Carnival of Fools: Trade Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Greetings and welcome to this latest performance of the Carnival of Fools! It has now been two ...

WITH JEFF BLEHAR February 04 2025 Trade Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace Greetings and welcome to this latest performance of the Carnival of Fools! It has now been two weeks since Donald Trump officially took office, and if you thought the madness ended with last week's torrent of executive orders, then prepare yourself for the first of many encores — probably enough to carry us all the way to the 2026 midterms, at this rate. (Also: Subscribe. Lean awkwardly on your friends and family members to subscribe. Place inappropriate professional pressure on workplace colleagues to subscribe.) I promise you we're not running out of news anytime soon around here. Because — to paraphrase a wrinkly green Muppet sage — "Begun, the ... READ MORE  > ADVERTISEMENT CHANGE IS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Unlock the best coverage in the business for $1 / WEEK SUBSCRIBE NOW TOP STORIES    Davos Isn't as Smug or as Cool as It Used to Be John Fund  > For America's Military, Personnel Is Victory Pat Fallon  > Get the Federal Government Out of States' Economic Development Wars John C. Mozena  > America First, Not America Only Luke Moon  >   > ADVERTISEMENT CHANGE IS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Unlock the best coverage in the business for $1 / WEEK SUBSCRIBE NOW NR PODCASTS: FEATURED EPISODE    A Rage to Conquer by Michael Walsh FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY    Today in History: February 4 ADVERTISEMENT CHANGE IS COMING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. Unlock the best coverage in the business for $1 / WEEK SUBSCRIBE NOW 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701, New York, NY, 10036 Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.