Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Open Letters of Citizens United in Opposition to Donald Trump

What follows are Open Letters written in opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump. As such, they stand as testament that whatever may be our flaws as a nation, we remain free to think, write and criticize as we choose. May we remain so four years down the road. HL 12-19-16


If you are a woman, if you are disabled, if you are elderly or poor, if you are black, brown, red, yellow or any other hue born of the sun and under the rainbow;  if you are newly arrived among us or of recent immigrant parentage, if you are a Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu or in any way an "other", there is no moral, ethical or humane reason to support the candidacy of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States.  HL September 20, 2016

THE LETTERS:

Former Senator Bob Kerry (D-Neb) is a Vietnam vet, Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipient. His patriotism, like that of other decorated vets such as John McCain, is not IN question by Donald Trump or his sycophants. Mr. Kerry recently wrote an open letter to Trump addressing the latter's immigration travel ban and relations with Vladimir Putin. The letter reads, in part,
"Your executive order does not make me feel like I am living in a great country which I know I am. You have diminished us; shrunk us to a pale imitation of the real thing. I urge you to reverse yourself as quickly and as humbly as possible." This is the link to the entire letter.

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Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright penned an open letter excoriating Donald Trump's immigration and refugee ban. This is the complete text of her letter.
Organizing for Action
Friend --

By now, I'm sure you've heard about the executive order on immigration and refugees that the President signed last Friday. It bans Syrian refugees from entering our country, suspends the entire refugee program for 120 days, cuts in half the number of refugees we can admit, and halts all travel from certain Muslim-majority countries.

I felt I had no choice but to speak out against it in the strongest possible terms.

This is a cruel measure that represents a stark departure from America's core values. We have a proud tradition of sheltering those fleeing violence and persecution, and have always been the world leader in refugee resettlement. As a refugee myself who fled the communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, I personally benefited from this country's generosity and its tradition of openness. This order would end that tradition, and discriminate against those fleeing a brutal civil war in Syria.

There is no data to support the idea that refugees pose a threat. This policy is based on fear, not facts. The refugee vetting process is robust and thorough. It already consists of over 20 steps, ensuring that refugees are vetted more intensively than any other category of traveler.

The process typically takes 18-24 months, and is conducted while they are still overseas. I am concerned that this order's attempts at "extreme vetting" will effectively halt our ability to accept anyone at all. When the administration makes wild claims about Syrian refugees pouring over our borders, they are relying on alternative facts -- or as I like to call it, fiction.

The truth is that America can simultaneously protect the security of our borders and our citizens and maintain our country's long tradition of welcoming those who have nowhere else to turn. These goals are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, they are the obligation of a country built by immigrants.

Refugees should not be viewed as a burden or as potential terrorists. They have already made great contributions to our national life. Syrian refugees are learning English, getting good jobs, buying homes, and starting businesses. In other words, they are doing what other generations of refugees -- including my own -- did. And I have no doubt that, if given the opportunity, they will become an essential part of our American fabric.

By targeting Muslim-majority countries for immigration bans and by expressing a clear preference for refugees who are religious minorities, there's no question this order is biased against Muslims. And when one faith is targeted, it puts us all at risk.

I will never forget sailing into New York Harbor for the first time and seeing the Statue of Liberty when I came here as a child. It proclaims "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." There is no fine print on the Statue of Liberty, and today she is weeping.

This executive order does not reflect American values. If you agree, make your voice heard now.

https://my.ofa.us/Stand-Up-For-American-Values

Thanks,

Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State
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This Veteran's Letter to Trump was written by Erin H. Leach-Ogden of  whom I have no other information but who deserves thank for cutting to the core of so many issues and concerns swirling about Trump. The letter reads, in part as follows, 

"For someone who has never witnessed war, you are awfully quick to speak of dropping bombs. For someone who used veterans as a regular prop in your campaign, I’m hard pressed to find a single shred of evidence that you ever spent time in a VA hospital or visited troops in a combat zone. For someone who professes to be a Christian, you blatantly ignore the overarching and continual theme of the Bible which is to show love and compassion for those most in need, especially to those in poverty, those being oppressed, and those considered immigrants. Refugees are all of those things, and should be receiving the best help America can offer. Instead they are being treated like the enemy. You claim to be a patriotic American, yet your every action spits on the words of Emma Lazarus inscribed on Lady Liberty “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. I suppose if past presidents acted as you are now, then your family would never have made it here from Germany." 
This addition to the letters collection was written to Trump on behalf of the national press corps by Kyle Pope, Editor in Chief and Publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review. It reads in part. "(w)hile you have every right to decide your ground rules for engaging with the press, we have some, too. It is, after all, our airtime and column inches that you are seeking to influence. We, not you, decide how best to serve our readers, listeners, and viewers. So think of what follows as a backgrounder on what to expect from us over the next four years. Follow this link to the entire letter.


