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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 19/10/2026

There is a lot of good research going on at the moment at the intersection of macroeconomics and economic history, and this looks like an interesting conference : www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research... #econhist

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Latest conference - Nuffield College Oxford University

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026

I watched France 2 tonight but TF1 is as bad. So I generally never watch them.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026

French TV news really is useless. Where was the detailed analysis tonight of, for example, police resources, that I bet you’d have seen in the UK for example? As it was we got a lengthy uncommented video of the riots that is going to go straight into the RN’s campaign ads.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different?

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OpenAI sued by 8 states over ChatGPT safety concerns

OpenAI is facing mounting scrutiny over its safety and security practices, including around how the company is working t

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026

This is very shocking news. May he rest in peace.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026

As far as I can see this is virtually the only leverage the US still has vis à vis Ukraine and Europe. It might not enjoy the consequences of carrying out the threat. www.ft.com/content/7fd4...

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US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing

Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026

I am so sad to hear of the death of Chris Wickham, an outstanding medievalist and (among many other things) a great economic historian. He was also an outstandingly good academic citizen, who in every respect left the rest of us in the shade, and a very nice man. May he rest in peace.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026

Uden fast ansættelse er der ingen akademisk frihed. Og det gælder ikke kun, når det drejer sig om politisk følsomme emner. Jeg ved ikke om danskere er klar over hvor mærkeligt og skadeligt det er, at akademikere i landet ikke har "tenure".

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026

Uden fast ansættelse er der ingen akademisk frihed. Og det gælder ikke kun, når det drejer sig om politisk følsomme emner. Hvis en rektor mener, at der nu skal forskes inden for et andet område, og jeg bliver fyret, så har jeg ingen akademisk frihed. Det er en skam for Danmark. tinyurl.com/3jpdrbh3

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Professor forsvandt med dags varsel: RUC's anklager mod mig

Den internationalt anerkendte professor Michelle Pace står for første gang frem og fortæller om sin opsigtsvækkende afgang fra RUC. Under hele sagen gnaver konflikten mellem Israel og Palæstina i univ

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Europe has a pretty obvious political interest in US diesel prices being high as we approach the midterms, so hopefully this will not have much of an impact... www.ft.com/content/9720...

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US backs down from fuel export ban threat as G7 agrees to release 100mn barrels

Donald Trump calls decision by European nations to release diesel from strategic reserves a ‘great thing’

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

This is a good article and I would love to see the play. It reminds me yet again how today’s economics is so apparently utilitarian, yet so uninterested in the actual wellsprings of utility. It is not a sensible discipline from which to draw your philosopher kings. www.ft.com/content/c13f...

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John Maynard Keynes and the search for the good life

Playwright James Graham on an economist who asked the right questions in bad times — and why he matters so much today

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

It has just been pointed out to me that there are five economic history journals in this recent list of top 100 economics journals. Something for economics departments to ponder, and it gives me some hope not just for economic history but for economics... #econhist academic.oup.com/ej/article/1...

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The Dramatic Rise of the New Society Journals in Economics

Abstract. We produce updated rankings of economics journals based on established and new methodologies, and use these rankings to document the spectacular

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Roger @arbejdsmyren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In Denmark a scientist plotted data and research findings into Claude, only to see Anthropic publish the findings as something the LLM had conjured up on its own. The theft of one scientist’s data and work translates into false claims about the model’s ability to generate research #ai #eupol

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

Reliable, unless you are expecting us to live up to our WTO commitment to you not to discriminate against you as regards trade policy. A deal is a deal but not that one, it doesn't suit us right now. #turnberry

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Ireland would be well advised to learn from continental Europe where this dangerous pest has already spread widely, spurring efforts to control it as for example here: www.frelonsasiatiques.fr

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Accueil - Frelons Asiatiques - Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Learn how to identify, report, and manage Asian hornet nests in France. Get expert advice on prevention, control measures, and protecting

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!

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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 28/09/2026

« Les banques sont toutes détenues par des juifs » : Jordan Bardella face à ses écrits antisémites Une enquête à lire en intégralité sur Mediapart 👉 l.mediapart.fr/lPl

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

"Unverständnis und Kritik an der Entscheidung in Heidenau kommt auch vom Künstler und Erfinder der Stolpersteine, Gunter Demnig. Der Beschluss passe nicht zum "C" in der CDU. Was die AfD anbelange sei er allerdings nicht sehr erstaunt - nach den Aussagen der Partei zum Thema deutsche Vergangenheit."

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Bildungsministerin Prien: "Verbot von Stolpersteinen ist Skandal"

Stolpersteine erinnern an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Im sächsischen Heidenau sollen laut einem Beschluss des Stadtrats keine neuen mehr verlegt werden. Bundesbildungsministerin Prien spricht v...

