John Mullahy

For your Econ 101 reading lists...

The Onion@theonion.com

Plan To Splurge Scrapped On Account Of Price https://theonion.com/plan-to-splurge-scrapped-on-account-of-price/

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wsj.comA Bruised John Thune Leads Senate GOP Into Uncertain FutureAllies worry the Senate majority leader could get blamed by President Trump and others if Democrats win back control in the midterms.

“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me!”

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madison.comMeet Uecker Weber, the 8-year-old Brewers fan named after Mr. BaseballJaime Weber wasn’t sure about the name at first. Years later, she sees the connection, community and joy behind it as the Brewers make a World Series run.

19h

Just a bit outside the box. madison.com/sports/profe...

International soccer, two-goal lead with 25 minutes remaining: "This match is pretty much over." NBA basketball, Nine-point lead with 10 seconds remaining: "This is still anybody's game."

10-24-26. Happy Pythagorean Triangle Day to those who celebrate, and who doesn't? (Its little sibling, 5-12-13, is perhaps better known.)

Pythagoras, depicted in Raphael's study for The School of Athens. www.ambrosiana.it/en/discover/...

“But Frog,” said Toad, “if I write my referee report now, then I will not have to write it tomorrow, will I?” “No,” said Frog, “You will not have to.”

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Pass

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nytimes.comMelanoma Vaccine Ushers in New Hope for Cancer PatientsBeyond melanoma, scientists are studying cancer vaccines for glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and more.

“Is there a way in the future that cancer vaccines can be truly preventative? That’s the conceptual part of this that gets me very excited,” Dr. Vonderheide said. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/w...

Those who've supported cutbacks in biomedical research funding should perhaps read this article.

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Of course

Stately Wayne Manor www.menards.com/main/outdoor...

nytimes.comVance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite BacklashThe vice president backed an advertisement featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s mother, who has been estranged from Dr. Acton since her stepfather was charged with child rape.

You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency? * www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

senate.govU.S. Senate: "Have You No Sense of Decency?"1941: Have You No Sense of Decency? -- June 9, 1954

* Joseph Welch to Senator Joseph McCarthy, June 9, 1954 www.senate.gov/about/powers...

h/t @brendankennelly.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/the-beginn...

thebulwark.comThe Beginning of the EndBaseball is . . . over?

vaticannews.vaPope’s surgeon: No clinical reason to cancel visit to South America - Vatican NewsIn an interview with Vatican News, Professor Stefano Margaritora, who operated on Pope Leo XIV on October 13, says the surgery was routine, though he ...

"I experienced a series of conflicting thoughts, telling myself: 'You have to perform a normal operation, one you have done a thousand times in your life,' and, 'For the first time, you are performing this kind of operation on a Pope.'" Interview w Pope's surgeon www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Having had the privilege of co-authoring with Atheen on several occasions I'm confident this book will be superb.

Atheendar Venkataramani@atheendar.bsky.social

Coming to bookstores near you on June 29, 2027 #medsky #econsky @oppforhealthlab.bsky.social

wsj.comExclusive | AI Just Found a Bug That Puts up to 70% of the World’s Websites at RiskAI tools helped find one of the most severe online bugs ever. Cyber experts are racing to patch it before hackers use AI to exploit it.

Maybe Ned Ludd was right after all. www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...

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American Statistical Association History of Statistics

@hos-asa.bsky.social

#WomeninStatistics #OTD 1854 Florence Nightingale leaves for the Crimea with her aunt & 38 nurses. They arrive 13 days later. After 2 strenuous years, she returns to England to work with William Farr, reforming the collation & communication of medical statistics.

theaviationhub.co.ukEtihad Boston Runway Incursion Causes Go-AroundAn Etihad Boeing 787-9 entered an active runway at Boston Logan without clearance on 15 October 2026. We cover what happened and what comes next. Etihad Bo

A few hours earlier the same day our arriving MSN-BOS flight AAL4391/RPA4391 also did a go-around for what our pilot described as "aircraft on runway." Is everything okay, BOS? theaviationhub.co.uk/etihad-bosto...

nytimes.comOpinion | In Six Decades of Public Life, I Never Thought I Would Write This PieceTrump’s meddling would have dark consequences for our democracy and our prosperity.