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William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and current Libertarian candidate for Vice President of the United States issued a public statement opposing the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.  
That statement reads in part: After careful observation and reflection, I have come to believe that Donald Trump, if elected President of the United States, would not be able to stand up to this pressure and this criticism without becoming unhinged and unable to perform competently the duties of his office.’ “Donald Trump should not, cannot, and must not be elected President of the United States.”
This link is to the full text of Weld's letter. 

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Economists around the nation have penned an open letter opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump. This is that letter. 
We, the undersigned economists, represent a broad variety of areas of expertise and are united in our opposition to Donald Trump. We recommend that voters choose a different candidate on the following grounds: He degrades trust in vital public institutions that collect and disseminate information about the economy, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by spreading disinformation about the integrity of their work.  He has misled voters in states like Ohio and Michigan by asserting that the renegotiation of NAFTA or the imposition of tariffs on China would substantially increase employment in manufacturing. In fact, manufacturing’s share of employment has been declining since the 1970s and is mostly related to automation, not trade. He claims to champion former manufacturing workers, but has no plan to assist their transition to well-compensated service sector positions. Instead, he has diverted the policy discussion to options that ignore both the reality of technological progress and the benefits of international trade.  He has misled the public by asserting that U.S. manufacturing has declined. The location and product composition of manufacturing has changed, but the level of output has more than doubled in the U.S. since the 1980s.  He has falsely suggested that trade is zero-sum and that the “toughness” of negotiators primarily drives trade deficits.  He has misled the public with false statements about trade agreements eroding national income and wealth. Although the gains have not been equally distributed—and this is an important discussion in itself—both mean income and mean wealth have risen substantially in the U.S. since the 1980s.  He has lowered the seriousness of the national dialogue by suggesting that the elimination of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of Education would significantly reduce the fiscal deficit. A credible solution will require an increase in tax revenue and/or a reduction in spending on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, or Defense. He claims he will eliminate the fiscal deficit, but has proposed a plan that would decrease tax revenue by $2.6 to $5.9 trillion over the next decade according to the non-partisan Tax Foundation.  He claims that he will reduce the trade deficit, but has proposed a reduction in public saving that is likely to increase it. He uses immigration as a red herring to mislead voters about issues of economic importance, such as the stagnation of wages for households with low levels of education. Several forces are responsible for this, but immigration appears to play only a modest role. Focusing the dialogue on this channel, rather than more substantive channels, such as automation, diverts the public debate to unproductive policy options.  He has misled the electorate by asserting that the U.S. is one of the most heavily taxed countries. While the U.S. has a high top statutory corporate tax rate, the average effective rate is much lower, and taxes on income and consumption are relatively low. Overall, the U.S. has one of the lowest ratios of tax revenue to GDP in the OECD.  His statements reveal a deep ignorance of economics and an inability to listen to credible experts. He repeats fake and misleading economic statistics, and pushes fallacies about the VAT and trade competitiveness.  He promotes magical thinking and conspiracy theories over sober assessments of feasible economic policy options. Donald Trump is a dangerous, destructive choice for the country. He misinforms the electorate, degrades trust in public institutions with conspiracy theories, and promotes willful delusion over engagement with reality. If elected, he poses a unique danger to the functioning of democratic and economic institutions, and to the prosperity of the country. For these reasons, we strongly recommend that you do not vote for Donald Trump. 

Signed, Jason Abaluck, Yale University Dilip J. Abreu, Princeton University Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, etc. For reading convenience and in deference to the large numbers of signees, the remainder of the names signing this letter are set forth at the bottom of this page. 

