An Economic Perspective on Accusing Political Opponents of Racism

Tags: Antipolitics, Democracy

10/13/2022 Christopher Paige

A winning political strategy, especially among Democrats, is to accuse their political opponents of racism, or at least “closet” racism. Yet simple economic analysis shows such accusations are illogical.

Original Article: “An Economic Perspective on Accusing Political Opponents of Racism”

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