lfg

I think one reason why Koreatown is so great to me is that it’s one of the few neighborhoods in LA that isn’t in denial about it being in a city

is there even enough of a shipbuilding industry left in the US to lobby in support of the Jones Act? I can’t imagine who the constituency would even be for this at this point. The Mind Scourge

worth every penny. 🙏 washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/08…

His best role. Fight me.

The winner of a $1 million philosophy prize, sociologist Patricia Hill Collins, sees a silver lining to ideas getting attacked time.com/6328162/patric…

one way of thinking about the last ~30 years is a time of direct observation (and tinkering) at unimaginable scale: micro (semiconductors) and macro (Hubble and JWST). these scales don't really compute in daily life, so we're all confused.

My new op-ed in The Washington Post, in which we discuss the deep state, kludgeocracy, PRA, NEPA, lawyers, Schedule F, hiring reform, and trusting public servants. Gets a little spicy. LMK what you think! wapo.st/49y6j5T

Examining C-section rates across US counties finds that outcomes are better in areas with higher C-section rates but that C-section decisions are less responsive to underlying risks for Black mothers, from Sarah Robinson, Heather Royer, and Silver nber.org/papers/w31871

Patricia Hill Collins, socióloga: "La libertad es algo que solo puedes imaginar o plantearte. Nunca la vas a alcanzar del todo. [...] Lo que hago es observar todo lo que las personas hacen para acercarse más a ese sueño. Y es algo inspirador" elpais.com/ideas/2023-11-…