Tariffs will hurt regular people, not elites

I saw this article by Auron MacIntyre defending the tariffs, “‘I, Pencil’ defined free trade — Trump’s tariffs are writing the sequel.” Even though I broadly agree with the author’s politics, this article is pretty bad. He begins by likening the exploding Hezbollah walkie talkies to America’s reliance on Chinese imports for defense: A shocking… Continue reading Tariffs will hurt regular people, not elites

Caning, punishment, and prison: more thoughts

I saw this tweet going viral: I would overwhelmingly prefer being caned to being imprisoned for a year, and I expect most people would share my preference, but the one is considered cruel and unusual and the other is considered normal. Opt-in corporal punishment is a sensible approach. https://t.co/A8W0oQHVOi — TracingWoodgrains (@tracewoodgrains) April 11, 2025… Continue reading Caning, punishment, and prison: more thoughts

The Daily View 4/9/2025: Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days, Stocks Surge

Item #1. Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs; stocks surge. It looks like I was right to buy the dip, having done so Monday morning on FNGA. Here is what I said: “I have begun buying leveraged tech stocks on the dip this morning to take advantage of this great overreaction. My favorite: FNGA.” I… Continue reading The Daily View 4/9/2025: Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days, Stocks Surge

Trump Tariffs, take 3: Why the economic fallout will not be that bad

I saw this post from Brian Chau: I Was Wrong About Trump’s Tariff Strategy The evening of April 1st, an editor and I were working on the finishing touches on an article about Trump’s tariff strategy. “Keep updated with what happens with the tariffs,” one late-night message read. The next morning, Trump blew… pic.twitter.com/UL93eXTopM —… Continue reading Trump Tariffs, take 3: Why the economic fallout will not be that bad

Trump Tariffs, Take 2: Why it Will Not Return Jobs and Factories to America

The stock market selloff continues to intensify, with stocks down 6% on Friday on top of Thursday’s losses. This was an unforced error on Trump’s part. He cannot blame the left for this. One way to frame this is that Trump is running a sort of experiment on the US economy. He picked the most… Continue reading Trump Tariffs, Take 2: Why it Will Not Return Jobs and Factories to America