Economist at the Center for Economic Research. Father to two dogs.
In my book, "malnutrition" fits under famine. I was thinking of countries like South Korea and Japan, where people are not suffering from lack of food, but having fewer kids.
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret DevereauxWow, cool, yeah and so - just checking in here - but under what circumstances do societies with extremely limited birth control and very strong social preferences for childbearing have fewer (surviving) kids? "Infant mortality went way up due to malnutrition" is also not a fun story!
I'm going to be generous and assume that Donald Trump and his lackeys are the most ignorant people on the face of the planet. Let them correct me and say that they actually are not stupid, they are liars.
Thomas Beckreluctance to respond is not the same as ignorance. never accord these sleazes even a momentary presumption of good faith on their part. they are knowingly, intentionally evil.
If Trump wasn't forcing the National Guard to do clown show duty in Washington, DC, and elsewhere, they could be helping to combat the wildfires in Oregon and elsewhere www.koin.com/news/portlan...
‘Definitely a stressful time’: Statewide wildfires pull resources from Portland and all over OregonPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Crews from across Oregon are battling 34 large wildfires burning in all corners of the state. Officials say more than 1.3 million acres have burned so far. Several new fires…www.koin.comThat's great. Maybe I'll have Mitch pitch my book deanbaker.net/books/rigged...
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There's a difference between aggregate population decline due to war and famine and a decline due to people opting to have fewer kids. That's probably too simple for great minds, but the rest of us get it.
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret DevereauxHonestly, a real problem with a lot of 'collapse' revisionism for both LBAC and the later Roman Empire. You get a lot of fancy academic rhetorical footwork and sure, there are things of value in the periods that followed, but, like, aggregate population declines are generally not fun.
He's pretty damn weak on intelligence, he can't figure out who won the 2020 election.
Senator Patty MurrayBREAKING: Senate Republicans just confirmed Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence—an election-denier and Trump sycophant. The GOP should be ashamed for enabling Trump’s dangerous and deranged conspiracy theories.
If Biden fell asleep as often in the middle of the day at public meetings and events like Trump, Fox would have aired it nonstop day in and day out. But we know they won’t show Trump sleeping. But how much do the other networks show Trump falling asleep and why isn’t more often?
More White House incompetence, emphasis on the White, as this wouldn’t happen under Obama or the nice Black woman all y’all didn’t vote for.
Dean BakerIf Trump wasn't forcing the National Guard to do clown show duty in Washington, DC, and elsewhere, they could be helping to combat the wildfires in Oregon and elsewhere www.koin.com/news/portlan...
*The second quarter GDP report is expected to show modest growth and little evidence of an AI-driven productivity boom, while tariffs, war, and inflation continue to weigh on the economy* Jul 28, 2026 By @deanbaker13.bsky.social #GDP #UnitedStates cepr.net/publications...
GDP Preview: What to Expect in the Second Quarter 2026 ReportSecond quarter GDP will test AI's productivity promises as growth slows, inflation stays elevated, and tariffs and war weigh on the economy.cepr.netIf Trump wasn't forcing the National Guard to do clown show duty in Washington, DC, and elsewhere, they could be helping to combat the wildfires in Oregon and elsewhere www.koin.com/news/portlan...
‘Definitely a stressful time’: Statewide wildfires pull resources from Portland and all over OregonPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Crews from across Oregon are battling 34 large wildfires burning in all corners of the state. Officials say more than 1.3 million acres have burned so far. Several new fires…www.koin.comGood to see the Trumpers takeover of Warner and CNN is temporarily blocked www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o... Great time to talk about building up independent media cepr.net/publications...
Opinion | A Setback for the MAGA Media TakeoverTrump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.www.nytimes.com
It's sort of neat having a president of the United States who's batshit crazy and a Republican Party that has to pretend he's a genius www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
‘Mental Health Episode’: Trump’s Sunday Evening Freak-Out Leaves Critics AghastThe president posted dozens of times on Sunday, mostly bizarre images of himself.www.huffpost.com