Ben Bushong
@benbushong.com
Visiting Harvard University and HBS, 25-26
Associate Professor at Michigan State. Formerly: Harvard, Caltech, Oregon.
Using psychology ✕ economics to explore people's beliefs and choices. All opinions my own.
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web: benbushong.com
Associate Professor at Michigan State. Formerly: Harvard, Caltech, Oregon.
Using psychology ✕ economics to explore people's beliefs and choices. All opinions my own.
🐶 + 🧠 + 📚 + 🏃🏽+ 🌈 + 🩵
web: benbushong.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This is a fantastic example of false balance.
In an article about administrative review of course materials, the art history professor provides a pretty cogent argument against the Texas approach. But, hey, calm down: the math professor says it won’t affect him and therefore seems fine!
In an article about administrative review of course materials, the art history professor provides a pretty cogent argument against the Texas approach. But, hey, calm down: the math professor says it won’t affect him and therefore seems fine!
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This is a fantastic example of false balance.
In an article about administrative review of course materials, the art history professor provides a pretty cogent argument against the Texas approach. But, hey, calm down: the math professor says it won’t affect him and therefore seems fine!
In an article about administrative review of course materials, the art history professor provides a pretty cogent argument against the Texas approach. But, hey, calm down: the math professor says it won’t affect him and therefore seems fine!
How did the President get a transcript of my Thanksgiving toast?
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
How did the President get a transcript of my Thanksgiving toast?
What in the actual f*#% it's been Amy the whole time?!
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What in the actual f*#% it's been Amy the whole time?!
This is some horrific sludge from Alphabet / YoutubeTV.
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is some horrific sludge from Alphabet / YoutubeTV.
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
In order to "claim a credit" you have to click a single button. That's it. Nothing else.
Why not, you know, automatically apply the credit?
Reason #654 why we need to move past Tom Barrett, my Congressman in the Michigan 7th: although I never signed up for email from him, it still comes. On trying to unsubscribe, I found he has a CAPTCHA.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reason #654 why we need to move past Tom Barrett, my Congressman in the Michigan 7th: although I never signed up for email from him, it still comes. On trying to unsubscribe, I found he has a CAPTCHA.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
On the unsubscribe. A CAPTCHA.
I can't think of a better metaphor for Republicans at the moment.
Lol someone is freaking out
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Lol someone is freaking out
Something something martingale
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Something something martingale
Despite the constant negative press covfefe, indeed.
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Despite the constant negative press covfefe, indeed.
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
(Sadly this newest one was deleted, but the internet remembers)
trumpstruth.org/statuses/33487
In a livestreamed Q&A, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman put up this aspirational slide (verbally targeting the year 2028 or so).
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In a livestreamed Q&A, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman put up this aspirational slide (verbally targeting the year 2028 or so).
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
This is embarrassing. It's laughable. We should be increasingly skeptical and wary that ~$1.4T in near-term investments are directed by a man with such a tenuous grasp on reality.
I’m out in Boston Common exercising my 1st Amendment rights. Good crowd but would love more younger folks.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
October 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’m out in Boston Common exercising my 1st Amendment rights. Good crowd but would love more younger folks.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
Come on down, it’s a beautiful day.
Can confirm... I love it. Glad we're using all the world's electricity for this! (And, coming soon... porn!)
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Can confirm... I love it. Glad we're using all the world's electricity for this! (And, coming soon... porn!)
My man, WWII ended less than 100 years ago...
October 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My man, WWII ended less than 100 years ago...
In his latest post, Sam Altman shows that he is at best irresponsible and at worst a hostage taker. "Let us steal data, use colossal amounts of energy, and generally restructure the world without safeguards or careful thought. You *might* get a cure to cancer!"
This is absurd and embarrassing.
This is absurd and embarrassing.
September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In his latest post, Sam Altman shows that he is at best irresponsible and at worst a hostage taker. "Let us steal data, use colossal amounts of energy, and generally restructure the world without safeguards or careful thought. You *might* get a cure to cancer!"
This is absurd and embarrassing.
This is absurd and embarrassing.
I'm fairly sure this type of thing is pretty well covered by [checks notes] THE VERY FIRST AMENDMENT.
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm fairly sure this type of thing is pretty well covered by [checks notes] THE VERY FIRST AMENDMENT.
If only the Article I branch thought like this writer (from the Article III branch).*
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
July 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If only the Article I branch thought like this writer (from the Article III branch).*
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
*Note: I have major issues with the present leadership of the Article III branch.
Based on your mild typo, I decided to have AI make a hybrid Sean Connery + Jean Luc Picard. For me... meh.
July 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Based on your mild typo, I decided to have AI make a hybrid Sean Connery + Jean Luc Picard. For me... meh.
Updated working paper posted!
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
July 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Updated working paper posted!
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
Brief discussion thread will be added below.
www.nber.org/papers/w27681
I don't believe it. There's no chance that *this wholesome fella* made something antisemitic.
July 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I don't believe it. There's no chance that *this wholesome fella* made something antisemitic.
Yo... what the f*$# is this? We're just putting Tweet-like ramblings on letterhead now?
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
July 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Yo... what the f*$# is this? We're just putting Tweet-like ramblings on letterhead now?
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
Here are some of the crimes against punctuation: "Trading Relationship", "TRADE", "extraordinary Economy"... and this gem: "...the many years of Korea's Tariff and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers..."
Well. It was bound to go there...
June 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well. It was bound to go there...
A real exchange I had...
June 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A real exchange I had...
