Among the rubble of Black Lives Matter Plaza
Goodbye yellow-painted road
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Thursday
Republicans dare Senate Democrats to shut everything down
The opposition truly hasn’t figured out what path to take with confronting this president
The US has entered a bear market
One was bound to happen under Trump, but he’s not doing much to help things
Wednesday
Steve Bannon blames Gavin Newsom for creating Elon Musk
‘You guys loved all the oligarchs, in particular Elon, until they flipped’
Team Trump’s incoherent plan to change GDP measurements
The wasteful public sector cannot be wished away
Will better-than-expected inflation numbers calm the markets?
The consumer price index rose 0.1 percent less than markets had expected
Are thought crimes now a deportable offense?
No charges have been filed against Mahmoud Khalil — and the administration hasn’t elaborated on how he is ‘aligned’ to Hamas or what exactly he’s done to deserve deportation
Is Canada doing enough to tame Trump?
The Liberal party is still courting China — and wondering why Trump isn’t happy
Why Putin could reject a ceasefire
Russia is not yet in control of the four regions it declared to be its own
Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?
As long as Kyiv refused a ceasefire, Putin could portray them as obstacles to peace
Tuesday
Trump and Elon’s White House Tesla auto show
The President suddenly likes Tesla, just as it goes out of fashion.
Musk and Rubio make up after USAID funding clash
The DoGE chief had singled Rubio out for firing ‘nobody’
Romania’s democracy has descended into farce
Cǎlin Georgescu is a victim of illiberal Europe
Why I hate Substack
There are limits to self-publishing
Can the MAGA coalition survive a recession?
Trump was never going to be able to satisfy everyone. A recession would put that into focus
Monday
Columbia exemplifies the failure of universities
Ideological zealotry and rampant antisemitism are allowed to flourish
Ignore the ‘oligarchy,’ Trump has mastered his coalition
MAGA’s new adherents have little leverage over the President
Thursday
Trump staffers are ‘mid-tier’ and ‘abject,’ says Michael Wolff
‘They are willing to be loyal and abject in a way that someone with other opportunities would not necessarily be’
Wednesday
The Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome comes home to roost
The party needs a reality check
Tuesday
Trump bulldozes through joint address to Congress
The president provided a detailed inventory of his initiatives
