The costs of a protective tariff are immediate and traceable, while any benefits are long-term and diffuse.
Democrats didn’t have that bad of an election
Given the adverse presidential playing field, Democrats won a lot of races, nationally and in Arizona, that they easily could have lost, and arguably should have.
Ugly Americanism as a foreign policy strategy
Although not yet president, Trump is throwing Truth Social thunderbolts at other countries.
Do bruising defeats mean the end of open primaries as a reform?
Looking at the electoral challenge a little differently.
A big GOP win, but not really a mandate
At both the national and state level, Republicans mostly won seats they should have already held.
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The beginning of the end of U.S. leadership of the free world
A second term for Trump necessitates a recalibration by other democratic capitalist countries regarding their security interests.
An endorsement of non-endorsements
There is a principled argument against newspapers endorsing candidates, although not the one made by Jeff Bezos.
The state of play in the presidential race
Harris has given Democrats a good chance of retaining the presidency. That didn’t seem possible three months ago.
Trump’s true love: The protective tariff
Trump’s tariff agenda in a second term would be much more far-reaching, and risky, than that in his first.
Props 315 and 135 take the legislative role too far
A legislative veto on regulations and emergency declarations would be compatible with the separation of powers principle. Requiring legislative approval for core executive branch functions isn’t.