liam rice
@riamlice.bsky.social
clown of a person!
sports | economics | third thing
university faculty in RI
very much not a professional work account -> views are my own
sports | economics | third thing
university faculty in RI
very much not a professional work account -> views are my own
what indiana football has done over the last two years is nothing short of insane
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
what indiana football has done over the last two years is nothing short of insane
spending the weekend building my undergrad health econ syllabus, as i once dreamed of doing as a small child of course
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
spending the weekend building my undergrad health econ syllabus, as i once dreamed of doing as a small child of course
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there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
wait… this is an essay from a college JUNIOR??
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
wait… this is an essay from a college JUNIOR??
dolphins saints may be the most disgusting game this year
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
dolphins saints may be the most disgusting game this year
ryan day in the michigan game is a modern religious parable, truly a narrative work of art every year
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
ryan day in the michigan game is a modern religious parable, truly a narrative work of art every year
spending my saturday drafting up my final exams, like i always dreamed since i was a wee lad
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
spending my saturday drafting up my final exams, like i always dreamed since i was a wee lad
somehow equal parts informative and hilarious—cannot recommend subscribing to the read optional enough.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
somehow equal parts informative and hilarious—cannot recommend subscribing to the read optional enough.
embarrassing for an institution supposedly committed to the academic pursuit of learning. add int to the list of schools to never attend nor speak at in the future.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
embarrassing for an institution supposedly committed to the academic pursuit of learning. add int to the list of schools to never attend nor speak at in the future.
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We can't convince universities to stop hiring Gordon Gee, so I don't know how we push for there to be any consequences for betraying the country for a few research grants. But it feels like figuring that out will be necessary.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We can't convince universities to stop hiring Gordon Gee, so I don't know how we push for there to be any consequences for betraying the country for a few research grants. But it feels like figuring that out will be necessary.
spending thanksgiving watching what hand jordan love hands off with on runs thanks to @ollieconnolly.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
spending thanksgiving watching what hand jordan love hands off with on runs thanks to @ollieconnolly.bsky.social
happy holiday season 🎉
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
happy holiday season 🎉
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McCarthy is up to a 48% pressure rate. Five sacks. Two picks. 87 passing yards on 19 attempts. A -0.58 EPA PER PLAY. This just isn't professional quarterback play. You cannot continue to roll with this without losing a locker room
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
McCarthy is up to a 48% pressure rate. Five sacks. Two picks. 87 passing yards on 19 attempts. A -0.58 EPA PER PLAY. This just isn't professional quarterback play. You cannot continue to roll with this without losing a locker room
Student access to LLMs has meant the student PPTs I get for our semester-long research project are great but then the presentations (where students need to actually explain the content and answer questions) is a trainwreck
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Student access to LLMs has meant the student PPTs I get for our semester-long research project are great but then the presentations (where students need to actually explain the content and answer questions) is a trainwreck
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
this is a fascinating and mundane story at the same time somehow
“There is no world where this makes any sense,” said David Autor, one of the MIT professors who had previously championed his student’s research. www.wsj.com/economy/aida...
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
Aidan Toner-Rodgers shot to academic fame in a field hungry for new insights and revelatory research. But a computer scientist thought something seemed off.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
this is a fascinating and mundane story at the same time somehow
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Odds of a December rate cut have RISEN after jobs report, likely because uptick in unemployment rate, which Fed sees as better metric than jobs since it captures changes in immigration/population.
Still, seems wrong -- rate cut is predicated on threat of rapid drop in hiring, which didn't happen.
Still, seems wrong -- rate cut is predicated on threat of rapid drop in hiring, which didn't happen.
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Odds of a December rate cut have RISEN after jobs report, likely because uptick in unemployment rate, which Fed sees as better metric than jobs since it captures changes in immigration/population.
Still, seems wrong -- rate cut is predicated on threat of rapid drop in hiring, which didn't happen.
Still, seems wrong -- rate cut is predicated on threat of rapid drop in hiring, which didn't happen.
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Exports down!🍾🥂
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Exports down!🍾🥂
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Allow me to translate. October data was not collected as field staff were all furloughed. In some cases, that data can be recovered from businesses. In other cases, the window to collect the data has closed (consumer prices, labor force status) and the data hole may be permanent.
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Allow me to translate. October data was not collected as field staff were all furloughed. In some cases, that data can be recovered from businesses. In other cases, the window to collect the data has closed (consumer prices, labor force status) and the data hole may be permanent.
another day, another university open house
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
another day, another university open house
starting the “flacco > burrow” dialogue
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
starting the “flacco > burrow” dialogue
the concept of positive externalities continues to escape many conservatives—it’s like week 2 after supply and demand
The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself
Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the concept of positive externalities continues to escape many conservatives—it’s like week 2 after supply and demand
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Every time I try to explain to a normie why politicized hiring is bad for universities or government, will use Belichick as an example
just catching up on Bill Belichick’s disastrous year as UNC coach and discovering the exact mechanics of how he secured the job. www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/c...
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every time I try to explain to a normie why politicized hiring is bad for universities or government, will use Belichick as an example