If you asked me last week what’s more dangerous than Elon Musk exercising what, on
Category: politics
Meanwhile, Last Night
“Just an old fashioned.” “Sure. Do you care what bourbon?” He look quizzically at the
Are Trump And Musk Trying To Engineer A ‘Government Recession’?
Donald Trump and Elon Musk (only one of whom was elected, by the way) may
Holy Grail
Tuesday dawned the same way every other day’s dawned since January 20 and the same
Muzzle Velocity
On February 2, Ezra Klein released an audio essay called “Don’t Believe Him.” It begins
Art Of The Asinine
Art of the deal! Or art of the bluff. Or art of the farce. Or
Trade War 2.0
“Trade War 2.0” will dominate headlines in the week ahead, and not just on financial
The Great Resignation, Trump-Style
Do you work for the federal government? From home? And are you less-than-excited about the
Donald Trump Has Some Demands
Donald Trump wants lower interest rates, he wants them now and he’s not taking “no”
My Way Or The Hard Way
In 2016, when he was still inclined to interviews with traditional media outlets, Donald Trump
Madman Theory: Redux
A couple of days ago (and on any number of other occasions), I suggested equities
A Mandate For Cruelty
Donald Trump came into office with a mandate to be cruel towards immigrants, and he
A Bridge To Nowhere
“The people of Gaza can finally recover and rebuild.” So said Joe Biden on Wednesday,
National Emergy
Regrettably, we’re all (every one of us) condemned to spend the next four years chasing
As Trudeau Steps Aside, Trump Floats US-Canada Merger
The West’s rolling crisis of governance claimed another victim early this week, when Justin Trudeau
By The Grace Of God
I gotta say: I’m a little disappointed in House Republicans. Mike Johnson’s still House Speaker,
South Korea Reels
I keep saying this, but it bears repeating: If you’re going to institute military rule,
South Korea In Crisis
Congratulations to Choi Sang-mok! Choi became South Korea’s third president in a month on Friday,
Who’s Afraid Of Tariff Man?
The tariffs! My God, what of the tariffs?! (“Think of the children!”) Most intelligent people
President Musk
“Vice President Trump” was briefly trending on “X” Thursday, which is… well, funny, for one
Igor Kirillov Had A Bad Day
Igor Kirillov was a Russian general of considerable standing and he just had a very
That’ll Be Enough, Mr. Yoon
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol imagined he might be presiding over a two-week-old military junta
What Of The Axis Now?
The world’s burning. Figuratively. Literally. Both. It looks as though history will remember Israel’s decision
Iran, Russia Reel As Assad Regime Falls To Al Qaeda Successor
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is king of Syria now. Or something. “Following his talks with a
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