Morning Jolt: Don’t Root against the Economy

I'm back! Making the click-through worthwhile: President Trump fears a conspiracy of forces is trying to push the country into an economic recession; Antifa clashing out in Portland spurs a really ominous historical comparison; assessing the great writing but odd character choice in Daniel Silva's The New Girl, and what I learned on my summer vacation.

Is there a 'Conspiracy' to Talk Down the Economy?

This morning, Maggie Haberman – if not Trump's favorite reporter at the New York Times, then the one he talks to most regularly – writes that President Trump is responding to ominous economic signs by:

Lashing out at what he believes is a conspiracy of forces arrayed against him… He has insisted that his own handpicked Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, is intentionally acting against him. He has said other countries, including allies, are working to hurt American economic interests. And he has accused the news media of trying to ...

August 19 2019

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Don't Root against the Economy Jim Geraghty I'm back! Making the click-through worthwhile: President Trump fears a conspiracy of forces is trying to push the country into an economic recession; Antifa clashing out in Portland spurs a really ominous historical comparison; assessing the great writing but odd character choice in Daniel Silva's The New Girl, and what I learned on my summer vacation. Is there a 'Conspiracy' to Talk Down the Economy? This morning, Maggie Haberman – if not Trump's favorite reporter at the New York Times, then the one he talks to most regularly – writes that President Trump is responding to ominous economic signs by: Lashing out at what he believes is a conspiracy of forces arrayed against him… He has insisted that his own handpicked Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, is intentionally acting against him. He has said other countries, including allies, are working to hurt American economic interests. And he has accused the news media of trying to ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories The Bogus Story That Launched a 'Collusion' Probe Andrew C. McCarthy The incident that provoked the FBI's collusion investigation was a dud -- a meeting between a minor Trump staffer and a self-promoting espionage scholar. Don't Drown in Epstein and Other Darkness Kathryn Jean Lopez We try to do what is right, we try to live good lives, we try to help our neighbor, but we are also surrounded by noise that can wreck our focus and hope. Medical Examiner Rules Epstein's Death Suicide by Hanging Mairead McArdle New York City's chief medical examiner ruled Friday that billionaire Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, hanging himself in the Manhattan jail cell. ADVERTISEMENT Harvard's Ban on Single-Sex Organizations Hurts Women Erin Hawley Harvard University's policy opposing single-sex organizations for its students is heavy-handed, unnecessary, and unfair to women. Jay-Z Joins the Ranks of the Insufficiently Woke Jim Geraghty The social-justice Left sees only one path to redemption for the NFL, and that's a team signing Colin Kaepernick. Greenland Says It's 'Not for Sale' after Trump Expresses Interest in Buying Mairead McArdle Greenland said that it was not for sale, a day after it was reported that President Trump had expressed interest in buying the autonomous Danish territory. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency Andrew C. McCarthy “If you want to become conversant in every aspect of this [Russiagate] hoax that matters, if you want to be the one in your family that has the answers to any question about this, then this book is a must. Not only that, it is fun to read it... It blows this thing to smithereens.” — Rush Limbaugh LEARN MORE Photo Essays Woodstock at 50 Scenic Greenland ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.