What has happened before will happen again, What has been done before will be done again. --Ecclesiastes 1:9 NYT downplays Hitler's anti-semitism as a play for the rubes, 1922. h/t Barry Ritholtz vox.com/2015/2/11/8016…

Can’t wait for Michael W. Kraus ‘s talk Research Center for Group Dynamics ! Note the room change: we will be in Thompson 6050.

NYT tweeted this to its 55 million followers and it has under 500 retweets - presumably suppressed due to the link out. “John Kelly, Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, said Trump met the definition of a fascist and would try to govern like a dictator if elected”

Leading up to Election Day, David Dunning Research Center for Group Dynamics U-M Psychology-- a foremost scholar on the psychology underlying misbelief-- advises on how we can lower our anxieties by refocusing attention: youtube.com/watch?v=QYZAHC…

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Maya Angelou

Pulitzer?

If only more people knew. Lol

On Election Day 160 years ago, the Civil War wasn’t going well, and it looked like Abraham Lincoln would not be reelected. So, Lincoln wrote a secret memo and sealed it. Inside, he vowed a peaceful transfer of power. 60Minutes.com

A person eats inside of a restaurant with plywood covering the windows near the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Breathe in...

Yes, yes I'm ready for this.

There's no time to waste.

Podcast w/ the amazing Barry Ritholtz Master in Business is now out (Apple, Spotify etc-- MiB is popular! ) Barry's summary here: ritholtz.com/2024/11/mib-co…

Why 13% of Americans think they can land a plane in an emergency. No Such Thing, a brand new podcast by Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph. I chime in with my own 2 cents. open.spotify.com/episode/12nQPN…

Bowie

Take a sip. You don't know what you're missing.

Magic 8 Ball says signs point toward True.