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Intl humanitarian law must apply consistently to all people, all places.. if not it just becomes a menu you can choose from when, for some political reasons, you want to criticise someone" Norways foreign minister at yesterdays Hague Group meeting on defending intl law

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The foreign minister of Malaysia spelled it out yesterday: "International law cannot be an optional menu where rules apply only when convenient. If the system is to survive, impunity cannot be tolerated"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Professor of intl law William Schabas explains that there's an article in the Rome Statute (which established the International Criminal Court) that calls on state parties to prosecute those who target & harass court officials.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

I do think that editors need to be given more resources. If every not-obviously-fake submission could be fact checked by someone before it crosses our desk that might help. But the current situation is unsustainable.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

Part of the response has to be to punish fraudsters. And maybe part of the response will be that “if this paper COULD HAVE BEEN” generated by AI we will desk reject it. I don’t know what will happen, but spending time dealing with this stuff as an editor or referee will strike many as not worthwhile

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

This is a great rant and indicates the degree of alarm felt by journal editors who do not have the resources at present to deal with industrial scale fraud: www.markkoyama.com/p/the-new-ag...

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The New Age of Academic Fraud

Or the Ottoman Election that Never was

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

The Greenland deal is available below in all three languages. Huge congratulations are due to everyone involved from @danishmfa.bsky.social and the rest of the Danish political system, as well as the government of Greenland... stm.dk/statsministe...

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Aftale mellem Grønland, Danmark og USA

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Jay Shambaugh @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sanctioning judges and now the whole ICC is a mistake and irresponsible. Every use of a chokepoint invites others to find ways around it. Using a chokepoint in a way others see as illegitimate or capricious does so even more. They are undermining long run U.S. interests and power.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Such a move would be a classic example of how in the long run to weaken your power by actually choosing to exercise it. Because there would obviously be consequences.

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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m honored to serve as the President of PEN/America, which has been defending free expression and celebrating literature for over a hundred years. pen.org/press-releas...

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Award-Winning Author Phil Klay Named President of PEN America

PEN America today announced the selection of award-winning novelist, essayist, and professor Phil Klay to serve as its president and chair of the Board of Trustees of the 104-year-old writers organiza...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026

I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026

When we have forgotten that the European Superleague promoters thought that this was a club that deserved to be at the top table as of right every year. (And when all such attempts to Americanify our sport have been killed off for ever.)

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

All that happened was that we fleshed it out more; I would not say that it became more or less strict, just more detailed.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

At the start of the summer. This is the first more fully developed version.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

The @echistsoc.bsky.social has updated its policy regarding the use of AI in submissions to the @echistsocreview.bsky.social . The policy is available here: files.ehs.org.uk/wp-content/u... #AI #scholarship

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

"social media platforms must “step up” the fight against Moscow’s networks of bots, Sweden’s disinformation defense chief has warned." No. Europe must step up the fight against social media platforms spreading enemy propaganda. If we don't defend ourselves who will? www.politico.eu/article/russ...

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Putin’s bot army is targeting German and French elections, Sweden warns

The country’s Psychological Defence Agency chief told POLITICO that platforms like X, TikTok and Facebook need to do more to combat Russia’s lie machine.

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 07/09/2026

9 Sep @17:00 CEST International Macro History Online Seminar #IMHOS @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social presents 'The International Transmission of Commodity Shocks: High-Frequency Evidence from Futures Markets in the Interwar Period' Chair: @kwandschneider.bsky.social cepr.org/events/event... #EconSky

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/09/2026

Goodbye to one of the greats, my advisor Jeff Williamson (1935–2026) Jeff your unstoppable intellect and excitement were contagious. You had faith in me when few did, and gave me everything I have. From the many like me: Our deepest and forever thanks. Your work & your self will be remembered.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026

On the Anglo-Irish economic war I wrote something about that decades ago: www.jstor.org/stable/2122580

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Client Challenge

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026

I suspect that European voters today also want their leaders to stand up to Trump and would reward them for doing so.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026

Whereas the British ultimately needed a deal for other reasons. The upshot was a huge write down of Irish debt and the return of ports held by the British. And Dev’s party became the natural party of government in Ireland.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026

The Anglo-Irish trade war of the 1930s is perhaps an example of this. The Irish won it despite being much the weaker party, completely dependent on the UK market. De Valera was clever in how he managed the distributional consequences of the conflict and was able to appeal to Irish nationalism.

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Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026

Very good by @davidfrum.bsky.social “wars are not decided only by the question Who can inflict more pain? Wars are also decided by the question Who can endure more pain?” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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How to Lose a Trade War

Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.

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