The president was angry at the press, claiming that journalists were spreading “poisonous propaganda” about him. Using the Federal Communications Commission as a political weapon, he threatened the licenses of broadcast firms that employed people critical of him.
Tariff advocates John Carney and Alex Marlow wrote a Breitbart Business Digest article, citing various statements from the Federal Reserve’s August Beige Book to support their argument that heightened consumer price-sensitivity is forcing American businesses to absorb tariff costs:
One of the most memorable passages in the memoir of the escaped slave Frederick Douglass is where he describes how one group of slaves would argue with another group of slaves over whose master was richer or stronger.
In the aftermath of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, the American media quickly identified a story it felt truly worthy of moral outrage. It was, of course, not the murder of a peaceful political actor, nor the widespread celebration of his death, or even grotesque attacks on a young widow and two young children, but rather the temporary suspension of one of their own: Jimmy Kimmel.
In debates over social justice, one important distinction is often overlooked: the difference between state action and private choice. Libertarian philosophy holds that individuals and organizations have the right to associate or not associate with whomever they choose. This includes decisions that some may consider discriminatory. In a free society, voluntary association is a fundamental expression of liberty. Private actors are not morally or legally obligated to treat everyone equally.
After the Federal Reserve’s board voted to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percent last week, the Wall Street Journal editorial board declared that the central bank was now “Trump’s Federal Reserve.”
