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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
@tompepinsky.com was right back in 2017 about the banality & ordinariness of authoritarian politics. We have normalized concentration camps, government murder on the high seas & our streets, & unprecedented daily corruption. It is maddening & stupid & also most have pretended nothing has changed.
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Everyday Authoritarianism is Maddening and Stupid
Eight years ago, I wrote a post on this blog entitled “Everyday Authoritarianism is Boring and Tolerable.” A slightly edited version did some numbers when it appeared at Vox as “L…
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J-PAL @j-pal.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Applications for MIT's Master’s in Data, Econ, and Design of Policy program open in November! 🗓️ Learn everything you need to know—join us for a webinar *tomorrow* Oct 22 at 9 AM ET. Professor Sara Ellison and the team will be live to answer your questions. Register: bit.ly/3J6hAlD
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Webinar: Admissions for the DEDP Master's Program at MIT
Attend our sixty-minute webinar on October 22 at 9:00 am ET to learn about the admissions process for MIT's Master of Applied Science in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy (DEDP).
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Eitan @eitanp.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Taylor is a friend of mine from undergrad running to defeat a MAGA incumbent who won in 2024 by < 800 votes. He's smart, has integrity, a big heart, and a vision for a more fair, just, and prosperous future for his community. Please consider supporting his campaign. taylorwettachforcongress.com
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Taylor Wettach for Congress
Join Taylor Wettach in his run for Congress!
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Bill Gates @billgates.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence. ​
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
University presidents should be shouting about how Trump is shutting down the research that benefits *all* Americans, whether Alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease, better road materials, safer cars, more efficient air conditioning, etc etc.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Again, another day has gone by & the presidents of major research universities are deafeningly silent in the face of existential threats because of the potential end of federal funding. It's like watching the failure to stand up to Scott Walker & the Wisconsin GOP for a decade, on a national scale.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
"If Trump, Musk and their allies... succeed, then the question of American politics won’t be if they’ll win the next election, but whether the Constitution as we know it is still in effect" - @jamellebouie.net understand the stakes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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Eitan @eitanp.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This is what a transition from democracy to electoral authoritarianism looks like. This is not hyperbole. This is regime change. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab
In the radical opening weeks of his second term, President Trump has appeared to feel little constraint by any need to show respect for the rule of law.
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 03/02/2025
If Musk is allowed to just shut down agencies we are -- in effect -- an electoral autocracy. We elected Congress, and if Congress' law is invalidated by an unelected plutocrat, there is no popular sovereignty/supremacy muse.jhu.edu/article/17201
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Doctors Without Borders @doctorswithoutborders.org · 03/02/2025
The loss of services supported by USAID will affect millions of the world’s most vulnerable people. Here's our statement on how the freeze of US foreign aid assistance will result in humanitarian disaster: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/freez...
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Freeze of US foreign aid assistance will result in humanitarian disaster
Loss of services supported by USAID will affect millions of the world’s most vulnerable people
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Eitan @eitanp.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
🌍 I'm recruiting for a new (senior) associate on my Research, Education & Training team at J-PAL Global at MIT. Exciting opportunities to contribute at intersection of research & policy, training on generating & using RCT evidence for international development. Learn more & apply: lnkd.in/e_7XdRrU
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 20/09/2024
For too long, #behavioralscience has drawn insights from a narrow pool, leaving out voices from the Global South. I'm super excited to reveal the Missing Majority Dashboard, which @psforscher.bsky.social and I developed to shine light on this critical gap and track representation in key journals.
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Eitan @eitanp.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
The SEAREG pre-dissertation fellowship was also super helpful for preliminary research that informed my prospectus. Strongly encourage Southeast Asia-focused grad students to apply!
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Eitan @eitanp.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
J-PAL is partnering with PacDev to cover travel & attendance costs for LMIC-based PIs of accepted papers. All accepted, LMIC-based researchers will be automatically considered for travel/conference funding. Apply here: cega.submittable.com/submit/27734...
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Center for Effective Global Action - Pacific Conference For Development Economics (PacDev) 2024 - St...
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