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Rich Lowry of National Review Online analyzes recent economic news that could change some Americans’ minds. The United States of America may be the greatest place for functionally illiterate people…
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online assesses the president’s approach toward communist China. A recurring complaint of this newsletter, and elsewhere, is that Donald Trump, the man who once said…
Andrew Stuttaford poses a two-word question at National Review Online: Islamist Britain? In certain places and in certain respects, it seems, to some. Wait, wait, who says? The Financial Times:…
Joshua Slocum writes for the Federalist about a long-term negative impact from the COVID lockdowns. A new analysis of personality surveys is putting the weight of data behind some things…
Zeeshan Aleem writes for MSNBC about a misguided Democratic strategy for opposing Donald Trump. Democrats are trying to make “TACO” — or “Trump always chickens out”— a new political slogan…
Chris Miller writes in the Financial Times about one of the Trump administration’s misguided tariff ideas. The US government will be “taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS…
Michael Strain writes for the Financial Times about the impact of the president’s approach toward tariffs. “Liberation day” has arrived. Unfortunately, it threatens to liberate Americans from robust real wage…
Michael Strain writes for the Financial Times about a long-term political fight tied to Donald Trump’s electoral win. Donald Trump’s stunning return to power cements his status as a figure…
As voters cast their ballots across the nation, Mohamed El-Erian wrote for the Financial Times about economic challenges facing the next president. First, the incoming president must find a way…
Andrew Stuttaford writes for National Review Online about the continuing failure of government industrial policy. There are many, many things wrong with industrial policy, from waste to capital misallocation to…
Michael Strain writes for the Financial Times about problems linked to economic protectionism. Nippon Steel and US Steel reached a deal in December for the Japanese steelmaker to acquire its…
Michael Strain writes for the Financial Times about one unfortunate similarity between President Biden and former President Trump. Donald Trump and Joe Biden differ in many important ways, but both…