Noel Johnson
@ndjohnson.bsky.social
Professor of Economics at GMU.
https://noeldjohnson.github.io
https://noeldjohnson.github.io
“Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products. Be pleasant to inefficient workers and give them undeserved promotions. Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done. See that three people have to approve everything where one would do”
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“Insist on perfect work in relatively unimportant products. Be pleasant to inefficient workers and give them undeserved promotions. Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done. See that three people have to approve everything where one would do”
Flashback to that time “someone” asked the professor how many median voters there were in the model being taught in the PhD public finance class.
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Flashback to that time “someone” asked the professor how many median voters there were in the model being taught in the PhD public finance class.
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I've been thinking a lot lately of a quote from Leo Strauss: A theoretical crisis does not necessarily lead to a practical crisis.
The Constitution has collapsed as a meaningful organizing framework for American politics, but like the Roman Senate meeting in 603AD, some things keep going.
The Constitution has collapsed as a meaningful organizing framework for American politics, but like the Roman Senate meeting in 603AD, some things keep going.
October 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I've been thinking a lot lately of a quote from Leo Strauss: A theoretical crisis does not necessarily lead to a practical crisis.
The Constitution has collapsed as a meaningful organizing framework for American politics, but like the Roman Senate meeting in 603AD, some things keep going.
The Constitution has collapsed as a meaningful organizing framework for American politics, but like the Roman Senate meeting in 603AD, some things keep going.
The adds are for Colgate, Grinnell, and Bocconi in case you’re wondering.
October 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The adds are for Colgate, Grinnell, and Bocconi in case you’re wondering.