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Graham Hubbs

@grahamhubbs.bsky.social

Philosopher at the University of Idaho, writing about money (and sometimes Anscombe). Free estimates

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Graham Hubbs@grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 14h ago

Enjoying @ninaecon.bsky.social 's extended engagement with Rogoff's new book. One thing it can help you see: someone can get halfway to understanding (debt forgiveness 👍), but only halfway (his views on taking on debt and on causes of inflation). Last section was also v helpful. Thanks Nina!!

Nina Eichacker@ninaecon.bsky.social · last wk.

Oh hi again: I wrote some more about Kenneth Rogoff's Our Dollar, Your Problem -- this one is about the dollar dominance parts, and I think that the next newsletter is going to talk more about central bank independence and other topics he dug into: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...

Zeb Palmer@zebpalmer.com · 5d ago

‼️ PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ‼️ #IdahoFire A *very* rare "PDS" Red Flag Warning has been issued by the NWS for areas of E WA & N ID Saturday PDS is specific rarely used language for the most extreme life-threatening situations (tornado outbreaks, extreme flash flooding, etc, rarely for 🔥) 1/

NWS Graphic for PDS Red Flag A PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) Red Flag Warning is in effect for Saturday. Extreme conditions are forecast for the afternoon and evening with southwest winds of 20-30 MPH with gusts up to 50 MPH. Very rapid fire growth is possible with any new or existing wildfires. The areas included in this warning include the Waterville Plateau, Okanogan Valley, Western Columbia Basin, Colville Reservation, Spokane Area, Palouse, and Snake River.
Graham Hubbs@grahamhubbs.bsky.social · last wk.

B/c we can't be subtle: op-eds like this are a major CAUSE of the phenomena they PRETEND to describe at a distance. This is (big word) DISINGENUOUS, at best. We teach students how to think (brace yourself) CRITICALLY so they can detect when someone pretending to be an everyman has a narrow AGENDA

Headline, with drawing of the author M McArdle: "The interview that exposed academia’s cluelessness: A leading academic’s bizarre response shows how insular college campuses are" July 19, 2026 Washington Post
Nina Eichacker@ninaecon.bsky.social · 3w ago

Reading recs please: do you have any favorite economic writing about casino capitalism? I would love recommendations from Keynesian/Marxian/Money and Banking econ about trends in financial markets that look like gambling (meme stocks, coins, prediction markets, etc), and critiques of the idea, too!

Audrey Dutton@audreydutton.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Idaho AG's office sent a fiery letter to the US DOJ on Friday, in response to the Trump administration's recent message to state election officials. "Your insinuations of criminal violations of the federal election laws are not well taken," wrote a deputy AG who represents Idaho's SOS.

Graham Hubbs@grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 4w ago

Reminder time: there are world-class faculty and opportunities for students at state schools all over the US. If it's true in lil' ol' Idaho (and it is!), it's true in your state too

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 4w ago

Duke University, which has recently increased class sizes, has raised cost of attendance to an incredible $96,597 per year. Congratulations to the investors in this exceptionally profitable hedge fund. www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...

Duke’s Board of Trustees approved a 4.95% increase in the undergraduate cost of attendance in February, pushing the total price tag up to $96,597 for students not on financial aid. Tuition alone comprises $73,740 of the total cost, and the main driver of next year's $4,555 overall increase in cost of attendance is a $3,475 tuition hike, also a 4.95% increase.
Jason Rabinowitz@airlineflyer.net · last mo.

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.