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An economics professor at RHUL who is interested in war and thinks that truth exists. On the Board of Action on Armed Violence and Every Casualty Worldwide.
Sep 14, 2018 29 tweets 6 min read
1. Here's a new thread on #HurricaneMaria death toll numbers.

#PuertoRicoDeathToll @cblatts @ARGohdes @tanishafazal @AppDemography @KLdivergence @skoczela 2. There seems to be some confusion about what the death estimates are.

First, there is no list of, e.g., 3,000 named individuals killed by the hurricane.
Mar 22, 2018 14 tweets 4 min read
1/N Hi. This is worth a blog post which I'll do when I can clear some time.

But, briefly, I agree with many of the sentiments expressed in the @CharlesPPierce and also in the @nytimes piece that it's based upon. 2/N We should reflect on the impact of the Iraq war, including the human impact and there has been little of this marking the 15th anniversary of the invasion.