Originally posted as a Twitter thread on October 27, 2019

This is the top “story” in the NYT app right now. Such a ridiculously sensationalist headline — confusing correlation and causation isn’t enough, might as well figure out how to present a broad policy (Opportunity Zones) through the cartoon-like representation of a “villain”

“Symbol of 80s Excess Stands to Benefit from Flu Shot”

“Man Who Once Met Putin Benefits from Opportunity Zones, Raising Questions of Russian Influence”

“Mnuchin’s High School Girlfriend, Fluent Russian Speaker, Owns Property in Turkey, Raising Questions on Kurdish Policy”

“Grandchildren of Symbol of 1890s Greed, John Rockefeller, Stand to Benefit from Vaccine Developed by Salk”