Martin Farnham
mpfarnham.bsky.social
Martin Farnham
@mpfarnham.bsky.social
Economist, musician, cyclist, dog-and-cat dad.
Victoria, British Columbia #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The (Failed) Beer Run that Could Change Canada www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
The (Failed) Beer Run that Could Change Canada
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You're welcome. Love, Canada.
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Reposted by Martin Farnham
Prof Neil Buchanan surprises himself by concluding that Chuck Schumer made the right call in supporting the Republican bill to keep the government open. Schumer's critics haven't explained how he could have used the possibility of giving Trump & Musk more power as leverage to get a better bill. 👇
Trashing Schumer is Wrong on the Merits and Is Self-Indulgent in the Extreme
The Democratic Party Needs a Serious Paradigm Shift (Boooo Chuck Schumer) Schumer Is Unlikeable, Condescending, And Bad For The Democrats ...
www.dorfonlaw.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Effects of Trump's tariff games: weak $CAD, Canadian consumers swearing off US products, Canadian stores destocking US goods, Canadian sports fans booing the US national anthem (while politely cheering the singer, of course). Only one of these is not bad for the US trade balance with Canada.
February 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So, when can we expect the Jeff Tweedy cover of Dancing Queen?
Opinion | Jeff Tweedy: I Thought I Hated Pop Music. ‘Dancing Queen’ Changed My Mind. (Published 2023)
It feels good to come clean.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If my girlfriend's 16-year-old daughter wears my old beat up Carhartt jacket to school, does that make me cool?
January 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM