zorn.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Most of my fellow Democrats Abroad members are not watching the inauguration, but I am. Here's why. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
How do American expats like me cope with American Carnage 2.0? Some thoughts in today's (Wellington, NZ) Post. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Surviving 2025: How Democrat expats plan to cope with Trump 2.0
OPINION: As the saying goes, “you can’t control the waves, but you can learn to surf”.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
How do American expats like me cope with American Carnage 2.0? Some thoughts in today's (Wellington, NZ) Post. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Exactly.
Anne Salmond 💯
I was a policy maker, doer and evaluator. You cannot govern effectively without soc research and evidence informing design. They aren’t interested in governing well though, they are short-term power merchants.
Anne Salmond: Govt de-funding the mind newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/a...
I was a policy maker, doer and evaluator. You cannot govern effectively without soc research and evidence informing design. They aren’t interested in governing well though, they are short-term power merchants.
Anne Salmond: Govt de-funding the mind newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/05/a...
Anne Salmond: Govt de-funding the mind
Comment: The Government's decision to cut humanities and social science research from its major funding stream is both bad policy and scientifically illiterate, writes Dame Anne Salmond
newsroom.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Exactly.
"The humanities and social sciences panels [of the Marsden fund will be] disbanded and no longer supported". What an incredibly short-sighted and narrow view of the role of research in creating a better world. Not surprising but incredibly disappointing.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...
Marsden Fund refocused for science with a purpose
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins today announced the Government has updated the Marsden Fund to focus on core scientific research that helps lift our economic growth and c...
www.beehive.govt.nz
December 4, 2024 at 11:04 PM
"The humanities and social sciences panels [of the Marsden fund will be] disbanded and no longer supported". What an incredibly short-sighted and narrow view of the role of research in creating a better world. Not surprising but incredibly disappointing.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...
I rarely agree with Don Brash on politics, and I'd quibble with many of his critiques of the Biden administration, but I appreciate his principled stand opposing Trump -- especially after John Key's endorsement.
www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/don-bra...
www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/don-bra...
DON BRASH: WHY I WOULD NOT HAVE VOTED FOR TRUMP
I was surprised, indeed astounded, when I discovered that some of my New Zealand friends were enthusiastic about Donald Trump’s winning the US presidency. How could they be supportive of such a man becoming the chief executive of the most powerful country in the world? How could John Key support such a man for President?Had I had a vote in the US election, I would certainly have voted for Kamala Harris. Yes, there was plenty wrong with the Biden Administration, with which Kamala Harris was in
www.bassettbrashandhide.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I rarely agree with Don Brash on politics, and I'd quibble with many of his critiques of the Biden administration, but I appreciate his principled stand opposing Trump -- especially after John Key's endorsement.
www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/don-bra...
www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/don-bra...
This research seems very timely given the impending appointment of RFK Jr.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World
Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world
www.scientificamerican.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM
This research seems very timely given the impending appointment of RFK Jr.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...