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Economist at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Nonprofit economics, public economics, economic history. #EconSky Site: http://www.nicolasduquette.com

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Nation Admittedly Curious To Hear How Trump Pronounces ‘Strait Of Hormuz’ WASHINGTON—While recognizing the small detail was of no real significance in the greater scheme of an escalating war with Iran, the entire U.S. populace admitted Tuesday that it was still curious to h...

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09.03.2026 20:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I can't compete with this.

09.03.2026 16:20 👍 8287 🔁 1430 💬 196 📌 330

It strikes me that I have no idea what to do after Hormuz is closed because every time we got to this phase in discussions or simulations I read people just said “oh man the economy” and went back up the game tree

09.03.2026 19:37 👍 145 🔁 25 💬 3 📌 2
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09.03.2026 18:26 👍 84 🔁 24 💬 4 📌 6
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Denmark responded to 1973 oil crisis by reducing car-dependency. Let's do that now. - Streetsblog Chicago "The government had to introduce car-free Sundays. And then people realized that the car-free Sunday was the best day of the week."

FYI the 1970s oil crisis was the impetus for Copenhagen turning into a cycling city

09.03.2026 11:38 👍 652 🔁 198 💬 9 📌 33

I would believe a version where mom wants more or fewer kids as a function of how helpful dad is or isn't with the existing kids

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Historians, do you have a preferred resource for digital access to historical newspapers? I have library access to a limited version of ProQuest, but it is missing a lot #history #econhist #economichistory #socialhistory

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Ringo Starr Announces 26th Beatles Album With New Backing Band ‘Moonbeam Sunday’ Slated For Release On June 16

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