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Professor Eric Rasmusen
@erasmuse
Econ prof, 7th-grade math teacher, conservative; Fundamentalist, mainly; Uni '76, Yale '80, MIT '84. MFSA. Law & econ, game theory. Fiat justitia ruat caelum.
Bloomington, Indiana
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Mar 24, 2021
    1. Please be polite. 2. Do disagree, but don't swear, blaspheme, or abuse. 3. I write as if my late parents are reading. Please do the same. 4. You always have control over how you conduct yourself. 5. A more civil society starts with you.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    May 30, 2024
    Replying to @timurkuran
    Particularly dangerous since the half thinking Trump had it coming have no idea what crime he committed. They just think he deserves to be in jail on the general idea that somebody so obnoxious must have committed a crime, or should be in jail whether he did or not.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Oct 4, 2018
    "At least the Democrats seem to have moved on from the Crazy Ladies Who Must Be Believed." Ann Coulter's very funny summary of the past two weeks bit.ly/2O0gqdE
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Dec 13, 2023
    Replying to @njhochman
    Carol Swain for President! (of Harvard) Since Claudine Gay plagiarized from Swain, Harvard might as well get the genuine article. Swain, a prof at Vanderbilt till recently, has published multiple books. But she's conservative.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Jan 25, 2025
    Replying to @BradCohn
    A tip from an econ professor: if a study shows effects this strong, it is defective somehow. Results that are *too* good are suspicious.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Apr 28, 2024
    Replying to @wtgowers
    I might use this with my 7th graders tomorrow. One thing I like to talk about with them is what's a good definition and what's a bad definition. Another is how to put into words what you're thinking about a math problem-- even how to ask the question!
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Jul 10, 2025
    Replying to @PeterSweden7
    Reminds me of how in 1933 the Nazis kicked Jews out of the civil service.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Apr 25, 2024
    Replying to @McCormickProf
    Too long! Try: "If you keep breaking the rules after a university authority tells you not to, you'll be suspended or expelled." Keep it simple. Avoid explanations. They really aren unnecessary. Avoid qualifiers. It doesn't need saying that you'll be fair and just.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Sep 1, 2020
    Replying to @roddreher
    Shouldn't they all be fired as confessed racists? How can a black student feel safe at Northwestern with all those people?
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Jul 25, 2025
    Replying to @EYakoby
    It's too stupid to be offensive.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    May 23, 2020
    Replying to @AndrewCMcCarthy
    J. Sullivan is digging himself in deeper. He should give up immediately. But that's his problem-- he doesn't know the law well enough.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Jan 15, 2024
    Replying to @BillAckman @JordanSchachtel and @deanbphillips
    Shouldn't someone in politics know what DEI means? It's like someone supporting Nazis or Communists because he thinks it's good have camps concentrating on re-educating people.
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Nov 12, 2019
    Replying to @ByronYork
    The scary thing is that Vindman didn't know Obama didn't send military aid and Trump did, and Vindman is supposed to be a Ukraine expert. A Republican should ask him during testimony if he can find Ukraine on a map of the world. Why was Trump's NSC employing such an ignoramus?
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    Professor Eric Rasmusen
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    Dec 23, 2023
    Replying to @Anthony_Bonato
    She's partially right.
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