President Trump's pick of a political ally, E.J. Antoni, to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has raised fears among economists about political interference in important economic data. After a guest on our show criticized his nomination last week, the Heritage Foundation, where Antoni is currently the chief economist, sent a statement that says, quote, "Antoni's proven ability to analyze complex economic data and present it in an understandable way for the public makes him the ideal candidate to lead BLS into a new era of transparency, reliability and accountability." So what does happen, though, when people ... (full story)