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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy. Third time’s the charm, I guess.

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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year. This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year. See what DOGE is really about?

submitted 4 days ago • 472 comments

As has been stated quite a few times, Republicans could shut this down at any time if they wanted to…

submitted 4 days ago • 139 comments

Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century." snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

submitted 8 days ago • 277 comments

Where the HELL are the Democrats? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

I haven't ever really spoken about this to anyone, but when I was litigating the so-called "comfort women" case, I went to the National Archives to obtain and read the testimonies of women and girls who were held in sex slave camps by the Japanese military following their release. 1/

submitted 16 days ago • 38 comments

@schumer.senate.gov so the plan is to wait, supine but complaining, until “hopefully” somebody will react strongly?

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