Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 14hSomething tells me this isn't the guy to get to the bottom of the Cornell 7 rape allegations: 022
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 20hI spoke with Eduardo Porter of @theguardian.com about the increasing role of the state in the economy under Trump. Socialism comes in many flavors, and for all the talk of economic freedom socialism is increasing under Trump 2.0.theguardian.comRepublicans say they hate communists. So why do they like Donald Trump?Trump supporters may be surprised to learn the state takeover of means of production is not driven by the left 043
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Maybe, but the whole point about extreme polarization is the increasingly thin sliver of people who meet those criteria. 150
Reposted by Cullen HendrixMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 03/10/2026US tariffs are taxes on Americans. They’re not taxes “on China” or “on Canada”. They’re taxes on Americans who buy anything with any ingredient made abroad, or sell anything to people who do—that is, taxes on all Americans. 03612
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This + all the concern about Chinese connected vehicles seems like it calls out for stronger regulation of vehicle spyware. Instead we accept commercial surveillance and stand on national security to keep lower-cost Chinese vehicles at bay.jalopnik.comYour Car Is Probably Spreading Your Info To Advertisers And Other Third Parties Without Your Knowledge Or Consent: Study - JalopnikA study by Northeastern University in collaboration with Consumer Reports found that late-model cars are contantly sending information about you. 041
Reposted by Cullen HendrixMatt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 03/10/2026White supremacists hate the arts. 031
Reposted by Cullen HendrixChuck Grassley's goat @chuckgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026trump take music. 022
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026For sure. US dominates higher end market, so think of foreign starter instruments as the fertilizer for the US industry. 030
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The economics just don't work for starter instruments schools can afford. Automation might close the gap - but then what's the point if jobs are the ultimate goal? 120
Reposted by Cullen HendrixJoeCGiles @joecgiles.bsky.social · 07/11/2024At least when dinosaurs went extinct it wasn't a handful of greedy dinosaurs that made it happen. 821236
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Mostly because the materials differentials are smaller than wage differentials and perceptions of worker quality - Made in USA means something. I play Ludwig, Zildjian, and DW pedals. All MUSA. I'm strongly pro US music instrument makers. One reason I want more beginners! 120
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Memphis Drum Shop? I love their "this is the cymbal" recordings 110
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yep, though I think that's operating also through input costs - but it's been wild the inflation across the class. 110
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Small price for a child finding their passion - or themselves. Something tells me a social worker would take marching band seven days a week and twice on Sunday over twiddling thumbs with nothing but hormones and time on hands. 020
Reposted by Cullen HendrixLarry Culpepper, Esq. @idogcapital.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is actually my billionaire dream. To run a foundation that exists to benefit and support K-12/collegiate music & marching bands. The Arts are always a casualty of policy, in a bipartisan way. They really do need our support. Kids who do the Arts are smarter kids. 261
Reposted by Cullen HendrixLarry Culpepper, Esq. @idogcapital.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The amount of clarinets and trumpets my family went through in middle and high school before settling into our more professional instruments would shock you. Kids are kids, breaking instruments is part of the process of learning instruments. 021
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026And offshored one of their plants while stanning for tariffs and US manufacturing, too. 010
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is what it's increasingly coming to. Echoes the American car fleet: unattainable new prices means a nation increasingly jalopy-fied. 020
Reposted by Cullen HendrixJoel Phillip Friedman @joelfriedman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As a professional composer I would not be where I am without school music programs and access to affordable starter instruments. Pain infliction for the sake of inflicting pain. 052
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Kids are tough on instruments, like a lot of other things! 051
Reposted by Cullen HendrixSteve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026another bit of autovandalism unfolding in America 022
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Instruments are particularly sensitive to economic uncertainty - typically wants, not needs. And if you don't ever start you never progress to wanting pro-grade instruments made in USA. It's the seed corn of US instrument industry. 2211
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026💯 I would not be who I am without school music in ways that have nothing to do with music. 271
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026School music programs are getting absolutely bodied by tariffs, per @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b... 18270126
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Huzzah to Sydney Ember @nytimes.com for her piece on the impact of tariffs on musical instrument imports and music education. Yours truly is quoted; it's been a now three-year-long passion project for me. Glad she is bringing such a human trade story to the fore.nytimes.comTariffs Are Making Instruments So Expensive, School Music Programs Are at RiskWhen a single cello can cost $1,000 and a tuba $9,000, tariffs are straining meager band and orchestra budgets. 160
Reposted by Cullen HendrixAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698622379
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Among the thinnest of possible silver linings in the Cornell rape case? A revisiting of the insanity of college campuses having their own in-house police departments with sworn officers answering to universities, not the wider community. This piece was written in 2018. This isn't a new phenomenon.urban.orgFour ways private university police forces jeopardize public safetyAfter the shooting of Charles Thomas, universities should question whether private police forces make campuses and communities safer. 010
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New political economy same as the old political economy. Look up Fulgencio Bautista. 142
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These guys don't seem to know how anything works. Would he prefer an insurance pool of octogenarians with 100% utilization rates? 381
Reposted by Cullen HendrixAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026Interesting. The Phillipines pivoted to the US, away from China, and now, under Trump, are beginning to regret it www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-...worldpoliticsreview.comThe Philippines Chose to Align with the U.S. Now It Regrets ItDespite Manila’s efforts, it is increasingly evident that Washington cannot be trusted to uphold its commitments. 42677227
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes, this is bankability question distilled to its essence. 010
Reposted by Cullen HendrixPeterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 24/09/2026NOW: @whitehouse.senate.gov speaks with @kclausing.bsky.social about the US debt & deficit outlook, the policy challenges ahead, & the implications of persistent fiscal imbalances. Watch live:piie.comGrappling with US fiscal deficits and debt: Understanding the implications at home and abroadThe Peterson Institute holds an in-depth conversation featuring perspectives from leading economists and a senior policymaker on one of the most consequential economic policy challenges facing the Uni... 031
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think you and I see similar structural weaknesses/challenges: www.piie.com/publications...piie.comStrengthening Project Vault: The US plan to stockpile critical mineralsThe United States depends heavily on imported critical minerals, including rare earth elements, needed for semiconductors, renewable energy, AI expansion, and defense systems. Because supply disruptio... 011
Reposted by Cullen HendrixPeterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 21/09/2026The US taking a big step towards greater state ownership or control of the economy—a form of socialism—in 2025 is occurring under unified Republican domination of the US government. #PIIECharts 145
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you know the back story in this you know it is utter and complete cheap bullshit xenophobia. The Dept of Education should be deeply ashamed of themselves. 120
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Also given the coterie of unbelievably compromised individuals playing major roles in the administration this is a bit rich. 031
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Score another one for our team! PIIE West just getting stronger 000
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can't vouch for the colleagues but the beautiful city and delicious taco claims check out. 020
Reposted by Cullen HendrixPeterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 16/09/2026Gary Hufbauer explores historic examples of US involvement with oil in Mexico, hard minerals in Peru, copper in Chile, & more to illustrate how the Trump administration's quest for secure control over foreign minerals seems bound to fail.piie.comTrump's quest for control of critical minerals and oil abroad: History predicts failureThrough equity ownership and trade agreements, President Donald Trump has sought to control minerals extracted abroad. He appears to harbor two goals: first, ensure a guaranteed supply of the minerals... 066
Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yep.piie.comYou're already getting socialism—and Democratic Socialists have nothing to do with itThe election of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and the surprising performance of Democratic Socialist or DSA-aligned candidates in Democratic primaries across the United States is reviving interest in ... 010