Bill Freeman April 04, 2025
There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
The policy is absurd. It’s also an extension of Trump’s chaotic personality.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/tariffs-trump-outcomes-incompatible/682286/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3ff8RzKrbBSO_7RfSYa8tcC8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar
After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.
apnews.com/article/senate-budget-tax-cuts-spending-gop-trump-c43bae18e39cd7a819099376c2aee789?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
The Insurrection Act
Can Trump shut down protests using the military under the Insurrection Act? What would it take? The answer is complicated, but as more and more protests take place, understanding that legal terrain has become increasingly important. While invocation of the Act doesn’t look imminent, it’s always good to understand the law in advance. That’s our mission tonight.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-insurrection-act?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Southern Festival of Books at risk due to federal cuts - Nashville Banner
The Southern Festival of Books, a decades-old literary event in Nashville, may be threatened by federal budget cuts.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/04/03/southern-festival-books-federal-cuts
Trump Wants a Third Term & 1,900 Scientists Warn Against the Administration's Attacks on Science
April 4, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/kareem/p/trump-wants-a-third-term-and-1900?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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