Tariffs make sense in a world of predatory mercantilism
‘Liberation Day’ is when America stops pretending the global trading system resembles a textbook model
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Wednesday
Why Democrats can spin two Florida losses as good news
The Republicans held onto two US House seats – by smaller margins
Tuesday
What to look for in Florida and Wisconsin’s elections tonight
Plus: APL quits HFC and Hope Walz quits grad school
Let them eat woke
Democrats, your party has a product problem, not a marketing problem
Trump, le Pen and the legal war on politics
All criminals need to face the law, but laws need to be applied equally
Monday
Trump only harms himself by floating the idea of a third term
The courts and the public will render the classic New Jersey verdict, ‘fuhgeddaboudit!’
Friday
Why does Britain think it can censor Gab?
The British media regulator has threatened the app with $20 million in fines for failing to police speech
Thursday
Trump’s choice on a replacement UN ambassador is complex
The President decided to yank Elise Stefanik’s nomination because of the slender Republican majority in the House
What went wrong for MAGA in Pennsylvania
A Republican-leaning district in a purple state has been turned on its head by a surprise win for the Democratic party
Snow White and the seven circles of Hell
The film’s star can’t keep her progressive political views to herself
Wednesday
Of course Jasmine Crockett should run for president
She has risen through the ranks as a trash-talking champion of the Democratic base
Tuesday
Mike Waltz claims he has ‘never met’ Atlantic editor
But Jeffrey Goldberg says in his write-up that he has met the National Security Advisor
You can buy Melania Trump’s wedding dress on eBay for $45,000
She wore it in her sole Vogue cover appearance
The Goldberg groupchat ‘glitch’ is a crisis of competence
It was only a matter of time before this White House, moving as fast as they have been, would make a glaring mistake
The real problem with the Trump portrait
It’s not malicious. It’s just bad
Monday
Ex-Media Matters influencer runs for Congress
Kat Abughazaleh is challenging 80-year-old incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky
Is Trump’s tariff zeal beginning to wane?
His plans consist of some old tactics and some new ones
Sunday
We are living through the Second American Revolution
The American people are once again asserting their right to self-governance
Friday
Can Trump fix eggflation?
Inflation and scarcity afflicting America’s favorite breakfast have become a major political issue
Trump is right to eradicate the Department of Education
If Americans are empowered to choose, there will be no going back to the broken system that’s kept Democrats in power