Nathan Lane
@nathanlane.bsky.social
Economist and professor at LSE. “Posting through it."
Just want to say that I appreciate this *Discourse*
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Just want to say that I appreciate this *Discourse*
Evil doesn’t die
It reinvents itself
It reinvents itself
October 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Evil doesn’t die
It reinvents itself
It reinvents itself
“IMF is fully aligned” with Bessent bailout - IMF head
Alas, I get the Fund’s role here
I don’t get the claim that Argentina has “robust” policy for increasing reserves
Alas, I get the Fund’s role here
I don’t get the claim that Argentina has “robust” policy for increasing reserves
October 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“IMF is fully aligned” with Bessent bailout - IMF head
Alas, I get the Fund’s role here
I don’t get the claim that Argentina has “robust” policy for increasing reserves
Alas, I get the Fund’s role here
I don’t get the claim that Argentina has “robust” policy for increasing reserves
Each time I try to make it through this Walter Mignolo lecture
September 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Each time I try to make it through this Walter Mignolo lecture
We had to take our cat to the vet suddenly and it was 100% less stressful
September 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We had to take our cat to the vet suddenly and it was 100% less stressful
I don’t post personal stuff all that much. BUT yesterday I was a very special Birthday Boy with a great crew
September 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I don’t post personal stuff all that much. BUT yesterday I was a very special Birthday Boy with a great crew
I guess there was *A Discourse* I was missing?
July 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I guess there was *A Discourse* I was missing?
✨ Blessed ✨ by a visit from this little guy in HIIT class today
June 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
✨ Blessed ✨ by a visit from this little guy in HIIT class today
A very good FaceTime meeting companion
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A very good FaceTime meeting companion
My gf is dog sitting a v tiny chihuahua. So when she’s at work I keep texting her alerts that I found a rat in her apt.
April 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My gf is dog sitting a v tiny chihuahua. So when she’s at work I keep texting her alerts that I found a rat in her apt.
He’s going to be bummed to learn what US GDP growth was in 2021.
March 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
He’s going to be bummed to learn what US GDP growth was in 2021.
I’ve started to rly appreciate the corgi form factor
March 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I’ve started to rly appreciate the corgi form factor
Elon Musk’s new pinned tweet.
February 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Elon Musk’s new pinned tweet.
I’ve been trying to think of why the outright celebration of cruelty feels so jarring.
It’s real “mask off” stuff, and is emblematic of something more.
It smacks of an outright elite rejection of liberalism and its broader values. In turn, it also erodes those values, socially.
It’s real “mask off” stuff, and is emblematic of something more.
It smacks of an outright elite rejection of liberalism and its broader values. In turn, it also erodes those values, socially.
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I’ve been trying to think of why the outright celebration of cruelty feels so jarring.
It’s real “mask off” stuff, and is emblematic of something more.
It smacks of an outright elite rejection of liberalism and its broader values. In turn, it also erodes those values, socially.
It’s real “mask off” stuff, and is emblematic of something more.
It smacks of an outright elite rejection of liberalism and its broader values. In turn, it also erodes those values, socially.
Valentine’s with my queen!
February 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Valentine’s with my queen!
Whispers: I know why
February 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Whispers: I know why
Furman’s FA piece against Bidenomics makes some claims about industrial policy that seemed unsupported.
Crowding out investment?
The gravity of evidence so far points toward these policies having *crowded in* investment.
This was the big question for many of us thinking about industrial policy.
Crowding out investment?
The gravity of evidence so far points toward these policies having *crowded in* investment.
This was the big question for many of us thinking about industrial policy.
February 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Furman’s FA piece against Bidenomics makes some claims about industrial policy that seemed unsupported.
Crowding out investment?
The gravity of evidence so far points toward these policies having *crowded in* investment.
This was the big question for many of us thinking about industrial policy.
Crowding out investment?
The gravity of evidence so far points toward these policies having *crowded in* investment.
This was the big question for many of us thinking about industrial policy.
The DOGE experience shows us how these "science guys" and "numbers guys" don't get efficiency.
These folks are enamored with the cost side, versus the net social benefits to spending. Virtually no mention of the latter.
These folks are enamored with the cost side, versus the net social benefits to spending. Virtually no mention of the latter.
February 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The DOGE experience shows us how these "science guys" and "numbers guys" don't get efficiency.
These folks are enamored with the cost side, versus the net social benefits to spending. Virtually no mention of the latter.
These folks are enamored with the cost side, versus the net social benefits to spending. Virtually no mention of the latter.
Republican Twitter is celebrating the depreciation of the Canadian and Mexican currency.
This is not the own they think it is.
This is not the own they think it is.
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Republican Twitter is celebrating the depreciation of the Canadian and Mexican currency.
This is not the own they think it is.
This is not the own they think it is.
My dude, the US is not going to “reshore mining from Canada”
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My dude, the US is not going to “reshore mining from Canada”
In the marketplace of ideas, we should short statements like:
“you see, this economic policy is actually easy & simple”
Especially when they relate to supply chains
“you see, this economic policy is actually easy & simple”
Especially when they relate to supply chains
February 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In the marketplace of ideas, we should short statements like:
“you see, this economic policy is actually easy & simple”
Especially when they relate to supply chains
“you see, this economic policy is actually easy & simple”
Especially when they relate to supply chains
It was a negotiating tactic
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It was a negotiating tactic
Hugging Face is releasing an open reproduction of DeepSeek-R1. This is cool.
January 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hugging Face is releasing an open reproduction of DeepSeek-R1. This is cool.