Archive for April 2025
TERRIFIC TALKING
The Friday File: On Tuesday, Senator Corey Booker (D-NJ) gave the longest Senate speech ever: 25 hours and four minutes. This broke the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes set by Senator Thurmond in 1957 while filibustering the Civil Rights Act. During this verbal marathon, Senator Booker couldn’t leave the Senate floor for…
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Earlier today, President Trump imposed tariffs on the vast majority of imports entering the US. Retaliation from Canada, China, the EU, and other nations is now guaranteed. This trade war will reduce trade, raise prices, increase unemployment, and weaken economic growth. It will, regrettably, not meaningfully reduce the trade deficit. I wish this focus on…
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