In this life Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.
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Keith Humphreys✓
@KeithNHumphreys
Esther Ting Memorial Professor at Stanford University. Public policy advisor, film buff, and native of West by God Virginia. Tweets are my personal opinions.
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- I guest lectured in two friends' course at Stanford last week, and my same material took 50% longer to cover than the prior year because they implemented a no tech in class rule, which led to a big jump in student engagement and questions. Higher standards = More learning.David Luhnow @davidluhnowIt’s the most brutal class at Harvard—and suddenly everyone wants in. No AI, no finance. It's a big dose of western civ and classics. Great to see. via @WSJ018297
David Luhnow@davidluhnowIt’s the most brutal class at Harvard—and suddenly everyone wants in. No AI, no finance. It's a big dose of western civ and classics. Great to see. via @WSJ03101.7K- The Royal Sonestas in Portland and Minneapolis have sold at over 90% discounts. Neither downtown really came back after COVID and riots, and both cities have high property crime and understaffed police departments.
134743 - Another spooky season film recommendation: Les Yeux Sans Visage is a bizarre and beautiful French horror classic directed by Georges Franju, master of fantastique.004383
- Keith HumphreysRT @PeterMoskos: I do like me a good podcast appearance. The latest just dropped: Blue City Blues.04018
- Keith HumphreysRT @lymanstoneky: It’s not affordable. There’s no way to make it affordable. Western culture may revolt at the notion, but the primary caretakers for the old will always be… their kidsAmelia @amelia_tweetzI genuinely don’t understand how ordinary people are supposed to afford assisted living for their aging parents. Some facilities charge upwards of $10,000 A MONTH. That’s $120,000 a year just to make sure your parents are properly cared for. How is the average family supposed to afford that?040021
I genuinely don’t understand how ordinary people are supposed to afford assisted living for their aging parents. Some facilities charge upwards of $10,000 A MONTH. That’s $120,000 a year just to make sure your parents are properly cared for. How is the average family supposed to afford that?1.7K72312.3K2.4M- Keith HumphreysRT @abbyvesoulis: I’m reporting in Ohio all week for @MotherJones 🤷🏼♀️Keith Humphreys @KeithNHumphreys@SlingshotDC They can't afford to send somebody to a diner02017
- Spectre of the Gun is in my top 10 favorite episodes of Star Trek TOS, not least because it gave @GineokwKoenig one of his best turns in the series. RIP.
0010791 - Keith HumphreysRT @JohnKRoman: For those who doubt official police records, this report finding a 25% drop in violent crime uses survey data from 240,000 people across the US. This is an unprecedented crime decline.Thomas Abt @Abt_ThomasAccording to preliminary estimates from @BJSgov's NCVS, violent crime declined by 25% in 2025. It's another data point joining many others indicating a massive crime drop over the past few years.08028
According to preliminary estimates from @BJSgov's NCVS, violent crime declined by 25% in 2025. It's another data point joining many others indicating a massive crime drop over the past few years.0322.1K- Keith HumphreysRT @NormOrnstein: This is beyond disgraceful. Gambling is a cancer. Prediction markets even worse; they will cause more athletes to cheat, more to be threatened if they make or miss foul shots or play for fewer minutes. Less confidence in integrity of the game. Shame on the NBA and Adam Silver.Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunovThe NBA has reached deals with Kalshi and Polymarket to make them the league's preferred prediction markets partners. The companies can now use NBA IP on their platforms, while the NBA gets right of approval on markets that they offer. That and more:0156027
The NBA has reached deals with Kalshi and Polymarket to make them the league's preferred prediction markets partners. The companies can now use NBA IP on their platforms, while the NBA gets right of approval on markets that they offer. That and more:115114414301K- Keith HumphreysRT @robkhenderson: "Part of the problem is that, for many, dropping out of the workforce is not a catastrophic outcome...In such a rich country...forgoing work incurs much less risk and hence becomes more tolerable."05021
- To get in touch with the Real America, I'm here at a diner in rural Ohio on journalistic assignment with The New Yorker. Next to me is an alienated, hard-working woman on assignment from the Atlantic and a crusty father of 4 on assignment from Harper's.131232.1K61.2K
- In his multi-page public case for why my invited talk should be canceled an activist wrote "What I hate the most about him is that he's reasonable and evidence-based, so people listen to him".691003K
- Gotta respect the Me Generation's committment to the bit.
33291.6K - Keith HumphreysRT @KeithNHumphreys: During an annual physical, the M.D. looks at the patient's chart M.D.: There's good news and bad news. Patient: What's the good news? M.D.: The lab test says you have 366 days to live. Patient: If that's good news what is the bad? M.D.: I forgot to tell you at last year's exam.030
- Some pundits express strongly held opinions on complicated issues they heard about 60 seconds ago. The rest of us have the luxury of investigating before opining and should take advantage of it.2223874
- Keith HumphreysRT @_alice_evans: I was 38 when I first installed a dishwasher in my kitchen. Most Americans massively underestimate the extent to which Europeans are simply much poorer. We're ageing, racking up welfare costs, but without the productivity to pay for it, thus borrowing more, on adverse terms.WIRED @WIREDThe internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean.079026
The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean.5837648.3K3.5M- A cynical attempt to goose turnout.Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesiasI am voting against the foie gras ban because I want to discourage people from investing money in future DC ballot initiatives by making them think "even if we have a reasonable idea, we'll probably end up losing like those foie gras people." Take it up with the Council!40201.5K
I am voting against the foie gras ban because I want to discourage people from investing money in future DC ballot initiatives by making them think "even if we have a reasonable idea, we'll probably end up losing like those foie gras people." Take it up with the Council!542494586.2K- Keith HumphreysRT @John_Attridge: Great opening but I'm going to push back on "the clocks were striking thirteen." Many readers will find this confusing. Do you want me to add a clarification like "because it was the future"?054024
- Keith HumphreysRT @BradWilcoxIFS: Nearly 1 in 5 prime-age men aren’t working full-time. The usual story: de-industrialization. The untold story: demoralization: ✅ ~800K open jobs in manufacturing, construction, mining, etc ✅ Nonworking men: ~5.5 hrs/day on videos, gaming & porn ✅ 1 in 4+ idle men use marijuana regularly Too many men are demoralized by our "addiction economy" which renders them unable to embrace many of the jobs available in today's economy. @KeithNHumphreys & Brent Orrell @TheAtlantic033027
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