A miraculous planet, if only we can be worthy of it, if only we can keep it

Starting a new silly tradition for myself: the “intertemporal arrangement,” which combines fresh flowers with dried ones

Paris was so utterly enchanting ✨ highlight of the trip was getting to leave a little wildflower where Proust rests 🌺

Presenting my dissertation prospectus (on the intellectual history & political economy of 20th c. US agriculture) tomorrow, so naturally I’m spending today visiting some goats to get their blessings

Ibanca Anand That Galbraith was a real one.

Ibanca Anand Roy Cobby Clinton did it quite right, tbh

“It’s not a Paris visit if you don’t get delayed by a demonstration!” -David Philippy (we didn’t join this one though, calling for Frexit…)

It’s always important to check multiple editions of “foundational” works! In Hans Morgenthau’s Politics Among Nations it’s a key *addition* between the 1st and 2nd editions — the chapter everyone reads in undergrad on the principles of political realism — that drastically shifts.

We’ll be talking with Richard Parker about his biography, with Jamie Galbraith. Should be a great Monday afternoon!

A historic day for JHU & higher ed unionism — pending member ratification, we now have a contract! In the words of JHU admin themselves, this is a “best-in-class” contract for grad labor. A majority of workers had pledged to go on strike leading up to this news! So proud ⚡️❤️

The latest History of Political Economy Special Issue on 'Narrative in Economics. A New Turn on the Past' is online. Edited by Mary Morgan and Tom Stapleford, with contributions by Ibanca Anand, Catherine Herfeld, Daniel Kuehn, myself, and many others: read.dukeupress.edu/hope/issue/55/3

#hes2023 . Session 'Narratives in Economics', the young and promising Ibanca Anand presenting her paper.

Congrats to Ibanca Anand for winning the HES Best Conference Paper by a Young Scholar prize for this publication!
/ cc SHoET

Leonard Read’s Seeds of Progress, postulating a religious read on Smith’s invisible hand.

Ibanca Anand Robert P. Murphy

Grim foreshadowing from Galbraith. Pretty telling anecdote

King

Overjoyed that Jayson accepted our invitation to present in JHU’s Modern America seminar! Thank you jayson m porter for giving us a peek into your process and approach to sources yesterday. We couldn’t have dreamed of a more generative workshop! 🙏🏽

Ibanca Anand Glory Liu Looking forward to Glasgow session on “Who was REALLY Adam Smith’s best friend?”
Graeme Roy Thomas Scotto

goat?

Carlos Mucha Ibanca Anand JKG's political judgment was not always on point.