Magazine
Humorless scolds dominate liberal-favored Bluesky
The social media app Bluesky wasn’t born out of the storm clouds surrounding Elon Musk‘s Twitter-turned-X, but its growth in popularity is a direct response to a…
April 16, 2025
Inside this issue: Trump’s economy & tariffs, AI & ChatGPT, energy & gold booms, Hungary’s family policy, Houthis in Yemen, and more market insights.
Magazine
Hungary’s government is trying to make more babies — it’s not going so great
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A dozen children sprint across the green lawn around the forsythia bushes, which are in full saffron-colored bloom. Sárkány rét (“Dragon Meadow”) is a…
Magazine
Virginia governor’s race cause for optimism and concern in both parties
Though the Virginia gubernatorial election is more than six months off, it’s shaping up as a crucial indicator of political winds ahead of the 2026 midterm elections…
Magazine
Did ChatGPT write US tariff policy?
Among the major shocks of this month’s Trump administration announcement of massive tariffs slapped on dozens of countries worldwide lies a less prominent but arguably more important…
Entertainment
The sportsman in chief: Trump’s playbook for winning America’s games
President Donald Trump has never been one to sit on the sidelines. Whether negotiating billion-dollar real estate deals, sparring with political rivals, or commanding the world’s most-watched…
Energy
Burgum says ‘Build, baby, build’ for workers and the energy industry
CLAYSVILLE, Pennsylvania — When Shawn Steffee took to the podium at the Range Resources field office this month, he stood in front of a crowd of over…
Beltway Confidential
Albuquerque: The crime crisis you haven’t heard about
Most people would not think of New Mexico and “crime” in the same sentence without thinking about Breaking Bad. But Albuquerque is in the middle of a…
Entertainment
Seth Rogen’s The Studio satirizes a long-gone Hollywood
The Studio, Seth Rogen’s new auteur project on Apple TV+, deserves credit for openly bragging about how expensive it is. In its second episode, the real-life actress…
Economy
Market shock: Trump’s reimagining of global trade rattles voters seeking economic normalcy
President Donald Trump capped a tumultuous week in Washington and Wall Street by suspending most of his aggressive tariffs regime for 90 days, acknowledging investors and the…
Business
US trade deficits are necessary to protect entitlements
In the end, it wasn’t the $7 trillion in equities lost after “Liberation Day” that made President Donald Trump pause. He didn’t dither over his congressional consiglieres’…