ABC’s Jon Karl asked Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick a question: The president also said there’s going to be a transition cost, transition problems. I mean we are going to see higher prices in America. It’s not like you can … Continue reading →
Police have the man in custody who is suspected of firebombing the residence of Governor Shapiro of Pennsylvania. The bombing – accomplished through Molotov cocktails, and which occurred while the governor and his family were in the home – did … Continue reading →
Accent on the phrase “at the moment.” But I do think it’s highly possible that was the intent all along. A description: China announced on Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. imports from 84% to 125%, further escalating … Continue reading →
Trump: genius, or not-so-amiable dunce? In my opinion – somewhere in-between but so far in terms of results on all fronts closer to genius and definitely an unusual person. The left and all his other enemies either don’t understand Trump … Continue reading →
The stock market partially recovers today, then drops again: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 320 points after giving up an earlier surge of 1,460, while the Nasdaq composite lost 2.1%. Uncertainty is still high about what President Donald Trump … Continue reading →
Some news: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the bloc offered President Donald Trump a deal concerning tariffs on industrial goods. Von der Leyen said at a press conference (emphasis the LI author’s): “These tariffs come first … Continue reading →
This news is unsurprising. I noticed the phenomenon among some people I know even in Trump’s first term, and not all of them would even define themselves as leftists. And it’s only gotten worse – plus, as the report describes, … Continue reading →
Here’s another post on tariffs, because they’re a big deal right now. As I’ve said several times, I haven’t decided what I think about them and am willing to adopt a “wait and see” attitude. But in the meantime, they … Continue reading →
I don’t put much trust in experts’ prognostications, and haven’t for a long time. I think it began when so many failed to predict the fall of the Soviet Union. I was a Democrat back then, and I didn’t see … Continue reading →
Europe is angry at Trump. You might ask: what else is new? Europe has been angry at Trump for a long time – that is, when it’s not busy ridiculing him for things like warning them (pre Ukraine War) about … Continue reading →
Nice try, although I doubt that this EO of Trump’s will hold up. The president does not have the authority to set nationwide voting rules for federal elections. However, as you can see, the EO is cleverly drafted and in … Continue reading →
I know I’m supposed to care deeply about Jeffrey Goldberg’s entrée into the administration’s Signal discussion of an attack in Yemen. And I probably should be writing more about it. But it’s just not of any real interest to me; … Continue reading →