Friday Nite Videos | April 4, 2025

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How a Con Man President Is Destroying Confidence

Paul Krugman
Permanent tariffs are bad for the economy, but businesses can, for the most part, find a way to live with them. What business can’t deal with is a regime under which trade policy reflects the whims of a mad king.

The Supreme Court Precedent That Should Free Mahmoud Khalil

Brad Snyder Slate
Radical labor leader Harry Bridges successfully fought the government's attempt to deport him. In the Bridges case, the Supreme Court held that noncitizens enjoyed the same First Amendments rights as everyone else.

Your Life Will Never Be the Same After These Tariffs

Justin Wolfers The New York Times
Small tariffs create small problems. Big tariffs create huge ones. This round of tariffs may be 50 times as painful as the ones Donald Trump instituted in his first term. That means they are going to reshape your life in much more fundamental ways.

How MAHA Is Helping Poison Americans

Gabriella Coleman and Eric Reinhart Politico
The ambitions of MAHA for safer food and protection from harmful chemicals are being diverted into dismantling the institutions and regulations that protect public health. What would a genuinely populist health movement look like?

Highlights From Cory Booker's 25-Hour Senate Speech

In an inspiring feat, Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor for 25 hours, delivering a sweeping indictment of Donald Trump’s assault and insisting that "the power of the people is stronger than the people in power."