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This open letter was written and signed by 75 career diplomats in opposition to the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump and in support of that of Hillary Clinton. 
The letter reads in part: "(Trump) ..is ignorant of the complex nature of the challenges facing our country, from Russia to China to ISIS to nuclear proliferation to refugees to drugs, but he has expressed no interest in being educated.' The letter continues, "By contrast, Hillary Clinton’s handling of foreign affairs has consistently sought to advance fundamental U.S. interests with a deep grounding in the work of the many tens of thousands of career officers on whom our national security depends.”

This is a link is to the full text of the letter.


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This open letter condemning the candidacy of Donald Trump was written and signed by 30 former Republican congressmen. This was posted on Twitter so it can't be easily replicated in its' entirely. I will post the list of signatories as soon as possible but this is the complete text.  

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This "Statement From National Security Advisers" is signed by 75 former National Security and foreign policy advisers all of whom served in Republican administrations from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush.
It reads in part as follows:  "Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be President. He weakens U.S. moral authority as the leader of the free world. He appears to lack basic knowledge about and belief in the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, and U.S. institutions, including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary."
This is a link to the full text of the letter. 

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"A Call for Transparency" is an open letter signed by 50 National Security professionals calling on Donald Trump to disclose the nature and extent of his foreign business relationships. 

It reads, in part as follows:  "Donald Trump still has not revealed to the American public his international business relationships, even as it becomes increasingly clear that his overseas ties could well constitute significant conflicts of interest when it comes to charting US foreign policy. This is unprecedented for a candidate for the nation's highest office. As such, we are calling on Mr. Trump to disclose, in full, the nature of his business relationships overseas -- to include specifically who his business partners are and what and where are his foreign investments. We also call on him to pledge that he will divest himself of his overseas business interests should he win the presidency."
This is a link to the full text of the letter.

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Historians Against Trump is an open letter to the American People. It is written in opposition to the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. It is signed by 786 academic historians.  

It begins as follows: "Today, we are faced with a moral test. (emphasis in original). As historians, we recognize both the ominous precedents for Donald J. Trump’s candidacy and the exceptional challenge it poses to civil society. Historians of different specialties, eras and regions understand the enduring appeal of demagogues, the promise and peril of populism, and the political uses of bigotry and scapegoating. Historians understand the impact these phenomena have upon society’s most vulnerable and upon a nation’s conscience. The lessons of history compel us to speak out against a movement rooted in fear and authoritarianism. The lessons of history compel us to speak out against Trump.

This is the link to the entire letter.

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A Public Manifesto,  Citizen Therapists Against Trumpism, is an open letter prepared and signed by psychotherapists opposing the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.
It concludes as follows: "As citizen therapists we stand united against the dangerous ideology of Trumpism, and we encourage others to join us in a deepened commitment to a democratic way of life that engages the talents, yearnings, and capacities of all the people."

This is the link to the entire manifesto.
This is the link to the signers of the Manifesto. 


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This is an open letter to the American People by Authors in opposition to the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.

The letter reads in part: "We, as a matter of conscience, oppose, unequivocally, the candidacy of Donald J. Trump for the Presidency of the United States."  This is the link to the entire letter.

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This is an open letter to the American public from technology sector leaders. It is written in opposition to the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.
It reads in part as follows: "We believe in an inclusive country that fosters opportunity, creativity and a level playing field. Donald Trump does not. He campaigns on anger, bigotry, fear of new ideas and new people, and a fundamental belief that America is weak and in decline. We have listened to Donald Trump over the past year and we have concluded: Trump would be a disaster for innovation. His vision stands against the open exchange of ideas, free movement of people, and productive engagement with the outside world that is critical to our economy — and that provide the foundation for innovation and growth."
This is a link to the entire letter. There is a further link inside to the signers. They number in the thousands. 

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"Donald Trump's Lack of Respect for Science is Alarming" is an editorial that appeared in the pages of Scientific American.
It reads in part as follows: "The publishers of Scientific American do not endorse political candidates.' 'The current presidential race, however, is something special. It takes antiscience to previously unexplored terrain. When the major Republican candidate for president has tweeted that global warming is a Chinese plot, threatens to dismantle a climate agreement 20 years in the making and to eliminate an agency that enforces clean air and water regulations, and speaks passionately about a link between vaccines and autism that was utterly discredited years ago, we can only hope that there is nowhere to go but up."
This is the link to the entire editorial.


