M. Gade
@mngad.bsky.social
Wisconsin raised, Economist, PhD MSU, retired OSU faculty, life long runner, DMB, Go Pack Go (yes I’m an owner)
A blue dot.
Sometimes not having any idea where we are going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.
A blue dot.
Sometimes not having any idea where we are going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
“… I came to understand him to mean you could stop at, not all, but most of the moments of your life, stop for one heartbeat and, no matter what the state of your head or heart, say This is happiness, because of the simple truth that you were alive to say it.”
#niallwilliams #thisishappiness
#niallwilliams #thisishappiness
December 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“… I came to understand him to mean you could stop at, not all, but most of the moments of your life, stop for one heartbeat and, no matter what the state of your head or heart, say This is happiness, because of the simple truth that you were alive to say it.”
#niallwilliams #thisishappiness
#niallwilliams #thisishappiness
Christmas is coming! #Christmas #Christmascactus
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Christmas is coming! #Christmas #Christmascactus
Willa Cather (from My Ántonia): "The pale, cold light of the winter sunset did not beautify - it was like the light of truth itself... 'This is reality, whether you like it or not... This is the truth.'" #sunset #wintersunset #winter #dusk
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Willa Cather (from My Ántonia): "The pale, cold light of the winter sunset did not beautify - it was like the light of truth itself... 'This is reality, whether you like it or not... This is the truth.'" #sunset #wintersunset #winter #dusk
I guess we’ll skip the ornaments this year! #cat #catsofbluesky #tortie #christmasandcats #christmas
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I guess we’ll skip the ornaments this year! #cat #catsofbluesky #tortie #christmasandcats #christmas
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
September 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Can we be friends? #cat #catsofbluesky
August 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Can we be friends? #cat #catsofbluesky
“If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr.” — Barbara L. Diamond
#cat #catsofbluesky #tortie
#cat #catsofbluesky #tortie
August 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr.” — Barbara L. Diamond
#cat #catsofbluesky #tortie
#cat #catsofbluesky #tortie
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
This is Lucy, a rescue. She would wait patiently for us to come home from our run in the morning. We had to say goodbye to her last October after 15 years. I still miss her. #dog #bordercollie #pets
August 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is Lucy, a rescue. She would wait patiently for us to come home from our run in the morning. We had to say goodbye to her last October after 15 years. I still miss her. #dog #bordercollie #pets
July 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It’s National Kitten Day I guess. Can’t let it go by without a photo! #nationalkittenday
July 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s National Kitten Day I guess. Can’t let it go by without a photo! #nationalkittenday
Is it a puzzle table or a cat perch? #catsofbluesky
July 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Is it a puzzle table or a cat perch? #catsofbluesky
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
How about a #Caturday morning stroll. #catsofbluesky
June 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
How about a #Caturday morning stroll. #catsofbluesky
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We all need a place where we feel safe…
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
June 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We all need a place where we feel safe…
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
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You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism.
It's a lie.
It's a lie.
June 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism.
It's a lie.
It's a lie.