Yu-Ming Liou
@yumingliou.bsky.social
Unfrozen caveman political economist. In my day, we didn't have fancy tools like causal identification, but we knew how to ask: “cui bono?"
Former political scientist. Now I do research for an internet thing. The good one, though.
Washington, DC
Former political scientist. Now I do research for an internet thing. The good one, though.
Washington, DC
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Having $800M in your investment account vs $400M doesn't change your life at all, but having a labor market where your underlings are desperate to cling to jobs vs one where they can walk across the street and get a better offer makes a huge difference in the day to day reality of the very wealthy
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Having $800M in your investment account vs $400M doesn't change your life at all, but having a labor market where your underlings are desperate to cling to jobs vs one where they can walk across the street and get a better offer makes a huge difference in the day to day reality of the very wealthy
💯! Although I did not give this any thought at all when I moved here (was partnered, but don’t think I would have even if single).
You’d think it would be more prominent in people’s decisions!
You’d think it would be more prominent in people’s decisions!
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
💯! Although I did not give this any thought at all when I moved here (was partnered, but don’t think I would have even if single).
You’d think it would be more prominent in people’s decisions!
You’d think it would be more prominent in people’s decisions!
We like the shibumi but you do need at least some breeze for it to work (this has never actually been an issue for us).
December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We like the shibumi but you do need at least some breeze for it to work (this has never actually been an issue for us).
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I think it's unfair to compare the Democratic Party to UK Labour under Starmer. I think it's absolutely true that the mainstream centrist press, exemplified by the NYT, wants the Democratic Party to be the UK Labour Party under Starmer, though.
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I think it's unfair to compare the Democratic Party to UK Labour under Starmer. I think it's absolutely true that the mainstream centrist press, exemplified by the NYT, wants the Democratic Party to be the UK Labour Party under Starmer, though.