Álvaro La Parra-Pérez
@alvarolaparra.bsky.social
Too economist to be a historian. Too historian to be an economist.
My expressed ideas here are usually the slaves of some defunct economist, and my employer is alive and not an economist.
Missing home, wherever that is.
My expressed ideas here are usually the slaves of some defunct economist, and my employer is alive and not an economist.
Missing home, wherever that is.
Stanley Payne outdoing himself. Painful to read.
Artículo de un “think tanker” conservador estadounidense defendiendo a Franco, en el Wall Street Journal.
El problema no son los jóvenes españoles.
@marujatorres.bsky.social
@mariaramirez.bsky.social
@robiols.bsky.social
El problema no son los jóvenes españoles.
@marujatorres.bsky.social
@mariaramirez.bsky.social
@robiols.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Stanley Payne outdoing himself. Painful to read.
My sabbatical keeps being incredibly productive at collecting journal rejections
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My sabbatical keeps being incredibly productive at collecting journal rejections
Reading the article about the free-birth cult, and I’m gonna take a long break to recover from this paragraph
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
![Friends say Saldaya often took her ideological cues from her business partner. After Norris-Clark decided she did not believe in gravity, Saldaya announced she was no longer "round [Earth] committed". When Norris-Clark said she no longer believed in germ theory, Saldaya told friends she did not wash her hands. When Norris-Clark said she no longer identified as a feminist and wished to submit to her husband, Saldaya quietly stopped marketing the podcast as "radical feminist".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:spakmz3fuwmtmrkfkc33bwti/bafkreieujc453onkiey7jkgboggkv2kgd4eua4pmqo2ka7ohhxqgpm5o4y@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Reading the article about the free-birth cult, and I’m gonna take a long break to recover from this paragraph
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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En México las diferencias enormes entre clases sociales se convierten en deshumanización. No compartes prácticamente nada con tu jefe o un subalterno. Ni el transporte, ni el ocio, ni comes o tomas el café en el mismo sitio. Estáis aislados el 90% del tiempo.
El otro es un total extraño.
El otro es un total extraño.
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
En México las diferencias enormes entre clases sociales se convierten en deshumanización. No compartes prácticamente nada con tu jefe o un subalterno. Ni el transporte, ni el ocio, ni comes o tomas el café en el mismo sitio. Estáis aislados el 90% del tiempo.
El otro es un total extraño.
El otro es un total extraño.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wait a second, a Union officer was called "Don Carlos" (literally, "Mister Charles")?!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Car...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Car...
Don Carlos Buell - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wait a second, a Union officer was called "Don Carlos" (literally, "Mister Charles")?!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Car...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Car...
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Cuando se glorifica y mitifica el pasado (¡ay, la nostalgia de los 90!), conviene recordar que era una época en la que no sólo se ignoraba el maltrato machista, sino que se glorificaba al maltratador y se hundía (aún más) a la víctima.
Y vaya papelón, Ana Rosa. Otro más.
Y vaya papelón, Ana Rosa. Otro más.
El despido de Lecquio, aunque aún no lo sabíamos, fue el día que Antonia Dell'Atte levantó el teléfono. Después, la entrevista. Y luego reuniones, documentos y la resistencia de Ana Rosa Quintana. Pero aún así. Aquí, cómo se gestó esa salida histórica, e inédita.
elpais.com/sociedad/202...
elpais.com/sociedad/202...
Cómo se gestó el despido de Lecquio, un hito televisivo contra el machismo
La entrevista de dell’Atte en EL PAÍS denunciando el maltrato de su exmarido provocó la caída del tertuliano, un hito en el reconocimiento de la violencia machista en la cultura popular
elpais.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Cuando se glorifica y mitifica el pasado (¡ay, la nostalgia de los 90!), conviene recordar que era una época en la que no sólo se ignoraba el maltrato machista, sino que se glorificaba al maltratador y se hundía (aún más) a la víctima.
Y vaya papelón, Ana Rosa. Otro más.
Y vaya papelón, Ana Rosa. Otro más.
As suspected, it’s Utah
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 AM
As suspected, it’s Utah
To whomever cut the cable and cause an outage at Stamford Bridge: bravo. I was literally thinking Barça Femení needed a timeout.
