Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay
@mdtremblay.bsky.social
Historian of economic thought. Junior Prof of Economics at the University of Lorraine (BETA). Conceptual history of economics | History of public finance | public goods | principles of taxation | writing on RA Musgrave | https://desmarais-tremblay.com
Some good news: Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, report finds www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Some good news: Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, report finds www.bbc.com/news/article...
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My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
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November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It was a real pleasure & honour to be David Runciman's guest on his History of Ideas podcast (which is just brilliant - worth checking out the series if you don't know it!)
Have a listen to our conversation about citizens' assemblies:
#delibwave #citizensassemblies #sortition
Have a listen to our conversation about citizens' assemblies:
#delibwave #citizensassemblies #sortition
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
David talks to @cchwalisz.bsky.social, founder & CEO of Democracy Next, about how citizens’ assemblies could help fix what’s wrong with democracy. Where does the idea of a jury of citizens chosen at random to answer political questions come from?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
David talks to @cchwalisz.bsky.social, founder & CEO of Democracy Next, about how citizens’ assemblies could help fix what’s wrong with democracy. Where does the idea of a jury of citizens chosen at random to answer political questions come from?
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It was a real pleasure & honour to be David Runciman's guest on his History of Ideas podcast (which is just brilliant - worth checking out the series if you don't know it!)
Have a listen to our conversation about citizens' assemblies:
#delibwave #citizensassemblies #sortition
Have a listen to our conversation about citizens' assemblies:
#delibwave #citizensassemblies #sortition
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
📣 Call for Papers - Philosophy and Economics Conference on the theme of Paradoxes and Contradictions! All proposals at the intersection of economics & philosophy will be considered. Abstract deadline 31 December 👉https://philoeco2026.sciencesconf.org
8ème colloque international de philosophie économique - Sciencesconf.org
The 8th International Conference in Philosophy and Economics will be held in Nancy at the University of Lorraine on 21-22 May 2026 on the theme of
philoeco2026.sciencesconf.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📣 Call for Papers - Philosophy and Economics Conference on the theme of Paradoxes and Contradictions! All proposals at the intersection of economics & philosophy will be considered. Abstract deadline 31 December 👉https://philoeco2026.sciencesconf.org
"Taxe Zucman light": @gabrielzucman.bsky.social appelle à "ne pas répéter l'échec intellectuel et politique" des socialistes sur l'ISF en 1981
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...
"Taxe Zucman light" : L'économiste appelle à "ne pas répéter l'échec intellectuel et politique" des socialistes sur l'ISF en 1981
Gabriel Zucman rappelle, sur France inter, la levée de boucliers des milliardaires de l'époque contre l'impôt sur les grandes fortunes.
www.franceinfo.fr
October 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Taxe Zucman light": @gabrielzucman.bsky.social appelle à "ne pas répéter l'échec intellectuel et politique" des socialistes sur l'ISF en 1981
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...
Michael Sandel makes a clear and common sensical diagnostic about the philosophical failures of neoliberal political economy, but it's not clear how to establish a 'pol econ of citizenship' in an interconnected world without global regulator podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/o...
A Conversation with Michael Sandel
Épisode de l’émission · Ones and Tooze · 14/10/2025 · 53 min
podcasts.apple.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Michael Sandel makes a clear and common sensical diagnostic about the philosophical failures of neoliberal political economy, but it's not clear how to establish a 'pol econ of citizenship' in an interconnected world without global regulator podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/o...
Excellent take on the Econ Nobel by @undercoverhist.bsky.social
What does a Nobel Prize on ‘innovation-driven economic growth’ actually reward?
A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy
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A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy
beatricecherrier.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/w...
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Excellent take on the Econ Nobel by @undercoverhist.bsky.social
The Revolution is under way and Montréal is in the North American vanguard ✊
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
economist.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The Revolution is under way and Montréal is in the North American vanguard ✊
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
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There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
Where now for Britain’s Universities?
UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
There have likely been 10,000 or more university redundancies in the academic year 2024-25.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
@gsoh31.bsky.social, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Oxford Brookes, argues that the Higher Education system as we know it is coming to an end.
You might have missed great book reviews in the latest issues of EJHET.
In 32(4), Tribe, Le Chapelain, Marcuzzo, @ivan-moscati.bsky.social @massaf.bsky.social reviewed books by Drakopoulos & Katselidis, Mosca, Garegnani, Zappia, and @vhalsmayer.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3...
In 32(4), Tribe, Le Chapelain, Marcuzzo, @ivan-moscati.bsky.social @massaf.bsky.social reviewed books by Drakopoulos & Katselidis, Mosca, Garegnani, Zappia, and @vhalsmayer.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3...
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
Volume 32, Issue 4 of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
www.tandfonline.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
You might have missed great book reviews in the latest issues of EJHET.
