#Policy

Matt Duss

mattduss

Both great threads on Hook's wildly dishonest piece, but one more point: One of the problems with our policy debates is that there are zero consequences for government officials trafficking

Shubha

Shubha_a

Let's dissect 'ACTIVISM' (a thread) Activism is a political act of expressing one's desire, anger, support, frustration or care. Activism is (could be) personal (BECAUSE IT'S POLITICAL), it need not

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

"will not compromise" and "not on the table" are not trade agreement terms. Perhaps someone could ask the Conservatives directly if they will refuse US asks on food non-tariff barriers

Chris Labarthe

chris_labarthe

Can we retire the "white working class" nostrum w/r/t the vigilante mobs?$80k pickup truck/accessories, $1K long gun/ammo/accessories, $2K of "tactical" gear, $200 sunglasses—they're the petit bourgeoisie. Ski-doo

Jens Friis Lund

jefri_lund

This thread presents a special issue introduction and five contributions on the paradoxical persistence of REDD+ @PolEcoNet @UndiEnvi @forestideas @UNDP_REDDPlus @FAOForestry @RECOFTC @NCS_catalyst @Nature4Climate @IUCNclimatePASG @ClimateFdn @KU_IFR

Parker Molloy

ParkerMolloy

It’s because she tweeted out a screenshot containing an email address. This is a standard Twitter policy that gets regularly enforced across the political spectrum. It’s a basic rule that

Dr. Theresa Chapple

Theresa_Chapple

A 9 year old died from #Covid_19 yesterday in Florida. A 5 year old died from Covid-19 in Dallas today. A major component in the low death rate we saw

Anton Spisak

AntonSpisak

Amid all the announcements today, it's easy to overlook that the OBR has updated its scenario on a no-deal Brexit. It exposes an undeniably hard reality for the Govt that

Marc Bodnick

MarcBodnick

Telepath launched invites this week and we’re starting to be more open about what we’re trying to do. /1 We want to build the best platform for infinite, threaded, social

James McEnaney

MrMcEnaney

If reports are true, and John Swinney is planning to cancel Nat 5 exams but just mess about with the Highers, then we may well have managed the remarkable achievement

Ed Crooks

Ed_Crooks

Amid all the showbiz of the climate summit, I think the most important remarks this week have come from John Kerry, President Biden's special envoy. More than anything else we

Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥

senatorshoshana

So ACB has a damn impressive record on the 4th Amendment. https://reason.com/2020/09/23/amy-coney-barrett-thinks-the-second-amendment-prohibits-blanket-bans-on-gun-possession-by-people-with-felony-records/And hopeful signs on qualified immu

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

A (grim) thread on 'herd immunity', and the UK Govt response to the coronavirus pandemic. 1/ There are of course some extreme views, but I think it is fair to

Adam Posen

AdamPosen

Fed Thread - What matters from what @federalreserve Chair Powell did and did not say today @KansasCityFed 1) The process of doing the review was as important as the results

John Turner

ProfJohnTurner

The Irish border and Northern Ireland will be 100 on 3 May. This week at @EconObservatory we marked partition with a series of articles which looked at the economics and

Nelisiwe Msomi

NeliMsomi

Maybe, just maybe, SAHUC should have affirmative action policies in place to ensure that at least a minimum numbers of Black Muslims go for Hajj annually. We have very few