Jane Karr

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Why no tariffs for Russia? Putin is Trump's very dear friend! axios.com/2025/04/02/tru…

You were lied to. Period point blank. You were told tariffs were coming to "even the playing field" and deal with "fairness" - but what was announced is the exact opposite of reciprocity. Here is the White House's own words: "The numbers [for tariffs by country] have been calculated by the Council of Economic Advisers … The model they use is based on the concept that the trade deficit that we have with any given country is the sum of all unfair trade practices, the sum of all cheating,” a White House official said. Some countries with the lowest tariffs (or none) on American imports are being hit with the highest tariffs by us, and many with higher tariffs on us are being hit with much lower tariffs than others, all based on the utter absurdity that trade deficits inherently reflect unfair trade practices. There is a reason we bring principles to a battle, and don't decide to make them up as we go. I am begging those who still believe in the conservative philosophy to remember what we once believed in: (1) The power to tax in the Constitution lies with the Congress, and an executive branch usurping that authority under fictitious pretext is undermining law and order (2) Central planning, especially at the sole "modification discretion" of one imperial person, is statism, does not help workers, does not facilitate economic growth, and does not optimize conditions for human flourishing (3) When we intervene in one element of economic affairs in an attempt to help one group, it has an impact on other groups. These interventions are called distortions, and in the end hurt those we claim to be helping, and everyone else. Any rebuttal of my argument that defaults to "you are a globalist" or "you are an elitist" is a concession. Those are the things people without arguments say, Candidly, they are now the things people without principles say. We can drive economic prosperity for all by removing impediments to growth. We cannot and will not tax our way (i.e. tariff) to prosperity. More thorough commentary tomorrow in the Dividend Cafe.

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Only about 10 percent of funding for public education comes through Washington. The Department of Education has only been in existence since 1979.

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I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning: I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others. There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job. I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity. I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction. I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void. Jeff

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BREAKING; In a stunning moment, Republican Congressman Pete Sessions just admitted that Elon Musk and his DOGE team broke into private data servers to access your private information. This is massive government overreach.

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Put a felon in the Oval Office,and the lawbreaking multiplies.