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Tariffs implemented last year by President Donald Trump’s administration are entirely to blame for the recent surge in prices for consumer and household goods. Those tariffs have raised core goods prices by 3.1 percent, according to a new study by a trio of economists at the Federal Reserve. Those higher consumer prices were the result of retailers passing the cost of tariffs along the supply chain. As of February 2026, the tariffs “can explain the entirety of the excess inflation in the core goods category since January 2025,” the economists concluded. “Our estimates indicate that tariff effects on prices gradually…
Make no mistake: the self-proclaimed defenders of America’s liberal democracy at The Bulwark love war. But the one thing that may possibly outweigh Bill Kristol and company’s love of war may be their hatred for Donald Trump. So, it should be no surprise The Bulwark provided space for John Fea to not criticize the Iran War but instead take shots at MAGA evangelicals for how they’re supporting Trump’s war. See, they’re not supporting the war properly. These sycophantic “celebrity pastors” are just blindly cheerleading the war out of bloodlust and devotion to Trump. (Fea really wants you to understand these are merely “celebrity” pastors as…
In order to function, they connect with communications networks and geolocation services, creating detailed maps of our daily lives. If you knew how to read them, you’d know someone’s favorite coffee shop, the person they’re dating, where they go to school or church, and more. Would you want the government to have this information at its fingertips? Most of us wouldn’t — but that’s what’s happening. FBI Director Kash Patel recently admitted that the agency is buying up our personal information — including movement and location data — without a warrant. If this concerns you, it should. It’s a clear violation of…
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday after sexual assault and misconduct allegations triggered a rapid political collapse that has upended the race to lead the nation’s most populous state. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox Swalwell announced the move in a post on X, apologizing to supporters for what he called “mistakes in judgment” while insisting the allegations are false and should be fought outside the campaign. His exit capped a dramatic reversal for a candidate who recently appeared to be emerging from a crowded Democratic field, attracting support from…
I posted this morning about Doe v. OpenAI, the interesting and important lawsuit that alleges that “[d]riven by a ChatGPT-fueled delusional spiral, her ex-boyfriend [Doe’s] stalked and harassed her for months—generating dozens of fake psychological reports about her via ChatGPT and distributing them to her family, friends, and colleagues, which escalated to leaving her voicemails threatening her physical safety.” Regular readers of the blog might ask: What’s with this Jane Doe business here? Why is this case being litigated under a pseudonym, when other tort cases generally aren’t? (Pseudonymity is a rare exception to the general rule that people must…
When you’re on the crest of an electoral "wave," all sorts of wonderful things seem possible. That’s increasingly true for Democrats as they prepare for the 2026 midterms. Source link
The Virginia redistricting battle could be the difference between Democrats controlling the House of Representatives next year. Source link
Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online, by Fortesa Latifi. Gallery Books, 288 pp. Last Halloween, a clever costume “won the Internet,” as the saying goes. Kate Snyder of Brooklyn posted a picture of herself in a tiny smocked dress, knee-high socks, and a white cardboard heart surrounding her white-painted face. Her caption reads “[I’m] the toddler of a celebrity mom who wants to protect my identity but she also want[s] to post my outfits.” Snyder’s post received thousands of likes on Instagram and even made its way over to a Reddit snark page (more…
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair US president Donald Trump says that his war in Iran – currently in a supposed ceasefire – resulted in “total and complete victory. 100%. No question about it.” The Iranian regime, via a statement from its Supreme National Security Council, also claims “great victory.” If the war is really over (I’m skeptical), who actually won? Well, not you. “You can no more win a war,” said Jeannette Rankin, “than you can win an earthquake.” Rankin, the first woman ever elected to the US House of Representatives, entered Congress in 1916, just in time to vote…
Virginia’s special election on April 21 could transform redistricting into a class war, echoing Oliver Anthony’s Source link