"I know models have unrealistic and sometimes stylized assumptions, yet models can bring important insights, and theoretical and empirical papers that capture key features of the real world can be useful for policy. It takes a big leap of faith, however, and can actually do more harm than good, to claim that models whose assumptions greatly distort the real world are adequate for real-world applications."
https://evonomics.com/political-economy-blind-spots-and-a-challenge-to-academics/
https://evonomics.com/political-economy-blind-spots-and-a-challenge-to-academics/
Evonomics
There is No Economics without Politics - Evonomics
Applying inadequate economic models to policy in the real world is akin to building bridges using flawed engineering models. Serious harm may follow.
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http://theintercept.com/2019/12/05/nixon-clinton-and-what-the-right-gets-wrong-about-impeachment/
http://theintercept.com/2019/12/05/nixon-clinton-and-what-the-right-gets-wrong-about-impeachment/
The Intercept
Deconstructed Podcast: What the Right Gets Wrong About Impeachment
Princeton history professor Kevin Kruse discusses the lessons we can take from the impeachments of Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, and Andrew Johnson.