Approval fell further below 40 percent while disapproval has now surged above 60 percent since February. 

Donald Trump ran for the presidency as a populist and he won as a populist. All the usual suspects—such as Hillary Clinton—condemned him as a populist. The political playbook his campaign followed served up the typical populist fare for the voters.

Donald Trump’s rise to political prominence was fueled in part by his rejection of the foreign policy orthodoxy that had dominated Washington for decades. For much of the post-Cold War period, American foreign policy was shaped by an interventionist mindset associated with neoconservative thinking. Administrations from both parties embraced ambitious projects that ranged from democracy-promotion and humanitarian interventions to nation-building efforts in distant regions.

A little over two weeks ago, on April 7th, the U.S. national debt crossed $39 trillion. Since then, another $150 billion has already been added to the ledger. While major news outlets missed the milestone, every trillion is worthy of mention.

In 1977, Murray Rothbard wrote an article in response to an issue of Reason Magazine where the main feature of the month was a debate between interventionism and non-interventionism. 

This is a momentous year at the Mises Institute. The great Murray Rothbard would have been 100 years old on March 2. We have dedicated this year, the Year of Rothbard, to honoring his memory and championing his lifelong fight for liberty. The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is on July 4. We plan to remember this revolutionary document the right way—the Rothbardian way—reminding people how important it was in fighting for property rights and the right to secession.