Shooting Ourselves in the Foot on Immigration

Xenophobia’s cruel wages.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump’s Economy (Updated)

July jobs report shows signs of weakness.

The free high-resolution photo of machine learning, book, algorithm, artificial intelligence, robot, robotics, machine, brain, technology, data, information, automation, idea, digital, system, education, intelligent, reading, innovation, learn, analysis, knowledge, cyborg, toy, gesture, font, electric blue, lego, mecha, fictional character, illustration, art, action figure, figurine, animation, graphics @Mohamed Hassan , taken with an unknown camera 06/01 2023 The picture taken with The image is released free of copyrights under Creative Commons CC0. The free high-resolution photo of machine learning, book, algorithm, artificial intelligence, robot, robotics, machine, brain, technology, data, information, automation, idea, digital, system, education, intelligent, reading, innovation, learn, analysis, knowledge, cyborg, toy, gesture, font, electric blue, lego, mecha, fictional character, illustration, art, action figure, figurine, animation, graphics @Mohamed Hassan , taken with an unknown camera 06/01 2023 The picture taken with The image is released free of copyrights under Creative Commons CC0.

A Bullish View of AI That’s Not So Bullish

It’s likely to be great for the economy, but not for most of the people in it.

[Updating] President Trump Kinda Pauses(?) Implementation of Non-China Tariffs

Or they maybe happening at 10%… Who knows?! Clearly not the White House.

Friedrich Merz (CDU-Parteivorsitzender); Porträt, Einzelbild Friedrich Merz (CDU-Parteivorsitzender); Porträt, Einzelbild

German Election Dominated by Parties of the Right

But a centrist grand coalition will likely govern.

USA Losing Out on Global Taxes

Stupid is as stupid does.

Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Likely the Presidency

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

The Other Undecided Voters

They have a preference but may not vote.

Trump Likely Committed $100 Million Tax Fraud

Shady accounting practices from well before he entered politics are coming back to bite him in the ass.

Heads of UN Agencies Call for Israeli Ceasefire

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

China’s Flailing Economy

Xi’s government is taking a drastically different approach to the slowdown.

The free high-resolution photo of water, liquid, white, glass, drink, bottle, research, glass bottle, mineral water, product, laboratory, test, experiment, many, chemical, lab, medical, chemistry, filled, drinking water, pharmaceutical, bottled water, microbiology, test tube, distilled beverage, drinkware, analyze, pharmacology, test mixer , taken with an NIKON D5100 03/06 2017 The picture taken with 24.0mm, f/8.0s, 1/100s, ISO 250 The free high-resolution photo of water, liquid, white, glass, drink, bottle, research, glass bottle, mineral water, product, laboratory, test, experiment, many, chemical, lab, medical, chemistry, filled, drinking water, pharmaceutical, bottled water, microbiology, test tube, distilled beverage, drinkware, analyze, pharmacology, test mixer , taken with an NIKON D5100 03/06 2017 The picture taken with 24.0mm, f/8.0s, 1/100s, ISO 250

A Golden Age for Medicine

Decades of innovation may be coming to fruition.

Crystal Ball Final 2022 Ratings

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

Covid-19 and Life Expectancy Rates

A study of 29 countries shows the impact of the pandemic.

Inflation Changes Tax Brackets, Deductions, and Thresholds

The largest adjustment since the tax code was indexed in 1985.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Two Years After George Floyd

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

Macron Wins Re-Election

The boring moderate beat the neo-Nazi with 58% of the vote.

Voting Underway in French Presidential Runoff

The incumbent should win easily but turnout is low and the consequences dire.

Projecting China’s Future

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

Manchin Shoots BBB Dead, Dead, Dead

The West Virginia Senator has taken the football from Charlie Brown and gone home.

Changing CDC Guidance, Communication, and Conspiracy

Science and insanity don’t mix.

Biden’s Immigration Crisis

Immigration policy is harder than it looks.

newspaper newspaper

Fox News Purging ‘Real Journalists’

Losing viewers to fringe networks, the Fair and Balanced team is joining them.

GSA’s Certification Decision

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?