U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter
This is really the “Biden stagnation” but Trump has made it his own by raising taxes and stifling international trade. So, now Trump owns it.
The Trump Administration Is Not Serious About Ending Endless Wars
One of the stories that came to define President Trump’s second first one hundred days was the scandal now known as “Signalgate,” and its chaotic aftermath.
Just a reminder that the new PM of Canada used to be head of the Bank of England
New “Canadian” PM Mark Carney has been head of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. The technocracy acknowledges no borders.
Spain’s Blackout Shows the Regime Can’t Be Bothered with Affordable, Reliable Power
There’s a lot of conflicting information about the immediate cause of the recent mega-blackouts in Spain and Portugal. The governments in those countries claim the causes are “still unclear” after the largest blackouts in history. Given the rather spotty record of truth-telling by national governments, I suspect the causes of the blackouts are clear to those who are in a position to know.
Goods shipments to the US are collapsing
But Bessent says tariffs won’t cause any supply chain shocks (for some reason.)
Trump to “soften the blow” of the tariffs he imposed
Trump has a great scheme going: impose huge new tariffs (AKA taxes) and then portray a cut on those same tariffs as some sort of generous move.
US Navy accidentally dumps $60mln fighter jet into the ocean
US Navy loses $60 million fighter jet after it fell off aircraft carrier. This brings the total cost of lost aircraft in Yemen up to $270 million since Trump took over.
Higher Education’s Problems Began With the Federal Government’s 1965 Industrial Policy
United States higher education is in the midst of major financial and cultural upheaval. Campus protests erupted in Spring 2024 over Israel’s response to Hamas’s 2023 incursion into Israel. Earlier, Congress grilled presidents of Ivy League universities about antisemitism on their campuses, forcing some presidents to resign. President Trump has threatened loss of federal research grants if institutions do not properly handle such campus disruptions.
