Yu-Ming Liou
@yumingliou.bsky.social
Unfrozen caveman political economist. In my day, we didn't have fancy tools like causal identification, but we knew how to ask: “cui bono?"
Former political scientist. Now I do research for an internet thing. The good one, though.
Washington, DC
Former political scientist. Now I do research for an internet thing. The good one, though.
Washington, DC
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Of course the White House is leaning into this. Because apparently they don't realize we exported more higher ed last year than natural gas & coal *combined*
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Of course the White House is leaning into this. Because apparently they don't realize we exported more higher ed last year than natural gas & coal *combined*
Reposted by Yu-Ming Liou
this is what machiavelli called "public morality" vs "private morality." private morality judges interpersonal conduct and it is the language we are familiar with. public morality is about whether republics survive. machiavelli was an italian patriot. are you an american patriot?
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this is what machiavelli called "public morality" vs "private morality." private morality judges interpersonal conduct and it is the language we are familiar with. public morality is about whether republics survive. machiavelli was an italian patriot. are you an american patriot?
I think this might be the origin of the term?
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I think this might be the origin of the term?
People who responded to the price of restaurant food delivered to your door starting to reflect the actual costs of inputs by:
1) claiming that this caused rising inequality rather than reflected falling inequality
2) constructing epicycles about the societal importance of DoorDash
1) claiming that this caused rising inequality rather than reflected falling inequality
2) constructing epicycles about the societal importance of DoorDash
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
People who responded to the price of restaurant food delivered to your door starting to reflect the actual costs of inputs by:
1) claiming that this caused rising inequality rather than reflected falling inequality
2) constructing epicycles about the societal importance of DoorDash
1) claiming that this caused rising inequality rather than reflected falling inequality
2) constructing epicycles about the societal importance of DoorDash