We revere the protests of the past, but we tsk-tsk the ones of the present.

Our country was founded in civil disobedience.

No intimidation, no antisemitism, no violence is ever OK.

But civil disobedience helps perfect us. Be curious about what young people are trying to say.

Monday's Pulitzer Prize announcement should be fun. The Pulitzer board changes periodically but always includes the university president and the dean of Columbia Journalism School; last night, police summoned to campus by the former reportedly threatened to arrest the latter.

'It is believe police are going through the windows of Hamilton Hall,' -- Columbia student radio reporter.

Columbia: A shelter in place order was just sent to all Columbia students. They responded by leaving their dorms to watch whatever is about to happen.

Columbia's student radio station, WKCR-FM NY, deserves a broadcast journalism prize for its live coverage of the impending police raid of the campus.

WKCR is committed to providing accurate and timely coverage of the ongoing situation on campus despite these restrictions. Stay tuned for updates.

89.9 FM & WKCR.org

Tuning into the Columbia situ live via the student radio station WKCR-FM NY - things unfolding fast and appears journalist access has been cut off. Excellent live reporting on the ground from multiple locations, proud as a Columbia Journalism School alum

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Interesting from Stephanie Kelton re: reducing inflation via boosting supply & the potential to overstate the role of central banks. On raising rates: “you’re trying to fight the cost of living crisis by raising the cost of living for millions of people.” ft.com/content/5a7297…

A third of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, but 90% of them fail. To succeed replay large, vague goals like exercise more with specific goals like exercise for 15 minutes more. Small concrete goals make it easier to assess **marginal** costs and benefits .

And all the next day Toad played music for his seeds.

Really honoured to have been part of this BBC File on 4 documentary exploring the adult industry and disability, and the line between empowerment and exploitation. Please tune in bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

This person wins Halloween 🙌🏽

(I retweeted this earlier and it disappeared so here it is again.)

Ok this person wins Halloween.

Excited to have won a gold award at the Signal Awards with @vespucci for The Cost of Happiness, exploring Tony Hsieh's $350m investment into Downtown Las Vegas and the tech industry's interest in community, meaning and purpose.

OMG, this is such an amazing pick. Claudia is an economic powerhouse, a force of nature, and an extraordinary historian. Her research—and this prize—dragged issues like the gender wage gap, family formation & work-life balance from the backwaters of econ to be front and center.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya for the BBC. Having grown up in in a slum near Lagos, he now also teaches kids from underserved communities via his organization CHESS IN SLUMS AFRICA bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Interviewed the inspirational and also friendly Coss Marte on his life story, from prison for selling drugs to running businesses where he employs formerly incarcerated individuals CONBODY CONBUDNY bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

This generous review of my Iliad translation by Rowan Williams gets extra points from me bc it doesn't mention my gender at all, or get into fake controversies even to dismiss them. Instead, it takes the poem and the work of translation seriously.

Enjoying this fascinating and very fun BBC Radio 4
podcast on Banksy. The main guest Steph Warren worked for him and she has great insights, also as a gallerist herself. A must listen. And so Bristol! spotify.link/QoTIS7Vm5Cb

My latest BBC documentary: More people under 40 are identifying as 'spiritual but not religious'. But where do you then turn to answer fundamental life questions? I explore the work of Nearness who help people with exactly this.

bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…