M. Gade

@mngad.bsky.social

Wisconsin raised, Economist, PhD MSU, retired OSU faculty, life long runner, DMB, Go Pack Go (yes I’m an owner) A blue dot. Sometimes not having any idea where we are going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.

The entire logic of believing most people are voting on policy preferences breaks down when you ask them to mention any policy that would materially benefit them. Voting is much more socioemotional than people want to admit. Ask people how they felt then and how they feel now, that’s the story.

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

What if the White House ballroom is a metaphor for Iran, tariffs, fiscal policy & the Fed. Bulldoze a treasured national institution before making plans. Hide the rubble. Unveil a grandiose and self-aggrandizing vision. Prevaricate. Squirrel! Dither. Discover it was unconstitutional all along