Andrew Pelton

Views expressed are mine alone, and do not represent my employer. I tweet about monetary policy and the Fed. George Washington University 2017.

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

Why am I tweeting on so many hot button issues on a Saturday night? I do not have the answer

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

Coming out of twitter hiatus just in time to read about Ryan Lizza and Olivia Nuzzi, and it’s immediately time to log off again!

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

Bring in the Whigs @whignewtons

[Kyle Kondik @kkondik]

OH-6 contains some “ancestral Dem” territory that goes back a hell of a long time - the *Whigs* called Monroe “Dark Monroe” because it was so Dem. The whole region went hard R for Trump but shift was happening before that

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

One of the points @JonahDispatch has emphasized is the problem with overproduction of elites while this is a separate argument, I think elite production + "need for chaos" go a long way to explain our current political environment. We need more positive analysis like this.

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

One of the most illuminating things I've ever read about support for Trump is this 2023 paper that coined the idea of "Need For Chaos" in politics.

High income country +
Status anxious group +
Demand for political-media entertainment +
Social media dynamics =
"Need For Chaos"

[StopAntisemitism @StopAntisemites]

George Washington University - students are projecting horrifying messages onto a school library building glorifying Hamas terrorists that beheaded babies, raped teenage girls, and murdered 1400+ people.

We call on President @PresidentofGW to immediately expel those involved.

Do you have footage of those responsible? DM us!

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

@marysdesk Listening to this on a long drive today. Powerful, emotional, important. Thank you for this reporting. ❤️

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

This policy prescription really helped the Turkish economy (not). However, electoral interests / symbolism versus an optimal economic outcome usually don’t align. 😤

[Alex Thompson @AlexThomp]

Trump in his prepared remarks today in GA: "To save our economy from Joe Biden’s inflation catastrophe and economic disaster, I will deliver tax cuts, energy price cuts, and interest rate cuts the likes of which you have never seen before.”
#EconTwitter assemble.

[Dave Brown @dave_brown24]

The boom you heard around D.C. was actually the debt ceiling being raised

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

I miss living in the DC region 🥹

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Sonic boom heard across D.C. region caused by military plane, linked to Cessna that crashed in Va., three people with knowledge say https://t.co/RsAHLXJC5O

[Caleb Watney @calebwatney]

It's a banger, folks

[DIRECTV News @DIRECTVnews]

You can't enjoy your entertainment without great food 🍿

Starting today and continuing for four weeks in the Greater Los Angeles area, @DIRECTV ads will be wrapped around @ServeRobotics delivery robots in a new, eco-friendly campaign. https://t.co/qcPBqi4gJc

[Will Saletan @saletan]

Asking guests whether they might run for president, on a Sunday talk show, should be a $25,000 fine, like criticizing referees in a pro sports league.

When you use your time to ask this question rather than ask about something urgent, you signal that you see politics as a sport.

[Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈 @JosephPolitano]

STOP MAKING UP NEW FAKE NAMES FOR NORMAL PARTS OF THE LABOR MARKET

[Ursula Perano Helsel @UrsulaPerano]

Washington, D.C. would never and for that I am thankful

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

Jeb!

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

Biden’s America….😭

[Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin]

oh come ON, Biden, Hochul, Adams, SOMEONE do something

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

For anyone else who knows this pain

[Dan Primack @danprimack]

No matter if you think @yoyoel did an amazing or terrible job at Twitter, or have no opinion at all, what @elonmusk did to him yesterday was both dangerous and disgusting.

It’s the sort of thing that would cause most boards to call a special meeting. But Twitter doesn’t have one

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

I think JD needs his JD reevaluated, or to retake constitutional law

[JD Vance @JDVance]

The tech industry directly interfered in the 2020 election. We can have a First Amendment, or an information economy controlled by tech oligarchs. We can't have both.

[Medium Buying @MediumBuying]

Fox and DirecTV Reach Carriage Renewal, Avoiding Blackout --

The deal covers FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, Fox Deportes, Fox Soccer Plus (PPV) and Fox's owned-and-operated local stations

https://t.co/bPoSs9v9K3

[Andrew Pelton @AndrewPelton2]

The people have spoken @DrewHutsko