#Policy

Houston Institute

houstoninst

THREAD: there is much left intentionally unsaid in this piece about efforts at HLS and elsewhere to run RCTs in the criminal legal system, deceptively & inaccurately framed as applying

Josh Zimmer

joshhzimmer

Let’s not forget the greater fundamental problem here which is the hyper/over-centralization/financialization/politicizing of our world due to the political power enabled by central banking, artificial manipulation & suppression of in

Rebecca Lowe

RMLLowe

Sumption: “All lives are not of equal value - the older you are, the less valuable yours is because there's less of it left.”The first part of this is vile

청서

_dirigiste

Please remember there will be a sizeable number of people who will be pushing for endless lockdowns even after the vulnerable are vaccinated. The proper response is for us to

Aren R. LeBrun

proustmalone

When US opinionmakers talk about people dying from government policies in communist regimes, those deaths are always attributed to the evils of communism. But when Americans die from government policies

John Hayward

Doc_0

Questioning suspicious numbers is appropriate and necessary, but also keep in mind that between mail-in balloting, the coronavirus, and Trump's unique style, it's not unbelievable to see a lot of

Tim Colbourn

timcolbourn

** One year of #UKCovid19 policy failures *** THREADOne year on here are some reflections for the record. 1/ Perhaps useful for a future government to stop the next pandemic.

Jonathan Said

JonathanSaid1

The most effective development partnership stories came from the alignment of geopolitical interests. Marshall Plan, Georgia, Israel, S.Korea, PEPFAR, Japan, Mexico (all US), Poland (Germany), Malta (UK), Brazilian agri (by

Andrew Payne

Andy_J_Payne

In selecting Gen. Austin over Michèle Flournoy, Biden cites the former's role in the drawdown in Iraq as evidence of his suitability for the office. A closer look at that

Syrian Association for Citizen’s Dignity

SyrianACD

Since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, Assad regime engaged in all sorts of oppressive practices against Syrians, including mass arrests, torture, killings, and most importantly, systematic forced displacement, in

Abi Kay

FGAbiKay

So, the Ag Bill has officially become law, after three long years. Here's a little tweet thread to take you down memory lane on some of the big battleshttps://www.fginsight.com/news/agriculture-bill-officially-becomes-law-after-receivin

Laura Round

LauraRound

THREAD Many will understandably be very concerned about what the the proposed FCO/DFID merger means. Here are some thoughts on it, pointing out a few risks and opportunities. Fundamentally,

geoff tily

geofftily

the absence of private demand makes government expenditure necessary. It repays itself by creating a stronger economy than would have otherwise been the case. For me that is the macro

Michael F. Cannon

mfcannon

As I type, #SCOTUS is hearing #CAvTX, challenging the constitutionality of #ObamaCare. The media have described me as “ObamaCare’s Enemy No. 1.” So you'd think I'd want the Court to

LifeAfterFI

LifeAfterFI

Nothing worthwhile is achieved without mistakes. I’ve made my fair share on the path to #financialindependence//THREAD// 1/ When I first started investing, I didn’t have clear goals. I’d simply

Doug Rand

doug_rand

At last! Instead of poring over Trump's regulatory agenda for new outrages, I present to you an overview of how the Biden administration can reverse it all.Trump has made >400

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