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The American College of Physicians does not publicly endorse or oppose political candidates but issued a statement opposing the mass deportation of immigrants for reasons of public health and safety. 
The statement reads in part, "Large-scale deportation of undocumented residents would have severe and unacceptable adverse health consequences for many millions of vulnerable people."

This is the link to the entire statement.

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Environmentalists have taken a stand against the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.
The Sierra Club issued a detailed statement that reads in part as follows: "If elected, Trump would be the only world leader to deny the science of climate change". 

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Dozens of economists, who have served both Republican and Democrat administrations, have denounced Trump's economic policy proposals as unrealistic and potentially disastrous for the country. 

The Wall Street Journal, (a publication rarely allied with Democrats) reached out to 45 professional economists for their views of both Trump and Hillary Clinton. Their opposition to Trumpism is complete. 
This link leads to their comments as quoted in the WSJ.   
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A coalition of artists known collectively as, Artist United Against Hate, published an open letter opposing the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. 

It reads in part as follows:  "When dangerous and divisive leaders have come to power in the past, it has been in part because those of goodwill failed to speak out for themselves or their fellow citizens. Some of us come from the groups Trump has attacked. Some of us don’t. But as history has shown, it’s often only a matter of time before the “other” becomes me."
This is the link to the entire letter.


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Religious leaders of all persuasions have voiced their opposition to Donald Trump.

In August, 2016 40 Orthodox Rabbis published an open letter that concluded as follows:  "Our core religious values and essential theological beliefs require us to condemn Donald Trump's hateful rhetoric and intolerant policy proposals in the strongest possible terms."

This is a link to the full text of the letter.


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Christian Evangelical voices are being raised in opposition to the Presidency candidacy of Donald Trump. 

Reid Ribble, an Evangelical Christian and Republican House Representative from Wisconsin wrote an open letter opposing Donald Trump. It reads in part as follows: "I am dismayed by the excitement I have seen from parts of the Evangelical community over Donald Trump's campaign for president. In his personal life, his often-changing political beliefs, and especially his language, he totally disregards the values that we hold dear."

This is a ink to the complete text of the letter.


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Michael Austin, an evangelical Christian and the Chair of Philosophy & Religion at Eastern Kentucky University published an open letter opposing the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump.  That letter concludes as follows:  "The Christian understanding of love is that it involves sacrifice, self-denial, and preferring the good of others over one's own. It does not appear that Donald Trump understands this."

This is a link to the complete text of the letter.

An increasing number of Christian leaders have voiced their opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump writing in the magazine, "Christianity Today", in part:
"Enthusiasm for a candidate like Trump gives our neighbors ample reason to doubt that we believe Jesus is Lord. They see that some of us are so self-interested, and so self-protective, that we will ally ourselves with someone who violates all that is sacred to us—in hope, almost certainly a vain hope given his mendacity and record of betrayal, that his rule will save us."

This is a link to the complete editorial.


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Over 100 Christian Evangelists have signed a A Declaration condemning the candidacy of Donald Trump for the Presidency of the United States. That declaration has been endorsed by another 5,000 Christians. 

The Declaration reads in part: "Donald Trump's campaign is the most recent and extreme version of a history of racialized politics that has been pursued and about which white evangelicals, in particular, have been silent. The silence in previous times has set the environment for what we now see.
For this reason, we cannot ignore this bigotry, set it aside, just focus on other issues, or forget the things Mr. Trump has consistently said and done. No matter what other issues we also care about, we have to make it publicly clear that Mr. Trump’s racial and religious bigotry and treatment of women is morally unacceptable to us as evangelical Christians"
This is a link to the full text of the letter.
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Students at Liberty University, the Jerry Falwell founded Christian University, and the largest of its' kind in the country, have published an open letter opposing the candidacy of Donald Trump. The letter reads, in part: "Donald Trump is not just any politician. He has made his name by maligning others and bragging about his sins. Not only is Donald Trump a bad candidate for president, he is actively promoting the very things that we as Christians ought to oppose."


