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Truth After Trump — Yanis Varoufakis

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Yanis Varoufakis is on to something here, but he could not do it justice in 500 words. But the BS factor in political persuasion is worth thinking about, and it's not just conspiracy theory and gaslighting. Pseudoscience also plays a role in it, particularly in economics as a policy science. Project SyndicateTruth After TrumpYanis Varoufakis

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Yanis Varoufakis is on to something here, but he could not do it justice in 500 words. But the BS factor in political persuasion is worth thinking about, and it's not just conspiracy theory and gaslighting. Pseudoscience also plays a role in it, particularly in economics as a policy science. 

Project Syndicate
Truth After Trump
Yanis Varoufakis

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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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