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University of Chicago professor, fellow Century Foundation. RTs not equal endorsement. Index card book at:

ssascholars.uchicago.edu/h-pollack/
Joined December 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    14 Nov 2017

    As the holidays approach, some young person in your life--or maybe some not-so-young-person trying to get their financial life in order--might benefit from our index card book.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Important piece.

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  3. Retweeted
    11 hours ago

    Honored to be with and healthcare leaders discussing how to address loneliness and . This is our chance to recenter medicine on human relationships, to lead with our heads and our hearts, and to help build a more connected world for all.

    "This is about far more than just our profession. This is about our country and our world. Groups across the country and across the world are experiencing loneliness at epidemic rates."
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  4. Retweeted
    May 1

    The "mommy penalty": and discuss the professional challenges of caring for a child or family member with an intellectual disability.

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  5. Retweeted
    11 hours ago

    I love this idea.

    “We want the Obama Presidential Center to have something for everyone, not just for tourists. A library branch will attract local neighborhood kids. … It’s a place where local residents can feel they are a part of the center.”-Robbin Cohen, E.D of Center
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  6. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    Corrupting rule of law norms internally and abroad

    Ukraine, hoping to curry goodwill with the Trump administration so it could buy missiles, stopped cooperating with the Mueller investigation. Incredibly corrupt & deeply unacceptable.
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  7. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    Will anyone at explain this?

    One image is the app after Hillary Clinton had *gasp* pneumonia. The other is after news broke that Trump dictated his own health report during the campaign and sent people to steal his medical records. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
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  8. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    And with the grieving relatives of the guy who got run over by a Jewish DUI

    Replying to @joshtpm
    If were running for president in 1936, his rallies would have prominently featured the crimes committed by Jewish and Italian immigrant gangsters of the era.
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  9. Retweeted
    13 hours ago
    Replying to

    It's kind of an American success story that one generation's out-group can become the next generation's nativists.

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  10. 12 hours ago

    Good luck to all my micro-econ students taking their midterm exam. Yeah there are cookies involved, but still....

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  11. 13 hours ago

    One minor but important de-Trumpification reform should be that all presidential candidates have medical exam from reputable non-partisan professionals.

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  12. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Forgot to mention last month's anniversary for me and : 4 years with , 9 years blogging overall (, etc.).

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  13. 14 hours ago

    A great example of the importance of identity vouching.

    So amazing and encouraging. In-group members are likely much more effective at debunking misinformation than outgroup members or journalists.
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  14. Retweeted
    May 1

    After founding the Houston Tea Party Society and living and breathing political activism, Felicia Cravens gave it up for a new obsession: teaching her fellow conservatives (and others) how to spot fake news and bots on Facebook

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  15. 14 hours ago

    Plausible interpretation

    New working paper by Andreyeva et al. examines effect of home health (HH) visit length on readmissions. They find that one minute increase in HH visits reduced risk of hospital readmission by ~8%. Provocative result worthy of a thread. 1/
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  16. 15 hours ago

    This is really something.

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  17. 22 hours ago

    Rockets, moon shots--Spend it on the have-nots. Jeff Bezos is making an incredible mistake. Makes me wanna holler when I consider the opportunity wasted.

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  18. Retweeted
    Apr 30

    The Talmud my students are studying addressed this topic of incels and experts demanding redistribution of sex, around 1500 years ago

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  19. Retweeted
    May 1

    👀 We see you, . Did you think we would forget? You're the one who resurrected Trumpcare with your amendment to explode premiums for people with pre-existing conditions. His challenger:

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  20. Retweeted
    May 1

    👀 We see you, . Did you think we would forget? You're the one who reversed yourself on protecting pre-existing conditions within a day. CBO said your amendment was a sham:

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  21. Retweeted
    May 1

    Genuinely surprised by this one.

    0:23
    "I'm honored to have you here." Vice President Mike Pence recognizes ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio during a tax policy event in Arizona, calling Arpaio a "tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law."
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