> This was despite Donald Trump’s best efforts to the contrary in the form of anti-growth tariffs, mass deportations and attacks on institutions like the Fed.
Why didn’t the author even take into consideration that Trump actions might have played a positive role?
The writings around economics is always this biased, it’s annoying.
Same goes with Argentina with Milei, for example: according to everyone a few years ago his initiatives should have been catastrophic… and yer nowadays Argentina is doing incredibly better and it’s essentially an unsung miracle success.
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[ 1.8 ms ] story [ 22.3 ms ] threadWhy didn’t the author even take into consideration that Trump actions might have played a positive role?
The writings around economics is always this biased, it’s annoying.
Same goes with Argentina with Milei, for example: according to everyone a few years ago his initiatives should have been catastrophic… and yer nowadays Argentina is doing incredibly better and it’s essentially an unsung miracle success.
"With productivity rising at a brisk pace, the share of national income that goes to workers has sunk to its lowest point on record"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/economy/cpi-infl...