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Tariffs, Trade, and the Big Beautiful Scam
Tariffs sound great if you say them fast enough. Protect American jobs! Punish foreign cheaters! Bring back factories! Make America great again! It’s the kind of thing that looks terrific on a bumper sticker and terrible on your grocery receipt. Here’s how tariffs actually work: they’re TAXES. Not on foreign governments. Not on multinational corporations.…
The Russian Playbook – Trump, Greenland, and Panama
Donald Trump’s affinity for Russia has been well-documented—because nothing says “tough on Moscow” like a president who fawns over Putin at every opportunity. But his specific geopolitical obsessions—such as his laughable interest in acquiring Greenland and his meddling in Panama—suggest something even more intriguing: a foreign policy crafted not so much for America’s benefit, but…
The Dogs of Deregulation
Oh, Elon Musk—the self-styled savior of humanity, now moonlighting as the Trump administration’s “efficiency czar.” Because who better to streamline government than a billionaire with a penchant for regulatory tantrums? Musk and the Trump Administration: A Match Made in Moscow Musk’s relationship with the Trump administration is the stuff of corporate wet dreams. Appointed as…
What MAGA Doesn’t Understand About Us — And Why It Matters
There’s this idea out there — a loud, angry idea — that progressives are trying to take something away from conservatives. That we want to ban your religion, seize your guns, force you into abortions, and open the borders so we can replace you. It’s everywhere: on cable news, in social media echo chambers, in…