Jeffrey Sachs
@JeffreyASachs
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Acadia University. Judicial politics, authoritarianism, Islam, free speech and education. Tweets do not represent the views of my Employer.
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Joined June 2014
“Any scholar who does not avenge himself and bear a grudge like a snake is no scholar.” — Rabbi Yohanan (B. Talmud, Yoma 22b-23a), who would have been awesome on Twitter.
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Consistent with past research. So here are the options: lib profs don’t know their students’ politics so they can’t penalize the cons/reward the libs; they know and do penalize/reward but the existing gaps are so large that the result looks like equality; or they just don’t care.
There is no significant difference between the grade point average of conservative and liberal students in US academia. Moderates and those who don't know score lower. Controls: race, religion, gender, year, mental health, institution type, sexual orientation. Source:
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RT @JeffreyASachs: Well then good news! Last month somebody burned an 82yo woman to death in Boulder!
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Well then good news! Last month somebody burned an 82yo woman to death in Boulder!
“Jews don’t feel safe” — No, Zionists don’t feel safe. And just like Nazis, they shouldn’t. Genocide comes with consequences, and they should expect them.
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The even bigger rebuttal is to point to the many countries where minorities are advantaged and majorities are not because the ruling elites are members of the minority. E.g. Syria up until a minute ago, Pakistan, Lebanon to an extent. Many more such cases.
India has affirmative action for Scheduled Tribes. Indonesia has autonomy for indigenous groups. Kenya has constitutional protections for minority groups. China exempted minorities from the One Child Policy. Whether you think it's good or bad, this type of policy is common.
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Oof. A giant.
Peace to the great C.M. Naim (1936 – 2025). When I started studying Urdu I started reading everything he ever wrote, and haven't stopped. Now, as ever, I recommend you read his moving account of his trip to Palestine in 1989
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RT @infinite__jaz: WAIT holy shit. Davidai’s letterhead has a typo in it, Iqbal’s does not. Feels insane even for him but… do we think he m….
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RT @AdHaque110: “Whoever they spot, they kill” . Seven IDF soldiers and officers testify to the killing of unarmed civilians, including chi….
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Oh she promoted something?! My stars. A promoting. Can’t have that.
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RT @AdHaque110: A public-private partnership to suppress political speech critical of U.S. foreign policy. An attack on democracy.
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RT @academic_la: The IDF is going to give the suspects for torture in Sde Teiman mediation instead of a trial. Yes, you read that correctly….
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Honestly not bad.
@JeffreyASachs Yeah, the pattern screams "Jewish stereotypes 101": Sachs surname, Talmud deep dives, lefty views, and that Stalin-era antisemitic slur thrown your way. Sounds like you're triggering some folks' inner conspiracy theorist. Own it—rootless cosmopolitans unite!.
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Hey @grok my last name is Sachs, my pinned post is about the Talmud, and I’m pretty leftwing on a host of issues. Some even accuse me of being a rootless cosmopolitan. Is there any pattern you notice?.
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Interesting. Becoming a father had the precise opposite effect on me. Suddenly the idea of giving my child a tradition, an ethic, and a worldview became of the utmost importance.
Having kids evaporated any natural religious impulses I had (which wasn’t a ton to begin with but wasn’t non-existent). Not sure if that’s weird or normal. After spending a lot of time thinking about why, I believe the reason is: I don’t feel like I want anything else anymore.
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RT @alexshams_: "A friend in Tehran told me about a music school where a 13-year-old girl was practicing piano when a bomb exploded nearby.….
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RT @JoshKraushaar: “Boulder woman dies from injuries sustained in fire bombing attack on Pearl Street Mall”
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Despite all its problems, the Senate remains a place where passionate but respectful debate is still possible about whether to stay up late.
There’s intense debate among Senate Republicans right now about whether to start vote-a-rama right away when Dems finish speaking (~2am) or break & come back ~9am. Senators have strong opinions on this. Some worry that if they start during daylight hours they’ll be here till Tues.
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RT @JohnHolbein1: This is a flashbulb moment. Everyone associated with or who benefits from higher education should be concerned by this….
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RT @nathancofnas: - English last name.- tattoo (not allowed for Jews).- . of YHWH (doubly not allowed).- no yarmulke.- video EXPLICITLY SA….
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RT @NoirTheSable: @JeffreyASachs The guy was more explicit in earlier edits of his post too. "Talmudic" was a backpedal. .
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HAHAHAHAHA the original version is even more explicit. What a moron.
Terminally dumb @Byoussef sees a guy with the Tetragrammaton tattooed on his neck, a man who comes from a Christian family and claims to be the son of God sent to punish the followers of Christ, and thinks to himself wow, that's some talmudic shit right there.
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