Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D.
@ahecon
Economist from the block. Frmr @EconomicPolicy @PERIatUMass @JECDems @Policy_Dialogue @CAPeconomy @rooseveltinst. #econsky #china #trade #industrialpolicy #manufacturing. 天下大乱，形势大好。
Now I know what a brisket feels like, but for the future I prefer post oak to maple. #Canadianfires
Every other country in the world, I guess…because sportsmanship. "Hate us for it if you want, but the U.S. did what was necessary for Folarin Balogun’s return" www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...
Unimpressed, but unsurprised, @nytimes.com @rejectednytwords.bsky.social #1u
Leaders who are more curious about the world than their own ego would be nice. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Here's the schedule for tomorrow's festivities. I hope Dear Leader likes his military parade in the sky better than last year's sad parade.
According to GAO, some of these aircraft cost upwards of $100k/hr to operate. Right now, jets are flying over about every 90-120 seconds.
Dear @nytimes.com, I think you mean Money*TAKING*, not moneymaking. Moneymaking suggests producing something of value to others.
Trump was supposed to drain the swamp, but it seems like he keeps adding swamp to Washington, DC.
I’m old enough to remember when Fox News and official Washington demanded a pound of flesh from President Obama for demeaning the office by wearing a tan suit.
@joshbivens-econ.bsky.social and I had a better way to get at this problem, but sorry if I'm not sorry about importers taking a haircut on cheap toys for kids made by (often) child workers in forced labor. www.epi.org/publication/...
Investments in new manufacturing construction are down (monthly) $42.7 million since Trump took office, new Census data show. #winning fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgr... www.census.gov/construction...
Life is all about perspective. For example, from this perspective, the University of Michigan measure of consumer sentiment has never been higher! #winning
Sino-Canadian relations are already taking a great leap forward at Shanghai's Hongqiao airport.
Sun RA Arrival Day is nigh, for those of you who travel the space ways.
LOL Vapor Technology Association…so, youth vaping is at 0? Because it used to be 0 before you guys came along. This message brought to you by @politico.com.
Anyone else seeing this over at irs.gov? Has Trump just diverted all our tax refunds to his J6 slush fund? A couple weeks ago it provided a specific timeline for refunds.
A few more CCTV cameras and I think this Shanghai milk tea shop will be secure.
The most remarkable thing about this story to me is that there is a Jewish person in Idaho.
IMO, the message was not that China is getting along better with the US, but that a weakening US is finally giving China the respect and deference it deserves: Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...
ChatGPT, please draw me a picture of Trump’s dealmaking artistry in Beijing:
You can imagine how this went down: Trump: Why don’t you buy more great American oil? Xi: That’s…interesting...
Hey, @politico.com, it’s not that the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests were deadly, it was the Chinese government’s response to peaceful protests that was deadly. ...Just like we wouldn’t say the 2026 Minneapolis protests were deadly, but ICE’s response to the protests. There's a big difference.
Sorry, @nytimes.com, it’s “qi,” （气)，not “chi.” Better luck next time.