Russ Roberts (@econtalker) 's Twitter Profile
Russ Roberts

@econtalker

President, Shalem College, Jerusalem (shalem.ac.il/en/) Research Fellow @hooverinst EconTalk.org, substack.com/@listentothesi…

ID: 37677496

linkhttp://www.econtalk.org calendar_today04-05-2009 15:04:53

32,32K Tweet

82,82K Followers

1,1K Following

Russ Roberts (@econtalker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a purely speculative set of observations. I have zero information. First, an observation about the Israeli character. Israelis are not so good or interested in preventing problems. They are superb, though, at solving them once they appear. As we have seen, they are

Russ Roberts (@econtalker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not a preemptive strike. We have been under attack from Iran and its allies for 20 months. Iran and its friends have murdered us, raped our women, and kidnapped our children. They have rained rockets and missiles on from four directions. We have had enough.

Russ Roberts (@econtalker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As Alfred Marshall said, there are two blades to the scissors of supply and demand. I get the demand on Iran’s part to have diplomats there. Assuring the supply might be a little tricky.

John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My Op Ed in the The Wall Street Journal discussing my new version of "Superman" for the hostages. "Music is where we should be able to meet honestly without enmity. It can remind us that behind every headline is a human being who bleeds and loves and cries just like we do"

Russ Roberts (@econtalker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I wrote a long essay on the unexpected consequences of October 7--just google "listening to the sirens" or scroll down through my feed. It's a version of "be careful what you wish for"--the astounding success of Sinwar's operation on October 7 set in motion an extraordinary set

Russ Roberts (@econtalker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To my fellow Israelis and lovers of Israel waiting for the outrage from the media and the world because Iran struck a hospital this morning: don't hold your breath. Surely we have learned over the last 20 months that many media outlets are not on our side. They aren't seeking