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The Affordability Hoax
Oh, how the proverbial worm turns.
 • Zachary Karabell
Context Over Outrage
I’ve often remarked in these pieces over the past year that taking a less pessimistic stance about the world today can be enraging to many people, as if…
 • Zachary Karabell
Tariffs and Tallies
n the United States, this was a banner week of off-year elections and Supreme Court oral arguments on the legality of many of Trump’s tariffs.
 • Zachary Karabell
If Trump Does It, Does That Mean It’s Wrong?
As the 2020 pandemic was unfolding, I wrote a piece with the deliberately provocative title, “If Trump says it, does that mean it’s not true?” Now, as…
 • Zachary Karabell
Popcorn Politics
After two weeks in Western and Central Europe, it’s clear to me that many people around the world are misreading the endless obsession with American…
 • Zachary Karabell
Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and American Hysteria
The past decade has seen a rising intolerance of free speech, on the left with what has loosely been called “woke” and on the right in its backlash…
 • Zachary Karabell
The Virtues of Discontent
In a Gallup poll released this week, American support for capitalism reached its lowest point since the survey began, with only 54% having a positive…
 • Zachary Karabell
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The Edgy Optimist
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