— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 16, 2025
The latest in “trade wars are good and easy to win.”
Mattel’s CEO says toy manufacturing won’t return to the U.S., but price hikes will—blaming costs, supply issues, and Trump’s tariffs. These import taxes are set to cost U.S. consumers over $90B in 2025, with households paying $1,600–$5,200 more, depending on income. pic.twitter.com/IwDZhTUCJa
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) May 17, 2025
Trump imposed tariffs on Singapore, despite the fact that Singapore imposes no tariffs on the United States— undermining your central thesis that his policies are based on fairness or reciprocity.
Rather than repairing an imperfect system, Trump’s tariff regime is actively…
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) May 18, 2025
I’m old enough to remember — because I’m not a newborn infant — when Trump said tariffs were paid by other countries. How can Walmart eat tariffs when they’re not already eaten by other countries? pic.twitter.com/2DauWcsz6S
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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People have been placed into ICE custody for expressing less antisemitic statemants than the subject of the Bulwark article. But of course, they had far darker skin color.
Murray has the kind of English accent that—I’m afraid to say, having experienced something similar myself—instantly makes Americans think you’re smart. He was on The Joe Rogan Experience to promote his new book, On Democracies and Death Cults, which strongly supports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
Huh. From the title, I would have assumed his book was opposed to death cults. Just shows, you cannot judge a book by its title. I will not posit a guess on whether he is in favor of democracy.
Nothing looks as relaxed as a sleeping cat.
People have been placed into ICE custody for expressing less antisemitic statemants than the subject of the Bulwark article. But of course, they had far darker skin color.
From the linked story on Rogan:
Huh. From the title, I would have assumed his book was opposed to death cults. Just shows, you cannot judge a book by its title. I will not posit a guess on whether he is in favor of democracy.