Fear of bilateral trade deficits.

Need to have one of the M’s blinking and buzzing to give it a real David Lynch vibe.

For your consideration: “Tired of Winning, Apparently” graboyes.substack.com/p/tired-of-win…

In "Tired of Winning, Apparently," I argue that the "Liberation Day" tariffs are not only bad for the country and world, but are especially bad if you like the rest of Trump's agenda. I also suggest why Democrats might not wish to gloat too much. graboyes.substack.com/p/tired-of-win…

“A trade deficit in goods and services is just the mirror image of inward flows of international investment.” - Robert Graboyes

If you don’t mind, I’d love to direct readers to the essay where the quote appeared. In it, I compare fear of trade deficits with ancient fears of solar eclipses: graboyes.substack.com/p/tired-of-win…

Tired of Winning, Apparently, by Robert Graboyes open.substack.com/pub/graboyes/p…

Who was first U.S. president to intervene to stop a pogrom in the Eastern Mediterranean? And when? graboyes.substack.com/p/jews-massacr…

Third piece in my trilogy on the tariff idiocy: graboyes.substack.com/p/trade-winds-…

Third piece in my trilogy on the tariff idiocy and why Trump supporters should be howling the loudest against “Liberation Day.”: graboyes.substack.com/p/trade-winds-…

Ending was a surreal twist on “A Man for All Seasons.” No.6 may have been No.1 all along. As for The Wire, here’s my take: graboyes.substack.com/p/nobel-prize-…

This is a lot like politics.

Used to live maybe 100 feet from there. It was bad enough when it was just Primal Scream for Beer night. My thoughts on the place: graboyes.substack.com/p/columbia-del…

graboyes.substack.com/p/columbia-del…

12 suggestions for Democrats on how they might win back skeptical voters, by Robert Graboyes persuasion.community/p/persuasive-b…

California plans to spend $200 billion on a high-speed gondola system, with the Bakersfield-Eureka Canal expected to open between 2027 and 2139.

Or Swedish: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(shi…

Several readers asked how the prints are dated. So, here’s what Grok had to say—and it seemed to know which prints I was talking about:

#davesCarIDService David Burge The loveliest woman in the history of Western Civilization went to her reward in early June, and afterward, I discovered this 1960 photo of her at age 13 in Far Rockaway, NY. What make and model is the car?