You know how conspiracy theorists believe there’s a secret cabal controlling the world economy? Turns out they may be kind of right – only the conspiracy’s stupider than they ever imagined.
As American television journalist Rachel Maddow revealed in her weekly MSNBC segment on Saturday, the White House’s economic guru during the Trump era, Peter Navarro, kept quoting a “trade expert” named Ron Vara in his books and arguments. But here’s the catch: Ron Vara does not exist. He’s not an economist. He’s not a person either. He is just an anagram of “Navarro”.