Rubin: "the markets are not pricing in what I consider a meaningful risk" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/o...

There's no such thing as a free free.

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maxwell.syr.eduMaxwell Economist John Cawley Elected to Prestigious National Academy of MedicineMembership in the National Academy of Medicine is one of the highest and most esteemed honors in the fields of health, medicine and medical science.

Such a well-deserved honor. A gentleman and a scholar in the best sense of each. www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...

The hardest part may be determining which ones are useful, and for what purpose.

American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social

Happy belated 🎂 to George EP Box (18 Oct 1919-28 Mar 2013). One of the greatest statistical minds of the 20th century, he is best known for his quote “All models are wrong, but some are useful”. He made major contributions to experimental design for industrial & quality improvement applications

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.

Aspire to live your life so that your name and "now-viral exchange" do not appear in the same paragraph.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

Your dam in need of repair? Duct tape, of course. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

nytimes.comTerry Tao Is on the Front Lines of the Debate Over AI and the Future of MathThe Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

Tao: “They will have to use their imagination.…This is a time for creativity" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

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Phil Lewis

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Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...

nytimes.comKatie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 DaysThe ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

Anthony Scaramucci relinquishes his title. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

fortune.comKatie Zacharia lasts five days, or half a Scaramucci, as White House press secretary | FortuneShe said failing the bar exam was “somewhat inconsequential” since she would not need to be a barred attorney while in China.

"Zacharia’s five days are the shortest tenure for a White House press secretary on record… And Scaramucci noticed. 'Records are made to be broken...'" fortune.com/2026/10/16/w...

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John Cawley

@johncawley.bsky.social

The AEA Committee on the Job Market has posted a webinar on the job market for Ph.D. economists, which includes data on the # of job listings from JOE, data on outcomes from the job candidate surveys, and advice. Good luck to all of this year's job candidates! www.aeaweb.org/joe/communic...

aeaweb.org2026 Guide to the Job Market for New Economics PhDs

bit.lyBrewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.

The only thing that would be better than the Brewers winning the World Series would be the Brewers winning the World Series and declining an invitation to go to the White House.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: Milwaukee Brewers sweep Los Angeles Dodgers to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982.

Save a life for only $4.99 (after rebate)?! Count me in.

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Atheendar Venkataramani

@atheendar.bsky.social

My #book on #stuckness now exists as a listed forthcoming, preorderable title! www.harpercollins.com/products/stu... Coming out end of June 2027. Working ToC attached. More details to follow! @oppforhealthlab.bsky.social

This year marks the centennial of R.A. Fisher's 1926 paper "The Arrangement of Field Experiments," presumably a key reason why p<.05 criteria and 95% confidence intervals have—for better or worse—been conventional for 100 years.

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thebulwark.comDonald Trump Got Mugged by RealityAll he has now is shtick.

Live in contact with dreams and you will get something of their charm: live in contact with facts and you will get something of their brutality. — George Bernard Shaw, John Bull's Other Island

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“In the 2014 Swedish dark comedy, Force Majeure, a family goes to a ski lodge…There is an optical illusion of an avalanche…The husband just books it. He runs and leaves the wife and their children. That is how I feel about elites in American society right now.” www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

wsj.com‘The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth’ Review: A Light on the Dismal ScienceMaria Edgeworth argued that education and economic opportunity could ameliorate poverty. She carried her beliefs into novels.

"The famine…'would finally change Maria Edgeworth’s mind.' If only people today were as willing to revise their views in light of fresh evidence." www.wsj.com/arts-culture...