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WAPO: “.. In a rare group statement, America’s Catholic bishops voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to condemn the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants as an attack on ‘God-given human dignity’ ..”

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No, tariffs can't replace income taxes Tariffs are not a realistic tax base. They're among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.

Tariffs are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.

Quantifying the Profiling: 1/5 ICE Arrests Are Latinos on the Streets with No Criminal Past or Removal Order. My new analysis of ICE arrest location data show that ICE is arresting staggering numbers of Latin Americans off the streets who they had no reason to target... 🧵

Ah, yes, the early 1940s, when there was peace and prosperity around the globe

De Livervogels 🇳🇱

Liverpool have done it. They've done it at a canter, in style, with ease.

They are the 2024-25 Premier League champions.

20 years ago today, a new era of Washington baseball began On a sunny, breezy, April afternoon in Philadelphia exactly 20 years ago, a major league ballclub wearing navy blue caps with a curly W logo and gray jerseys with “Washington” emblazoned across the ch...

20 years ago today, an MLB team wearing navy blue caps with a curly W logo and gray jerseys with “Washington” emblazoned across the chest took the field, embarking on a brand-new journey many never believed would come to fruition. www.masnsports.com/blog/20-year...

Donald Trump baffles economists with tariff formula Calculation deeply flawed economically and will fail in stated aim of ‘driving bilateral trade deficits to zero’, say analysts

Yes, I've seen there was a "formula" at work here, but it's the equivalent of dividing apples by oranges and coming up with a result dictating how many pears you need. The FT is very good on the nonsense: www.ft.com/content/85d7...

Today, April 2, President Trump added another 34% tariff on imports from China.

This is in addition to the 10% on February 4, the 10% on March 4, and the substantial increase during Trump 1.0.

Starting April 5, the average US tariff on imports from China will be 76%.

Men working on Village of Bonbon Haiti homes after hurricane Matthew destroyed it in October 2016, courtesy of Bruce MacQueen/Shutterstock.com.

"Conflict escalation, particularly increased one-sided violence against civilians, is more likely in areas directly impacted by tropical cyclones," write Elizabeth Tennant and Elisabeth Gilmore for NSB.

Read the full article ⬇️
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This should INFURIATE you

If you want to know what libertarians think about Trump, #DOGE, etc., my colleague @IlyaSomin covers all the bases in this excellent piece by Dana @Milbank.

Well done, #GoodIlya.

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Really solid WSJ editorial (not just bc I'm quoted) on possible Canada/Mexico tariffs: "The Dumbest Trade War in History" https://buff.ly/4hFOSU8

Good news for China, which wants to dominate as many In agencies as it can. Wrote about this in 2020
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(1/4) @repdelbene.bsky.social and @beyer.house.gov have today reintroduced legislation re. Congressional tariff authority.

This is important. Congress needs to exert its authority in order to prevent a massive tax increase that will raise prices for Americans.

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Tariffs are a tax on Americans, no matter what you call the agency that collects them.

The mercantilism, which will continue until morale improves, is bad economics, bad history, & bad politics, & Joe Biden should never have listened to the awful advice he got from Jake Sullivan, Katherine Tai, & company these last four years:

Are tariffs bad for growth? Yes, say five decades of data from 150 countries The empirical evidence on the growth effects of import tariffs is sparse in the literature, notwithstanding strong views held by the public and politicians. Using an annual panel of macroeconomic data...

"Are tariffs bad for growth? Yes, say five decades of data from 150 countries"

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Trump, the self-described 'tariff man,' does not understand how tariffs work Since the president-elect refuses to admit that levies on imports are taxes paid by Americans, he sees no downside to raising them.

Donald Trump claims the heavy tariffs he plans to impose during his second term are "going to make us rich," at no cost to American businesses or consumers.

That is a dangerous fantasy.

From beer to barley: How Trump’s tariff threat could affect your wallet Donald Trump’s threat to hit Mexico with tariffs could raise prices on a surprising number of foods and drinks Americans love — from beer to berries to broccoli.

Mexico makes 88% of America's pickup trucks and 80% of our import beer. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Presidential Tariff Powers and the Need for Reform Congress has broadly delegated its constitutional tariff powers to the president, and there is a real risk that the legislative and judicial branches would be unwilling or unable to check a future pre...

Congress has broadly delegated its constitutional tariff powers to the President. What happens when a President begins using those powers in arbitrary, destructive ways? My @cato.org colleagues Clark Packard & @scottlincicome.bsky.social wrote a paper on that last month. www.cato.org/briefing-pap...

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