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The American Dream Died by Suicide
It’s easy to blame globalization, but the working class was pummeled by home prices, healthcare costs, and higher-education expenses.
Uri Berliner
The Gen Zer Making Capitalism Cool Again
Despite being one of the richest generations in human history, Gen Z increasingly feels ‘left behind’ by the capitalist system. Kyla Scanlon is here to…
Shreeda Segan
Letters to the Editor: Three Reactions to Our Ode to Ozempic
Plus: a defense of good cops who see too much of what’s bad in the world, and more.
The Free Press
Forget Democracy in the Middle East. Trump Wants Deals.
The president sees fortunes to be made in a new Middle East defined not by Sunni vs. Shiite, but by OpenAI and Grok.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
Trump Is Right About Taxing the Rich
Raising taxes on the wealthy shouldn’t be Republican heresy. Here’s how to do it.
Charles Lane
Who Is Helped By the Sanctions Against China? China
The economic sanctions against Russia were a failure. So why is the U.S. using the same tactic against the Chinese?
Doomberg
The Ultimate Mic Drop: Warren Buffett Saves His Best for Last
Warren Buffett is not like other billionaires. He has no side hustles—no space company or massive foundation. That’s been among his great gifts.
Maxwell Meyer
Kevin O’Leary: Tariffs on Chinese Goods Should be 400 Percent
China has never complied with the rules of international trade. It’s time to hold them accountable.
Kevin O’Leary
I Had Two Kidney Transplants. I Want Donors to Get Paid.
We can’t rely on the small number of earthbound saints willing to save a life. Not with almost 91,000 people awaiting a kidney.
Sally Satel
With Tariffs, It’s the Uncertainty, Stupid
‘So long as uncertainty reigns,’ said one chief executive, ‘money will stay on the sidelines.’
Peter Coy
Our Elites Don’t Deserve This Much Hatred
Whatever you think of elites, real intellectual elitism is based in science, open-ended inquiry, and truth-seeking behavior.
Tyler Cowen
James Grant: The Case for Buying Gold
‘Monetary disorder, political upheaval, disarranged public finances, and war are its mother’s milk, and the gold price has duly risen.’
James Grant
The Numbers Don’t Lie: The United States Is Not Broke
Alarmists insist that the country is sliding into insolvency. But the government can balance its books far more quickly than most Americans realize.
Doomberg
Niall Ferguson: Will Trade War Become a Real War?
Free Press columnist and esteemed financial and military historian Niall Ferguson sits down with Bari to explain the perils of Trump’s tariff war with…
Bari Weiss
China and America Aren’t Just in a Trade War. It’s a Fight for the 21st Century.
Xi and Trump are now in a zero-sum contest for global supremacy.
Matt Pottinger and Liza Tobin
I’m a Soybean Farmer Who Voted for Trump. I’m Begging the President to End the Trade War.
The tariffs on China could put us out of business by 2027. All our blood, sweat, and toil could vanish with the stroke of a pen.
Caleb Ragland
Wall Street Is Panicking. But Lloyd Blankfein Isn’t Sweating It.
‘I think some of these things need to be done. I just think we shouldn’t run the risk of the chaos that would push ourselves into recession.’
Bari Weiss
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Working-Class Americans—Like My Family—Will Be Hit Hardest by Trump’s Tariffs
My hometown was wrecked by deindustrialization. These tariffs will only make things worse.
River Page
Trump Isn’t the First President to Blow Up the Trading System
Can the 47th president avoid the same fate as Richard Nixon?
Matthew Continetti
Tyler Cowen: A Contagion of Uncertainty
Even if the White House ultimately lands on a better policy, this volatility may plunge us into a recession.
Tyler Cowen
Is Gold a Good Investment?
Is this precious metal a good use of the funds lazily drawing interest in your bank account? Peter Coy and James Grant debate.
Peter Coy and James Grant
Victor Davis Hanson: Donald Trump’s Just Trade War
Ignore the Wall Street hysteria. The president is trying to end a 50-year injustice directed at the U.S.—and to help the most overlooked Americans.
Victor Davis Hanson
Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Tariffs and the End of American Empire
The president stands as much chance of reindustrializing the U.S. as you do of getting your frozen laptop to work by smashing the motherboard with a…
Niall Ferguson
What Do American Steelworkers Think About Trump’s Tariffs?
Big levies on steel exports may be ‘phenomenal’ for the industry, but workers also expect ‘some pain before you have good.’
Ethan Dodd
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