Is it really, though?

The Trump administration is certainly providing plenty of relevant cases for my lecture on institutional uncertainty next semester.

Why are second-order effects always ignored… Increased prices on plastic bags leads to worse alternatives being used. e24.no/naeringsliv/i/…

Interestingly, the defense of Trump supporters in the comments is not "That’s inaccurate", but rather "Biden did it as well". As if that makes corruption any better. If anything, it just confirms that the President of the United States holds too much power.

Når media bruker Professor-tittelen skaper det inntrykk av ekspertise innen temaet. Her har vi en sosialantropolog som hovedsakelig beskjeftiger seg med matvaner. Han får lov å lufte ganske rabiat ideologi og gjemme seg bak sin kunnskap innen et annet felt. Problematisk.

This is incredibly dishonest from Justin Wolfers, who obviously knows better. The chart is useless in assessing whether tax cuts "pay for themselves". Deficit includes spending, which is not constant, and everything is relative to GDP, which fluctuates (see dips in 2008 and 2020)