The $1.241 Trillion
Experiment
TRADE · MACROECONOMICS · BUSINESS
In 2025, U.S. tariffs imposed under
the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act aimed to reduce the
trade.
We Paid the Tariffs. The Deficit
Stayed–and the Court Hit Back
The warehouse manager in Elizabeth,
New Jersey, still keeps the…
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
ICE’s decision to maintain a
sustained federal presence in
Minnesota marks a shift from
temporary enforcement to.
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE
At Mar-a-Lago, the mingling of
political donors and executives
illustrates how executive discretion…
LABOR · IMMIGRATION · HOSPITALS
The United States relies heavily on
immigrant labor across critical
sectors including healthcare…
CONGRESS · IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER
The government shutdown prominently
disrupts visible services like TSA
operations and public-facing…
The Vote That Wouldn’t Close
CONGRESS · WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
A procedural House vote intended to
block challenges to Trump-era
emergency tariffs failed after three…
The Distance a Day Can
Collapse
WAR AND SECURITY · TRADE · COST OF LIVING
Cuba faces escalating fuel shortages
amid U.S. sanctions targeting oil
imports, leading to widespread
rationing, transportation
disruptions.
When a missed bus becomes the first
sign that a country is running out
of power…
The Sound Before the Doors
Open
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
A federal immigration raid at a
racetrack in Caldwell, Idaho,
illustrates how enforcement actions
reshape daily life.
How power changes daily behavior
long before it changes law
The horses started first.
They usually do when something…
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · MAINE
In Lewiston, Maine, increased
federal immigration enforcement has
prompted fear and behavioral changes…
