I was wondering if Paul Krugman had jumped on that bandwagon, but the only result I could find when I searched for it was, guess who, Kevin Drum using it as a counter-argument to Krugman./1
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/unleaded-gasoline-and-teen-pregnancy/
On the other hand, Krugman himself pointed out that it isn't just crime that's rising dramatically, but also traffic deaths. He used that to mock the idea that BLM was responsible for crime and pointed to the pandemic. I embedded his tweets on my blog./2 et fin
https://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2021/09/americans-speeding-during-pandemic-is.html
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/02/unleaded-gasoline-and-teen-pregnancy/
On the other hand, Krugman himself pointed out that it isn't just crime that's rising dramatically, but also traffic deaths. He used that to mock the idea that BLM was responsible for crime and pointed to the pandemic. I embedded his tweets on my blog./2 et fin
https://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2021/09/americans-speeding-during-pandemic-is.html