DOGE takes on the Deep State
On this week's The Cause Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and particular visitor Christian Britschgi assess the primary steps taken by the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) to chop authorities spending and slash federal businesses. 01:52—DOGE vs. the Deep State 39:50—Weekly listener query 46:50—Lightning spherical: Gaza takeover, RFK Jr. affirmation, President Donald Trump sues CBS 55:28—This week's cultural suggestions Talked about on this podcast: "Will Elon Musk Minimize as A…
Trump’s tariff threats created economic uncertainty and harmed the economy
Within the first two weeks of his tenure, President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, mentioned repeatedly that there was nothing the 2 international locations might do to keep away from the tariffs, after which…introduced that the tariffs wouldn't be imposed in spite of everything (for at the very least 30 days). However even commerce wars that do not occur have prices. Extra to the purpose:…
Trump’s theory of tariffs makes no sense
For weeks, President Donald Trump has been telling Individuals that his plan to impose excessive tariffs on the nation's prime buying and selling companions would usher in an period of prosperity not seen in properly over 100 years. "The tariffs are going to make us very wealthy and really robust," Trump said Friday. "They do not trigger inflation. They trigger success." The president has been utilizing variations on this similar…
European Union doubles down on central planning
The European Fee unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, a brand new initiative aimed toward boosting member states' productiveness, on Tuesday. European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen declared that the E.U. should adapt to a altering world to defend its values, however the Aggressive Compass doubles down on central planning and aggressive environmental targets. Regardless of its in depth built-in market, internally and internationally, the European Commission acknowledges that the Union…
Trump’s trade war will make energy more expensive
After asserting steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada, President Donald Trump has put them on pause for one month after reaching agreements on border safety measures. A ten % across-the-board tariff on China stays, and the Chinese language authorities has returned the favor by imposing retaliatory tariffs on sure American items, together with a 15 percent levy on liquified pure fuel. Pausing these tariffs is nice information for shoppers and…
Javier Milei’s rent control reversal boosted the Argentine economy
Martín López is an Argentine landlord, however lately he felt extra like a nervous fugitive. Now primarily based in Madrid, he spent a lot of 2022 and 2023 mired in anxiousness and paperwork—not as a result of he did something immoral, however as a result of Argentina's rental legal guidelines made being a landlord a legal responsibility. "Martín López" is an alias. Till late 2023, he rented out his two-bedroom…
Today’s migrants are just like your immigrant great-grandparents
"Typically I dream that I am again there, crossing that river or again within the jungle. All these issues hang-out me," recollects Giranny Colmenares of her journey to america. She and her three youngsters fled chaos and starvation in Venezuela—a nation destroyed by the socialist strongman Hugo Chávez. When her mom died from a mind tumor and could not get therapy, she determined she wanted to go away earlier than…
Trump’s Tariff Power Grab May not be Over
(NA) Yesterday, Trump postponed his plan to impose huge 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, on account of offers during which the 2 international locations largely promised to do issues they had been already doing, actions which are extremely unlikely to curb the fentanyl disaster that Trump used as a pretext for his actions. However this does not essentially imply that the disaster is over. In spite of…
Trump’s tariffs require customs to check all mail from China
President Donald Trump introduced his promised tariffs on Saturday and paused these levied towards Mexico and Canada on Monday for 30 days. Along with threatening to impose double-digit duties on all merchandise imported from Canada, Mexico, and China (whose tariffs took impact on Tuesday), every of the president's government orders eliminates duty-free exemptions for low-dollar-value imports, generally known as de minimis exemptions. Eliminating these exemptions would improve the worth of…
America is going broke. Will the Department of Government Efficiency help?
The Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) has began making strikes. The D.C. media are livid about his makes an attempt to chop authorities businesses. However I take Elon Musk's aspect. Extra environment friendly authorities has been promised usually. It is by no means occurred. As an alternative, authorities simply grew. Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) showcases silly authorities "investments" just like the $118,000 research of finger snapping, which the Nationwide Science…
