Miguel A. Rodriguez, PhD
@mroddc.bsky.social
Director of Research @ Smart Growth America / @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social . Economist & urban planner. Passion for cities, data, real estate, & transpo. 🚉 DC area's journeyman adjunct professor of planning and policy. 🎓. 🐶 are the best.
I've made the decision to be referred to as my legal, given, and Christian name, Miguel. I wrote a LinkedIn article explaining. Thank you, friends!
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I've made the decision to be referred to as my legal, given, and Christian name, Miguel. I wrote a LinkedIn article explaining. Thank you, friends!
I’ve donated to Liam’s fund, for he is only a five year old child and does not deserve this.
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I’ve donated to Liam’s fund, for he is only a five year old child and does not deserve this.
Dommerism. But for the short to medium term, and enough to make decisions based on that.
January 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Dommerism. But for the short to medium term, and enough to make decisions based on that.
From 2013 and appears relevant.
January 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
From 2013 and appears relevant.
As an early Jan bday, treat your early Jan kids right. No double Xmas / birthday. All we want is a birthday gift and party equal that of some summer child, and in such a manner that does not diminish the Xmas gifts we would otherwise get. Just birthday month equality.
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
As an early Jan bday, treat your early Jan kids right. No double Xmas / birthday. All we want is a birthday gift and party equal that of some summer child, and in such a manner that does not diminish the Xmas gifts we would otherwise get. Just birthday month equality.
We’re living this.
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
We’re living this.
Been into watches now as a certain kind of man in my 40s. Anyone else have this way of thinking of “I’d absolutely never do a Rolex, Tudor, or Omega” or something similar? Like if I had $50k to burn there are so many other cooler more unique brands that don’t scream nouveau riche or striving.
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Been into watches now as a certain kind of man in my 40s. Anyone else have this way of thinking of “I’d absolutely never do a Rolex, Tudor, or Omega” or something similar? Like if I had $50k to burn there are so many other cooler more unique brands that don’t scream nouveau riche or striving.
ok, re: "Blackrock and institutional investors are ruining the housing market, we need to ban them!" I get it. I get the vibes. And sure, there are many federal levers via Treasury, HUD, etc to effectuate this at a fed level. But curb your enthusiasm for actual impacts on housing affordability 1/
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
ok, re: "Blackrock and institutional investors are ruining the housing market, we need to ban them!" I get it. I get the vibes. And sure, there are many federal levers via Treasury, HUD, etc to effectuate this at a fed level. But curb your enthusiasm for actual impacts on housing affordability 1/
Reposted by Miguel A. Rodriguez, PhD
Remarkably, four years after that researcher-driven bias was revealed, Borjas published a book that ignored and repeated the mistake.
Giovanni Peri and the Nobel laureate David Card then showed that essentially the same biased choice *flipped the sign* of Borjas's results.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ju...
Giovanni Peri and the Nobel laureate David Card then showed that essentially the same biased choice *flipped the sign* of Borjas's results.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ju...
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Remarkably, four years after that researcher-driven bias was revealed, Borjas published a book that ignored and repeated the mistake.
Giovanni Peri and the Nobel laureate David Card then showed that essentially the same biased choice *flipped the sign* of Borjas's results.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ju...
Giovanni Peri and the Nobel laureate David Card then showed that essentially the same biased choice *flipped the sign* of Borjas's results.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ju...
Christmas is about being together with family and fixing their AV settings on all their TVs to get rid of motion blur auto correction and calibrating color, sharpness, and brightness.
December 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Christmas is about being together with family and fixing their AV settings on all their TVs to get rid of motion blur auto correction and calibrating color, sharpness, and brightness.
How the Puritans waged the original war on Christmas. (And partly why the US doesn’t celebrate through the full twelve days into Jan 6th, the Epiphany / Three Kings)
newengland.com/yankee/histo...
newengland.com/yankee/histo...
How the Puritans Banned Christmas
The Puritans banned Christmas in Massachusetts in 1659. But why? Learn more about this Scrooge-like moment in New England history.
newengland.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
How the Puritans waged the original war on Christmas. (And partly why the US doesn’t celebrate through the full twelve days into Jan 6th, the Epiphany / Three Kings)
newengland.com/yankee/histo...
newengland.com/yankee/histo...
