Trump combines an anti-statism plus anti-democratic threats. The more moderate GOP candidates just include anti-state threats. Nikki Haley wants a 5 year term limit of federal employees. @crampell.bsky.socialwww.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Among the more significant changes: a new default estimate of the discount rate of 2%, down from the default estimate of 3% in the prior (20-year-old) version of Circular A-4.
as a reminder www.nydailynews.com/2017/08/16/p...
President Trump on Tuesday sought to sanitize the stench of hate surrounding a deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia, calling armed, torch-carrying protesters clad in Nazi gear “very fin…
Not sure this is obviously true. Remember money illusion: people think raises are things they deserve, price growth is inflicted upon them But also, have you never been super mad about feeling ripped off by a high price, but then still bought the thing anyway? I think this is all of America rn
Yes at this point people seem mad about the price level. I get asked all them time when prices are "going back down." To economists it's obvious that the overall price level is not likely to fall—that further we don't *want* deflation—but this is not intuitive to regular consumers.
As an aside, I'd love to read a genealogy of those whipping up the Staten Island mob (Johnny Tabacco, Curtis Sliwa, etc). How many of their ancestors came to this country seeking refuge and a better life? How were they received by locals when they arrived? cc @jmendelsohn.bsky.social
Meanwhile, Trump says undocumented immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country" -- reminiscent of Nazi/neonazi rhetoric (h/t @mehdirhasan.bsky.socialwww.axios.com/2023/10/04/t...
His words have gotten more extreme as the walls have begun to close in on his business empire, livelihood and personal freedom.
From Jan 1-Aug 31, 2023, the number of unique titles challenged at libraries increased by 20% from the same reporting period in 2022. The vast majority of challenges were to books written by or about a person of color or a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Thank you! And thanks to @dandrezner.bsky.social for the invite