In 32(4), Tribe, Le Chapelain, Marcuzzo, @ivan-moscati.bsky.social @massaf.bsky.social reviewed books by Drakopoulos & Katselidis, Mosca, Garegnani, Zappia, and @vhalsmayer.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3...
In 32(4), Tribe, Le Chapelain, Marcuzzo, @ivan-moscati.bsky.social @massaf.bsky.social reviewed books by Drakopoulos & Katselidis, Mosca, Garegnani, Zappia, and @vhalsmayer.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3...
So many wrong things here 🤬 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
So many wrong things here 🤬 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
basic econ: restrictions on migration and low salaries for further education teachers means not enough builders to reach new homes target www.bbc.com/news/article...
Skills crisis caused by lower pay for lecturers - deputy mayor
Workers being able to earn more money than they would training builders is causing a skills crisis.
www.bbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
basic econ: restrictions on migration and low salaries for further education teachers means not enough builders to reach new homes target www.bbc.com/news/article...
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JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
Bernard Arnault qualifie de "militant d'extrême-gauche", l'économiste Gabriel Zucman qui propose de taxer les grandes fortune 😂 www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...
Bernard Arnault qualifie de "militant d'extrême-gauche", l'économiste Gabriel Zucman qui propose de taxer les grandes patrimoines
Dans une interview au Sunday Times, le patron de LVMH juge que l'universitaire vise "la destruction de l'économie libérale".
www.franceinfo.fr
September 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Bernard Arnault qualifie de "militant d'extrême-gauche", l'économiste Gabriel Zucman qui propose de taxer les grandes fortune 😂 www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...
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I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week.
We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.
We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.
S5 E8 - Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good
Podcast Episode · The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science · 11/09/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I had a rich and wide-ranging conversation w/ Professor Philip Kitcher for the podcast this week.
We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.
We discuss his intellectual journey, interventions in creationism, sociobiology & the genome project, his philosophical evolution, and vision for philosophy serving the common good. A real privilege.
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We are now on Bluesky. Follow us from updates about new articles and book reviews in the journal, as well as the JHET writing workshops and other relevant events, workshops and conferences!
The new editorial team Erwin Dekker, Catherine Herfeld, Alexandre Mendes Cunha, Harro Maas
The new editorial team Erwin Dekker, Catherine Herfeld, Alexandre Mendes Cunha, Harro Maas
September 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We are now on Bluesky. Follow us from updates about new articles and book reviews in the journal, as well as the JHET writing workshops and other relevant events, workshops and conferences!
The new editorial team Erwin Dekker, Catherine Herfeld, Alexandre Mendes Cunha, Harro Maas
The new editorial team Erwin Dekker, Catherine Herfeld, Alexandre Mendes Cunha, Harro Maas
😢 In Our Time has been my favorite programme since I started listening to podcasts nearly 20 years ago. I loved the range of subjects and the way Melvyn Bragg conducted the discussion in clear and orderly fashion. Well researched topics, not pretentious guests www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time
After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
😢 In Our Time has been my favorite programme since I started listening to podcasts nearly 20 years ago. I loved the range of subjects and the way Melvyn Bragg conducted the discussion in clear and orderly fashion. Well researched topics, not pretentious guests www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Warm from the press @leaypi.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Warm from the press @leaypi.bsky.social
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A new issue of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought is available online
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September 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A new issue of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought is available online
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
- Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic impacts
#climatecrisis #AMOC
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic impacts
#climatecrisis #AMOC
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
- Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic impacts
#climatecrisis #AMOC
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic impacts
#climatecrisis #AMOC
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Compared to some of those GenZ South Koreans, my coffee shop addiction sounds very normal 😅
- 'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave www.bbc.com/news/article...
- 'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cagongjok: The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave
As Starbucks asks some to stop bringing printers into its branches to work, what's going on?
www.bbc.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Compared to some of those GenZ South Koreans, my coffee shop addiction sounds very normal 😅
- 'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave www.bbc.com/news/article...
- 'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave www.bbc.com/news/article...
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today David tells the tale of the Dreyfus Affair that split France down the middle and revealed the grip of a whole host of conspiracy theories. The story of a letter found in a wastebin turned into a saga about who really controlled the country.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today David tells the tale of the Dreyfus Affair that split France down the middle and revealed the grip of a whole host of conspiracy theories. The story of a letter found in a wastebin turned into a saga about who really controlled the country.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today David tells the tale of the Dreyfus Affair that split France down the middle and revealed the grip of a whole host of conspiracy theories. The story of a letter found in a wastebin turned into a saga about who really controlled the country.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today David tells the tale of the Dreyfus Affair that split France down the middle and revealed the grip of a whole host of conspiracy theories. The story of a letter found in a wastebin turned into a saga about who really controlled the country.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.