RT @DKThomp: Life in 1776:. - heat is such a luxury that Thomas Jefferson can’t write in deep winter bc his ink freezes (one reason perhaps….

RT @gaughen: No, that would make gold worthless and we’d all still be poor. Take a goddamn economics class.

Another great example of how we adapt to success and overestimate how happy it will make us.

RT @ashleytrubin: How has the normative turn in social science affected our ability to produce and use theory? Using a case study of punish….

RT @yarotrof: So Zelensky did everything Trump asked him to do, signed away mineral rights, agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, and the U….

RT @Ananyo: John von Neumann's 'First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC' was, unbelievably, published 80 years ago today! Nearly all computers….

RT @robkhenderson: "The way of life we are accustomed to in mostly peaceful, law-abiding societies with authorities respecting individual r….

RT @danwilliamsphil: New post in which I reflect on media trends:.– Legacy media is in rapid decline.– The media environment of 2025 is ver….

RT @brianluidog: The recent @page_eco article is good. "Why has the right become more popular among low-income voters?" Good explanation. (….

RT @robsica: "People are, in general, very good at identifying their interests over time. You can fool one (silly) person repeatedly, or ma….

RT @koenfucius: Is the conflict between rich and poor over economic resources the natural basis of the main political opposition in a count….

Why have many low-income voters turned to the right (and often the populist right)?. It has been suggested that this is because low-income voters resent progressive values or because they are being manipulated by right-wing leaders. Instead, I think it can better be explained as

RT @slantchev: Orbán has ruled Hungary for 15 years. During this period he became a billionaire, his crony Mészáros became the richest pers….

RT @RepDonBacon: There’s one big problem: Ukrainians refuse to be part of Russia. Stalin murdered approx 4 million Ukrainians in the 1930s….

RT @SteveStuWill: "As I see it, evolutionary psychology is just regular psychology, but testing hypotheses derived from theories in evoluti….

RT @koenfucius: Socio-economic changes since WWII have meant a relentless journey for the political left from Marxist (more so in continent….

RT @DocGrawitch: Why has the left gentrified? by @page_eco

The explanation for the decade-long process of gentrification of the left in Western countries:. The breakdown of the working class, the emergence of new social groups supporting social change (women, students), and the ideological crises of Marxism and Keynesianism. (link next)