Tom Lyon
@tomlyon.bsky.social
Professor at University of Michigan Ross Business School and School for Environment and Sustainability | 2024/2025 Fellow at Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
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I wish the media realized this is not a battle with Powell. It’s a President trying to usurp yet another locus of power. It’s an attack on an institution, not a man.
I wish the media realized this is not a battle with Powell. It’s a President trying to usurp yet another locus of power. It’s an attack on an institution, not a man.
Trump’s Attack of Powell Tempered by Risk of Market Panic
President Trump again attacked the chair of the Federal Reserve this week, but advisers say the president has turned more cautious on policies that could stoke extreme financial volatility again.
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April 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I wish the media realized this is not a battle with Powell. It’s a President trying to usurp yet another locus of power. It’s an attack on an institution, not a man.
I wish the media realized this is not a battle with Powell. It’s a President trying to usurp yet another locus of power. It’s an attack on an institution, not a man.
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If you’ve been ignoring the Kilmer Garcia case, don’t. It threatens us all.
If you’ve been ignoring the Kilmer Garcia case, don’t. It threatens us all.
Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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If you’ve been ignoring the Kilmer Garcia case, don’t. It threatens us all.
If you’ve been ignoring the Kilmer Garcia case, don’t. It threatens us all.
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The raw grift of this regime is enough to make me ill. Tanking the economy for everyone but the insiders who get the tips on his erratic, foolish, next move.
The raw grift of this regime is enough to make me ill. Tanking the economy for everyone but the insiders who get the tips on his erratic, foolish, next move.
Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out
The party was on at a Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament at the president’s Doral resort in Florida and a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, even as markets tumbled.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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The raw grift of this regime is enough to make me ill. Tanking the economy for everyone but the insiders who get the tips on his erratic, foolish, next move.
The raw grift of this regime is enough to make me ill. Tanking the economy for everyone but the insiders who get the tips on his erratic, foolish, next move.
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South Korea is showing how to fight fascism—but it needs courts that work.
South Korea is showing how to fight fascism—but it needs courts that work.
South Korean court removes president from office, says he violated duties
The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law gambit, a decision that sparked new protests from his supporters.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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South Korea is showing how to fight fascism—but it needs courts that work.
South Korea is showing how to fight fascism—but it needs courts that work.
So much winning! Very few voters will support a man who kills their retirement account.
April 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So much winning! Very few voters will support a man who kills their retirement account.
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Proud of my alma mater for smart financial management under pressure. Buy university bonds!
Proud of my alma mater for smart financial management under pressure. Buy university bonds!
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Proud of my alma mater for smart financial management under pressure. Buy university bonds!
Proud of my alma mater for smart financial management under pressure. Buy university bonds!
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/u...
Congress created the Institute of Peace 41 years ago. Last night, without input from Congress, DOGE declared war on it.
Congress created the Institute of Peace 41 years ago. Last night, without input from Congress, DOGE declared war on it.
U.S. Institute of Peace Staff in U.S. Fired as Trump Seeks Nonprofit’s End
Nearly all of the institute’s U.S.-based staff members were fired and asked to sign a separation agreement, according to notices reviewed by The Times.
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March 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Congress created the Institute of Peace 41 years ago. Last night, without input from Congress, DOGE declared war on it.
Congress created the Institute of Peace 41 years ago. Last night, without input from Congress, DOGE declared war on it.
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During the Biden years, the Heritage Foundation was worried about "crony capitalism." Now they keep quiet as crypto-bros try to get the US to create a bogus "strategic crypto reserve" and the President enriches himself with $Trump coins. Hypocrisy R Us!
During the Biden years, the Heritage Foundation was worried about "crony capitalism." Now they keep quiet as crypto-bros try to get the US to create a bogus "strategic crypto reserve" and the President enriches himself with $Trump coins. Hypocrisy R Us!
Why Cronyism Is Antithetical to Capitalism and Free Enterprise
It makes no sense to say “crony capitalism.” Yet, it has become common jargon, often used when policymakers load up legislation such as the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill with crony polic...
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March 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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During the Biden years, the Heritage Foundation was worried about "crony capitalism." Now they keep quiet as crypto-bros try to get the US to create a bogus "strategic crypto reserve" and the President enriches himself with $Trump coins. Hypocrisy R Us!
