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Gun Supply
A recent issue of Vital City is on the supply side of America’s gun problem.
Sep 18
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Rajiv Sethi
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August 2025
Celebrity Unions and Price Volatility
When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Instagram a couple of days ago, it was 1pm on the East Coast and the price of a…
Aug 28
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Rajiv Sethi
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The Interpretation of Signals
One of the themes that I have explored from time to time in this newsletter is the interpretation of signals.
Aug 26
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Rajiv Sethi
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Merit, Mission, and a Memorandum
A presidential memorandum issued on August 7 asserts the following:
Aug 12
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Rajiv Sethi
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July 2025
The Columbia Deal
On July 23rd, Columbia University signed an agreement with the federal government that covers a broad range of issues including hiring and admissions…
Jul 27
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Rajiv Sethi
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Guns + Violence
Jens Ludwig is a founder and director of the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago and the author of a recent book Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected…
Jul 25
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Rajiv Sethi
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A Second Act for PredictIt
PredictIt was the most active and widely referenced political prediction market in the United States for the seven years following its launch in 2015.
Jul 16
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Rajiv Sethi
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Professional Distancing in Academia
When scholars are targeted for speech acts, what happens to their productivity and influence?
Jul 4
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Rajiv Sethi
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June 2025
Markets, Models, and Mamdani
Political prediction markets have been around for decades, but rose to unprecedented visibility and prominence during the last election cycle in the…
Jun 28
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Rajiv Sethi
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The Summer of 1967
A couple of days ago, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal control of the California National Guard could continue over the…
Jun 22
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Rajiv Sethi
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Betting on Geopolitical Violence
Back in 2003, a Pentagon office led by Admiral John M.
Jun 18
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Rajiv Sethi
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Body Blows and Brain Drains
None of the blows that have been inflicted on American higher education over the past few months were unanticipated.
Jun 5
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Rajiv Sethi
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