Crosby Burns
@crosbyburns.bsky.social
Trees. Treats. Triathlons.
Making government more effective, efficient, and above all, more human.
Making government more effective, efficient, and above all, more human.
I'm no economist, but to say unequivocally that "America is a winner" here is a slight to, ya know, consumers who will face higher prices in anything with steel and aluminum.
Trump to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum — here are the likely winners and losers
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the biggest winner of the trade tariffs is likely to be the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm no economist, but to say unequivocally that "America is a winner" here is a slight to, ya know, consumers who will face higher prices in anything with steel and aluminum.
Ths US government has become the world's richest man's play thing. A toy to experiment with. If it breaks, who cares?
Reminder that the golden age the self-described European patriots long to return to involved colonialism, empire, and endless cycles of war.
The EU has anchored a period of extraordinary stability and prosperity.
The EU has anchored a period of extraordinary stability and prosperity.
“Trump’s tornado has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary told his allies from the stage of the summit whose slogan was, “Make Europe Great Again.”
“Yesterday we were the heretics,” he said. “Now we are the mainstream.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...
“Yesterday we were the heretics,” he said. “Now we are the mainstream.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ths US government has become the world's richest man's play thing. A toy to experiment with. If it breaks, who cares?
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This morning’s sunshine has reminded me of the word ‘philocaly’: a love of beauty, even in the smallest things.
February 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This morning’s sunshine has reminded me of the word ‘philocaly’: a love of beauty, even in the smallest things.
I heard this recently and it - pun intended - stuck with me. “Compliments rolls of the back; criticism sticks like a knife”
February 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I heard this recently and it - pun intended - stuck with me. “Compliments rolls of the back; criticism sticks like a knife”
An important part of the cluster-you-know-what that is the Trump approach to human capital. Target the newest, likely youngest hires, and get rid of them. @donmoyn.bsky.social
How Will Trump's Executive Orders Change Government?
What the New Orders Mean for a New Order
open.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
An important part of the cluster-you-know-what that is the Trump approach to human capital. Target the newest, likely youngest hires, and get rid of them. @donmoyn.bsky.social
Starting to see, little by little, democrats starting to learn the lesson that @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social has made over the past year. Democrats have always thought money is the currency of politics. Republicans have learned it's attention. #attentioneconomy
January 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Starting to see, little by little, democrats starting to learn the lesson that @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social has made over the past year. Democrats have always thought money is the currency of politics. Republicans have learned it's attention. #attentioneconomy