When CNN asked me to score the big economic policy speeches this week by Trump and Harris, I decided not to grade against a curve, but rather to simply state what I saw.

A numbers of journalists have called me to ask: How is Harris beating Trump on the economy? I think I've figured it out.

Your regular reminder that four years ago Trump declared that stocks would crash if he lost the election

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the worst economics forecaster of all?

Senator, I think it's worth acknowledging that violent crime actually has falllen, and indeed it is lower today than it has been for decades.

If you have ever lost time and money because companies made it really hard to cancel recurring subscriptions, you should know that the Biden-Harris Administration and the FTC are ending that once and for all.

China has built 22 villages and settlements within Bhutan’s customary borders. And there is no sign that Bhutan can do anything about it – or that Beijing will face any costs. thediplomat.com/2024/10/the-po…

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The damage done by these incompetent people is going to last for many years. They have no clue about what they are talking about and have no interest in learning to be knowledgeable about government. They just rant and rave and make unfounded and inaccurate claims constantly.

Lots of people are comparing the job cuts now to Clinton, and it's quite different. Clinton's job cuts followed a careful 6-month National Performance Review that identified where reductions wouldn't harm services. The cuts were implemented gradually with bipartisan support (and

The continued incompetence and/or lying by the current administration is astounding. The Republican party cheers on the incompetence + destruction of the rule of law. Anyone granting any authority to these people that the Republican party has surrendered to is destroying the USA.

Berkshire Hathaway paid $26.8bn in taxes in 2024, which is 5% of ALL corporate taxes collected by the IRS that year. This is Buffett's response to that. Truly a class act.

The Mexican President, American President and Canadian Prime Minister signing the USMCA trade deal in 2019. Donald Trump said this week that tariffs on Canada will have to be instituted because this trade deal was “signed by a previous administration and leader who was a fool”.

Jack Welch destroyed GE by focusing on short term earnings manipulation (personally involved in energy deal they sold at end of qtr to help with earnings) and posturing to the Street DOGE doing same thing. I’m all for reducing govt waste but firing people who got promoted

I cannot think of a previous example in US history of a president a) inheriting a successful fast-growing economy; and b) promptly capsizing it by his own freely chosen policies motivated by his prejudices and ignorance. Yet that's Trump 2025.

ICE detained a U.S. citizen in Northern Virginia with guns drawn. He offered to show ID and told the officers he was an American citizen, but they handcuffed him anyway. The man is a Trump voter, but says he is reconsidering his support after he was targeted for being Hispanic:

For every $1 spent by the Parks, they produce $15 in economic activity. It is less than 0.067% of all federal spending. Parks have a huge economic multiplier. They create platforms for substantial private sector activity (tourism, recreation businesses, etc.) while preserving

Mr. Vice President JD Vance, I'm sure you don't mean to mislead anyone, but the hard data suggest that in fact you've inherited a stronger economy than any administration in your lifetime.

One of the daily instances of the incredible level of incompetence and corruption in the current USA administration. The embarrassing tariff fiasco gets the most attention every day but the displays of incompetence are constant and relentless. The costs are huge and long term.