I tried recently to limit my iPhone screen time. To that end, I started bringing
Category: politics
War, Peace And A Very Slippery Slope
Donald Trump was at Pope Francis’s funeral for all of 14 minutes on Saturday. It
Arresting Developments
Kash Patel’s arresting judges now. So, there’s that. No sense burying the lede. But it’s
‘Vladimir, STOP!’
“Vladimir, STOP!” So came the manifestly impotent squeal from TruthSocial, where Donald Trump on Thursday
Long March Versus Tiny Hands
According to China, remarks from Donald Trump and Scott Bessent in recent days about a
‘A Nonsensical Place’
Did everyone hear Scott Bessent on Wednesday? I hope so, because the rhetoric from the
Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster
Well, at least folks have (by and large) stopped dancing around it: We’re in uncharted
Tortillas And The Constitutional Crisis
The Supreme Court on Saturday halted, briefly or not, Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, or
‘From One Bucket Of Tariffs To A Different Bucket Of Potential Tariffs’
The Trump administration’s now seemingly bent on undermining their own damage control initiatives before markets
How Long Until Scott Bessent Gets Fired Or Quits?
A few days ago, one brave reader endeavored to lecture me on the alleged genius
Can We Get A Do-Over?
The White House on Tuesday afternoon said Donald Trump intended to go ahead with the
D.C. Power Couple Reportedly Calling It Quits After Three Months
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Elon Musk will reportedly step away from his
Trust Issues
I was listening earlier this week to an episode of Bloomberg’s “Odd Lots” podcast. The
Tax The Cars!
Damn you “Tariff Man!” I’m laughing. It’s not funny, but then again it really is.
‘Currently Clean On OPSEC’
On Monday, the Trump administration stumbled into a truly unfortunate PR debacle described by some
Petitio Principii: GOP Goes ‘Nihilistic’ To Extend Trump Tax Cuts
When it comes to the myriad, glaring absurdities hiding in plain sight amongst the grotesque
Autocracy Now
[Editor’s note: The domestic political situation in America is spiraling. This is, I think, an
Here Comes The Constitutional Crisis
There are a lot of “Will he or won’t he?” questions swirling around Donald Trump,
Trump Has A Plan All Right. And It’s Pretty F-cking Evil.
I’ve said it over and over again: The Trump administration has no grand plan for
Bad Sequel
“Trump 2.0” has everything you want in a superfluous sequel: Same main character but with
Trump Threatens To Collapse Canada’s Economy, Calls Border ‘Artificial Line’
First thing Tuesday morning, I mentioned, in passing, that three US states which import power
Scott Told Me So (Golden Age Loading)
We gotta get this sucker rebalanced! That’s the rallying cry on Wall Street, where “Because
There’s No Plan. Really There Isn’t.
If there were remaining questions as to whether Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick have a
In Germany: History
Germany’s going to spend some money. Not because they want to, necessarily, but because they
Trump’s Probably Serious About Annexing Canada
I wonder sometimes what 45/47’s followers imagine goes on every morning in blue households across
You Can’t Fix Stupid
Tariffs. They’re news. Global risk sentiment took a hit Tuesday as Donald Trump followed through
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