Monthly Archives: April 2025

Decoding Trump’s First 100 Days (4-24-25)

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Trump’s first 100 days, https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-100-day-opportunity-policy-economy-narrative-658b8a43?mod=hp_opin_pos_2#cxrecs_s16:20 The Self-Inflicted White House Wounds, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6gOQrvi17Yhttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/11/democrats-tricked-strong-economy-0020346420:00 NYT: They Caught the Flu, and Never Came Home: The virus leads to an estimated 36,000 deaths in the United States each season, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/well/flu-deaths-hospitalizations.html38:00 The Case For Economic … Continue reading →

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The Case For Economic Nationalism

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Luke Ford

Historian Adam Rowe writes: “Commerce” within a community is almost always salutary, an extension of the associations and collaborations that are essential to all human flourishing. But “trade” between separate communities, particularly communities with drastically different economic, legal, and cultural … Continue reading →

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WP: Trump and law firms: Who’s bamboozling whom?

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Luke Ford

David Kendall writes: The deals do not appear to have been formalized in bilateral documents, signed by the parties and specifying respective duties, obligations and penalties for noncompliance. Though some of the firms have issued internal documents (which have quickly … Continue reading →

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In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us by Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok says: In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us by Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee, both Princeton political scientists, is a provocative examination of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on political and institutional failures. The book … Continue reading →

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What might Evelyn Waugh say about Trump and politics in 2025?

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Luke Ford

Grok: Setting: A hypothetical 2025 London literary salon, reimagined with Evelyn Waugh miraculously present, sipping a martini and holding court. His sharp tongue and satirical eye, honed in the 20th century, now dissect the political circus of Donald Trump and … Continue reading →

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