An elected second chamber would be very helpful to curb a charismatic but autocratic UK Prime Minister, if the second chamber is elected using a different and more proportional electoral system. For … (View Post)

Why the hell would the Democrats support Trump & his insane tariffs ? 60% of Americans disapprove of the way that Trump is handling tariffs. It is the absolute best issue on which to attack Trump… (View Post)

Impeachment would be difficult, unless he does something really crazy such as trying to "cancel" elections, but Congress can easily take away Trump's power to set Tariffs. Congress is … (View Post)

This is correct. 2024 US exports of goods to the UK were more than imports, so the UK got the baseline 10% rate. Starmer did nothing to get the 10% rate. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/… (View Post)

If his objective is to grow manufacturing jobs, then why is he imposing tariffs on raw materials, which are needed to build new factories ? The 50% tariffs on Lesotho, for example, have been imposed … (View Post)