Source: EconLog
by Pierre Lemieux
“Public choice theory and its methodological-individualist foundations can be illustrated with a currently hot question: Will President Trump order an attack on Iranian military assets? It is, of course, not ‘the American people’ who will decide; nobody has had lunch with him or her. … Although Mr. Trump wields extraordinary power, he will be influenced by his entourage, that is, mainly courtiers, minions, and cronies around him, and some individuals in his party’s remaining centers of influence. He will, if only intuitively, take into account the deep divisions on war issues within his voters’ base, as well as his pacifist or isolationist electoral promises. But his choice will still depend on how he analyzes or ‘feels’ the situation.” (06/18/25)
https://www.econlib.org/basic-public-choice-analysis-of-attacking-iran/