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Michael J. Hicks is the George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Economics and director of the Center for Business… more

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CEO of US steel giant Cleveland Cliffs: "I am very happy with 50 percent [tariffs]. And without giving any details, I have my fingerprints on that 50 percent. In other words, I influenced that."

Same as it ever was.
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Jane E. Fountain

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In the United States. Not another country. Happening right now.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d
In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
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I think tariffs hurt consumers, police shouldn't wear masks, and the President must obey the law - and shouldn't use his office to run personal profit-making schemes on the side.

This apparently makes me a radical Marxist.
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Impressive work by Biden to control the FBI while Trump was President.
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Anne Applebaum, John Horgan , and 4 more

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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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Self-inflicted wound
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30
No words
America’s brain drain
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Anne Applebaum, Will Jennings , and 10 more

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Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
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by Michael J. Hicks

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The criming never ends . . .
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Greg Linden

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Trump is scared of arithmetic, but the rest of us aren't. China is winning his trade war, bigly cepr.net/publications...
In Trump’s Competition with China, China is Winning
China’s economy is growing over five times faster than the US, undercutting Trump’s Cold War rhetoric with hard numbers.
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Will Jennings, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 5 more

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in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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If your research aligns with @upjohninstitute.bsky.social's mission, we would consider hosting. Lots of great folks here.
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Brendan Nyhan, David R. Miller , and 2 more

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This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Michael E. Mann, Gavin L. Foster , and 1 more

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I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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100% clean on OpSec. A perfect text message.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d
“.. On Sept. 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to prosecute” Comey.

“.. Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly .. and was surprised to learn it was public, the officials said.” 🤡

@wsj.com
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Samuel Moyn, David R. Miller

theonion.com
U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/
U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat Pentagon Claims Little Red Vessel Working With ‘Narco-Terrorists’
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The employment and wage benefits to adding a data center to your area: zero.

Interesting study via @profhicks.bsky.social . He leaves the longer term impact of additional techs that may be AI related for large centers, open. TLDR: reconsider tax incentives www.thestarpress.com/story/opinio...
Hicks: Indiana should do more homework on data centers
There was no evidence that data centers led to more employment or incomes. There’s just no effect at all, which is not terribly surprising.
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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Expectations for wage growth have been falling for Americans without a 4-year degree.
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by Michael J. Hicks — Reposted by Menzie Chinn

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Proud to talk to the NYT about freedom of expression.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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In case anyone questions where our military owes its primary allegiance, these are oaths taken by enlisted and officers. Please read. Note the officers' oath doesn't mention someone.
Military oaths for enlisted and officers affirming loyalty to the Constitution.
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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The Fed cannot stimulate demand from families who aren’t here, and it cannot reduce the effect of tariffs on prices by changing monetary policy.” @profhicks.bsky.social via Muncie Star Press www.thestarpress.com/story/opinio...
Hicks: The resurrection of Keynesianism — in a MAGA hat
MAGA is closer to old-school Keynesian economic policies than anything the U.S. has tried in decades, Michael Hicks writes.
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Christopher Wright

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Brilliant businessman accidentally gives employees 7-month paid vacation.
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by Aaron Sojourner — Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Jonathan Portes

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On the news of H-1B visa fees rising to $100,000, reupping this analysis.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Feb 18
Have U.S. multinationals been growing remote-suitable jobs offshore rather than onshore?

Elton Mykerezi & I partnered with Revelio on new analysis. Their data is built from worker LinkedIn profiles & corp structure info.

Toplines:
www.reveliolabs.com/news/busines...
US-based employers expanded employment abroad faster than domestically for the past 7 years. This is particularly pronounced among Tech and Consulting firms. Highly remote-suitable roles have grown 42% faster outside the US than within the US since 2019, while there is no difference in growth rates for roles that are not remote-suitable. Cost saving considerations play another large role for offshoring. For every 10% reduction in foreign worker salaries compared to average US salaries for the same role, employment outside the US grew 13.1 percentage points faster than within the US.
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks, Jonathan Hopkin

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🧵 Everything we were told for years that people believed about campus speech, viewpoint diversity, & the marketplace of ideas turns out to have been an absolute lie. Every accusation, in the end, was a confession.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27d
President of Texas A&M resigns.
This is the second Texas A&M President chased out of College Station in two years as a result of right wing politicians and activists attacks on academic freedom.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’
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China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers
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Reposted by Michael J. Hicks

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⚡️OUT NOW⚡️#Inflation to remain well above 3% into 2026 📈

Ahead of Wednesday's latest monthly #CPI figures, this blog by @Econdixon, Jane Binner, Barry Jones and Jon Tepper is well worth a read 👇👇👇

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Decades of personalist rule turned Argentina into a global economic laughingstock, Scott Lincicome argues. Donald Trump seems to have misunderstood the lesson.
America’s Perón
Decades of personalist rule turned Argentina into a global economic laughingstock. Donald Trump seems to have misunderstood the lesson.
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by Michael J. Hicks

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Yes

by Michael J. Hicks — Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

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What possibly could've happened in April to cause prices to rise this precipitously ever since?

A real mystery wrapped in an enigma.
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by Michael J. Hicks

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What I felt I needed to tell my class today about the murder of Charlie Kirk and the need for civil discourse. I wish I could've said more, but could not.

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Words to my Class About Political Violence
what I said to my economics students on this somber, dark and emotional day . . .
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