Brian Wilcox
@brianwilcox.bsky.social
Social scientist, retired professor, former Senate staffer, enthusiastic guitarist and bass player. Unrepentant audiophile. Policy (not politics) guy.
Californian who's lived in TX, OH, VA, DC, NE, and Porto Alegre (Brazil) but returned home.
Californian who's lived in TX, OH, VA, DC, NE, and Porto Alegre (Brazil) but returned home.
Highest GDP growth since 1961 was 7.2% in 1984, which followed a double-dip recession.
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Highest GDP growth since 1961 was 7.2% in 1984, which followed a double-dip recession.
Just 129 million shy of the numbers hit by Bad Bunny.
Oh, And Bad Bunny's show has been watched on YouTube more than 35 million times...and counting.
Oh, And Bad Bunny's show has been watched on YouTube more than 35 million times...and counting.
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Just 129 million shy of the numbers hit by Bad Bunny.
Oh, And Bad Bunny's show has been watched on YouTube more than 35 million times...and counting.
Oh, And Bad Bunny's show has been watched on YouTube more than 35 million times...and counting.
Someone needs to make sure the White House has an adequate supply of diapers.
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Someone needs to make sure the White House has an adequate supply of diapers.
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 AM
#BookSky
Who will write the great "Trumpian" novel.
I reread Phillip Roth's great takedown of the Nixonian president, in "Our Gang." We need a great writer to ridicule Trump.
In "Our Gang," Pres. Trick E. Dixon does battle with the Boy Scouts (sound familiar?) and declares war in Denmark.
Who will write the great "Trumpian" novel.
I reread Phillip Roth's great takedown of the Nixonian president, in "Our Gang." We need a great writer to ridicule Trump.
In "Our Gang," Pres. Trick E. Dixon does battle with the Boy Scouts (sound familiar?) and declares war in Denmark.
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
#BookSky
Who will write the great "Trumpian" novel.
I reread Phillip Roth's great takedown of the Nixonian president, in "Our Gang." We need a great writer to ridicule Trump.
In "Our Gang," Pres. Trick E. Dixon does battle with the Boy Scouts (sound familiar?) and declares war in Denmark.
Who will write the great "Trumpian" novel.
I reread Phillip Roth's great takedown of the Nixonian president, in "Our Gang." We need a great writer to ridicule Trump.
In "Our Gang," Pres. Trick E. Dixon does battle with the Boy Scouts (sound familiar?) and declares war in Denmark.
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Jordan, mental illness is treatable.
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Jordan, mental illness is treatable.
Coming next: Massive cuts to state aid for higher education in southern states with large increases in Black student enrollment. Or state legislative initiatives to roll back these increases in enrollment.
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Coming next: Massive cuts to state aid for higher education in southern states with large increases in Black student enrollment. Or state legislative initiatives to roll back these increases in enrollment.
Some football players are not very bright.
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Some football players are not very bright.
Why don't I subscribe to the NYTimes "The Athletic" sports section?
Well, this absurd headline, for one. Writing that a 22-year-old tennis player is "far from finished" takes next-level stupidity.
Well, this absurd headline, for one. Writing that a 22-year-old tennis player is "far from finished" takes next-level stupidity.
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Why don't I subscribe to the NYTimes "The Athletic" sports section?
Well, this absurd headline, for one. Writing that a 22-year-old tennis player is "far from finished" takes next-level stupidity.
Well, this absurd headline, for one. Writing that a 22-year-old tennis player is "far from finished" takes next-level stupidity.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Howard Lutnick is a lying fraud.
2/2
Howard Lutnick is a lying fraud.
2/2
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Howard Lutnick is a lying fraud.
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Howard Lutnick is a lying fraud.
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And the reviews are coming in:
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
And the reviews are coming in:
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
WHERE
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
WHERE
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
ARE
THE
EPSTEIN
FILES
???
Trump demands Nobel Peace Prize for ending the War on Protein.
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Trump demands Nobel Peace Prize for ending the War on Protein.
I have questions!
1. Why? Did someone puke on AF1? It was Pete Hegseth, right?
2. Does he know who his most rabid followers are?
3. Is this a play to pry bribes out of the beer, wine, and spirits lobby?
4. Is he off his meds?
5. Did anyone tell him how well it worked before?
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1. Why? Did someone puke on AF1? It was Pete Hegseth, right?
2. Does he know who his most rabid followers are?
3. Is this a play to pry bribes out of the beer, wine, and spirits lobby?
4. Is he off his meds?
5. Did anyone tell him how well it worked before?
1/2
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I have questions!
1. Why? Did someone puke on AF1? It was Pete Hegseth, right?
2. Does he know who his most rabid followers are?
3. Is this a play to pry bribes out of the beer, wine, and spirits lobby?
4. Is he off his meds?
5. Did anyone tell him how well it worked before?
1/2
1. Why? Did someone puke on AF1? It was Pete Hegseth, right?
2. Does he know who his most rabid followers are?
3. Is this a play to pry bribes out of the beer, wine, and spirits lobby?
4. Is he off his meds?
5. Did anyone tell him how well it worked before?
1/2
Important, overlooked point:
I buy groceries at least weekly.
I buy a new appliance maybe every 5-7 years.
I buy a new car maybe every 10 years.
Which category is more salient, more important, to the consumer?
I buy groceries at least weekly.
I buy a new appliance maybe every 5-7 years.
I buy a new car maybe every 10 years.
Which category is more salient, more important, to the consumer?
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Important, overlooked point:
I buy groceries at least weekly.
I buy a new appliance maybe every 5-7 years.
I buy a new car maybe every 10 years.
Which category is more salient, more important, to the consumer?
I buy groceries at least weekly.
I buy a new appliance maybe every 5-7 years.
I buy a new car maybe every 10 years.
Which category is more salient, more important, to the consumer?
Chinga la migra.
Chinga la MAGA.
Chinga la MAGA.
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Chinga la migra.
Chinga la MAGA.
Chinga la MAGA.
Trump ramps up his campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Trump ramps up his campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize.