Putting Peter Navarro in charge of the National Defense Production Act is beyond ludicrous. First, he fought the implementation of the act. Next, he is incompetent. Third, he is a crackpot who is respected by not one single economist of note. Fourth, see the last two.

Putting Peter Navarro in charge of the National Defense Production Act is beyond ludicrous. First, he fought the implementation of the act. Next, he is incompetent. Third, he is a crackpot who is respected by not one single economist of note. Fourth, see the last two.

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 27, 2020