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A Break From Pro-Wrestling Economics
As Trump and reporters exaggerate his capacity to lower prices, the president makes a stunning admission that his trade policies may hurt.
Mar 10
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Robert Showah
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February 2025
Do National Parks Need the Feds?
If Yosemite became a California state park tomorrow, would it turn into a strip mall?My latest essay in The Wall Street Journal
Feb 27
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Robert Showah
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The Vibe Shift That Was Missed
Republicans had been broadening their appeal for decades. Why didn't anyone see it?
Feb 19
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Robert Showah
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Tear Down The Presidents
The current moment demands patriotic Americans to reckon with the aggrandizement of the presidency in the land of no kings.
Feb 17
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Robert Showah
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Trump Is The Logical Conclusion of Federalization
A century of lawmakers and journalists aggrandizing the presidency has culminated in Trump's "dictator on day one" approach to governing.
Feb 12
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Robert Showah
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January 2025
Trump's Disaster Federalism
The president wants to condition aid to California and acknowledges that, yes, states can and do "take care of problems".
Jan 27
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Robert Showah
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Democratic Fascism
Biden and Harris's product was more extreme than their branding. For Trump, it's the inverse.
Jan 20
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Robert Showah
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2024 Was The 15th Closest U.S. Presidential Election
Trump's victory was wider than his 2016 win over Clinton and his 2020 defeat to Biden.
Jan 6
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Robert Showah
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December 2024
Embrace Those Patchworks: A 2024 Review in Political Decentralization
A annual recap questioning the presumed wisdom of federal power and political nationalization
Dec 27, 2024
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Robert Showah
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How to Abolish the Department of Education, Responsibly
The federal department does not do anything states can and already do.
Dec 23, 2024
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Robert Showah
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Democratic Fascism
Biden and Harris's product was more extreme than their branding. For Trump, it's the inverse.
Dec 6, 2024
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Robert Showah
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November 2024
Liberal Policies Without the Libs
A vote for a party's ideas ain't necessarily a vote for the party.
Nov 18, 2024
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Robert Showah
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