I mentioned a few days ago that my regular output has been a little slower than usual because of an emergency rush project.| The Tracinski Letter
I haven’t published many newsletters in recent weeks because I’ve been putting a lot of time into a new rush project, which I will tell you about in the next edition.| The Tracinski Letter
Donald Trump recently had a meeting with Vladimir Putin in which he fawned over Putin and basked in the glow of the former KGB recruiter’s calculated flattery—more evidence, if we needed it, that on the world stage, Trump is an easily manipulated rube.| www.tracinskiletter.com
The Epstein Scandal in Context, Part 1| www.tracinskiletter.com
I have a new piece up at Discourse providing an overview of Donald Trump’s approach to the US economy and his place in it.| The Tracinski Letter
I occasionally get a complaint from a reader asking why I can’t write about anything other than the latest bad thing Donald Trump has done or said.| www.tracinskiletter.com
For the past few weeks, there has been a small national freakout about the decisive victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City—a place so dominated by Democrats that the primary usually makes the general election a foregone conclusion.| The Tracinski Letter
On the 249th anniversary of the founding of America, there is a certain pall over the celebrations, since there is real doubt whether we will reach our 250th year as a nation without an absolute monarch.| The Tracinski Letter
I have a new piece up at The UnPopulist about Donald Trump’s use of cryptocurrency as a medium for bribery, which is both flagrant and actually kind of ingenious.| The Tracinski Letter
The LA Protests and the Immigration Police State| www.tracinskiletter.com
The events of the past week indicate that the wheels are coming off the Trump administration—even as it becomes, in some respects, more dangerous.| The Tracinski Letter
I’ve talked before about how I’ve changed my views in light of recent events, and also about how they’ve been reinforced. The main way they’ve been reinforced is in demonstrating the abusive potential of Big Government programs, which make private institutions dependent on government funding and vulnerable to government regulation.| The Tracinski Letter
A Federal Court Reins in Trump’s Trade Power Grab| www.tracinskiletter.com
Plus: The Lesson of Spain's Blackout| www.tracinskiletter.com
I did a recent podcast with David French for The UnPopulist, where we talk about the Trump administration’s assault on higher education.| The Tracinski Letter