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UW-Madison (Prof. of Health Econ.). Also Univ. of Galway, NBER. C.V.: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/kkaquhtv5b2og4yo6md5p34f7q7gx1ju Banner image: The Library, Jacob Lawrence (1960)
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Taking the Count, Thomas Eakins (1898) artgallery.yale.edu/collections/...

Congratulations to Martin Gaynor, this year's winner of the Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics. @martingaynor.bsky.social Learn more about the ASHEcon Awards here 👉 www.ashecon.org/2025-ashecon...

Kerr '28

The times they are a'changin': WSJ Editorial Board sides with Harvard over GOP president. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

"Moreover, she chided government officials for having made 'a grievous error'…" Is "chided" really the best verb choice here, @nytimes.com? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...

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"We live in a time when cynicism often passes for wisdom and performative outrage drowns out genuine strength. Lincoln reminds us that greatness isn’t found in posturing but in perseverance. Not in sound bites, but in sacrifice." www.wsj.com/opinion/refl...

Wondering how many children and grandchildren of high-up Trump administration officials are currently enrolled at Harvard. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

We've had such happy times together, but it's time to say adieu.

At at time when artificial intelligence is so widely heralded it is perhaps particularly important to celebrate the highest echelons of real human intelligence. Happy Birthday Leonhard Euler (318) and Leonardo da Vinci (573).

A vote was taken and everyone on board decided the U.S. wasn't really where they wanted to be after all.

Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.

Brava

So walk on air . . . www.rte.ie/news/2025/04...

The world is healing www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Two of the sport's finest gentlemen going at each other. It's a shame one had to lose.

This is almost as unsatisfying as a World Cup championship match being decided on penalty kicks.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

Smoke Camel cigarettes to enhance data quality in unsettled times.

"our leaders…do not lead; they inflame. They do not steady the ship; they rock it for effect. And in doing so, they set a precedent that character no longer matters, that outrage is a currency & that the path to power is not through integrity but through spectacle." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

A cute headline. Yet one wonders how long until tariffs begin to impact adversely farmers' and other vendors' production costs. madison.com/news/local/a...

Why stop with despotism when you can have cost-effective despotism?

The Value Zeitgeist — Considering the Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @melindabbuntin.bsky.social , Carrie Colla, and I argue it's too soon to give up on value-based care.

Manski's cautionary tale about multiple imputation (MI) is now published. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

The statute says "The Secretary shall approve" biological products that are "safe, pure, and potent." There's no room for disapproval based on the government having different "priorities." Industry should be screaming at the top of their lungs over this. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

When will Club MAGA wake up and accept that America is great because of, not despite— - the rule of law - immigrants - trade - diversity - scientific progress - . . .

🤡: "The MMR is also one of the most effective ways to cause autism." www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Bravo @ashecon.bsky.social mailchi.mp/ashecon.org/...

Unsure about a birthday gift for that special person in your life? Look no further.

"Everything's fine, just multitasking, sorry. I'll try to send something over by next week, for real this time. Best, Carl"

This Executive Order missed a great opportunity to mandate that hotels provide bar soap in addition to, or instead of, shower gel. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

All else aside, the lead photo is surely memeworthy. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...