Gray Kimbrough
@graykimbrough.bsky.social
Economist, UNCG PhD, "serial millennial myth debunker," labor, housing and time use researcher, AU adjunct prof. Views are my own and not any employer's.
This adorable kitten is glad that we're back from our weekend trip.
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This adorable kitten is glad that we're back from our weekend trip.
I'm not so sure about that AI overview.
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I'm not so sure about that AI overview.
Without more housing supply, every proposal to help people afford housing will push up the cost of housing. This goes for subsidies, letting people tap retirement funds, you name it.
What we need are serious efforts to allow more housing construction.
What we need are serious efforts to allow more housing construction.
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
Trump Plan Would Let Americans Use 401(k)s for Down Payments on Homes, Official Says
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Without more housing supply, every proposal to help people afford housing will push up the cost of housing. This goes for subsidies, letting people tap retirement funds, you name it.
What we need are serious efforts to allow more housing construction.
What we need are serious efforts to allow more housing construction.
I'm riding on a NextGen Acela and my seat is broken.
On the plus side, the trays are dramatically improved. But the decision to get rid of overhead bins (in favor of open shelves) seems odd. If they were going to emulate European trains, they could have added the current train speed to displays.
On the plus side, the trays are dramatically improved. But the decision to get rid of overhead bins (in favor of open shelves) seems odd. If they were going to emulate European trains, they could have added the current train speed to displays.
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I'm riding on a NextGen Acela and my seat is broken.
On the plus side, the trays are dramatically improved. But the decision to get rid of overhead bins (in favor of open shelves) seems odd. If they were going to emulate European trains, they could have added the current train speed to displays.
On the plus side, the trays are dramatically improved. But the decision to get rid of overhead bins (in favor of open shelves) seems odd. If they were going to emulate European trains, they could have added the current train speed to displays.
I registered for one summer camp in December because the price went up on December 15. For sessions in July.
Meanwhile, others still haven't announced when registration will open...
Meanwhile, others still haven't announced when registration will open...
As your Friendly Neighborhood Parent Who Overthinks Summer Camp Season, it's my duty to remind you all that the hard-to-get camps have sign-up days in January. The hour is upon us. Solstice has passed and it is time to consider the coming of Summer.
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I registered for one summer camp in December because the price went up on December 15. For sessions in July.
Meanwhile, others still haven't announced when registration will open...
Meanwhile, others still haven't announced when registration will open...
This kitten says to curl up where you're comfortable and take some breaths tonight
January 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This kitten says to curl up where you're comfortable and take some breaths tonight
I just texted someone an excerpt from my color-coded spreadsheet of summer camps, which reminds me that maybe non-parents don't realize that many working parents have to create color-coded spreadsheets of summer camps as they piece together coverage across the entire summer.
January 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I just texted someone an excerpt from my color-coded spreadsheet of summer camps, which reminds me that maybe non-parents don't realize that many working parents have to create color-coded spreadsheets of summer camps as they piece together coverage across the entire summer.
I gave my daughter Maus and she stayed up late last night reading it. This week we'll have to have a talk about how scary it is that secret police raids on homes are happening in our country, right now.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I gave my daughter Maus and she stayed up late last night reading it. This week we'll have to have a talk about how scary it is that secret police raids on homes are happening in our country, right now.
Spotify reminds me that this is not the first Monday morning in recent times when I have needed to blast face-melting riffs to prepare myself.
January 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Spotify reminds me that this is not the first Monday morning in recent times when I have needed to blast face-melting riffs to prepare myself.
The federal government has a few levers that can potentially affect the inflation rate, at least on the margins. Any effects are going to take time to filter through to price levels.
Saying that the only thing you'll do is reduce inflation (your only principle stand!) is a huge tactical mistake.
Saying that the only thing you'll do is reduce inflation (your only principle stand!) is a huge tactical mistake.
This Establishment Dem framing makes it impossible to stay in power for long.
If you ignore every issue except inflation, then when you regain power and fail to tame inflation, you'll be voted out.
Instead, have other meaningful principles you can emphasize even when not instantly taming prices.
If you ignore every issue except inflation, then when you regain power and fail to tame inflation, you'll be voted out.
Instead, have other meaningful principles you can emphasize even when not instantly taming prices.
Democrats are focused on lowering costs for Americans, while Donald Trump and Republicans are spending all of their time on foreign wars, on ballrooms, and on private jets.
How is this America first?
How is this America first?
January 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The federal government has a few levers that can potentially affect the inflation rate, at least on the margins. Any effects are going to take time to filter through to price levels.
Saying that the only thing you'll do is reduce inflation (your only principle stand!) is a huge tactical mistake.
Saying that the only thing you'll do is reduce inflation (your only principle stand!) is a huge tactical mistake.
@titonka.bsky.social, please pick up a white courtesy phone.
January 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
@titonka.bsky.social, please pick up a white courtesy phone.
I played Cat Power in the car last night and my daughter informed me that I "listen to music for old people."
I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I played Cat Power in the car last night and my daughter informed me that I "listen to music for old people."
This Establishment Dem framing makes it impossible to stay in power for long.
If you ignore every issue except inflation, then when you regain power and fail to tame inflation, you'll be voted out.
Instead, have other meaningful principles you can emphasize even when not instantly taming prices.
If you ignore every issue except inflation, then when you regain power and fail to tame inflation, you'll be voted out.
Instead, have other meaningful principles you can emphasize even when not instantly taming prices.
Democrats are focused on lowering costs for Americans, while Donald Trump and Republicans are spending all of their time on foreign wars, on ballrooms, and on private jets.
How is this America first?
How is this America first?
January 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This Establishment Dem framing makes it impossible to stay in power for long.
If you ignore every issue except inflation, then when you regain power and fail to tame inflation, you'll be voted out.
Instead, have other meaningful principles you can emphasize even when not instantly taming prices.
If you ignore every issue except inflation, then when you regain power and fail to tame inflation, you'll be voted out.
Instead, have other meaningful principles you can emphasize even when not instantly taming prices.
Once again, unironically
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Once again, unironically
Blessing the timeline with this sleepy kitty
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Blessing the timeline with this sleepy kitty
Reposted by Gray Kimbrough
After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
There's no constructive way to move forward from any of this without abolishing ICE.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 AM
There's no constructive way to move forward from any of this without abolishing ICE.
If the job market has permanently moved away from the conference, this is a very good thing. I was just explaining to a non-econ colleague how I spent the 2020 ASSAs interviewing job candidates in my boss's hotel room.
It's great for candidates (and other attendees) to pull interviews out of ASSAs.
It's great for candidates (and other attendees) to pull interviews out of ASSAs.
Two facts worth noting about this:
1. Empirically, it is true that AEA registration is way down compared to 10 years ago, driven primarily by the lack of the job market at the conference. However, the decline that was so precipitous post-Covid has leveled off, and if anything rebounded last year:
1. Empirically, it is true that AEA registration is way down compared to 10 years ago, driven primarily by the lack of the job market at the conference. However, the decline that was so precipitous post-Covid has leveled off, and if anything rebounded last year:
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
If the job market has permanently moved away from the conference, this is a very good thing. I was just explaining to a non-econ colleague how I spent the 2020 ASSAs interviewing job candidates in my boss's hotel room.
It's great for candidates (and other attendees) to pull interviews out of ASSAs.
It's great for candidates (and other attendees) to pull interviews out of ASSAs.