Reposted by SantiKris Willis @kawillis.bsky.social · 10/01/2026“The system of funding science is fundamentally broken. In some respects, it’s been an unmitigated disaster. It was a house of cards, and it’s not surprising that it’s now falling apart.” -Mike Lauer, former director of extramural research 🧪 www.statecraft.pub/p/whats-wron...statecraft.pubWhat’s Wrong with NIH Grants?“Science is fundamentally different than remodeling a kitchen” 34612
Reposted by SantiZach Liscow @zliscow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I had a great time talking with Santi Ruiz @ifp.bsky.social about how to reduce infrastructure costs. Here's the podcast. www.statecraft.pub/p/what-is-am...statecraft.pubWhat is America’s Infrastructure Cost Problem?“I'm part of the problem” 042
Reposted by SantiBobby Fijan @bobbyfijan.bsky.social · 10/10/2025A lot of the credit goes to Santi Ruiz for being really well prepared and asking great questions … but this is probably the best market wide and historical conversation I’ve had on apartments. And how it affects “apartments for families” open.spotify.com/episode/63C6...open.spotify.comWhy We Don't Build Apartments for Families 1306
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Development econ legend Dean Karlan, on DOGE, RCTs, and how to fix foreign aid. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-fix...statecraft.pubHow to Fix Foreign AidUSAID's former Chief Economist reflects on DOGE 010
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Amtrak says it'd cost more than $100 billion to build high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor. @alonlevy.bsky.social says Amtrak's wrong. New Statecraft on why. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-cheapl...statecraft.pubHow Cheaply Could We Build High-Speed Rail?“Amtrak and the commuter rail agencies have a mutually abusive relationship” 2187
Reposted by SantiTheo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 29/05/2025Map showing every general-purpose local government in the US. "The most eye-catching thing about this map is that the Northeast and Midwest are administered very differently from the South and West". More insights at source: fakeisthenewreal.org/local/. h/t @salimfurth.bsky.social from LinkedIn. 916035
Reposted by SantiSteven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Apparently before the St. Lawrence Seaway opened when they wanted to get large ships into the Great Lakes they just brought them up the Mississippi and shoved them through the Chicago River 2159794
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Statecraft crossover event: @kyla.bsky.social and I talk DOGE, Direct File, and deficits with the former #2 at Treasury, Wally Adeyemo. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-run...statecraft.pubHow to Run the Treasury DepartmentKyla Scanlon & I talk Direct File, Democrats, and debt with Wally Adeyemo 010
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Every time I poke my head over here you've got another 4 posts about me. It's like the quarantine zone for my 3 haters. 010
Reposted by SantiBlair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City @thefoxandthecity.com · 13/05/2025Really great interview and deep dive into transit financing and the politics of the MBTA Green Line Extension (as well as the Big Dig). There's a lot to talk about here on costs, planning, etc about how things turned out. But this is a very good discussion about how things actually played out. 042
Reposted by SantiStephanie Pollack@ @stephanie-pollack.bsky.social · 13/05/2025We need to talk more about how government can do better at delivering what people want and need, including infrastructure. Santi Ruiz and I talked about this in his recently-posted Statecraft podcast on rescuing the troubled Green Line extension from cancellation. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-sal...statecraft.pubHow to Salvage a Transit Project"When you give yourself too much rope, you hang yourself" 083
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 12/05/2025I'd be interested to read a rebuttal or write-up from you on what Pollack is getting wrong. 010
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025There's a lot more in this episode: - How they built these tools in-house instead of outsourcing - When involuntary commitment can increase risks for the seriously mentally ill - Why anti-addiction drugs fail - Why screening algorithms aren't more common in government Full conversation is here:statecraft.pubHow to Fix Risk Assessment in Child Welfare"If we took an index card and wrote down everything we know works well, we'd have a lot of white space left" 000
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Worth noting the algorithm doesn't determine whether kids get removed from homes, or override human decision-making. 100
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The department has developed a screening tool for CPS: When a call comes in about a kid who's potentially at risk, the tool generates a "risk score" based on the integrated data. That score helps a caseworker decide whether to do a site visit or not. 100
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025About 1/5th of parents involved in the child welfare system have a diagnosed opioid use disorder. You're often dealing with the same people in these programs, just in different contexts. So it makes a lot of sense to integrate the data. 100
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025This problem doesn't just manifest in deaths. A relatively limited number of drug addicts are disproportionately likely to be booked into jail, be homeless, or be involved in a child welfare call. 100
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Like many mid-size Rust Belt urban regions, Allegheny County deals with high overdose death rates, largely from opioids. 100
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 17/04/2025In most states and counties, different "human services" systems aren't synced up. You can't easily cross-reference CPS calls with substance abuse databases, for instance. In Allegheny County, you can. Here are the results. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-fix...statecraft.pubHow to Fix Risk Assessment in Child Welfare"If we took an index card and wrote down everything we know works well, we'd have a lot of white space left" 120
Reposted by SantiAlec Stapp @alecstapp.bsky.social · 15/04/2025🚨 We're hiring! Join @ifp.bsky.social’s metascience team to rethink how science gets funded and organized. Fellow & Senior Fellow roles open — $3K referral bonus if we hire your recommendation. Apply by May 11: ifp.org/come-work-wi...ifp.orgCome Work with IFP | IFPIFP is currently hiring — join the team! 02013
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 25/03/2025I went on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social’s show to talk DOGE www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Is DOGE’s Real Goal?Santi Ruiz, a senior editor at the Institute for Progress, examines what DOGE has been trying to accomplish in its first few months. 010
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This fries me: We architect these intricate pandemic response systems, but we don't ever test them. Compare that with the military, which "live fire tests" weapons and systems constantly. 020
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Before EcoHealth Alliance got NIH money to do gain-of-function research in Wuhan, it pitched the project to DARPA. Today's interviewee reviewed that pitch. New Statecraft on risky research, Ebola, and why the CDC is not a response organization. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-bui...statecraft.pubHow to Build a Flying Ebola HospitalDARPA maverick Eric Van Gieson on Ebola, the Ecohealth grant proposal, and the CDC 140
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 15/11/2024So far my impression of the culture on here is that it incorporates all the most annoying features of 2019 Twitter with none of its strengths relative to 2024 X. 230
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I’m in The Free Press this AM, outlining how the next administration can make the federal government more effective and efficient. www.thefp.com/p/the-five-t...thefp.comThe Five Things President Trump Should Do on Day OneHire the right bureaucrats, set clear, ambitious goals, and experiment, experiment, experiment. 100
Reposted by Santibrendan @schlage.town · 25/05/2023cool piece from @regressstudies.substack.com regressstudies.substack.com/p/why-w… into the idea of talking as ~ first draft tool! also the concept of "intonation units"…could be a useful step in the drafting process, like songwriting techniques applied to prose 141
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 13/05/2023that scene from Tár where she corrects her wife on the BPM in that Duke Ellington song but it’s me correcting Nicole on move order in the Tarrasch Swedish Variation 040
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 01/05/2023would it be so wrong to put pasta sauce over stray pantry carbs? stale bread, chips, crackers, etc 360
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 01/05/2023snorting modafinil before study sessions was not uncommon in undergrad 000
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 01/05/2023the day my kid catches me sneaking into the kitchen at night for one more slice of cheese it’s over for household discipline 070
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 30/04/2023natty bodybuilders 🤝 English aristocrats high T is so important 050
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 28/04/2023that’s not true there’s a ton of chess videos I can watch 050
Santi @ifpsanti.bsky.social · 28/04/2023you guys should try posting your good stuff whenever I’m up burping the baby. could be fun for all of us 1130
