by jpitney | Jan 21, 2026 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists, Local Government, Los Angeles
Eric Rynston-Lobel at The Northeastern Medill Local News Initiative: On Sunday, L.A. Reported launched as the latest startup in the country’s second-largest city. The organization was founded by Scott Woolley, formerly Forbes’ West Coast bureau chief, and David...
by jpitney | Jan 20, 2026 | Economic Policy, Trade
Tom Fairless at WSJ Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of U.S. tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by President Trump and suggests he might have a weaker hand in a reemerging trade war with Europe. Trump has...
by jpitney | Jan 19, 2026 | Economic Policy, Europe, Trade
Ana Swanson at NYT: [There] is little evidence in the data to support the idea that tariffs are conveying broad economic benefits. U.S. growth has been strong in recent months, but economists say that has been driven primarily by the boom in artificial intelligence....
by jpitney | Jan 18, 2026 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Mike Johnson on Steny Hoyer’s retirement announcement: Voters hold the key to the future, of course. They can change the dynamics that have disabled representative democracy and restore the balance of power among the branches of government. But voters today lack...
by jpitney | Jan 17, 2026 | Foreign Policy, Military
Don Wolfensberger: Secretary of State Marco Rubio. ..was asked about the legal basis for the attack. He said it was the court ordered warrants for the arrests of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on narco-terrorism charges. Rubio called the armed invasion “a law...
