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Trevon Logan

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Economist. Economic Historian. Lego Nerd. Sharing thoughts.

  1. In many instances, causation can be determined nearly perfectly by simply talking to people, or interrogating the narrative record.

    Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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  2. NAVARRO: Are tariffs price hikes or tax cuts? I say they're tax cuts

    EISEN: I mean, many economists would say they are tax hikes because ultimately a consumer will pay for some of those increased prices

    NAVARRO: Most economists just don't agree with us. Who has credibility here?

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  3. For The Conversation, I wrote about how White Southerners are making sense of what it means to be White in these times.

    In a nutshell, it’s complicated.

    I hope you’ll read and share widely.

    theconversation.com/its-a-compli...

    How do white Southerners think about their racial status in a world that is scrutinizing white advantages? Researchers found people across the political spectrum grappling with what being white means.

    ‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that

    How do white Southerners think about their racial status in a world that is scrutinizing white advantages? Researchers found people across the political spectrum grappling with what being white means.

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  4. The aftermath of the 2012 election left the GOP with two distinct options (remember the post-election diagnosis?). Trump came and showed a third, rhetorically populist and racially nationalist way, that took the party over. And everyone rolled over.

    that Barack Obama did not simply hand the presidency to Mitt Romney - that he had the temerity to run an effective campaign against the man - is one of the most-cited reasons for the turn to Trump

    the entire conservative ethos is Look What You Made Me Do

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  5. What’s craaaazy to me is that a Minnesota state rep was ASSASSINATED and nothing even remotely close to this happened there

    Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.

    Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)

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