Marshall Steinbaum
@econmarshall.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah. Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance, Jain Family Institute. Aging enfant terrible. marshallsteinbaum.org
How does human capital theory survive the existence of this paper?
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
How does human capital theory survive the existence of this paper?
Fantastic podcast episode. At one point @katewagner.wehwalt.net points out that McMansions come in all sorts of styles, including post-modern, which consists of oddly arranged rectangles. Behold my neighbor, completed ca. 2024. The owner is from Texas.
www.patreon.com/posts/143733...
www.patreon.com/posts/143733...
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Fantastic podcast episode. At one point @katewagner.wehwalt.net points out that McMansions come in all sorts of styles, including post-modern, which consists of oddly arranged rectangles. Behold my neighbor, completed ca. 2024. The owner is from Texas.
www.patreon.com/posts/143733...
www.patreon.com/posts/143733...
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
I have a new piece in @lpeblog.bsky.social
“Anti-monopolism as an Ideology of the Left”
responding to @gabrielwinant.bsky.social’s “provocation.”
lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
“Anti-monopolism as an Ideology of the Left”
responding to @gabrielwinant.bsky.social’s “provocation.”
lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I have a new piece in @lpeblog.bsky.social
“Anti-monopolism as an Ideology of the Left”
responding to @gabrielwinant.bsky.social’s “provocation.”
lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
“Anti-monopolism as an Ideology of the Left”
responding to @gabrielwinant.bsky.social’s “provocation.”
lpeproject.org/blog/anti-mo...
They don’t make ‘em like they used to.
April 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
They don’t make ‘em like they used to.
They’re getting uppity. I support tariffs now.
April 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
They’re getting uppity. I support tariffs now.
This is damage control when they perceive they overreached and a meaningful opposition is finally taking shape, right??
April 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This is damage control when they perceive they overreached and a meaningful opposition is finally taking shape, right??
Highly gratifying slide
h/t @jcwetcoast.bsky.social
h/t @jcwetcoast.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Highly gratifying slide
h/t @jcwetcoast.bsky.social
h/t @jcwetcoast.bsky.social
Getting warmer.
March 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Getting warmer.
Verdict: inaccurate.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Verdict: inaccurate.
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Odd that this isn’t what they were saying during the many shutdowns (and pre-shutdown wrangling) brought on by GOP congresses during Dem presidential administrations.
March 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Odd that this isn’t what they were saying during the many shutdowns (and pre-shutdown wrangling) brought on by GOP congresses during Dem presidential administrations.
I thought the premise of One Billion Americans was openness to immigration & “abundance” but turns out it’s just overseas conquest.
March 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I thought the premise of One Billion Americans was openness to immigration & “abundance” but turns out it’s just overseas conquest.
From the last section of my article “The Intellectual Legacy of Progressive Economics” with Bernie Weisberger, titled “So what do we owe the Progressives?” Seems relevant.
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March 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
From the last section of my article “The Intellectual Legacy of Progressive Economics” with Bernie Weisberger, titled “So what do we owe the Progressives?” Seems relevant.
marshallsteinbaum.org/wp-content/u...
marshallsteinbaum.org/wp-content/u...
Thanks Makan Delrahim.
March 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thanks Makan Delrahim.
Well that's always nice to hear.
March 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Well that's always nice to hear.
Aren’t his rockets known for exploding?
February 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Aren’t his rockets known for exploding?
This one is awkward because having written the prompt as a joke, I kind of agree with the thing it produced.
February 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This one is awkward because having written the prompt as a joke, I kind of agree with the thing it produced.
I wonder if the people who lambasted the previous FTC chair for supposedly alienating staff, incl departed commissioners, have anything to say about this. My guess is no, since it doesn't threaten their clients' interest, and their previous concern for FTC staff welfare was wholly instrumental.
February 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I wonder if the people who lambasted the previous FTC chair for supposedly alienating staff, incl departed commissioners, have anything to say about this. My guess is no, since it doesn't threaten their clients' interest, and their previous concern for FTC staff welfare was wholly instrumental.
America’s “opinion journalists” all of the opinion that the best use of their time is pointing out that Trump & Musk are right about this one thing and in any event it would be politically unwise to attack them for it.
February 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
America’s “opinion journalists” all of the opinion that the best use of their time is pointing out that Trump & Musk are right about this one thing and in any event it would be politically unwise to attack them for it.
Hey remember this? Any updates?
February 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hey remember this? Any updates?