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Dan Williams

@profdanwilliams.bsky.social
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Emeritus Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College CUNY. I study history of public administration, & of performance measurement; forecast methods, & effectiveness; public budgeting, participatory budgeting, & data cleaning.

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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#boguspollatNewsweek What does it matter that people not in NYC don't care for the NYC mayor after more than a half year of biased propaganda in the news with no personal experience of life in NYC and likely no present or past connections to NYC? www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Another self-appointed wise person advises against reforming the Democratic party so that it once again cares about the working people. … ignore the man behind the curtain ! Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/o...
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Opinion | Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors
What exactly is the project of the insurgent left all about?
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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What is the **RIGHT** Moral Theory?
Essays: Occasional Speculation AboutThings
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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What is the **RIGHT** Moral Theory?
Essays: Occasional Speculation AboutThings
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How many more Friedman units must we endure before this idiot no longer has the New York Times as his megaphone? Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
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Opinion | Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
1/ (4 or5) Pay no attention to this right-winger’s anti-progressive advice for the Democratic Party. If the Democrats Actually Want to Win, This Is What They Have to Do www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/o...
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Opinion | If the Democrats Actually Want to Win, This Is What They Have to Do
It is these issues that serve to reinforce the perception that Democrats are willing to sacrifice the interests of the working and middle classes.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"One Palestinian child has been killed on average every day since the start of the cease-fire" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/w...
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U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
An extremely blunt view about the Democratic Party based on my (mostly) lived experience open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
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An extremely blunt view about the Democratic Party as my (mostly) lived experience
Essays: Occasional Speculation About Things
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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TAKE CARE THAT THE LAWS BE FAITHFULLY EXECUTED
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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The National Debt: Truths No One Wants to Hear.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
substack.com/@profdanwill... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/o.... “and it still supports terrorist proxies that wage war against Israel.” In a war started by Isreal, the New York Times labels the warriors fighting Isreal as “terrorists.” Biased?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/trump-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share. “and it still supports terrorist proxies that wage war against Israel.” In a war started by Isreal, the New Yor...
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The Coming AI-Driven Cognitive Apocalypse open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
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The Coming AI-Driven Cognitive Apocalypse
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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Morals and Ethics
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Hallucinating Citations (corrected)
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Hallucinating citations
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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What I observed during my granddaughter’s graduation.
Some graduation speakers are so narcissistic they make the graduation about themselves.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
When will the Democratic Party stop shooting itself in the foot? www.facebook.com/share/17sU9f...
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p... Orwellian double-speak.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
More economic decline due to stupid immigration policies. I can feel my social security benefits shrinking, can you?
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
substack.com/@profdanwill... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n... New York City underestimates its revenue on purpose. It is unlikely that screwy games with pension contributions is the right game.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Why Countries Cannot Have Unconditional Rights open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
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Why Countries Cannot Have Unconditional Rights
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Property tax is wealth tax. Why not tax the really wealthy? open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
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Occasional Speculation About Things
Property Tax, Wealth Tax, Intangible Personal Property Tax
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
When I was in high school in the 10th or 11th grade in America History, I was taught that the Monroe Doctrine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_..., protected the Americas from European colonialism. It has become clear that it actually asserts a superior claim to exploit the rest of this hemisphere.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
On the one hand, the attack on Venezuela is appalling. On the other hand, anyone who says this is a departure from what we are is completely unaware of our deplorable history.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I’m not going to link to Thomas Friedman’s editorial in today’s New York Times, because that would reward him. But, he may have finally said something even stupider than his infamous Friedman Units en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedma... .
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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SSA thought experiment
Here is a little thought experiment for you.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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Why?
I’ve read numerous rationales for why a clearly abusive narcissist who obviously attempted a coup could be elected to the presidency a second time.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Pedofile can tell which way the wind is blowing. Also, who are n their right mind would trust her judgement as to what is inappropriate?
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
So basically the same shameful deal that Epstein got the first time around
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2025
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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Who would have guessed that the communism that the Republicans have railed against for the last century would be brought to you by those same Republicans? https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-u-s-marches-...
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... More people who are perfectly willing to impose suffering on others, but have second thoughts when it comes to visit them
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‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status
Family of Cynthia Olivera reconsiders support for president after Ice detained her at green card interview
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “Never again “
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‘Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda | Arwa Mahdawi
Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Rich elites send poor people to their death under the propaganda of patriotism again.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In the 1970s you didn’t have to be on the verge of wealthy to own a home. The change is almost completely the effect of Republican tax policy that Democrats failed to stop.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o... And here it is “antisemitism” is no longer about demonizing Jews, it is code for prohibiting any criticism of Israel no matter how vile Israel acts.
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Opinion | The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... This is terrifying. Truth could cease to exist.
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Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints
Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenient
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
1/3 A NYT opinion piece by some of the most privileged people prominent in politics today titled “If you want welfare you must work.” I am not linking it because I don’t want to reward NYT for publishing it. The implication of this title is that people on assistance are malingering ne’r-do-wells.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o... It is a wired day when I have to agree with David Brooks. We are in the Twilight Zone.
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Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/w... “mistaken” = “we lied, you caught us”
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Israel Says Its Account of Rescue Workers Killed in Gaza Was Partly ‘Mistaken’
The Israeli military had previously asserted that the workers had been “advancing suspiciously” toward its troops. A video obtained by The New York Times on Friday appeared to contradict that account.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Notably missing from the extensive list of tariffs: Russia and Israel. There is a list of tariffs on Huffington Post, but it seems to be imbedded in an updating article, so no link.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/o... It is a myth that this writer is representing people who are not “selfish or unempathetic” but are instead “moderate or slightly right of center“. Her defense of “personal autonomy “ over public health recommendations is the soul of selfishness.
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Opinion | I Live Near the Texas Measles Outbreak. Here’s How We Got Here.
An important lesson amid a measles outbreak in America.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
www.huffpost.com/entry/maga-j... Every dollar of federal expenditures goes to pay to someone or corporate profits. MAGA’s don’t say reduce corporate profits or increase taxes, so when they say they favor balancing the federal budget but don’t hurt themselves, they mean hurt someone else.
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'MAGA Junkie' Trump Voter Has Big Regrets After Losing Government Job In DOGE Purge
The one-time supporter also offered a message directly to the president.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-... A coward a weasel
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Schumer Rejects Calls Within Party For Braver Democratic Leadership
The Senate minority leader also shut down comparisons between calls for him to step aside and last year's calls for former President Joe Biden to drop out.
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God @skeetofgod.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
It would be bad enough to see your country destroyed by an evil genius. But an evil moron, that's just embarrassing.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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Hey Democrats, wake the f—k up
The Democrats have neither the ability nor the will to fight back against President Donald Trump, SFGATE columnist Drew Magary writes.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Too little , too late www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Tesla backer says Musk must reduce Trump work, as 46,000 Cybertrucks recalled
Dan Ives warns company is in ‘brand tornado crisis moment’ as it is removed from Vancouver auto show
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
There are two sorts of deportation stories in the news: The truly awful that should shame us all: www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/... And the, ‘But I didn’t mean me’: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a US citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Hoping someone in NY will primary Chump Schumer.
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