Christmas lasts thirteen days. The first day of Christmas on Dec. 25th and the twelfth day (twelfth night) on Jan 5th. Jan 6th is day of the Epiphany / Three Kings.
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Christmas lasts thirteen days. The first day of Christmas on Dec. 25th and the twelfth day (twelfth night) on Jan 5th. Jan 6th is day of the Epiphany / Three Kings.
Tired of the hits. Give me B-side and rarity Christmas carols. I want the Boars Head and Old King Wenceslas.
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Tired of the hits. Give me B-side and rarity Christmas carols. I want the Boars Head and Old King Wenceslas.
Today I learned hippos are not fat but, in fact, totally swole tanks and about 5% body fat.
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Today I learned hippos are not fat but, in fact, totally swole tanks and about 5% body fat.
if the triplet ducks call her "Aunt Daisy", did Donald and her finally get married, or are they just being casual and contemporary?
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
if the triplet ducks call her "Aunt Daisy", did Donald and her finally get married, or are they just being casual and contemporary?
Reposted by Miguel A. Rodriguez, PhD
The “60 Minutes” scandal neatly encapsulates the triumph of the past decade’s free-speech hypocrisy, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
The Triumph of Free-Speech Hypocrisy
What the 60 Minutes scandal reveals
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The “60 Minutes” scandal neatly encapsulates the triumph of the past decade’s free-speech hypocrisy, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
watching Pooh Christmas and remembering how solipsistic Christopher Robin is, always making his imaginary friends obsess over him.
December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
watching Pooh Christmas and remembering how solipsistic Christopher Robin is, always making his imaginary friends obsess over him.
Reposted by Miguel A. Rodriguez, PhD
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
Made my first British style Christmas pudding. I used suet instead of butter despite it being right wing coded because of RFK. Now I wait for “aging” in the pantry to see what I have on Christmas and if figgy pudding is, in fact, any good.
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Made my first British style Christmas pudding. I used suet instead of butter despite it being right wing coded because of RFK. Now I wait for “aging” in the pantry to see what I have on Christmas and if figgy pudding is, in fact, any good.
Unemployment at four year high but many still wondering if @whstancil.bsky.social will admit the economy is worse than it was a few years ago
December 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Unemployment at four year high but many still wondering if @whstancil.bsky.social will admit the economy is worse than it was a few years ago
Next time person of the year should go to “The Guy Who Always Picks Optimally Timed Bananas and Avocados and Always Eats Them Before Spoiling”
December 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Next time person of the year should go to “The Guy Who Always Picks Optimally Timed Bananas and Avocados and Always Eats Them Before Spoiling”
Seriously, it Thomas the Tank Engine can now just physically jump tracks and flip directions, then what the hell is the point of switches and turntables in this universe? This is garbage. It needs to be stopped.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Seriously, it Thomas the Tank Engine can now just physically jump tracks and flip directions, then what the hell is the point of switches and turntables in this universe? This is garbage. It needs to be stopped.
I hate this newer Thomas cartoon series. It’s such bullshit. They can just jump tracks?! If they can do that there’s no point to like 80% of rail infrastructure. You miss entire plots about the Isle of Sodor that revolve around being in the right track and direction and how to get right!
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I hate this newer Thomas cartoon series. It’s such bullshit. They can just jump tracks?! If they can do that there’s no point to like 80% of rail infrastructure. You miss entire plots about the Isle of Sodor that revolve around being in the right track and direction and how to get right!
Why is it that people are saying Americans who can emigrate, and choose to, as “privileged as fuck” or selfish. But would you have said that about ::pick your own emigrees::
50s Cuba? Most of Latin America at different points? Franco’s Spain? Do you give them shit for not “doing the work”?
50s Cuba? Most of Latin America at different points? Franco’s Spain? Do you give them shit for not “doing the work”?
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Why is it that people are saying Americans who can emigrate, and choose to, as “privileged as fuck” or selfish. But would you have said that about ::pick your own emigrees::
50s Cuba? Most of Latin America at different points? Franco’s Spain? Do you give them shit for not “doing the work”?
50s Cuba? Most of Latin America at different points? Franco’s Spain? Do you give them shit for not “doing the work”?
Watching “Wonder Pets” with the two year old and laughing hard because why does my toddler’s TV sound like Das Rheingold and Siegfried?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Watching “Wonder Pets” with the two year old and laughing hard because why does my toddler’s TV sound like Das Rheingold and Siegfried?