Occam’s razor says that Trump makes populist statements that appeal to the kind of person who votes for Trump. Whether those are actually good ideas is irrelevant. Mercantilism sounds good to a person who doesn’t know much about economy. Territorial expansion rhymes with “make great”.
21st-century economics is just as irrelevant as e.g. 21-st century medicine. Scientists are not an important group of voters.
Occam’s razor says that Trump makes populist statements that appeal to the kind of person who votes for Trump. Whether those are actually good ideas is irrelevant. Mercantilism sounds good to a person who doesn’t know much about economy. Territorial expansion rhymes with “make great”.
21st-century economics is just as irrelevant as e.g. 21-st century medicine. Scientists are not an important group of voters.