Listen to the May 25, 2020 Econ Talk episode where Gurri is interviewed (Russ Roberts sucks BTW but that's another issue). I don't think he's being dishonest, h

Listen to the May 25, 2020 Econ Talk episode where Gurri is interviewed (Russ Roberts sucks BTW but that's another issue). I don't think he's being dishonest, he's delusional. His brain just can't accept that mainstream fascism has arrived and is in his face. And yes, I agree with you that the reason is that he's got some regressive and authoritarian ideals and is probably a registered republican based on his comments and behavior that I've seen.