Dan Williams
@profdanwilliams.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Public Affairs, Baruch College CUNY. I study history of public administration, & of performance measurement; forecast methods, & effectiveness; public budgeting, participatory budgeting, & data cleaning.
Another self-appointed wise person advises against reforming the Democratic party so that it once again cares about the working people. … ignore the man behind the curtain ! Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/o...
Opinion | Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors
What exactly is the project of the insurgent left all about?
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How many more Friedman units must we endure before this idiot no longer has the New York Times as his megaphone? Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | Mamdani’s Netanyahu Stunt Was a Waste of His Talent and Our Time
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1/ (4 or5) Pay no attention to this right-winger’s anti-progressive advice for the Democratic Party. If the Democrats Actually Want to Win, This Is What They Have to Do www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/o...
Opinion | If the Democrats Actually Want to Win, This Is What They Have to Do
It is these issues that serve to reinforce the perception that Democrats are willing to sacrifice the interests of the working and middle classes.
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"One Palestinian child has been killed on average every day since the start of the cease-fire" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/w...
U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide
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An extremely blunt view about the Democratic Party based on my (mostly) lived experience open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
An extremely blunt view about the Democratic Party as my (mostly) lived experience
Essays: Occasional Speculation About Things
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substack.com/@profdanwill... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/o.... “and it still supports terrorist proxies that wage war against Israel.” In a war started by Isreal, the New York Times labels the warriors fighting Isreal as “terrorists.” Biased?
Dan Williams (@profdanwilliams)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/trump-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share. “and it still supports terrorist proxies that wage war against Israel.” In a war started by Isreal, the New Yor...
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When will the Democratic Party stop shooting itself in the foot? www.facebook.com/share/17sU9f...
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More economic decline due to stupid immigration policies. I can feel my social security benefits shrinking, can you?
Brookings Institution@brookings.edu · 4mo agoAll 56 of the nation's major metro areas saw immigration decline—and nearly all of them felt it in their population numbers. William Frey breaks down what the data mean for cities' demographic and economic futures.
substack.com/@profdanwill... www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n... New York City underestimates its revenue on purpose. It is unlikely that screwy games with pension contributions is the right game.
Why Countries Cannot Have Unconditional Rights open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
Why Countries Cannot Have Unconditional Rights
Occasional Speculation About Things
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Property tax is wealth tax. Why not tax the really wealthy? open.substack.com/pub/profdanw...
Occasional Speculation About Things
Property Tax, Wealth Tax, Intangible Personal Property Tax
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When I was in high school in the 10th or 11th grade in America History, I was taught that the Monroe Doctrine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_..., protected the Americas from European colonialism. It has become clear that it actually asserts a superior claim to exploit the rest of this hemisphere.
On the one hand, the attack on Venezuela is appalling. On the other hand, anyone who says this is a departure from what we are is completely unaware of our deplorable history.
I’m not going to link to Thomas Friedman’s editorial in today’s New York Times, because that would reward him. But, he may have finally said something even stupider than his infamous Friedman Units en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedma... .
Friedman Unit - Wikipedia
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Pedofile can tell which way the wind is blowing. Also, who are n their right mind would trust her judgement as to what is inappropriate?
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.Media - two choices for headlines: “Trump Kind and Cordial, Not Inappropriate” Or “Convicted Sex Trafficker Given Sweetheart Deal by President’s Personal Lawyer Says Flattering Things About President”
So basically the same shameful deal that Epstein got the first time around
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · last yr.BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
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