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Dan Klein's avatar

Dear Deirdre, You are foolish not to see Trump as the lesser evil, just as you were foolish to stump for Lula. Love, /Dan

Dennis Senger's avatar

It seems easier to see the authoritarian in the crudeness of Trump than in the slickness of the Obama Democrats. That’s part of why Trump is less dangerous.

dmm's avatar

Biting. D. A. deserves it, but this fine lady believing D. T. is more dangerous than the DNC puzzles me, especially having already seen him as president.

David L. Kendall's avatar

Your eloquent words make mine redundant, Deirdre. In my ledger, which is of course of no note whatsoever, being as I am perhaps a B- or C+ economist according to measures popular in the profession, I can name at least 10 economists in one minute whose work far surpasses in importance the work of Acemoglu. I have written to one years ago as a pup economist and she was kind enough to encourage me. Great to have discovered your Substack.