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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 1d

Then, in 32(5), Lenfant reviews Bridel (following on their interview also in the same issue), Greitens reviews a new translation of Schurtz, @madelinew.bsky.social reviews @arnaudorain.bsky.social, @erwindekker.bsky.social reviews Slobodian www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3...

The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Controversies on the concept of progress in Progressive Era American Economics. Volume 32, Issue 5 of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 1d

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
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The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volume 32, Issue 4 of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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NPR @npr.org · 6d

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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Huub Brouwer @huubbrouwer.bsky.social · 11d

Call for abstracts

Dan Halliday and I are organizing a workshop on philosophy of taxation. Papers presented at the workshop will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Monist that we are editing.

Details on the workshop can be found here: philevents.org/event/show/1...

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 11d

Very sad indeed 😔 Malcolm was a pillar of the History of Economics community

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 17d

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".

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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 25d

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.

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

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jhetjournal.bsky.social @jhetjournal.bsky.social · 28d

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

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Sep 3

😢 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

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Sep 3

Warm from the press @leaypi.bsky.social

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · Sep 1

A new issue of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought is available online
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Aug 28

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
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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 fallout

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Aug 26

Well you just have to give everyone a good mark and they will be happy to have a UCL diploma 🎓

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Aug 26

I have anecdotal evidence that some UCL masters have moved all lectures online (or rather maintained them post-pandemic) because they couldn't fit all the extra students they were admitting.

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Aug 23

Reminds me of Otis Kaye, Heart of the Matter, 1963 (Art Institute of Chicago)

trompe-l'œil with Rembrandt's Aristotle with a bust of Homer and a bunch of US dollar bills

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Aug 23

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...

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?

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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · Aug 17

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

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Aug 3

You convey it very well. But then what about the dozens of pages she dedicates to economic ideas? Was that necessary? Satisfactory (to you) to support her story?

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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · Aug 2

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.

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Jul 31

Penrose: "The essential in the being of a man of my type lies precisely in what he thinks and how he thinks, not in what he does or suffers." Shapin asks rhetorically "What possible appeal could there be in stories about the passions and interests of people like that?"
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Steven Shapin · Through the Trapdoor: Roger Penrose’s Puzzles

Stephen Hawking may have been a genius, but ‘Roger Penrose’s insights seem to stem from some superhuman life-form...

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Jul 28

Wiley officially closes the Journal of Political Philosophy, which was abandoned by its editorial team and shunned by academics after Wiley attempted moves that would have compromised the journal's editorial independence.

Journal of Political Philosophy Officially Ends - Daily Nous

"The Journal of Political Philosophy will cease publication effective January 1, 2026." That's from an email sent by the journal's publisher, Wiley, earlier today, calling the move "a difficult decisi...

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Jul 27

Mais du point de vue de Trump, il y a une différence majeure: les USA ont un surplus commercial avec le UK et un déficit commercial avec l'UE.

Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · Jul 27

Catching up on good summer readings - Will Davies on TikTok and Nigel Farage www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

William Davies · TV Meets Fruit Machine: Faragist TikTok

In my own For You journey into Faragism, I was struck by the recurring assumption that the ultimate prize was exit of...

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