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History repeating?
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Feisty, Protectionist Populism? They Tried That Down Under
More than 40 years before Donald Trump entered U.S. politics, another western leader poured money into infrastructure, insulted foreign dignitaries, sparred with the press, and scorned expert counsel — all to the delight of television viewers. Spoiler alert: It didn’t end well. Tyler Cowen recounts the saga of Robert Muldoon, New Zealand’s eccentric former prime minister.