Why do economists obsess over uncertainty? Because waiting is easy. If the news might clear soon, firms delay big irreversible decisions. Multiply that across the economy and growth softens.

Short-run discomfort ≠ long-run harm.⁣ ⁣ Phone bans make students feel worse at first — then better. By year two, well-being rebounds above baseline. Turns out kids (like all of us) just needed time to adapt.

AI doubles your productivity—go to the beach or make twice as much. As an economist, I love it.⁣ ⁣ But then I talked to my kids. They didn't ask for this. And honestly? I get that now too.

Some simple economics of the Met Gala: $42 million raised sounds enormous. It is. But economics is about compared with what? If the Met Gala creates far more value for fashion brands than for the museum, then the ticket price is probably too low.

"If your local bakery loses one of its ovens, the whole neighborhood ends up having to get by with less bread." That's the whole game. Markets can calm fast; physical production can't.

Social Security isn't a lockbox problem — it's a demographics problem. Fewer young workers, more retirees. That's the math. Simple, but not easy to fix.

Private credit is the bit of finance that’s not banks and not public bond markets, but is now big enough to matter for everyone else. Translation: a lot of business lending migrated somewhere less visible.

If the job interview is "Will you do my bidding?" the answer isn't central bank independence. It's central bank karaoke: the chair just sings the president's tune.

Wall Street is basically my mum with a report card: expected a D, got a C, called it progress.

The lesson here isn’t just about phones in schools. It’s about human behavior: Take something away, and people usually replace it with something else.⁣ ⁣ Economists call this substitution.

Shoot Candy Canes at Rain in Today's Turbo Tunnel! play here: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #TonisTurboTunnel #indiegame

Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis and his efforts went unrecognised for 50 years. Then, in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he had rescued, who were now adults. Original post

As soon as you’d hear, “Hit it!” and the beat dropped, people already knew what comes next and joined in with the rest of the song. “I’m Rob Base and I came to get down. I’m not internationally known…” Sir…yes you are. RIP, Rob Base. 💗

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Just as anti-vax activism is as old as vaccines, the anti-psychiatry crowd has been around for generations. This is just the latest incarnation.

Happy MAR10 Day! 🥳 PB is a big fan. 😁 #PumpkinBoy #SuperMario #MAR10Day

I got called a "foid" for the first time today 💔 twitch.tv/salpo_nolobio

Who is the only Eagle ever to lead the team in both sacks and INTs in a season? Jalyx Hunt

Some jokes only make sense once the future catches up. #AllEyesonIran

Exponent Edge Flex Wedge Preview (Adjustable Calf Block) #homegym #garagegym #exponentedge

NARAKU takes out Kam Hendrix! Tony D has himself a protector…for now. #WWENXT

This message from him meant so much to me because I truly did feel like I was in the minority… But being in a room filled with supporters in this extremely red pocket of Georgia gave me hope. What a fantastic man he is and I really do hope Shawn get a win in April and then in November!

Trump’s Policies & Trump Threats … are a shadow game! Trump Has Played Three-Card Monte Against The American People Trump will start a war, lie, cheat, murder, bomb innocent people, fire people from his administration, to stop the American people from finding out who raped 13 year-old girls!

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Having felled the Chinese Panda, this woman is now facing down a typically understated American fella.

What A Great Saturday at The Pueblo Gem Show

If you or a loved one is dealing with a mental health crisis or struggling with drug or alcohol issues, help is available. Call or text 988 for support. Video Transcript (Text on Screen): You matter. You are heard. You are not alone. Call or text 988.

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#gym #fitness #health

Birds cheat on each other (a lot)! If you like birds you’ll love my new book — The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving — which is available for preorder! Plz preorder from your local indie bookseller or at EthanTapper.com/forestyear #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #science #stem

⚾🤡 29 May 2026 🤡⚾ San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals Game: Regular Season The Play: 1-1, 1 out, top of 8th, Padres up 7-5 Interference: Ty France reaches on catcher interference by Keibert Ruiz. Ty France to 1st. Final: Padres won 7-5 in 9 innings

I have been continuously updating the game i have been creating the new 2D mmorpg. #indiedev

#indiegame #indiedev #godot have been working on different functionalities of the game.

This Seth?!🤣🤡🤪

When they find my mummified corpse in 1000 years and recreate my voice box and I recall watching Michael Keane trying to defend over the last decade

At both the state and local level, it's time to phase out honors for Cesar Chavez and replace them with honors for Dolores Huerta, a true hero of the labor and human rights movements. Kudos to State Reps. Angie Cuellar and Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., for starting this effort.

Edinburgh. Saltires for Palestine. #FreePalestine

Describing the indescribable sometimes that is exactly how I feel when showing, yet again, the war crimes committed in my country by russians. Neither words nor the video evidence itself can convey the sheer despair felt by the people of Ukraine at this moment. Odesa…

Ahead of #EuroPCR 2026, Roxana Mehran and EuroPCR course director Nicolas Dumonteil talk about what they're looking forward to at this year's conference. www.tctmd.com/audio/rox-he...

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We must stop funding them. They are doing to their neighbors the exact same thing that the Nazis did to their grandparents generation. It is so difficult to understand how blind they’ve become.

Always remember resistance can also be rooted in joy. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos

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Goooooooood morning my oomfies and happy Saturday to you all!! Be sure to enjoy your weekend and get plenty of rest!!!

I think they recently released, "We Need to Escape the Golden Toilet"

Well of the grid til Tuesday Hold down the fort and fuck trump! @halostarmusic.bsky.social @terriresists.bsky.social @tonyhq1985.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @ernest33141.bsky.social @journeyled2.bsky.social Love u all and see u soon! MUAH

Celebrated 3:16 Day the right way last night

The countdown begins 🚀 Set your reminders for the 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI: 28, 29 and 30 December at 7.00pm on BBC Four and iPlayer. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock will take us on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe searching for evidence of extra-terrestrial life.

You're not seeing double. That's his second one tonight.

BRANDY takes us back to 1994 at the Roots Picnic | 2026 🔥

Attack or perfect parry There's no wrong way to fight. But one of them looks way cooler. What's your combat style? #indiegame #gamedev #darksouls

Today I asked the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer how The #Labour Government would be supporting people like my constituent, Medina, who are disabled and searching for paid employment. #pmqs #PrimeMinistersQuestions

🔴 Garamendi pide a Junts que hablen "en serio", en Waterloo o donde haga falta 🗣️ "A ver quién es verdaderamente español, quién es patriota y quién es un oportunista que va cambiando de opinión según le sople el viento", añade Javier Aroca en #MalasLenguas

Se ha filtrado un audio exclusivo donde Leire Díez, fontanera del PSOE, conversa con un capitán de la Guardia Civil sobre "protección" a cambio de atacar a la UCO.

📺 La distancia detrás del jonrón de José Ramírez.

.@maxxinedupri NEEDS Otis and Tozawa to trust her!

Let's talk about the atmosphere we'll see in Edmonton today 😮‍💨🇨🇦 #CanMNT

I’m attending the Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy in Madrid because support to women and girls is lifesaving work. #PEFMadrid2026