David Bell

1 month ago | davidabell.substack.com | David Bell

It’s hard to keep track of the outrages coming out of the Trump administration, but for anyone who cares about learning and science, here are a couple of things that are worth focusing on. They are particularly worth focusing on if you have been thinking, like several old friends of mine, that Columbia University “had it coming,” and that the concessions that it made last week were things that the Columbia administration should have been doing anyway.

1 month ago | nilsgilman.substack.com | Nils Gilman |David Bell

I see my discourse leaves you cold;Dear kids, I do not take offense;Recall: the Devil, he is old,Grow old yourselves, and he'll make sense!- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Part IOne of the MAGA’s biggest misconceptions about American academia is that it’s ideologically homogeneous or a unified political bloc. This misconception stems from the fact that conservatives — and especially reactionaries — are rare in high-prestige universities.

Jan 17, 2025 | 9fin.com | David Bell |Dan Milka |William Hoffman

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Jan 13, 2025 | 9fin.com | Dan Milka |William Hoffman |David Bell

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Dec 11, 2024 | brownstone.org | David Bell

When a country has abrogated the long-accepted human rights of its citizens on a vast scale, pushed a novel class of pharmaceuticals on its people, and had many of its state governors rule by emergency decree, it seems sensible to look back and assess whether it was all a good idea. A sensible country would also carefully review new policies that resulted in a rapid increase in wealth inequality and a prolonged jump in excess mortality.