David Frum

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Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things. Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario. Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com DMs open to followers

Americans are paying over 20% more for coffee under Trump than under Biden. When Trump brags about tariff collections, he's bragging about his tax on your cup. Good morning!

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19th century tariffs did not accelerate US industrialization. Yes, the Great Depression was caused by US tariffs, specifically the tariffs of 1922. The "China shock" of the 2000s did not slow US growth. All this and more ... www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

Trump’s Tariff Disaster

Doug Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College, on Trump’s trade war, the myth of protectionism, and what history teaches us about tariffs

theatlantic.com

Trump's new story is that he fell out with Jeffrey Epstein because Trump's most valued employees preferred to go work for a notorious sex offender rather than stay with Trump.

Trump first term message: "Liberal tears and higher wages." Trump second term message: "Higher taxes on everything you buy to finance my Epstein cover-up and retirement cash-out."