David H Feldman
LightNews LightNews
banner
dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman
@dhfeldman.bsky.social
2.7K followers 660 following 3.4K posts

I write about the economics of higher education and international trade.

Love New Mexico & cats.

My books:

https://academic.oup.com/book/7559
https://academic.oup.com/book/5108

Social media posts are my own views and do not reflect my employer. .. more

Videos

David John Feldman is a British legal academic, author and former judge. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge, and served as an international judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the Dayton Agreement from 2002 to 2010. He is known for having shaped the development of civil liberties and human rights law in the United Kingdom. .. more

Economics 44%
Psychology 20%
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
Here is a slightly revised, and much prettier, version of my new working paper on the impact of walking distance on first year student performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to measure this effect, which proved significant and surprisingly large.

www.researchgate.net/spotlight/69...
Login to ResearchGate
Log in to your ResearchGate account to access 160+ million publication pages and connect with 25+ million researchers.
www.researchgate.net

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 2h
How do YOU spell collective punishment?

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3h
Sunset over Santa Fe, looking south to Sandia peak in the distance.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 5h
Never happens as a result of school shootings …

As though more of a guard presence will make the guard safer.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 7h
The answer should be a simple no. That's a nonstarter. Everyone knows how Trump "negotiates," and everyone knows that every "negotiation" is a prelude to more extortion.

Europe needs to negotiate its own arrangements with Ukraine, independent of the US. NATO may need to be replaced.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 10h
It was only a matter of time.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-m...
2 military personnel, appearing to be National Guard, shot near White House: Sources
Two uniformed military personnel, appearing to be U.S. National Guardsmen, have been shot just blocks from the White House, according to sources familiar with the matter.
abcnews.go.com

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 10h
I suspect, and devoutly hope, that many of these people will be prosecuted when the Democrats take power again. Doing this to people who are exactly following the law is surely a violation of law.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 13h
A Democratic-led House will have a cornucopia of opportunities to investigate this administration. The problem will be too many leads and not enough time/staff to do it all.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
This is another example of how this corrupt administration helps friendly corporations profit from products that disproportionately harm lower-income Americans. The premium for organic foods effectively shuts out working class families from many healthy foods.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
More White Sands, NM ...

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
Proud to be on this list!

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
The FBI agents who interview them should feel rather like the shirriffs that Merry Brandybuck told off in The Scouring of the Shire ...

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
There once was a man named Jair
who had such a terrible year
He plotted a coup
that was crushed through and through
and now he's in jail I fear ...

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
Too many people have been watching reruns of Star Trek Next Gen and all the episodes that validated Data's sentience.

I'm more worried about Hal.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
There once was a man named Jair
who had such a terrible year
He plotted a coup
that was crushed through and through
and now he's in jail I fear ...

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
Dumbest White House spox ever. And that's saying a lot.

I'm sure there is a spot for her on Fox after her downfall.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 1d
Not only is he an idiot, a boor, and a drunkard, but he doesn’t even understand how a mirror image works.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 2d
What can I say, Michelin got it right. Dalessandro's FTW! 👍😀

Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/d...
Michelin Honored the Cheesesteak. Not All Philadelphians Cheered.
www.nytimes.com

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 2d
Ever seen Al Franken draw a map? Now that’s talent! 😉

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
I was there in 1988 (on my honeymoon) as Kilauea was doing its thing. We wandered out to where lava was pouring into the ocean. Quite spectacular. Then we went to Kalapana to have lunch by its amazing black sand beach. Two years later Kilauea ate the town ... and the beach.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
At what point will Europe and Ukraine stop taking the bait. They continue to play along and talk about revising the draft. Simply don’t play. Refuse it and lay out your own clear vision. Be prepared to go alone and re-militarize. The US simply isn’t dependable.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
How did the javelina fare? Inquiring minds...

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
I just discovered you're a W&M grad from 1991. I started teaching there in 1989. As an English major you would have been unlikely to have graced one of my advanced economics classes. 😉

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
Need a concerted assault by large numbers of drones, followed by a good stash of flamingo, cruise missiles. Decapitate the grid around Moscow in one blow.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
Dimwitted indeed.

I prefer the idea of giving Florida to Russia while allowing Ukraine back into Zaporizhzhia and Crimea, and, oh, let’s throw Mariupol in for good luck. I’m sure Vlad would go for it. Giving him Florida would safeguard Cuba. 😏

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
Suggests that dear Elon is a comrade of sorts. Such a surprise.

More like a useful idiot.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
2/ By the way, Hochul is exactly right about Stefanik. Stefanik is a totally amoral person. She is repugnant to me. I find her truly disgusting.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
In recent days I have noticed political "leaders" embracing F bombs and shit in their normal vocabulary. We all think these things, and many of us use them occasionally in social media. What we're now seeing is the social media takeover of national discourse. Walter Cronkite is well and truly dead.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
Yes, RFK lied to him, but Cassidy was a willing recipient of the lies. He is just another Republican in thrall (no spine/gonads) to the MAGA know-nothings. Even in this weaselly answer he didn't acknowledge that RFK lied to him or that he bore any responsibility for what is transpiring at HHS.

dhfeldman.bsky.social
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 3d
Please distribute this to every Cuban in south Florida. Almost sixty-eight percent of Miami-Dade Cuban voters pulled the lever for this.

www.wcax.com/2025/11/21/m...