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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 · 09/08/2026
The millionaire fleeing meme is tiresome and untrue. Sure, one or two will get up and go… uh, where? The environmentally compromised Texas? The land of insanity in Florida? To very lonesome Wyoming? Probably Canada… everyone wants to flee to Canada.
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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?
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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
4/ Endorse expanded immigration and make it clear this will extend the solvency of Social Security- beat on the Republican anti-immigrant theme as a deliberate ploy to weaken Social Security. Put them on the back foot instead of always retreating.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
3/ How about taxing the rich in order to lower taxes on the poor? Make it obvious that is what you are doing. Put clear labels reflecting public funding (with amounts) on every public service, so that the working poor see how much government actually benefits them.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
2/ If Democrats want to get votes from the working poor, they need to take up real issues that affect the working poor such as a national minimum wage that would allow a family to eat, dress, and have a home with a little more to set aside. .
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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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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The author confuses enthusiasm with fanaticism.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I usually only drink 1 month at a time. June was very tasty.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Correction: “under estimating “
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
You are under the power of propaganda in high school education in the mid-20th century. A lot of those geezers are still voting and they probably influence a lot of their grandchildren.
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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
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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 · 14/06/2026
This would violate the civil rights of every federal employee. Surely the unions will sue to block it.
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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 · 03/06/2026
IDK, not even 1 Friedman Unit yet. BTW Friedman is still employed.
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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 · 20/05/2026
There needs to be a way that governments don’t indemnify or at least don’t fully indemnify misconduct of their employees. The employees should experience a significant loss.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Political Science (2002 Remaster)
YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic
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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
I’m glad I retired before Microsoft put copilot into Word. There is no longer a student written paper. It isn’t even the student’s fault.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
European nations aren’t vassals. The vassal countries are in Central America and the Middle East. One of the Middle Eastern vassals is the tail wagging the dog.
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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 · 24/04/2026
Perhaps ahistorical nonsense is his top skill?
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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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Friedman Unit - Wikipedia
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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
Broken Windows had been discredited long before Trump became engaged in politics.
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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 · 20/07/2025
Everyone has their opportunity to make a deal at the crossroads. Few get the benefit.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I’ve always thought that pundits were failed journalists or failed political consultants.
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Dan Williams @profdanwilliams.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Maybe Moscow or Mars would be a better choice
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