Harris has given Democrats a good chance of retaining the presidency. That didn’t seem possible three months ago.
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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.
What makes for an Opportunity Economy?
Harris’s subsidies and tax preferences cannot compensate for the reduction in private sector investment capital her tax increases would cause.
Why is Trump botching the immigration issue?
Trump wasn’t baited into talking about hardened criminals, pet eating, and mass deportations. That’s the way he chose to present himself on the issue.
Harris’s misguided debate prep
Her exclusive focus should be on crossing the presidential credibility and acceptability threshold with swing voters, not attempting to bait Trump into an eruption.
What does the Democratic Convention mean for the future of wokeism?
Whether sincere or not, the convention stood in rejection of the fundamental tenets of identity and grievance politics.
A theory about the presidential race
Both camps are primarily conducting base turnout campaigns. Swing voters may end up deciding based more on personality than policy.
Needed: A steady economic hand
The Fed should take a long view, and not be buffeted by the clamor over incremental changes in imprecise monthly data.
Court reform shouldn’t be partisan
A constructive discussion and debate could be productive. Biden’s broadside wasn’t.
Overheated political rhetoric about overheated political rhetoric
Calls for an elevated political discourse in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump are welcomed. But don’t expect much to change.