During the Biden years, the Heritage Foundation was worried about "crony capitalism." Now they keep quiet as crypto-bros try to get the US to create a bogus "strategic crypto reserve" and the President enriches himself with $Trump coins. Hypocrisy R Us!
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A call for universities to use their endowments to fight “authoritarian creep” in the NYT today.
A call for universities to use their endowments to fight “authoritarian creep” in the NYT today.
Opinion | Universities Can Afford to Fight Trump
Every university president will face a choice similar to Columbia University’s in the coming months.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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A call for universities to use their endowments to fight “authoritarian creep” in the NYT today.
A call for universities to use their endowments to fight “authoritarian creep” in the NYT today.
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The US picked up many great scientists from Germany when the Nazis swept in. How pathetic to see it happening in reverse now.
The US picked up many great scientists from Germany when the Nazis swept in. How pathetic to see it happening in reverse now.
As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities
European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The US picked up many great scientists from Germany when the Nazis swept in. How pathetic to see it happening in reverse now.
The US picked up many great scientists from Germany when the Nazis swept in. How pathetic to see it happening in reverse now.
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Sadly Trump failed to learn that he needs competent team members instead of yes men. In any other country, Waltz would step down in disgrace.
Sadly Trump failed to learn that he needs competent team members instead of yes men. In any other country, Waltz would step down in disgrace.
Here’s the latest.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Sadly Trump failed to learn that he needs competent team members instead of yes men. In any other country, Waltz would step down in disgrace.
Sadly Trump failed to learn that he needs competent team members instead of yes men. In any other country, Waltz would step down in disgrace.
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Independent legal experts see gross bias and mismanagement of the SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace in its support of Standing Rock. It will be appealed.
Independent legal experts see gross bias and mismanagement of the SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace in its support of Standing Rock. It will be appealed.
Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit, which will appeal decision, says lawsuits like this are aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
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March 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Independent legal experts see gross bias and mismanagement of the SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace in its support of Standing Rock. It will be appealed.
Independent legal experts see gross bias and mismanagement of the SLAPP lawsuit against Greenpeace in its support of Standing Rock. It will be appealed.
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ICE is going after law-abiding Canadian citizens with absolutely no justification, placing them in freezing jail cells for indefinite periods of time.
ICE is going after law-abiding Canadian citizens with absolutely no justification, placing them in freezing jail cells for indefinite periods of time.
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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March 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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ICE is going after law-abiding Canadian citizens with absolutely no justification, placing them in freezing jail cells for indefinite periods of time.
ICE is going after law-abiding Canadian citizens with absolutely no justification, placing them in freezing jail cells for indefinite periods of time.
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EPA chief Lee Zeldin repudiates the very mission of his agency, abandoning the environment and pretending Congress created EPA as a cost cutting agency. Completely false. The oil and auto lobbies applaud. For shame!
EPA chief Lee Zeldin repudiates the very mission of his agency, abandoning the environment and pretending Congress created EPA as a cost cutting agency. Completely false. The oil and auto lobbies applaud. For shame!
E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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EPA chief Lee Zeldin repudiates the very mission of his agency, abandoning the environment and pretending Congress created EPA as a cost cutting agency. Completely false. The oil and auto lobbies applaud. For shame!
EPA chief Lee Zeldin repudiates the very mission of his agency, abandoning the environment and pretending Congress created EPA as a cost cutting agency. Completely false. The oil and auto lobbies applaud. For shame!
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The Musk Watch Doge Tracker tots up how many of their claimed "savings" are real. So far, 92% of the claims are false or exaggerated.
The Musk Watch Doge Tracker tots up how many of their claimed "savings" are real. So far, 92% of the claims are false or exaggerated.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The Musk Watch Doge Tracker tots up how many of their claimed "savings" are real. So far, 92% of the claims are false or exaggerated.
The Musk Watch Doge Tracker tots up how many of their claimed "savings" are real. So far, 92% of the claims are false or exaggerated.
The government overreach gets even more bizarre. Ka$h Patel is trying to force banks to freeze the accounts of non-profits. True conservatives are revolted by this government grab for power.
FBI telling Citibank to freeze accounts of Habitat for Humanity, the United Way, and the State of NY Dept of Taxation, among a few dozen others.
And here are more specifics from the FBI letters to Citibank:
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March 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The government overreach gets even more bizarre. Ka$h Patel is trying to force banks to freeze the accounts of non-profits. True conservatives are revolted by this government grab for power.
