Beware America’s fake fiscal conservatives
Republicans are indulging in budgetary chicanery in order to preserve Trump’s tax cuts.
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Elon Musk’s Approach to Government Spending Sparks Debate
Oren Cass joins CBS to discuss the role of Elon Musk in the Trump administration.
Why DOGE Will Fail
There isn’t an ‘easy button’ for everything.
An army of MAGA think tanks behind him, it’s Trump’s Washington now
If Trump’s first administration was run by a ragtag group of rabble rousers barely large enough to fill the White House ranks, his second is being steered by a more sophisticated operation.
The Fringe Cause That Could Derail the Republican Agenda
The Right’s “groups” could destroy the Trump agenda.
Is Our Children Learning? Apparently Not.
Plus, Sam Altman as ShamWow Guy, and more from this week…
The One Thing You Should Be Reading This Week, and Every Week
A brief departure from our standard Friday format…
Notes from an Inauguration
Or, the Canadian Girlfriend Theory of Executive Power
Optimism But Not Confidence as Trump Takes Control
From infrastructure spending to relations with China, uncertainty reigns.
What Ted Lasso Can Teach Us About Panda Express
And more from this week…
Is It Interesting to Say That AI Isn’t That Interesting?
I hope so, because that’s what I wrote about this week.
First, Assume the Can Opener Is Broken
And more from this week…
It Can’t Just Be DOGE
Trump’s anti-bureaucracy energy should be directed at regulation as well as waste
The H-1B Fight Is About So Much More
In which Vivek and Elon say the quiet part really loud
Cliff Asness Finds Common Cause with Compass on Coin-Flip Capitalism
And more from the past couple of weeks
The New Right’s New Home with Helen Andrews
Features editor Helen Andrews joins to discuss the launch of the forthcoming Commonplace magazine from American Compass
The Movie’s Not Called “It’s A Wonderful Life Of Economic Freedom”
And more from this week…
Rebellion or Realignment?
Oren Cass on America’s quarter-life crisis.
Please Don’t Send Me, or Anyone, ChatGPT’s Policy Ideas
A useful lesson in AI capabilities, and the misunderstandings thereof
Hmm, Well, Yes, Expanding Government-Funded Addiction Treatment Does Count As GDP Growth
And more from this week…
