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Ben Howell
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General Internist, Addiction Medicine specialist - faculty SEICHE Center for Health & Justice; Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. Fan of decarceration & harm reduction & New Haven
https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/benjamin-howell/
Also, what does this dude know about raising children given the number of nannies & similar that probably he’s hired to support his child rearing
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It’s inherently antisocial to use a computer to do what humans & families & communities have been doing for millennia.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Corrolary - a HOF *with* a first ballot Beltran - recent well documented cheater and still no Bonds or Clemens is a joke.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
How much are the new maps depending on latinx voters sticking w Rs/Trump that swung in 2024? If they are - and I’d bet right now they don’t stick - plus the disaster of a cracked gerrymander in a a wave election could really makes this a cluster for the Rs.
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Reposted by Ben Howell
Using difference-in-differences analysis, we found a universal 15% increase in SNAP benefits was linked to a 20% reduction in the odds of child food insufficiency.

Hispanic American households experienced a 39% reduction, and large households showed a 33% reduction in child food insufficiency.
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Lamont - Looney - Ritter triumvirate carries on
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Nowhere is the “Fight Club” appellation described, shouldn’t it be an internal “Project Mayhem” given the usage in the book/movie? Fight Club is inward-focused whereas Project Mayhem is outward focused.
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM