Miles Kimball — Scott Adams on Donald Trump's Powers of Persuasion

Miles Kimball notices Scott Adams. IIRC, Miles Kimball was Noah Smith's dissertation adviser, so expect Noah to pick up on it, too.

Why is this important for economics? Because it shows that voting choice is not so much about policy (rational) but rather about persuasion and shaping perceptions (non-rational). The fact of the matter is that arguably most choices socially, political and economically are "managed" by preseason rather than "free" and "rational" as assumed.

Confessions of a Supply Side Liberal
Scott Adams on Donald Trump's Powers of Persuasion
Miles Kimball | Professor of Economics and Survey Research at the University of Michigan