Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

@dkthomp · Twitter ·

the US is suddenly being treated by markets like a developing country led by a ~policy entrepreneur~ who doesn’t get basic economics, possibly bc ….. we’re acting like a developing country led by a kook who doesn’t understand basic economics

Matthew Zeitlin

when @DKThomp asked @M_C_Klein for historical analogues to the present situation he suggested, uhhh, perón and when erdogan tried to lower inflation by cutting interest rates