Wally Knox

California State Assembly Member (D) 1994 – 2000.
Host of The Political Conversation podcast.

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

On other nights we eat reclining, tonight we eat with chop sticks!

[Eli Lever @aussieflya]

Who's having Chinese tonight?

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

@jmwooldridge Nope. Say unemployment goes from 4% of workers to 5% of workers. That is a one percentage point change -- from 4 to 5, one point. But, a one point change from 4% is one-quarter of that 4%. It is a 25% change in the unemployment rate. And, thanks for your econometrics text!

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

#mijalbitton, an Egyptian Jew whose family came to America to escape anti-semitism, lays it out.

[Mijal Bitton @mijalbitton]

Our message to NYU and our communities is clear: we are strong, we are not afraid, we are outraged by supporters of terror and we join with good people everywhere to fight back!

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

#wrmead throws down against our #politicalelites, #intellectualelites and #socialelites that completely misread the #informationrevoltion and the end of the #coldwar. Result: we are #adrift.

[Walter Russell Mead @wrmead]

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Whether you agree or disagree with him, #RobAtkinsonITIF never #knee-jerks a policy on how the #US can best compete with #China. Listen to him take on "conventional wisdoms" on #ThePoliticalConversation at https://t.co/vVlIiJQ2oZ

[Information Technology and Innovation Foundation @ITIFdc]

How should #policymakers limit #China's technological advancement over the U.S.? Stronger #semiconductor #export controls may not be the answer. Read @RobAtkinsonITIF's latest piece: https://t.co/36fctQ9OQX

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

#WalterRussellMead provides a context for the world #Biden and we now inhabit.

[Walter Russell Mead @wrmead]

America’s power to deter other states and terror organizations from taking steps that destabilize the world is fading. That is why so many crises are erupting in so many places. If Biden doesn’t stop the decline, things could get a lot worse very fast. https://t.co/dTOsrwqnbj

[Walter Russell Mead @wrmead]

America’s power to deter other states and terror organizations from taking steps that destabilize the world is fading. That is why so many crises are erupting in so many places. If Biden doesn’t stop the decline, things could get a lot worse very fast. https://t.co/dTOsrwqnbj

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Where do I apply???

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

A great new book on how to fix the role of tech in our economy -- "Power and Progress" by @DAcemogluMIT and @baselinescene of MIT. Check out Daron on how to fix our tax system on @ThePoliticalCo at https://t.co/qFKK7xhyYb.

[Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT]

My book, co-authored with @baselinescene, Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity is out today (https://t.co/tc5Exlun3o).

Here is a thread to explain why we wrote it (and why we are excited to share the ideas that are basis of the book).

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Curious about what happened in the election in Turkey? Read @DAcemogluMIT for the really important stuff.

[Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT]

Reflections on the Turkish election. (Thread)

It's hard not to be disappointed with the outcome. Erdogan close to a victory, even if there will most likely be a runoff. This is worse than most of us expected.

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Okay @Noahpinion , I know who's opinion to pay more attention to -- the weird guy with the hair or the sleek, orderly feline. But thanks for the laugh #econblogger.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

What people think What we actually
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[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

@SamaraKlar Congratulations Samara! So well deserved! From all your fans at @ThePoliticalCo.

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Advice for life from @Giannis_An34. He took a TV interview about basketball and turned it into Philosophy 101. Brilliant!

[ESPN UK @ESPNUK]

Giannis was asked if he thinks this season was a failure for the Bucks after they lost in the playoffs...

His response was outstanding 👏

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Amen Noah. If China confirms the position that former "USSR Republics" are not now independent nations, then Kazakstan, Kyrgistan and Tajikstan, which share a border with China, will wonder what China's ambitions include.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Jesus Christ

https://t.co/Tl7GKPl5KT

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Hear her on The Political Conversation on moving beyond #globalization and #neoliberalism. https://t.co/Pyg7aYpkF7

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

@RanaForoohar of @FT reports immigration is back in the US. https://t.co/ZmiE3AkeE4

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

#Goodnews! What happens next? We see if the case stays on appeal before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals or if there is a petition for a writ of certiorari to bring review directly to the Supreme Court. #Not_over_yet.

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Hmmm? You mean that #interestraterisk could have been easily assessed by @BankSilicon or @federalreserve?

[Joshua Rauh @joshrauh]

We have been teaching first-year Stanford MBAs about interest rate risk for years -- and for the past 5 years with a simple spreadsheet in which we ask students to shock the balance sheet of a sample bank with a 1% and then 2% increase in interest rates. https://t.co/O3Wak7Nwnn

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

@noahpinion, check out Gehl #architects for ideas on how #citiesforpeople are achievable.

[Gehl @citiesforpeople]

Freethink Friday! How to build neighborhoods we actually like - your 9 minute, 9 second fix of holistic urban strategy thinking! #citiesforpeople #softcity #healthyneighborhoods #unsdg11 #publicspace #publiclife https://t.co/olXEvYb12b

[Wally Knox @wallyknox]

Thanks @Noahpinion, you are sooooooo right! Cities can actually be places to live in instead of spectacles to reduce us to stupefied awe. Check out @citiesforpeople.

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Man this looks like crap. A highway lined with skyscrapers?