Tariffs pull, USMCA pushes: Toyota to Texas

President Trump summed up Toyota’s stunning Tacoma pickup truck announcement in three words: “Tariffs at work!” He is absolutely right. And the shortfalls of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade are part of the story, too.  Toyota is putting $3.6…

June CPI Throws Cold Water On Fed Rate Hawks

This wasn’t egg on the face.  It was a whole omelet.On Monday, Fed Governor Christopher Waller was effectively putting a rate hike back on the table if this week’s core inflation number came in hot. On…

Four Economic Reports, One Message: No Fed Panic

The financial commentariat went into today’s economic-data dump looking for a reason to panic. The preferred storyline was obvious before the numbers even hit: inflation is back, the Fed is behind the curve, and rate…

St. Fauci and the sinner media

The June 18 bombshell from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is as damning an indictment of America’s legacy media as it is of Anthony Fauci.Supported by newly declassified records, ODNI now accuses Dr. Fauci of funding dangerous…

The follow-the-money question ProPublica does not want asked

For years, ProPublica has built its reputation on a simple premise: Follow the money.Whenever ProPublica investigates a corporation, a politician, industry or public policy initiative, its first questions are usually the same: Who benefits, who pays and what interests…