{"id":270537,"date":"2025-02-06T19:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/correlation-or-causation-econbrowser\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:27","slug":"correlation-or-causation-econbrowser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/correlation-or-causation-econbrowser\/","title":{"rendered":"Correlation or Causation? | Econbrowser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-55532\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>We know that correlation does not necessarily mean causation. But sometimes you gotta wonder, especially as Mr. Trump\u2019s administration is busily dismantling the CIA. First, GW Bush ignore the PDB of August 8, 2001, on \u201cBin Laden determined to strike in US\u201d. Then Trump 1.0 eliminates the <a href=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/archives\/2020\/04\/and-here-it-comes-theres-a-january-pdb-on-the-novel-coronavirus\">NSC directorate on pandemic preparedness before the Covid-19 pandemic<\/a> (and apparently with the exception of Peter Navarro(!) ignores warnings about Covid).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29116\" src=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1-744x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1-744x1024.png 744w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1-768x1058.png 768w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1-624x859.png 624w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page1.png 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29120\" src=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page2.png 864w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page2-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page2-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pdb_6aug2001_page2-624x366.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The PDF of the entire memo (redacted of course), delivered 36 days before 9\/11, is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssc.wisc.edu\/~mchinn\/pdb8-6-2001.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Mr. Trump\u2019s administration is going full throttle to eliminate (once again) early warning systems against threats to the United States. What\u2019s coming next?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\tThis entry was posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/archives\/2025\/02\/correlation-or-causation\" title=\"9:48 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2025-02-06T09:48:47-08:00\">February 6, 2025<\/time><\/a><span class=\"by-author\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/archives\/author\/menzie_chinn\" title=\"View all posts by Menzie Chinn\" rel=\"author\">Menzie Chinn<\/a><\/span><\/span>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/econbrowser.com\/archives\/2025\/02\/correlation-or-causation\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] We know that correlation does not necessarily mean causation. 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