Adam S. Hersh, Ph.D.

@ahecon.bsky.social

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Economist from the block. Frmr @EconomicPolicy @PERIatUMass @JECDems @Policy_Dialogue @CAPeconomy @rooseveltinst. #econsky #china #trade #industrialpolicy #manufacturing. 天下大乱，形势大好。

Screenshot from Politico.com’s morning Playbook contains a paid ad from the Vapor Technology Association—a lobbying group representing the vaping industry—claims that “youth vaping is at historic lows.” Youth vaping was zero before the companies behind the Vapor Technology Association came along.
A golden statue of President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort has the religious right unironically praying to a false idol.
A chart showing that Trump’s economy has underperformed Biden across a range of employment categories. Total Employment Private Sector Construction Manufacturing Coal Mining Gas and Oil Extraction High School & <High School 1/25-2/26 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% -0.8% -3.2% -3.0% -3.1% 11/23-12/24 1.0% 0.8% 2.3% -1.3% -2.8% 0.2% -0.5%