Trade Policy Ponderer Pillows

"Yep, first the gold run out, then the microchip manufacturing went overseas."

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

"The economy always seems to be recovering, but it never recovers."

G7 Summit Concern

Plan to Split California into Six States Proposed....

"My tariffs will move the world in a new direction!!"

The Lessons of VietnamThe Lessons of Iran and ContraThe Lessons of Iraq.

Roe v. Wade

"Massive deficit spending, enormous Federal bailouts, open borders, ridiculous earmarks, pork for everybody, intervention all over the world.... Now, why didn't I think of that?"

Do Guns Kill?

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

Sybil Obama

"Take special note of the change to our policy on honesty."

Violent Crime Statistics

"I'm both too liberal to be preppy and too conservative to be trendy."

Farewell Donald

We Used to Build Things

News and Magazines. Tax Bill Debate. The trickle-down can never compete with siphon-up.

"Those are insightful and legitimate questions about our country, Tommy, and if times were different, your mom and I probably wouldn't have to report you to the government for asking them!"

'Social and political revolution? Check out our 'Do It Yourself' section.'

"The real question is whether health care is a basic human right or a bona-fide commercial opportunity."

The two faces of capitalism.

'It's the consistently defininative obscure obviation coupled with absolute commitment to incomprehensible policy objectives that I find appealing.

125% tariff in escalating trade war.... ...Mitch realizes that everything he ordered is made in China

"Those eco-terrorists are going to cost us a FORTUNE!!"

"Be afraid my friends...if the government takes over your healthcare, you're going to be left with nothing!"

"It's not my fault! Tariffs on lemon imports have forced me to increase my prices."

'For the economy to improve we're counting on a 'trickle down' from the super-wealthy to the wealthy.'

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

"It's great the way that computer algorithms allow the internet to feed me with opinions that reinforce the ones I've already got - all on my phone!"

'Hey, get out of my space!'

"Our 'Invest in American' program is saving money by buying orange safety cones from China."

George Orwell

'Hmmphhhh ... High on Life. Now that's something the government ought to regulate.'