The Dictator Next Door
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · INFLATION
April 30, 2025
The text outlines how
authoritarian regimes gradually
consolidate control through
media restrictions, financial
constraints, surveillance, and
propaganda.
The Story
100 Days That Shook Washington
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
April 28, 2025
In the first 100 days of Donald
Trump’s second term, sweeping
actions have reshaped
government operations…
The Rich Get a Refund
TAXES · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
April 25, 2025
The extension of the 2017 Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act and proposals
in Project 2025 would
significantly.
Buy, Baby, Buy
WHITE HOUSE · CONGRESS · MARKETS
April 17, 2025
At 9:30 a.m. on April 9, Donald
Trump hit “post.”
“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!
DJT”
The markets hadn’t opened for…
Make America Sweat Again
TRADE · BUSINESS · COST OF LIVING
April 14, 2025
President Trump’s 125% tariffs
on Chinese imports aim to
revive American manufacturing
but largely exempt high-tech…
Elbows Up
POLITICAL POWER · CANADA · UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
In response to escalating
tensions with the United
States, Canadians have embraced
the phrase “Elbows Up,”
inspired.
“I could care less”
TRADE · INFLATION · MARKETS
April 8, 2025
President Trump’s new tariff
plan imposes a 10% tax on all
U.S. imports, with higher rates
on.
The Quiet War on America’s
Wallet
MACROECONOMICS · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
April 3, 2025
Foreign governments are
reducing their holdings of U.S.
Treasury bonds and shifting…
Smoot-Hawley: The Tariff That
Tanked The Economy
TRADE · MACROECONOMICS · PUBLIC FINANCE
April 2, 2025
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of
1930, intended to protect
struggling American farmers…