Friday Quiz!
Answer to come this afternoon, unless someone guesses it ... what does Donald Trump have in common with Paul Krugman?
Update: I think an early finish is necessary because Ajay has taken the prize, by correctly noting that both of them have appeared in cameo roles as themselves in Hollywood comedies (Trump in "Zoolander", Krugman in "Get Him To The Greek").
However, what I had in mind was something a little more surprising - another thing that Donald Trump and Paul Krugman have in common is "their entire China policy". Both are in favour of an ultimatum to China on its yuan-peg policy, backed up by the threat of a 25% import tariff. Well there you go. A man more conspiratorially minded than myself would wonder cui bono from the association of Krugman's china-hawk policy with the comedy candidature of Trump?
They've both played themselves in cameos in recent comedy films. Donald Trump appeared as himself in "Zoolander" and Paul Krugman appeared as himself in "Get Him To The Greek".
ReplyDeleteClose (and factually correct), but I'm thinking of something considerably more surprising than that!
ReplyDeleteSen. John McCain would fall into both categories; he played himself in "The Wedding Crashers" and backed the Schumer-Graham proposal in 2005 that would have given China six months to let the yuan float or face a 27.5% import tariff.
ReplyDeleteDon't you see, people? IT'S ALL CONNECTED!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is now Saturdy (oh Christ Sunday even in the laggard UK) but I was sure the reference was to this Jonathan Chait post which speculates that David Brooks thinks they are both very rude
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/87035/why-do-paul-krugman-and-david-brooks-hate-each-other