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
To whomever cut the cable and cause an outage at Stamford Bridge: bravo. I was literally thinking Barça Femení needed a timeout.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Abusos en la universidad: por qué persiste la impunidad y qué reformas pueden cambiarla, por Aina Gallego www.eldiario.es/132_c306cd?u...
Abusos en la universidad: por qué persiste la impunidad y qué reformas pueden cambiarla
Las universidades españolas arrastran casos de acoso laboral y sexual que rara vez se sancionan, en un ecosistema marcado por la protección reputacional y la endogamia. Romper estas dinámicas con movi...
www.eldiario.es
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Abusos en la universidad: por qué persiste la impunidad y qué reformas pueden cambiarla, por Aina Gallego www.eldiario.es/132_c306cd?u...
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HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
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The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
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Cannot adequately express to outsiders how insane it is to think the UK is characterised by "Islamoleftism". Just, absolutely, not a thing, not at all representative of our governing ideology, nor of the ideology of the left factions that exist as any serious presence within our politics.
Noah Smith is doing Judeo-Bolshevism but about Muslims and Arabs
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Cannot adequately express to outsiders how insane it is to think the UK is characterised by "Islamoleftism". Just, absolutely, not a thing, not at all representative of our governing ideology, nor of the ideology of the left factions that exist as any serious presence within our politics.
Entire, annoying day fighting against a (long) code that was not doing what it should.
Around 11 pm, I discovered the issue was one (1) missing “s.”
After running everything, the result was a spectacular NOTHING FOUND.
Going to bed sobbing quietly to avoid waking my wife up.
Around 11 pm, I discovered the issue was one (1) missing “s.”
After running everything, the result was a spectacular NOTHING FOUND.
Going to bed sobbing quietly to avoid waking my wife up.
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Entire, annoying day fighting against a (long) code that was not doing what it should.
Around 11 pm, I discovered the issue was one (1) missing “s.”
After running everything, the result was a spectacular NOTHING FOUND.
Going to bed sobbing quietly to avoid waking my wife up.
Around 11 pm, I discovered the issue was one (1) missing “s.”
After running everything, the result was a spectacular NOTHING FOUND.
Going to bed sobbing quietly to avoid waking my wife up.
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New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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The latest trend in Facebook’s ever downward spiral down the AI slop toilet are AI deportation videos. And the Facebook algorithm is rewarding creators for it. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The latest trend in Facebook’s ever downward spiral down the AI slop toilet are AI deportation videos. And the Facebook algorithm is rewarding creators for it. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
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Interesting paper on pro-natalist policy in Franco Spain
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Educated to Be Mothers? School Reform and Demographic Backlash
Social norms play a critical role in society. This paper studies how difficult it is to manipulate social norms and whether efforts to do so may result in a bac
papers.ssrn.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Interesting paper on pro-natalist policy in Franco Spain
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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📢 #CallForPapers - 13th CEPR Economic History Symposium 2026
Topics of interest include: #growth, institutions and #development, history of the international economy, & macro and financial history. Submit your paper by 14 December.
cepr.org/events/thirt...
#EconSky #EconConf
Topics of interest include: #growth, institutions and #development, history of the international economy, & macro and financial history. Submit your paper by 14 December.
cepr.org/events/thirt...
#EconSky #EconConf
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 #CallForPapers - 13th CEPR Economic History Symposium 2026
Topics of interest include: #growth, institutions and #development, history of the international economy, & macro and financial history. Submit your paper by 14 December.
cepr.org/events/thirt...
#EconSky #EconConf
Topics of interest include: #growth, institutions and #development, history of the international economy, & macro and financial history. Submit your paper by 14 December.
cepr.org/events/thirt...
#EconSky #EconConf
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"ProPublica’s reporting debunks the idea of a ’Tren de Aragua complex' taken over by a horde of terrorists. We found no criminal convictions for 18 of the 21 Venezuelans we identified. Three of the men had been charged with offenses ... but in each case the charges were dropped."
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"ProPublica’s reporting debunks the idea of a ’Tren de Aragua complex' taken over by a horde of terrorists. We found no criminal convictions for 18 of the 21 Venezuelans we identified. Three of the men had been charged with offenses ... but in each case the charges were dropped."
Train stations
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Train stations