When a large majority of graduates have a better opinion of socialism than capitalism, I think whether their professors identified as Marxist is missing the point. It's obviously leftist economics and history they were taught. Is that strictly "Marxism"? Choose your Scotsman.

On the academia is full of Marxists debate: it’s illustrative to look at Mellon, the largest source of academic humanities funding by orders of magnitude. Projects tagged w/ Marxism in their grant database? 0 Gender studies? 46 Black studies? 25 Social Justice? 42 Latinx? 451

Barney Frank was one of a kind. For more than three decades in Congress, he fought tirelessly for the people of Massachusetts, helped make housing more affordable, stood up for the rights of LGBTQ Americans, and helped pass one of the most sweeping financial reforms in history designed to protect consumers and prevent another financial crisis. Barney’s passion and wit were second to none, and our thoughts are with his family today.

Last year, the police jailed Larry Bushart for 37 days on a $2M bond for posting a meme after Charlie Kirk’s murder. With our help, Larry sued Perry County, TN, and its sheriff for violating his rights in retaliation for his protected speech. He has received a $835K settlement.

Newly published: men who win the lottery are more likely to get married and have children. Women who win the lottery aren't. As in the Baby Boom: there was good income for young men (but not women) which boosted marriage and fertility.

🧵In an upside down world, we are currently lamenting the fact that the teen birth rate is low, that teens are not having sex, and that teens are drinking less (as if these bad things). The only drinking teens do is binge drinking, btw. Yes, phone isolation is a problem but. . .

Of course, I don’t approve of this negativity toward men. It’s repulsive But the effect of having a gender skew toward female might be positive. Is there a reason to believe we wouldn’t all be happier with, say, 55% women and 45% men?

"For reading and science as personal strengths, they found larger sex differences in more gender equal nations - an example of a common phenomenon known as the gender-equality paradox, and a decisive refutation of the social-constructionist view." stevestewartwilliams.com/p/t…

An ongoing ad global pattern

You cannot have widespread late-stage feminism AND high birth rates. It's not complicated. Economic conversations are tertiary at best.

Thank you so much to the Clark County Sheriff’s office for taking me out for a ride along. It’s an honor to get a chance to see what you’re up against firsthand. In DC, I’m working to provide tax relief on the first $100,000 of federal income tax for law enforcement. We need to think creatively about how to support law enforcement and first responder health and wellness. Read the full story: tinyurl.com/4ncmssvj

New newsletter: MODERN FATHERHOOD WOULD BE UNRECOGNIZABLE TO A 1950'S DAD Compared to their Boomer parents, childcare time among Millennial dads has more than doubled. Compared to their Silent Generation grandparents, it’s nearly quadrupled. You will be hard-pressed to find any part of day-to-day modern life that has changed more in the last half-century than the way today’s parents—and fathers, in particular—spend their time. The new American dad is more present and more exhausted—but also, more satisfied with life. What's behind this half-century transformation? Today's piece combines history, economic analysis, and gorgeous charts galore from @AzizSunderji

Yes @MattBruenig, successful men marry more. But marriage also drives success—it's both. New @VanderbiltU study: ✔️ Marriage-seeking men work harder ✔️ Married men work harder & earn more ✔️ Declining marriage = 1/2 the drop in male work since 1970