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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 219 comments

So absurd: Trump's aides are telling him working class voters love his tariffs. But recent polls actually show majorities of non-college voters say tariffs raise prices, and disapprove of his handling of them. I looked at the data. It's striking. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1937...

submitted 2 days ago • 85 comments

Everyone should watch this. Then share it with anyone who thinks these tariffs are a good idea and won’t crush small businesses. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DIDAtyB...

submitted 8 days ago • 194 comments

"...tariffs' effect will be to curtail US trade the most precisely where it provides America with the biggest benefits. The result will be a direct hit on US consumers & businesses. No wonder the stock market is swooning." Maurice Obstfeld @piie.com #EconSky #NumbersDay www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

At this moment, it’s simply reassuring to know that this set of discerning policy professionals has also reformed the country’s medical research agenda, energy R&D portfolio, foreign aid and intelligence program, and military doctrine. We are in good hands.

submitted 10 days ago • 42 comments

Financial and business leaders have long believed in an imaginary version of Donald Trump, a version they can support—more strategic, less impulsive, someone who thinks like them. With massive tariffs, they're finding out how wrong they were the hard way. My latest, in Arc Digital:

submitted 8 days ago • 35 comments

Lotta people who have spent their comfortable, unbothered lives smugly insisting they "Don't do politics" are about to find out politics have no issue doin' them.

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Scream with me 😱

submitted 9 days ago • 24 comments

Trump's tariff chart was "illogical and absurd," full of "factually incorrect" numbers about what other countries charge the U.S., Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities wrote to clients this morning. 🧵

submitted 9 days ago • 13 comments

It's 1828. The United States has adopted the highest tariff rate of the century for insane and idiotic reasons. It's 1929. The United States has adopted the highest tariff rate of the century for insane and idiotic reasons. It's 2025. The United States has adopted the highest tariff rate of the ce

submitted 10 days ago • 105 comments

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. This number can connect you to both the House of Representatives and the Senate offices.

submitted 11 days ago • 8 comments

The WSJ edit board, in the most proper and nice way as it could, says Trumps tariffs are bad. Very bad. The question now: will Fox News follow and tell the hoi polloi what’s really happening? www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments