Trump's majorities in Congress are tiny, the tariffs are deeply unpopular and his Congressional management is terrible so I don't see them getting through. It's the Supreme Court or his main economic… (View Post)

By far the best solution is to let them work and sort out their own accommodation, like all other functioning adults. That keeps them off the streets and increases GDP and tax revenue. If they can't … (View Post)

But at the top rates, the distortion is reversed, because the 39.35% dividend tax, when added to 25% corporate tax, is higher than the 47% income tax+NI. So it's complicated. There's a very strong ar… (View Post)

Also a possible way to repatriate small boat people, if a little kinetic for modern tastes. (View Post)

Here is a good video about Russian gunpowder factories going up in smoke - well, spectacular explosions, really - which could be as decisive for the war as the oil refineries, but gets less publicity… (View Post)