CEOs are unimpressed with the start of Trump 2.0. The chaos, the uncertainty, the tariffs, the stock market slide—all are bad. He is trashing our government, our companies, and our people. The only winners seem to be Trump and Putin.
March 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
CEOs are unimpressed with the start of Trump 2.0. The chaos, the uncertainty, the tariffs, the stock market slide—all are bad. He is trashing our government, our companies, and our people. The only winners seem to be Trump and Putin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/c...
Can somebody explain how this is anything other than raw racism? We know minorities feel the brunt of pollution in America. Are they just trying to deny the facts?
Can somebody explain how this is anything other than raw racism? We know minorities feel the brunt of pollution in America. Are they just trying to deny the facts?
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Can somebody explain how this is anything other than raw racism? We know minorities feel the brunt of pollution in America. Are they just trying to deny the facts?
Can somebody explain how this is anything other than raw racism? We know minorities feel the brunt of pollution in America. Are they just trying to deny the facts?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/b...
Ruth Marcus, long time columnist for the WaPo resigns when the paper refuses to print her criticism of Jeff’s new rules for OpEds. Sad times for a once-great paper.
Ruth Marcus, long time columnist for the WaPo resigns when the paper refuses to print her criticism of Jeff’s new rules for OpEds. Sad times for a once-great paper.
Washington Post Columnist Quits After Article Criticizing Jeff Bezos Is Shelved
Ruth Marcus, a longtime columnist at The Post, said its publisher refused to run her critique of the new focus for the paper’s opinion section.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Ruth Marcus, long time columnist for the WaPo resigns when the paper refuses to print her criticism of Jeff’s new rules for OpEds. Sad times for a once-great paper.
Ruth Marcus, long time columnist for the WaPo resigns when the paper refuses to print her criticism of Jeff’s new rules for OpEds. Sad times for a once-great paper.
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Trump plan to fire half of the IRS will cause the deficit to balloon. It will also help his rich pals avoid audits and let him use the IRS to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Another power grab that makes America weaker.
Trump plan to fire half of the IRS will cause the deficit to balloon. It will also help his rich pals avoid audits and let him use the IRS to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Another power grab that makes America weaker.
Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff
President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.
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March 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Trump plan to fire half of the IRS will cause the deficit to balloon. It will also help his rich pals avoid audits and let him use the IRS to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Another power grab that makes America weaker.
Trump plan to fire half of the IRS will cause the deficit to balloon. It will also help his rich pals avoid audits and let him use the IRS to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Another power grab that makes America weaker.
The Economist captures what has happened to America’s global reputation.
March 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Economist captures what has happened to America’s global reputation.
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Now they are rewriting grant conditions ex post to align with particular political views. The power grab is immense. I am not a lawyer but I doubt this is legal. And yet universities roll over and apologize.
Now they are rewriting grant conditions ex post to align with particular political views. The power grab is immense. I am not a lawyer but I doubt this is legal. And yet universities roll over and apologize.
Trump Pulled $400 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.
The administration has circulated a list that includes nine other campuses, accusing them of failure to address antisemitism.
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March 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Now they are rewriting grant conditions ex post to align with particular political views. The power grab is immense. I am not a lawyer but I doubt this is legal. And yet universities roll over and apologize.
Now they are rewriting grant conditions ex post to align with particular political views. The power grab is immense. I am not a lawyer but I doubt this is legal. And yet universities roll over and apologize.
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The Pentagon is deleting photos of the bomber Enola Gay because…it says “Gay.” This is Beavis and Butthead level leadership.
The Pentagon is deleting photos of the bomber Enola Gay because…it says “Gay.” This is Beavis and Butthead level leadership.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts m...
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March 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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The Pentagon is deleting photos of the bomber Enola Gay because…it says “Gay.” This is Beavis and Butthead level leadership.
The Pentagon is deleting photos of the bomber Enola Gay because…it says “Gay.” This is Beavis and Butthead level leadership.
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The "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" boils down to this: Taxpayer money is being STOLEN, without congressional approval, to artificially boost the value of a highly speculative financial asset. You can like that asset, you can dislike that asset, that's your own business. But this is open embezzlement.
March 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
The "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" boils down to this: Taxpayer money is being STOLEN, without congressional approval, to artificially boost the value of a highly speculative financial asset. You can like that asset, you can dislike that asset, that's your own business. But this is open embezzlement.