Alternative Facts aren't Facts

Union, allies show blithe disregard for truth

Source: Doug May (Twitter)

Michael Blyth is an economist.

He wrote a book in 2013 and made a name for himself arguing against the idea that national governments like the United States or those in the European Union could power their way out of a recession by shrinking the size of public debt.

He calls this idea “austerity.” Notice how Blyth described what…