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Trump likes to trumpet his affiliation with the Wharton School of Finance. A lengthy list of alumni and undergraduates have signed an open letter opposing that candidacy. That letter reads in part: 
"We, the undersigned Wharton students, alumni, and faculty, unequivocally reject the use of your education at Wharton as a platform for promoting prejudice and intolerance."
This is a link to the complete text of the letter. 


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  Other significant Americans who opposed the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump included: 
Former President George Herbert Walker Bush
Former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Former CIA director Michael Hayden
Robert Gates, former Secretary of Defense under Presidents Bush and Obama.

This is a link to other prominent Republicans who oppose the Presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. 

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*Signees of economists Open Letters to Trump letters Amir Ali Ahmadi, Princeton University Mohammad Akbarpour, Stanford University Stefania Albanesi, University of Pittsburgh David Albouy, University of Illinois S. Nageeb AliPennsylvania State University Hunt Allcott, New York University Douglas Almond, Columbia University Daniel Altman, New York University Donald Andrews, Yale University Isaiah Andrews, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andres Aradillas-Lopez, Pennsylvania State University Kenneth Ardon, Salem State University Timothy Armstrong, Yale University Nick Arnosti, Columbia University Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford University Gaurab Aryal, University of Virginia Arash Asadpour, New York University Susan Athey, Stanford University Andrew Atkeson, University of California, Los Angeles Maximilian Auffhammer, University of California, Berkeley Mariagiovanna Baccara, Washington University, St. Louis Jonathan B. Baker, American University Laurence Ball, Johns Hopkins University Abhijit Banerjee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology James Bang, St. Ambrose University Chris Barrett, Cornell University Jean-Noel Barrot, Massachusetts Institute of Technology John C. Beghin, Iowa State University Jess Benhabib, New York University Lanier Benkard, Stanford University Alan Benson, University of Minnesota Ronald Berenbeim, New York University Dirk Bergemann, Yale University David Berger, Northwestern University Daniel Beunza, London School of Economics Joydeep Bhattacharya, Iowa State University Alberto Bisin, New York University Emily Blank, Howard University Francine D. Blau, Cornell University Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University Simon Board, University of California, Los Angeles Luigi Bocola, Northwestern University Elizabeth Bogan, Princeton University Michele Boldrin, Washington University, St. Louis Patrick Bolton, Columbia University Carl Bonham, University of Hawaii, Manoa John P. Bonin, Wesleyan University Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley Tilman Borgers, University of Michigan William C. Brainard, Yale University Timothy Bresnahan, Stanford University Moshe Buchinsky, University of California, Los Angeles Eric Budish, University of Chicago Daniel D. Butler, Auburn University Sebastien Buttet, City University of New York Ricardo Caballero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology John Y. Campbell, Harvard University Christopher D. Carroll, Johns Hopkins University Gabriel Carroll, Stanford University Michael R. Carter, University of California, Davis Elizabeth Caucutt, University of Western Ontario Sewin Chan, New York University Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Stanford University David A. Chapman, University of Virginia Kalyan Chatterjee, Pennsylvania State University Victor Chernozhukov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bhagwan Chowdhry, University of California, Los Angeles Lawrence Christiano, Northwestern University Michael Chwe, University of California, Los Angeles Tim Classen, Loyola University Chicago Gian Luca Clementi, New York University Victor Couture, University of California, Berkeley Ian Coxhead, University of Wisconsin Eric W. Crawford, Michigan State University Sean Crockett, City University of New York, Baruch College Barbara Crockett, City University of New York, Baruch College Samuel Culbert, University of California, Los Angeles J. David Cummins, Temple University David Cutler, Harvard University Jaksa Cvitanic, California Institute of Technology Chetan Dave, New York University Paul A. David, Stanford University Donald R. Davis, Columbia University Angus Deaton, Princeton University Joyee Deb, Yale University Rajeev Dehejia, New York University Stefano DellaVigna, University of California, Berkeley Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ravi Dhar, Yale University Marco Di Maggio, Harvard Business School Dimitrios Diamantaras, Temple University Peter Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Avinash K. Dixit, Princeton