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Trump Tower (of Babel?): DOGE, Tariffs, and Policymaker Ignorance

Trump Tower (of Babel?): DOGE, Tariffs, and Policymaker Ignorance

Update: 2025-04-14

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Scott analyzes DOGE's activities through the lens of the problem of policymaker ignorance and briefly considers Trump's tariff policies, whatever, exactly, they might be.

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Trump Tower (of Babel?): DOGE, Tariffs, and Policymaker Ignorance

Trump Tower (of Babel?): DOGE, Tariffs, and Policymaker Ignorance

Scott Scheall