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Life and Death During the Transition Depression
Cross-posted from Broadstreet, a new blog devoted to historical political economy.
The New York Times published an interesting pair of reports on Tuesday. The first related a recent study in Health Affairs that documents a staggering, and unexpec...
Post · January 01, 2026
What Did Stalinist Industrialization Accomplish?
Cross-posted from Broadstreet, a blog devoted to historical political economy.
The spring quarter at Chicago starts in a week. I will be teaching a course on the political economy of communism and the postcommunist transition. I love this class, ...
Post · January 01, 2026
The (Limited) Power of Persuasion
Cross-posted from Broadstreet, a new blog devoted to historical political economy.
Among the numerous consequences of COVID for everyday life, there is this: Many Americans will not venture beyond their own dining rooms for Thanksgiving this year...
Post · January 01, 2026
State Power and the Power Law
Cross-posted from Broadstreet, a blog devoted to historical political economy.
Pavi had a great post recently on the different ways that historical political economists have conceptualized and measured state capacity. I want to follow up with a s...
Post · January 01, 2026
The role of cellular interactions in biological systems
Biological systems function through coordinated interactions between cells. From early development to adult tissue maintenance, most physiological processes depend on cells communicating with and responding to one another. Individual cells carry o...
Post · January 01, 2026
Between the Sheets on New Year's Eve
I hope everyone is having a great end to 2025, or if necessary, a merciful end. Today’s cocktail is a New Year’s Eve special to toast the end of 2025 or welcome 2026. It’s appropriately boozy and will definitely dampen those inhibitions. Between t...
Post · December 31, 2025
Congress, Conferences, Workshops
6th Ibero-American Congress on Solar Drying, Cooking, and Cooling of Food (ConSyCSA 2025). November 10-14, 2025. San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
3rd Brazilian Congress on Process Systems Engineering (PSE-BR 2024). July 29-31, 2024. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Post · December 28, 2025
Insomnia Questions I'm Not Qualified to Answer - No. 3
Every decision you've ever made in your life has led up to this moment.
It's so poetic!
We all know the saying, even though we're unsure who actually said it first. It's had me thinking lately. Perhaps these are the stereotypical musings of th...
Post · December 28, 2025
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