University Rebecca Dizon-Ross, University of Chicago Matthias Doepke, Northwestern University Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Steven Durlauf, University of Wisconsin William Easterly, New York University Federico Echenique, California Institute of Technology Florian Ederer, Yale University Aaron S. Edlin, University of California, Berkeley Lena Edlund, Columbia University Sebastian Edwards, University of California, Los Angeles J.P. Eggers, New York University Sara Fisher Ellison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jeffrey Ely, Northwestern University Ryan Fang, University of Chicago Langdana Farrokh, Rutgers University Daniel Fetter, Wellesley College David Figlio, Northwestern University Diana Fletschner Frederick Floss, State University of New York at Buffalo Dana Foarta, Stanford University Meredith Fowlie, University of California, Berkeley Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard University Guillaume Frechette, New York University Victor R. Fuchs, Stanford University Thomas Fujiwara, Princeton University David W. Galenson, University of Chicago Sebastián Gallegos, Princeton University Michael Gallmeyer, University of Virginia David Gamarnik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas Pedro Gardete, Stanford University Robert Garlick, Duke University Peter Garrod, University of Hawaii, Manoa Claudine Gartenberg, New York University François Geerolf, University of California, Los Angeles Christophre Georges, Hamilton College George Georgiadis, Northwestern University Andra Ghent, University of Wisconsin, Madison Suman Ghosh, Florida Atlantic University Stefano Giglio, University of Chicago Chuan Goh, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Ben Golub, Harvard University Daniel Gottlieb, Washington University, St Louis Lawrence H. Goulder, Stanford University William Greene, New York University Dan Greenwald, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matthew Grennan, University of Pennsylvania Gene Grossman, Princeton University Jean Grossman, Princeton University Michael Grubb, Boston College Jonathan Gruber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Martin J. Gruber, New York University Isabel Guerrero, Harvard University Veronica Guerrieri, University of Chicago Adam Guren, Boston University Isa Hafalir, Carnegie Mellon University Nima Haghpanah, Pennsylvania State University Jens Hainmueller, Stanford University Marina Halac, Columbia University Jeffrey Hammer, Princeton University Ben Handel, University of California, Berkeley Oliver D. Hart, Harvard University Tarek Alexander Hassan, University of Chicago Andreas Hauskrecht, Indiana University Brent Hickman, University of Chicago Kate Ho, Columbia University Saul D. Hoffman, University of Delaware Stephen Holland, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Thomas J. Holmes, University of Minnesota Adam Honig, Amherst College Roozbeh Hosseini, University of Georgia Sabrina Howell, New York University Peter Howitt, Brown University Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley Yasheng Huang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Isaiah Hull, Sveriges Riksbank Jennifer Hunt, Rutgers University Barry W. Ickes, Pennsylvania State University Nicolas Inostroza, Northwestern University Oleg Itskhoki, Princeton University Kelsey Jack, Tufts University Sanford M. Jacoby, University of California, Los Angeles Paul Jakus, Utah State University Gerald Jaynes, Yale University Ely Jeffrey, Northwestern University Geoffrey Jehle, Vassar College Elizabeth J. Jensen, Hamilton College Barbara A.P. Jones, Alabama A&M University Derek C. Jones, Hamilton College Joseph P. Joyce, Wellesley College John H. Kagel, Ohio State University Lisa B. Kahn, Yale University Navin Kartik, Columbia University Barbara G. Katz, New York University Michael Klein, Tufts University Christopher R. Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yilmaz Kocer, University of Southern California Michal Kolesár, Princeton University Charles Kolstad, Stanford University Gerald F. Kominski, University of California, Los Angeles Matthew Kotchen, Yale University Kate Krause, University of New Mexico Mordecai Kurz, Stanford University David Laitin, Stanford University Fabian Lange, McGill University Joe Langsam, University of Maryland and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jonathan Leonard, University of California, Berkeley Jacob Leshno, Columbia University Dan Levin, Ohio State University David Levin, University of California, Berkeley Shengwu Li, Harvard University Annie Liang, University of Pennsylvania Marc Lieberman, New York University Benjamin Linkow, University of Chicago Dennis B. Liotta, New York University Elliot Lipnowski, University of Chicago Zachary Liscow, Yale University Adriana Lleras-Muney, University of California, Los Angeles Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania Guido Lorenzoni, Northwestern University Jay Lu, University of California, Los Angeles Sydney C. Ludvigson, New York University Catherine Maclean, Temple University Mihai