I usually restrict the meme machine to prepping lecture slides, but making an exception:

the New Pope says he's from Chicago but he's *actually* from Naperville

Kenneth Scheve of Yale University has been appointed the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts & Letters by the University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. He begins a five-year term as dean on July 1. al.nd.edu/news/latest-ne…

Truth Social has crashed from the traffic surge and in so doing accidentally created a hauntingly poignant image.

He yearns for the Midwest

If you asked me to name the event that would most increase the odds of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, the US bombing Fordow would be high on the list

You can also hear me and Bill Kakenmaster discuss my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, on the Global Stage podcast from Keough School of Global Affairs Kellogg Institute open.spotify.com/episode/5Pws9I…

Cleveland Guardians baseball

We traded no one today

Guardians fans love two things: 1. $2 Beers 2. Jose Ramirez

Fwiw, lots of tariffs were already firm-specific (sometimes even firm-product-specific) given sufficient product differentiation cambridge.org/core/journals/…

How do countries mitigate the political costs of being accused of violating international law? In a new article in American Political Science Review, Tyler Pratt and I show that denying facts and challenging the applicability of law are effective strategies. IOs can counter-message though! (1 of 2)

When you get your opportunity, create your next one.

Many Americans overestimate the impact of small climate actions like recycling and underestimate high-impact choices like avoiding long-haul flights, a recent PNAS Nexus study finds.