J. Beecher
@janbeecher.bsky.social
Prof. Emeritus | Editor | Policy wonk | Views are my own
Yesterday was hopeful. www.brookings.edu/articles/hop...
Hope and the life course | Brookings
Carol Graham and Redzo Mujcic summarize new longitudinal study on the personal and economic benefits of hope.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Yesterday was hopeful. www.brookings.edu/articles/hop...
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Federal judge, appointed by Reagan, in 161-page opinion today in deportation matter:
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Federal judge, appointed by Reagan, in 161-page opinion today in deportation matter:
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
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New, from me: EJ Antoni's meteoric rise is an inverse measure of the swift decline of American state capacity under Trump.
Unqualified for an entry-level job in the agency he is nominated to lead, he was selected because of his willingness to destroy it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-nomi...
Unqualified for an entry-level job in the agency he is nominated to lead, he was selected because of his willingness to destroy it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-nomi...
Trump nominates Jan 6 "bystander" to produce better job numbers
One more benchmark for Trump's assault on state capacity
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August 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
New, from me: EJ Antoni's meteoric rise is an inverse measure of the swift decline of American state capacity under Trump.
Unqualified for an entry-level job in the agency he is nominated to lead, he was selected because of his willingness to destroy it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-nomi...
Unqualified for an entry-level job in the agency he is nominated to lead, he was selected because of his willingness to destroy it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-nomi...
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Ohmygod
Trump: "This one chart really says it better than anything, if you look at this. This is great. But this chart is pretty amazing. Right here. All new numbers."
August 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Ohmygod
It will be interesting to see who Pope Leo endorses in the next elections.
www.propublica.org/article/irs-...
www.propublica.org/article/irs-...
The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.
While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It will be interesting to see who Pope Leo endorses in the next elections.
www.propublica.org/article/irs-...
www.propublica.org/article/irs-...
It's not trade policy. It's (regressive) tax policy. Watch for the painful rippling effects, compounded by the loss of social safety nets.
www.americanprogress.org/article/is-t...
www.americanprogress.org/article/is-t...
Is This What Winning Looks Like?
The Trump administration’s brazen unilateral trade war has put the future of America’s trade partnerships in doubt, made a recession more likely, and hurt American workers and families.
www.americanprogress.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's not trade policy. It's (regressive) tax policy. Watch for the painful rippling effects, compounded by the loss of social safety nets.
www.americanprogress.org/article/is-t...
www.americanprogress.org/article/is-t...
A “demonstrably unserious nominee."
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
Unions, good government groups urge rejection of Trump’s OSC nominee
Paul Ingrassia, 28, has cavorted with neo-Nazis and publicly described the federal workers he would be tasked with protecting as “parasites” and “bugmen.”
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July 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A “demonstrably unserious nominee."
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
Inflation + institutional instability is not a great recipe for markets.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/16/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/16/t...
Trump 'likely' will fire Fed Chair Powell 'soon,' White House official says
The comments came after the Supreme Court indicated that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to arbitrarily fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
www.cnbc.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Inflation + institutional instability is not a great recipe for markets.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/16/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/16/t...
Women leading. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Bipartisan duo introduces bill to give some migrant workers protected status amid Trump's crackdown
The legislation from Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, would provide legal status for certain undocumented immigrants.
www.nbcnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Women leading. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher grocery bills.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher medical bills.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher utility bills.
That’s their "Big Beautiful Bill" in action.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher medical bills.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher utility bills.
That’s their "Big Beautiful Bill" in action.
July 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher grocery bills.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher medical bills.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher utility bills.
That’s their "Big Beautiful Bill" in action.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher medical bills.
You can thank Donald Trump and Republicans for your higher utility bills.
That’s their "Big Beautiful Bill" in action.
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We now have a concentration camp in Florida.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We now have a concentration camp in Florida.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
Stop pretending any of this is normal.
If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person.
Be human.
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If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
From CATO (!) www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
65 Percent of People Taken by ICE Had No Convictions, 93 Percent No Violent Convictions
ICE’s deportation agenda is not what is being advertised to the American public. ICE is not interested in prioritizing public safety, yet it constantly pretends that anyone who objects to its tactics ...
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June 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
From CATO (!) www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
Our first state-owned enterprise (SOE). Is the beginning of the end of market capitalism?
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Nippon Steel acquires US Steel for $14.9bn with ‘golden share’ for Trump
National security agreement allows Trump to name a board member as well as a non-economic golden share
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Our first state-owned enterprise (SOE). Is the beginning of the end of market capitalism?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mulvaney warns of safety concerns over White House’s new flagpoles 😱
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June 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Mulvaney warns of safety concerns over White House’s new flagpoles 😱
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