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Trumpism and "direct economics"

Trumpism and "direct economics"

Quinn Slobodian gets the appeal of Trump's economics - but misses its weakness.

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Carl Beijer
Apr 09, 2025
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Quinn Slobodian, writing for the Financial Times, makes a curious argument about Trump’s economy:

Similar to plebiscites and referendums, direct economics seeks to do an end run around experts and incumbents and communicate straight to individual citizens and voters. It tries to demystify what have long been naturalised processes captured in stock market…

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