What to expect from your new numbers man...

The internet has been quick to dig into the professional history of EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. It doesn’t take long. Now the chief economist for the Heritage Foundation, he got his doctorate just five years ago and has no publications or citations of note. He has no experience with large public surveys, no research about survey methodology, and no history of managing large organisations such as the 2000 people who work at the bureau. Unusually for an economist, he appears not to have a strong grasp of how recessions work.

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bijouxbroussard · F

Figures. He’s also the guy who keeps a photo of a Nazi battle ship displayed at his place of work, indicating a lack of basic common sense and judgment, too.

Convivial · 26-30, F

@bijouxbroussard as if anymore was needed...