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Tina Koehler's avatar

“There was a young economist who swallowed a fly; I don’t know why he swallowed a fly, perhaps he’ll explain the current economy, or maybe he’ll cry!”🎶🎶

Steve Maurice's avatar

You could have tried a trout to catch the fly...maintaining your pescatarian diet and avoiding the ultimate outcome for the old lady after eating the horse. 😉

Jim Carmichael's avatar

If it is any consolation, the same thing happened to Judy Garland in the middle of a Forest Hills outdoor concert in 1962 (?) when a moth flew into her mouth and she tucked it in her cheek—as reported in Show magazine.Good example of “The show must go on.” Professors are as tough as most performers.

Dawn Shepard's avatar

It says so much about your character, and intellect, that you can laugh at yourself and seamlessly tie it into your subject matter. Brilliant!!

Protect the Vote's avatar

Entertainer but not so much an economist who is open to discussing America’s debt trap

Patric Martin's avatar

Economist Faces DOJ Investigation For Harming Former MAGAt

Freddie Baudat's avatar

How is it that none of those journalists mentioned that your next trick will be to swallow a spider?

Patricia's avatar

May have to up it to a moth next time

David Berson's avatar

You're not the first economist I know who swallowed a fly on live TV -- you're the first person I know who's done it!

Judy's avatar

Economist braves attack by fly, keeps talking about the Fed, unlike Kevin Warsh.

En una boca cerrada no entran moscas. Kevin Warsh can take that advice. Donald Trump really should take that advice. As a professional educator you cannot maintain a closed mouth, but you can keep a bottle of water close at hand during interviews. Congratulations on your quick thinking. The best teachers incorporate an unexpected turn of events into the lecture. On the upside, the free publicity might boost your profile and lead to more economically literate Americans.

Connie's avatar

Good recovery!

Patricia's avatar

That’s how you get headline news!!

Barry Epstein's avatar

I cannot remember my monthly fee but you can now charge me more !

Protect the Vote's avatar

Real economists with substack channels like Nobel laureate Paul Krugman don’t hide comments because they don’t agree with the comments made in the section.

Steve Maurice's avatar

Perhaps he is just not in favor of allowing someone to co-opt the comment section for their own agenda.

Protect the Vote's avatar

Let's see I think I've heard of something called freedom of speech.

Steve Maurice's avatar

But is it really free if you're mooching the platform. I think that would be called freeloading speech.

Protect the Vote's avatar

But what is he afraid of that he wants to hide comments? What is he running away from and doesn't want readers to see?

Protect the Vote's avatar

Who's mooching...paid for the privilege to read Justin and he offers the comment section like all substack channels. Why isn't your comment considered freeloading speech. He has decided to control content that he doesn't like by hiding comments.

Steve Maurice's avatar

Why indeed. A great question to ponder on an economics site. I guess the free market answer would be that you have the right to post whatever you like, and Justin has the right to hide whatever he doesn't like.

Protect the Vote's avatar

Amen but what is he running away from?

LV Jan's avatar

Freedom of speech applies to what the government can do to curtail speech, not private citizens. Maybe you should take a civics lesson before you criticize. Just makes you look ignorant.