It Will Be A Miracle If We Avoid A Recession... Don't Bet On It During a press conference after Trump’s tariffs kicked in yesterday,...

If there’s one thing Trump and his billionaire backers hate more than democracy, it’s paying taxes. The news that Trump and Musk are...

by Noah Are you really so naive that you still think the ongoing destruction we're being afflicted with is solely due to stupidity? It...

Trump's Tariffs Explained -by Nigel Best The con is on, and it’s disguised as a bad magic trick. Whilst looking at what’s happening in...

Bourbon Manufactures Sure Do Mitch McConnell’s term is up next year. And, in failing heath and 83 years old next week, he isn’t running...

I loved going up to Montreal to teach at McGill, more so than any classes I taught in U.S. universities. And what a great town Montreal...

Expect The Price Of Coffee (And Flowers) To Skyrocket Now In 2023, the total value of U.S. imports from Colombia was reported to be...

Someone Should Ask The Wharton Grad To Explain Smoot-Hawley The Republicans are at it again I have a hunch that Trump’s second time in...

Santayana: “Those Who Cannot Remember The Past Are Condemned To Repeat It” There’s little doubt that Musk and Trump plan to drag the rest...

If It's Real, Low End Cars Will Go Up In Price Better than a Tesla and MUCH less expensive This is how tariffs work. China’s (and the...

I saw a House Majority PAC wish list somewhere— 45 Republican-held districts they would like to contest in 2026. If they meant by...

On His Way Out, Paul Krugman Warns About The Kakistocracy I don’t know anyone looking forward to Trump’s second term with anything but...

This Is What Happens When Idiots Elect An Insecure Sociopath President Trump’s tariff bluff against Mexico and Canada, our two biggest...

Republicans Want To Cut Medicaid, Food Stamps & Climate Remediation Let’s start this morning— and this month— with 4 assumptions that...

Schadenfreude Doesn't Do Anyone Any Good Carlos lives in Mesa, Arizona. His parents are undocumented but he was born in Tucson and is a...

If Trump’s migrant round-up includes agricultural workers, food prices are going to sky-rocket. After anti-immigration laws led to a...

Chaos, Confusion, Instability— Trump's Brand Chaos and instability— Trump’s trademarks— impact farmers more negatively than other people....

After the devastating Wall Street Journal  report a couple days ago that pointed to an economic catastrophe if Trump’s plans are ever...

You may have learned in high school that the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs (1930) caused the Great Depression. It’s not true. What is true though...

Excuses For Tariffs Abound But Tariffs Are Never A Good Idea I saw my first Rivian yesterday, a spiffy R-1-T pickup truck. I haven’t been...