Manea, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric Maskin, Harvard University Costas Meghir, Yale University Marc Melitz, Harvard University Konrad Menzel, New York University Robert C. Merton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrew Metrick, Yale University Atif Mian, Princeton University Ronald Miller, Columbia University Alan Miller, University of Haifa Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute Kurt Mitman, Stockholm University Benjamin Moll, Princeton University Dilip Mookherjee, Boston University Jonathan Morduch, New York University Alan Moreira, Yale University John Morgan, University of California, Berkeley Stephen E. Morris, Princeton University Taylor Muir, University of California, Los Angeles Aldo Musacchio, Brandeis University Roger Myerson, University of Chicago John Nachbar, Washington University, St. Louis Barry Nalebuff, Yale University Paulo Natenzon, Washington University, St. Louis Roz Naylor, Stanford University Jack Needleman, University of California, Los Angeles Christopher A. Neilson, Princeton University David Neumark, University of California, Irvine Marina Niessner, Yale University Roger G. Noll, Stanford University John O'Trakoun, Ford Motor Company Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University James Orlin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology David L. Ortega, Michigan State University Pietro Ortoleva, Columbia University Sharon Oster, Yale University Emily Oster, Brown University Ann Owen, Hamilton College Thomas Palfrey, California Institute of Technology Giri Parameswaran, Haverford College Sahar Parsa, Tufts University David Pearce, New York University Lynne Pepall, Tufts University Michael Peters, Yale University Monika Piazzesi, Stanford University Robert S. Pindyck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laetitia Placido, City University of New York Jeffrey Pliskin, Hamilton College Steve Polasky, University of Minnesota Eswar Prasad, Cornell University Anita Prasad, Temple University Thomas Pugel, New York University Melissa Pumphrey Richard E. Quandt, Princeton University Hazhir Rahmandad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gautam Rao, Harvard University David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis Debraj Ray, New York University Thomas Reardon, Michigan State University Julian Reif, University of Illinois David Reiley, Pandora Media, Inc., and University of California, Berkeley Philip Reny, University of Chicago John Riley, University of California, Los Angeles Mario Rizzo, New York University John Roberts, Stanford University Yana Rodgers, Rutgers University Paul M. Romer, New York University Donald B. Rosenfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Princeton University Alvin E. Roth, Stanford University Dan Sacks, Indiana University Maryam Saeedi, Carnegie Mellon University Maher Said, New York University Sarada Sarada, University of Wisconsin, Madison Christine Sauer, University of New Mexico Anja Sautmann, Brown University Laura Schechter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Jose A. Scheinkman, Columbia University and Princeton University Frank Schilbach, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrew Schotter, New York University William Schulze, Cornell University Stuart O. Schweitzer, University of California, Los Angeles Julia Schwenkenberg, Rutgers University, Newark Paul Scott, New York University Fiona M. Scott Morton, Yale University Douglas Shaw, Economist Mark Shepard, Harvard University Itai Sher, University of California Gerald Shively, Purdue University Ali Shourideh, Carnegie Mellon university Nirvikar Singh, University of California, Santa Cruz Marciano Siniscalchi, Northwestern University Jack Stecher, Carnegie Mellon University John Sterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Steven Stern, Stony Brook University Adam Storeygard, Tufts University Sandip Sukhtankar, University of Virginia Scott Sumner, Bentley University Ashley Swanson, University of Pennsylvania Steve Tadelis, University of California, Berkeley Joshua Tasoff, Claremont Graduate University Dmitry Taubinsky, Dartmouth College J. 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2 comments:

HOWARD E. GILBERT said...

I completely with full-throated zeal support opposing Trump's candidacy. Although often tempted (and sometimes fail), I try not to engage on FB on the Trump debacle and many political issues which in real life I am quite vocal and passionate about. I realize that may seem cowardly, but I know I am not going to change anyone's mind on social media and I dislike the trolls who then suck you into an endless diatribe of nonsense.

HOWARD E. GILBERT said...

I completely with full-throated zeal support opposing Trump's candidacy. Although often tempted (and sometimes fail), I try not to engage on FB on the Trump debacle and many political issues which in real life I am quite vocal and passionate about. I realize that may seem cowardly, but I know I am not going to change anyone's mind on social media and I dislike the trolls who then suck you into an endless diatribe of nonsense.