So how do we explain libertarianism to normies (left, right and center) in a manner that makes it sound appealing to them?

AGI is becoming the center of a new Cold War. Export controls are tightening. Countries are racing to build AI powerhouses in the Middle East. Hassabis warns: "We're all in this together" - but cooperation is getting harder.

I worked at an institution that went through a period of financial exigency. Several tenured and tenure-track faculty lost their jobs, as did many contingent faculty and administrative staff. It was awful. At a town hall meeting, our president (a real bonehead) was asked why no

Scholars are or ought to be theorists. For all other academic tasks, AI can do it. Per argues that we should let it. Some very compelling thoughts here. Our field seems to be at a precipice of disruption. We will need to do science differently. To train our PhD students

In their new book "Abundance" @DKThomp and @ezraklein have written a timely, compelling manifesto for progressives who want to build a bright future. It is *the book* laying out the case for Up-Left politics (link below).

Career recognition - touched and honoured to receive yesterday a King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of my contributions to the social sciences and humanities (via a special delivery by Saskatoon West MP @BradRedekopp to me at @usasklaw at @usask)

Honoured and grateful to have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of my contributions abroad that bring credit to Canada. This acknowledgment means a great deal, and truly appreciate the support and recognition. Will be receiving the medal April 9.

Was speaking with a reporter today who relayed a dairy farmer’s assertion that supply management should remain unchanged. My response? "How does one wean a long-term drug addict off their dependency?"

Mick Jagger has signed a petition opposing a plan that would provide affordable homes for at least 190 people because it would spoil his view from the other side of the river We can't afford a system that lets anything from rockstars to rare spiders block new development

This is excellent. I haven’t felt more optimistic about this govt than I do today. Nuclear is the only way to get energy prices down - it could be cheaper than coal if we regulated it properly. But that means making it fast and easy to build. I now think this govt might do it.

Les barrières au commerce interprovincial rendent parfois plus facile de vendre aux États-Unis qu’à une autre province. Les réduire pourrait augmenter la prospérité canadienne de plus de 2700 $ par personne.

Oxfam joins the display of mindless illiteracy with which leftist activists discuss impact of the British Raj. In a report called “Takers not Makers”, they claim that imperialist Britain “extracted” 85 tr $ from India, adding for drama, “enough to carpet London with 50£ notes”.

Thread of the world's most beautiful towns and villages at Christmas 🧵 1. Locorotondo, Italy

3. My friend Bob Lawson once told that America is not a poorly functioning European country. It is a highly functioning Latin American country. While it is a pun, it is insanely descriptive. Like most societies in the Americas -- with the exception of Canada -- the US is a high

Our paper raises, but does not answer the question, of whether a leader's social class background influences how they use historical references in their speeches. 4/n

We demonstrate statistically significantly differences in the nature of the historical arguments used by male and female Remainer MPs and peers. We also tested whether Oxbridge-educated politicians talk about history than other politicians. 2/n

My new article with @mscole18 and @AnselmKuesters is about Brexit. At the time, many journalists observed that debates about Brexit were replete with historical references. Our paper presents the first statistical analysis of how history was used. 1/n

I'm happy to share our new paper "How do speaker characteristics influence use of rhetorical history? Insights from text mining analysis of discourse about Brexit"

The historical institutions take on current events:

Recently accepted to #REStud, ``The Long-Run Labor Market Effects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement,'' from Kovak and Morrow: https://t.co/snahTSkJxp