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Yesterday saw a sweeping new set of #tariffs from the Trump administration. But Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Ignacio Albe warn that tariffs won't fix the US trade deficit. Int'l capital markets play a decisive role: bit.ly/4krdulU

The Financial Realities of the US Trade Deficit that Tariffs Can't Change

It's been repeated time and again: The US trade deficit stems from a persistent savings-investment gap. Without closing that gap, the deficit won’t shrink. Tariffs may reduce the bilateral trade defic...

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Yet one more sign of the collapse of civilization?

Why Are So Many Chefs De-Spicing Their Menus?

Across the city, dishes have gone from hot to not.

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We’ve reached the stage where the @nytimes.com does this with a straight face? Stop the bus.

Tough not to be an alarmist when the evidence lines up.

Javier Corrales@javiercorrales.bsky.social · 2y ago

All my life I have studied democratization and autocratization. My 1st field trip was to newly democratic Argentina. I then added autocracies to my portfolio: Cuba, Ven, etc. I think I can recognize the stages of transition to authoritarianism. Here are the boxes Trump has already checked off.

One of the main newspapers in my home state of Bahia now casually has news stories advising tourists to avoid common hand gestures because of their association to org crime.

People often overstate the Executive's power to determine fiscal policy in Brazil. Legislators earmark/direct a large share of federal expenditures.

One can always nitpick at the specifics and the compromises, but this is the important work of governing. Simplifying and trimming the re-incidence of taxation are huge wins both for BR businesses and consumers.

Brazil’s Senate approves tax reform rules with higher VAT rate

Bill passes with a 49-19 vote and returns to Lower House for review

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“A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon after inauguration....Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, and Somalia. New countries could be added to this list, particularly China and India.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/u...

Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term

Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.

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Standardization is an unfortunate byproduct of institutionalization. But as mentioned in the article, things are also cyclical. Maybe we see a backlash in the next generation? (Beautiful article w great use of data by @jnorthcroft.bsky.social).

How Pep Guardiola and data destroyed game’s beautiful variety

Ever felt like Premier League clubs now all play the same? You may be right, as The Times’s data team reveal the stats behind top flight’s growing and underwhelming uniformity

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People often focus on the Global North, but most migrants stay in region. Latin American countries have typically been welcoming of each other's refugees, but this this stuff is heartbreaking. [Forgive the sensationalist picture on the link].

Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages

Relations between the neighboring countries on the island of Hispaniola have long been frosty. They are now complicated by up to 10,000 deportations a week.

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Libertadores! Com atuação segura do nosso goleirão elder statesman! Tomara que renovem pro ano que vem. Bora sofrer mais ano que vem! #BBMP

A little free trade during protectionist times? 25 years of chugging along and we might eventually get somewhere? www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

EU, South American Bloc Strike Free-Trade Pact

The preliminary deal to lower tariffs​ amid protectionist headwinds would become the EU’s largest trade agreement if ratified.

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Until 2017, the age group with the greatest number of deaths globally was those aged under five years. An interactive version of the chart can be found here: ourworldindata.org/grapher/annu...

[Pausa pro futebol] Parece que o Bahia tá jogando pra escapar do rebaixamento. Pelo amor dos meus filhinhos…

The international community directly contributed to state failure in Haiti and now abandons it. Notice how the coverage is part of the problem: local population is an afterthought in this article.

Surge of Gang Violence in Haiti Leads U.N. Workers to Flee

A surge in gang violence over the past two weeks has led international aid organizations to rethink their staff levels in Haiti.

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I feel like I should have something to say about the Brazilian Fed Police's findings re: (would-be?) (botched?) coup attempt by outgoing Bolsonaro adm in 22. But a) I'm not really that surprised, b) don't you get tarred and feathered if you imply Brazilian institutions are somewhat resilient? (1/2)

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/n...

1 in 8 N.Y.C. Public School Students Was Homeless Last Year

A record 146,000 students did not have permanent housing, state data shows, as the city dealt with an ongoing housing crisis and an influx of migrants.

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QC Department of Political Science@psciqc.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Queens College Department of Political Science is hiring for a tenure-track position in American Politics. Deadline is Nov 2. Apply at: cuny.jobs/queens-ny/as...

Ótima entrevista da Lara Mesquita hoje no Nexo. www.nexojornal.com.br/entrevista/2...

‘Ciência política sobre emenda parlamentar está sendo ignorada’ - Nexo Jornal

Professora da FGV, Lara Mesquita afirma que mecanismo de repasse de verbas do Orçamento por meio de indicação parlamentar não tem necessariamente uma causalidade com a governabilidade

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Ready for career day. 😄

Quando comecei pesquisa em saúde (2007), já era grande o n de consultores no MS. Na prática: necessidade de adequar os recursos humanos às novas demandas sob as amarras do legado de funcionários antigos do INAMPS e as restrições p novas contratações.

Great post on @goodauth.bsky.social I'll be incorporating into my Politics of Sports class.

How Title IX is undermining college sports

Maryland vs. Holy Cross women's basketball game, Mar. 17, 2023 (cc) Patrick Siebert/Flickr Good Authority editor Nadia E. Brown interviewed James N.

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I’ll defer to our colleagues who are Argentina specialists, but I wonder whether to read this as moderate voters dampening the far right or as resilience of the Peronist machine (could be both, obv). Also think NYT missed on headline. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/22/w...

Far-Right Candidate Heads to Runoff in Argentina Election

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian, performed worse than polls predicted and will face Sergio Massa, Argentina’s economy minister, next month.

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So I was telling my kids that one of the players for Al Nassr (Talisca) used to play for the great EC Bahia (my home team) and, right on cue, he scores on a free kick, w Cristiano Ronaldo serving as decoy no less. BBMP