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“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.
For the next four years, at least, the America we knew is over.
The scariest thing about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs-for-all strategy is that he has no clue what he is doing.
There is a case to make for fresh thinking about Gaza. But Trump’s plan is not fresh thinking, it’s fresh riffing.
The president’s impulsive tariffs are a symptom of a deeper challenge to U.S. manufacturing.
The president’s energy policies may not make America great again, but they will definitely help make China great again.
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