Jacob Steimer

It'd be hard to overstate the impact Tim Keller had on my life 🧵

@samhardiman #5 at OP, #4 and #7 at Galloway

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Person after person from the Supreme Court told me that Amy Coney Barrett may be the most interesting-- and misunderstood-- justice. So I worked for months on this profile: nyti.ms/3HIcgUm

They are cancelling what they promised to waive through. Pregnant women who thought their babies would be safely delivered will see some of their children die before their first birthday.

I'm hearing from experts around the world about what the destruction of USAID is meaning: "a global health massacre," in the words of a doctor who has devoted her life to humanitarian work on the front lines. Millions of malnourished children left to starve. Pregnant women not getting micronutrients to prevent neural tube defects. Programs against schistosomiasis abandoned. HIV positive patients left without ARV's. Water no longer purified. Surveillance against Ebola and bird flu set back. TB patients unable to get medicine. I've long argued that USAID should be reformed, but this Trump/Musk demolition is cruel and incompetent and benefits China, while killing children just as wonderful as our own.

NEW: The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans. Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/

Great work by @emlybelz about what cutting USAID means for Christians in Africa, including some timely words from the CEO of our hospital in Chogoria: christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usaid-…

The kind of love that is “very Christian” loves the enemy, the widow and orphan (who by definition not your family), and the stranger (by definition not your clan, ethnicity, race or nationality). See, for example, Matt. 5:43; Lev. 19:34; Deut. 10:18;

Trump has revoked the EEO of 1965 …

Striking new RCT from Marcella Alsan & Crystal Yang showing that requiring accredited healthcare providers reduces recidivism and mortality in US jails.

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"Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?" economist.com/is-the-opioid-…

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. At OWID, we believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵

@NYUSternEcon JM student Youn Baek investigates the effects of missionaries at home: Missionaries brought home knowledge of foreign cultures and advocated effectively against isolationism and in favor of foreign aid

Unemployment rate 4.1% Inflation rate 2.4% 10 year treasury rate 4.3% Real GDP growth 2.8% If there is such a thing as a sweet spot for the economy we're basically in it right now

The best wage growth from 2019 to 2023 was for the bottom quintile -- it was only the rich that fell behind inflation economistwritingeveryday.com/2024/04/17/wag…

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This is great! So proud to have @tylercowen as friend, colleague and co-author!

It doesn’t feel real to be laying down my pen as a journalist. But I’m hopeful it will lead me further up and further in.

Some bittersweet news: Yesterday was my last with @MLK50Memphis. I’m joining the amazing team over at Advance Memphis. (🧵)