Tony Annett
@tonyannett
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Economist. Social democrat. Author of “Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy.”
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Joined July 2010
Bookends. My book Cathonomics was published at the start of the year. And this new book, Ethics in Action, was published at the end of the year. I’m the author of one, and an editor of another.
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Folkhemmet. We haven’t forgotten.
A welfare state is a fundamentally nationalist project and liberals forgot this at the peril of their political goals.
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Except when you unleash a mob to beat the shit of them.
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Zombie Reaganism never dies.
No amount of deregulation is too large, none of your asks are too small, and no environmental challenge is too difficult for the Trump EPA to successfully tackle in delivering for the American public.
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Trump is sabotaging all of this, all but guaranteeing China’s technological dominance.
Arthur and I have a piece in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs — China’s technological momentum is driven by its gigantic investments in power, connectivity, and process knowledge. The U.S. should make the same investments.
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I remember it well - getting my Leaving Certificate results in Moyle Park in 1987. Congratulations to everybody!.
Congratulations to the Leaving Certificate Class 2025 @moylepark on their fantastic results today! Wishing each and every one of you well as you take the next step on your life journey!
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Yes!!.
“The digital world has weaponized male vulnerabilities, exploiting them with precision. From the dopamine rush of online sports betting to the endless scroll of porn and OnlyFans; the lure of “get rich quick” schemes to manipulative scammers, big tech has built a machine that.
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The welfare state is the crowning achievement of the 30 golden years.
The optimal welfare state design does not exist for the simple reason that any welfare state is a giant unintended-consequences machine that undoes itself and harms those it's trying to help. Just like reading your twitter feed.
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RT @BernieSanders: John Bolton and I have nothing in common politically. But last time I heard, in America, people are allowed to criticiz….
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I don’t envy Powell’s job with stagflation on the horizon, and “Nixon” harassing him.
Fed Chair Powell is indicating a 25bps September rate cut is **highly likely**. His Jackson Hole speech is about as clear cut as the Fed gets. But. he's also signaling don't bet on a bunch more rate cuts after that. Fed leaders will still be watching what happens with
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Why don’t you challenge your lord and master? I’d pay to see that!.
As promised: Pete & Bobby Challenge to Make America Healthy Again. 💪🇺🇸. 50 pull-ups. 100 push-ups. Time: 3:33. I challenge: @TulsiGabbard, and @RepJoshG to make it bipartisan.
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Love it when somebody brings up Gosta Esping-Andersen!.
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Laugh my ass off.
Public corruption will not be tolerated.
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Yes, Twitter belongs to all of us, not the despicable oligarch who bought it.
a take that can unite every corner of this website -- it's good that you're here!
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Did somebody hack his account?.
As we debate legal immigration(as opposed to illegal immigration) it is well to remember that the Union Army which preserved the Union in the Civil War was about one fourth of the entire army. Without the 200,000 Germans, 150,000 Irish, 45,000 British, 50,000 Canadians and tens.
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I was attacked and blocked by people last year for drawing Trump-Hitler comparisons.
Sending law enforcement to do invasive, intimidating searches of its critics. Now where have I seen that before?
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Full scale famine declared.
‘Famine has been confirmed in Gaza City for the first time, a UN-backed body responsible for monitoring food security says’ @BBC . Nothing can justify this. I stand by Israel’s right to defend itself, but not to the point where famine becomes the result.
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I don’t know. An obese man who wears makeup, shoe lifts, and a girdle on a police patrol is more Monty Python than Mussolini!.
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RT @lionel_trolling: State security has raided the home of an old regime conservative, who served in the leader's cabinet because they shar….
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Yep.
Just fyi, it is the long held view of the current president that he is, in fact, above the law.
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