Politics

Biden’s Dark Climate Money

#U.S.A. #Politics #Global Warming

Imagine if Republicans gave the Trump Administration tens of billions of dollars to dole out to right-wing groups to sprinkle around to favored businesses. That’s what Democrats did in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).…

Jacques Bopp

Trump’s Constitutional Cleanup

#Trump #U.S.A. #Politics

Franklin D. Roosevelt fundamentally redefined the purpose of the federal government, setting off an era of ever-expanding Washington scope and reach. Nearly a century later, Donald Trump’s White House is taking it on itself to challenge the legitimacy of some foundations of that expansion.…

Jacques Bopp

Niall Ferguson: The Vibe Shift Goes Global

#U.S.A. #Trump #Politics

The vibe shift has gone from the world of the fashionistas to the world of four-star admirals by way of the tech bros and the Trump–Musk campaign. It began as a revulsion against pronouns and piercings; it is culminating in a global repudiation of the liberal international order.…

Jacques Bopp

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government

#U.S.A. #Trump #Politics

With a decisive electoral mandate and a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, DOGE has a historic opportunity for structural reductions in the federal government. We are prepared for the onslaught from entrenched interests in Washington. We expect to prevail.…

Jacques Bopp

Your Government at Work

#Economy #Politics #U.S.A.

After the $320 million floating fiasco ran aground, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance tweeted: “The Gaza pier is a symbol of the Biden administration. A horrible idea executed terribly.” True—for almost all government projects.…

Jacques Bopp

Interview mit Argentiniens Präsident Javier Milei

#Economy #Politics #Die Linke

Zu Beginn des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts war Argentinien eines der reichsten Länder der Welt. Die Hauptstadt Buenos Aires war als "das Paris Südamerikas" bekannt. In hundert Jahren kann viel passieren.…

Jacques Bopp

The Revenge of the Normies

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A fierce political conflict is raging over much of the democratic world. On one side we find the Normies : ordinary people who defend, naively, the historic principles of democracy such as freedom of speech and assembly, the separation of powers, etc.…

Jacques Bopp

SOB-Chef Thomas Küchler über Bahnausbau und SBB

#Politics #Switzerland

Der Bahnausbau laufe aus dem Ruder, sagt Thomas Küchler, Direktor der Südostbahn (SOB). Es gebe immer mehr Ausbauten, die nicht zweckmässig sind. Schuld sei die Politik.…

Jacques Bopp

Interview von Tucker Carlson mit Wladimir Putin

#Politics #Ukraine

Russlands Präsident sprach mit dem amerikanischen Medienunternehmer Tucker Carlson über die Geschichte seines Landes, das Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl der slawischen Völker, die Beziehungen zum Westen und Wege zum Frieden in der Ukraine.…

Jacques Bopp

Incompetent Elites Make Trump Look Appealing - WSJ

#Politics #U.S.A. #Trump

Democrats and traditional Republicans are flummoxed. How are 4 in 10 of our fellow citizens ready to vote for )? Democrats deplore Trump supporters as racists who must be saved from their ignorance.…

Jacques Bopp