President Trump’s trade deals might seem like wins for the US today. But the higher tariffs will hurt American consumers, and they are undermining the open global economy that has helped America prosper. My take:

Lost elections are rigged, won elections are fair. Good job numbers are real, bad ones are fake. Sex trafficking is bad, unless the traffickers will blame your enemies. Crime is bad, unless the criminals are pro-Trump. This isn’t 4D chess, or even tic-tac-toe, just Autocracy 101.

it’s inconceivable that attorney general bondi could ever an investigation against president trump or those loyal to him. that’s an absolute subversion of the role of ag.

Two trends that are not mutually exclusive: (1) Pre-existing upward pressure on electricity rates (2) Substantial additional pressure via higher taxes on solar/wind (i.e. ITC/PTC repeal), restrictive FEOC rules, tariffs on essential materials & equipment (copper, aluminum,

Heat index in Houston is 111. Air conditioning demand is high. Gas & coal plant outages are up sharply. But prices in Texas are the lowest in the country ($20/MWh). Why? Texas' nation leading solar resources are generating >30% of the power needed on peak. #txlege #txenergy

I was upset by this while I was off last month.

This is the one question conservatives should be asking ourselves about the tariffs: Is $2 TRILLION in taxes on top of all of the other taxes that we have a good deal?

There's a new 2025 peak demand record in ERCOT: 82,566 megawatts at 4:55 today. Solar provided 30% of the power at that time and wind about 16%; wholesale power was just $22/MWh. No conservation alerts. No energy emergencies. Just abundant, affordable power. #txlege #txenergy

Day 1 of the 2025 Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB presented by Kenetik was nothing short of perfection!   The Race Across the Sky Expo was lively and bustling all day long! Today we’ve got another full day ahead, kicking things off with a bang at the athlete meeting!

Highest demand day of the year in Texas, first time over 83,000 megawatts. Solar again providing a consistent, reliable 30% of demand; wind and solar combined are at ~50%. Plenty of extra power available, prices are low. No conservation alerts necessary. #txlege #txenergy

The NFL record is 66 yards. Cam Little just made this kick from 70 yards 😱 Stream on NFL+

Conservative George Will absolutely shreds the moronic “trade deficit” argument behind Trump’s trade war: “I have a chronic, incurable trade deficit with my barber. Once a month I buy a haircut from her, she buys nothing from me”

Dolores O'Riordan gave us one of the greatest versions of Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way"

My current Fortune magazine column is HOT OFF THE PRESS. THE TITLE IS: “The Money Doctor and ‘Captain Pakistan’: Steve Hanke on his last call with Imran Khan...” FREE IMRAN KHAN. fortune.com/2025/08/10/imr…

The good old days of critical thinking 🤣

This is a “billionaire’s tax” structured as a royalty or sales tax on semiconductors from the most valuable company in the world, sold to China. While it’s scary on a lot of levels to businesses and entrepreneurs, it’s what @aoc, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren should have

I think @jason has the start of an interesting concept here. Numbers can be tweaked down quite a bit(they are quite high but he’s a VC w/ulterior motive), but concepts are pretty dead on.

Bill Clinton proves Marco Rubio is lying, right here, clear as day: WE forced Ukraine to give up their nukes, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers: WE promised to protect Ukraine from Russia; WE made Ukraine vulnerable. So yeah, THIS IS OUR WAR.

ICYMI, Erin Kelly visited my farm to discuss a wide range of topics. (Here’s the article that goes with the video: spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/…)