Robert N. Stavins

Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs? A wonkish guide for the confused

Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs?
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Wine Production and Inventory in the U.S., 2012–2024.
The inventory-to-production ratio has been rising for more than a decade, reaching 1.68 at the end of 2024. (Data for 2025 are not yet available).

The Banality of MAGA Evil Instead of criminal masterminds we got amoral, stupid grifters like Howard Lutnick

Worth reading … The Banality of MAGA Evil
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France, World War I. This photograph illustrates the difficult logistics of supplying the front line in winter. French soldiers, known as Poilus (‘the hairy ones’), are transporting pinard (wine) to the front lines.

This Is How Trump Prepares America to Reject an Election He’s already telling his supporters the system is rigged, floating unconstitutional ideas, and priming them for chaos if Republicans lose.

"He is playing a profoundly dangerous and stupid game. He doesn’t care." open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Seduced by the Louis XIV Treatment What JD Vance and his entourage in Milan teach us about Epstein’s magnetism

Seduced by the Louis XIV Treatment
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Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

Opinion | Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome

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Pete Hegseth’s Latest Enemy: Scouting America While global conflicts rage and alliances fray, the Pentagon’s leadership has found time to target Scouting America for admitting girls and confronting its past.

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The Federal Court Snapback The judiciary, including the Supreme Court, is standing up to the president

Excellent. Worth reading. Some good news I'm pleased to share. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...

Opinion | ICE and Minnesota Have Pushed the U.S. Closer to Autocracy Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.

Read this and check out the index across all 12 dimensions www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

American Decency Still Lives When pushed far enough, Americans will do the right thing

I hope that American Decency Still Lives
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Cryptocrash Notes on an interesting day

Cryptocrash
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‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo

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Profiles in Cowardice, Tariff Edition The Supreme Court’s silence says volumes

Profiles in Cowardice, Tariff Edition
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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

I believer that Trump will do everything he can to prevent a Democratic majority in the House, because he knows that he would be impeached. He would not be convicted in the Senate, but his fear is the House hearings with key witnesses. Televised, every day. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Very, very disturbing

American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness Which means that it might — might — survive

American Democracy Will Not Die in Darkness
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Opinion | The Message From Texas Voters: We’re Neighbors, Not Enemies

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Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search

Very disturbing, but not the least bit surprising with this corrupt and demented president. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Kevin Warsh and Weathervane Economics A man with his finger in the political wind

Kevin Warsh and Weathervane Economics
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

Good article about potentially important court decision www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...

Four Rules for the New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is a good pick for the Fed—if he is willing to stand up to Trump, writes Jason Furman.

Excellent essay by my colleague, Jason Furman, re new Fed Chair.

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Donald Trump is Settling Old Scores—and Making New Plans? The Georgia voting records search warrant and Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS

On Trump's ability to interfere in the upcoming Congressional elections ...
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YouTube video by Paul Krugman Talking with Chad Bown

Worth watching and listening to this for an update on international trade, imho …

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A Bad Heir Day at the Fed No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified

Worth reading Paul Krugman's take on the soon-to-be Chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye

Time to Say Goodbye www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

The Lowdown on Debasement How seriously has investors’ confidence in America been shaken?

The Lowdown on Debasement
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The World Files for Economic Divorce from America What you do when your (trading) partner is abusive

Short and sweet…The World Files for Economic Divorce from America
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Minnesota is the Beginning of an American Color Revolution Ordinary people are ready to save democracy

I think Paul Krugman is too optimistic, but I hope he's correct that "Minnesota is the Beginning of an American Color Revolution" open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...