Notes in the Margin

62% think tariffs will be a net liability in the long run. Even more think it will be costly in the short run. They're right because tariff hikes are just tax increases on Americans.

Sales of previously owned homes in March fell 5.9% from February to 4.02 million units. That’s the slowest March sales pace since 2009.

Won't make 2% NATO target. The American taxpayers in no way benefit from a military alliance with Italy. Time to leave NATO. 

It's a good start, but the Fed should never cut (or raise) rates at all. It should stop manipulating interest rates altogether. Anything else is just central planning. 

60% oppose cuts to food stamps. Huge federal deficits are here to stay. 

Sebastian Gorka says the people who advocate for due process for potential deportees should be prosecuted by federal bureaucrats. Bill of Rights, RIP.

Thanks to years of inflation-fueled asset-price inflation, first-time buyers can't really afford to buy. 

For Americans who still think that Donald Trump is an advocate of realism and restraint in foreign policy, the events in Yemen should come as a rude awakening.

As financial pressure mounts nationwide, auto loan delinquencies are rising across all 50 states.

“Congress needs to grow a spine, and Congress needs to stand up for its prerogatives,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters, complaining Trump relied on a national-emergency law to impose tariffs that Paul believes should be controlled by lawmakers.