Evening Roundup, July 15
Featuring Meredith Blake; Kim Lane Scheppele; Justin Wolfers & Jen Rubin; Dana Sussman; Tom Malinowski; Brian O'Neill; and "Let's Do Lunch" with Jared Bernstein
Superman is a Box Office Hit. But is it 'Woke'?
This weekend, Superman soared to the top of the box office, bringing in an impressive $217 million around the world...
The Supreme Court orders fish soup
By Kim Lane Scheppele
Congress’ power to control the administrative state in any substantial way seems to be hanging by a thread.
Justin Wolfers: Trump likes tariffs but he doesn't know why
When it comes to tariffs, President Trump has always been shooting blind. First, we were told that the tariffs would eliminate the fentanyl problem. Then, that they would stop illegal immigration. Then, that they would propel reindustrialization. And then that they would offset income tax. The trade blitz, so the Administration said...
The Abortion Prosecution No One Is Talking About
By Dana Sussman
A test case in Texas shows the next frontier for "abortion abolitionists": homicide charges.
Who has the power of the purse? Tom Malinowski on Trump's rescissions request
This week, the Senate will be debating a fundamental question: who has the power of the purse? Congress or the Executive? Trump’s rescissions package is attempting to claw back $9 billion in already approved funding for items including foreign aid and public broadcasting.
Revisiting the Russia “hoax” was never about finding the truth
Just before the July 4th weekend, CIA Director John Ratcliffe released a declassified review of how the U.S. intelligence community reached its conclusions in 2016 about alleged Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.
Let’s Do Lunch! 07/15
Jared Bernstein is back with another episode of "Let’s Do Lunch!" with guest Ernie Tedeschi. Join us every Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. ET to have all your burning economic questions answered.
When are the Contrarians going to graduate from finding fault, I call it pointing the the beer cans in your neighbor's yard, and start offering ideas on how to beat bastards at the ballot box? In my humble opinion to beat them we have to get more votes in red districts. Whining about all the bad stuff that the trumpers are doing simply will not do it.
Maybe you could start by interviewing the governor from Oh say Kansas, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky, et all about how they did it instead of whining about trump and his quislings.