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- Donald Trump Is a Lamer Duck Than Ever
For a president who wants to project vigor and command at all times, Donald Trump made the worst possible spectacle of himself in the Oval Office last Thursday.It came in the form of two images captured during a press event to announce cheaper weight-loss drugs. The first materialized when a participant fainted and several officials on hand rushed over. Not Trump, however, who, after turning to look at the fallen man, stood a few feet away at the Resolute Desk with his back to the action, wearing an indifferent expression. This was pointedly reflected in news photos that instantly went viral.The second image, less noticed but possibly more damning, was memorialized just beforehand: As Mehmet Oz, the administration’s head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, delivered remarks, Trump appeared to be nodding off at his desk. The Washington Post, in keeping with its dogged Watergate-era traditions, undertook a… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - ‘He’s Actually Weakening the Economy’: Why Trump’s Strategy May Fail
President Donald Trump is carving out his own brand of capitalism — launching extraordinary federal interventions in the economy through ownership stakes in private companies alongside sweeping tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation. But the way he’s using these tools isn’t really guided by a discernable economic strategy, according to one of the world’s experts on industrial policy. Mariana Mazzucato, an economist who has advised governments around the globe, said Trump’s policies, taken together, are more like “an idiosyncratic hodgepodge.” “Trump is not asking, ‘What are the problems that need to be solved, and how can we have public investment to solve those problems?’” she said in an interview with POLITICO Magazine. “He’s just kind of throwing money around and imposing tariffs and taking these equity stakes and dismantling things.” It’s a notable critique because Mazzucato, who runs the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London where she… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago - The Moral Cost of the Democrats’ Shutdown StrategyThe longest-ever government shutdown has ended with a negotiated whimper rather than a glorious Resistance victory, and many Democrats are furious at their leaders. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut argued on Bluesky that the Senate’s vote to end the suspension leaves President Donald Trump stronger, not weaker. Representative Ro Khanna of California wrote on X that leaders must pay. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, he argued, “is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?”There was, in fact, a strong moral case for ending this shutdown. The Democrats’ decision to back down, however painful, will save tens of millions of poor and working-class Americans who had lost food stamps from going hungry. Millions more travelers will be spared chaos at airports. Federal employees will no longer have to pay mortgages and bills… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
- The President’s Most Annoying BuddyCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick went on CNBC this fall to promote a deal so great that he deemed it “off the rails.” The government of Japan, he explained, had brought down its tariff rate by giving President Donald Trump $550 billion to spend on whatever he wants. “They are going to give America money when we ask for it to build the projects,” he said with a grin.The president himself had been describing the agreement similarly—and was dismayed to later learn that the billionaire businessman turned bureaucrat, his longtime friend, had misunderstood the terms.Japanese leaders—who typically favor quiet diplomacy—made clear that they had not given Trump the blank check that Lutnick described. They would have a say in how the money was invested, and maintained the right to reject proposals. Making matters worse, the Trump administration had initially increased tariffs on Japan in August, during the rollout of the broader… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
- This Comedian Just Showed Democrats How to Solve Their Messaging Problems“There’s something about the term ‘sex worker’ that just feels belabored,” Gianmarco Soresi tells me. “It’s longer than hooker or prostitute.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, this subject never came up while I was writing speeches in the Obama White House. Perhaps also unsurprisingly, Soresi is not a political operative. He’s a comedian whose recent self-produced special, Thief of Joy, boasts more than 2.8 million YouTube views and a glowing review from the New York Times. Still, Soresi and I are both professional word people, and in my professional opinion, he’s right. Sex worker sounds clunky. And I’m starting to think getting to the bottom of this kind of clunkiness might be the secret to resurrecting a Democratic Party whose brand remains, to borrow a term from political science, in the toilet. An unfathomable amount of digital ink has been spilled on how Democrats should drive a message in the age of Trump.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
- MAHA Is Embracing Elizabeth Holmes. Here’s Why.
The Make America Healthy Again movement may have found its next cause: justice for Theranos founder and convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes. On Oct. 31, mommy-blogger-turned-MAHA-influencer Jessica Reed Kraus wrote a Substack post titled “Elizabeth Holmes’ Redemption Arc Loading” for her nearly 500,000 subscribers. The post is sympathetic toward Holmes, a former Silicon Valley darling who falsely claimed that Theranos’ blood-testing technology could deliver faster and more accurate results than existing methods from just a few drops of blood. Holmes, of course, ultimately stood trial, was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors of hundreds of millions of dollars, though she still maintains her innocence. But according to her “MAHA crew,” Kraus writes, Holmes is a deeply misunderstood character. If anything, Holmes could have been one of them: “My crew joked that if Holmes emerged today, she would be counted among the innovators MAHA endorses.” This… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 weeks ago
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