Bob Ochoa

Strong opinions - loosely held. Building is better than tearing down. Practice humility. Family, friends, sports and wine.

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

This is a great feature...perfect for my daily routine. Thanks!

[The Dispatch @thedispatch]

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[The Dispatch @thedispatch]

Introducing: Dispatch Voiced 🔊

Our new, members-only podcast feeds offer audio versions of articles and newsletters.

Learn more:

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[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

I'd be a terrible presidential candidate but might be able to win 45-48 states on a platform of making every NFL game available on one app.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Yep

[TakingHayekSeriously @FriedrichHayek]

This is a terrific interview with Ken Burns https://t.co/wbqtGsWUKS

[Erick Erickson @EWErickson]

He's not wrong.

[Dave Hebert @Dave_Hebert]

Everyone's making a whole lot out of that 4.3% GDP growth rate for Q3 that was announced yesterday. But what does it actually mean?

My latest, on Substack:

https://t.co/EXD9dhKTOW

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

A valuable listen if wondering about the state of AI. I will be listening to the new podcast as well.

[Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes]

Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Andy Mills, about his fascinating podcast series on AI, called "The Last Invention." I learned a ton -- from our disussion and from the series.

https://t.co/4uPfHDYT95

[Condoleezza Rice @CondoleezzaRice]

The United States of America is not united by ethnicity, nationality, or religion. We are united by a creed—a belief that it doesn’t matter where you came from, it matters where you are going. A core element of the American Dream is that you can come from humble circumstances and do great things, and this dream has attracted people from every corner of the earth. But in order for a nation built on such an idea to hold together and thrive, that aspirational narrative had better remain true for all of its people.

The future of our country—whether it is our security, our prosperity, or indeed our social cohesion—all rests on the access of every child to a high-quality education. It is the great equalizer—the holy grail that has the power to change lives and lift the human spirit in ways that nothing else can. 

My latest on the transformative power of education: https://t.co/iWTfxZQZxS

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

4 reasons this is a silly idea:
1) Math: Tariff revenue is $30B/mo. A $2000 rebate check would cost $300B-$600B (ie, 1-2 yrs of revenue)
2) Budget: 10 years of tariff revenue already “paid for” the OBBBA, & Republicans want to spend it AGAIN on a big farmer bailout
3) Econ: Giving Americans their own money back is inefficient redistribution, & new, debt-financed stimulus checks could be inflationary
4) Law: POTUS can’t just cut tariff checks; Congress would have to appropriate funds from the general treasury (which, ofc, is already $38T in the hole)

[Jeremy Horpedahl 🥚📉 @jmhorp]

According to @zillow, 53% of homes in the US have lost value in the past year. Here are the % of homes with lower values in the largest MSAs:

NYC: 21%
LA: 79%
Chicago: 23%
DFW: 87%
Houston: 80%
Miami: 76%
DC: 43%
ATL: 70%
Philly: 27%
Phoenix: 87%
Boston: 21%
San Fran: 83%

[Cook Political Report @CookPolitical]

Despite the country’s deep divisions, a new survey from the @AmCommPro finds one place of broad agreement: Americans overwhelmingly view inflation as the most important issue facing their communities and the nation.

Read this from Carrie Dann:

https://t.co/C7Vppa8ejh

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

From my appearance on 60 Minutes:

Me:
Research works. If you want to freeze society where it is, then cripple the research enterprise.

Bill Whitaker of 60 Minutes:
Is that whole idea being lost in the harsh rhetoric by the administration?

Me:
The attack on universities is a tragic blunder. For all the foibles of universities, and there are many, and I pointed them out, universities' research makes life better, massively so. Why would you want to cripple it? It's something that the United States does really, really well.

[Sarah Isgur @whignewtons]

For my tariff homies, the one-way ratchet problem (Congress can't get back this power once delegated) and the donut hole problem (why would Congress delegate a great power (to ban) but not the lesser (to tax)) are ways of reading an ambiguous text: IEEPA's "regulate" language).

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

@RepDonaldsPress You mean they forgot to add the 2020 little black square on their profile to show they belonged to the tribe. This is what YOU hated in 2020/2021.

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

@SecScottBessent @SenSchumer Blah blah, show some leadership and get congress to do their job. Right not the fault is a the feet of congress…right and left.

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

@SeanFoofoo @RepBice @HouseGOP I would only say that our elected officials that pledged an oath to the constitution and the institution of Congress do not have the luxury to not compromise. It is literally their job.

Perhaps short-sighted…i just can’t get to a dead end comment.

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

@WesleyHuntTX You are doing nothing to put the fire out…which is your job description.

[Bob Ochoa @ochoab1]

@FatDudeRunning @SpeakerJohnson I agree, but think yelling at my own side is a tiny bit more valuable. Screaming into the gale force winds.