The Observations Podcast

That Sweet Tariff Money

The week, Dale starts by discussing Donald's Trump's long-standing, yet inexplicable, love for tariffs. Then he moves on to the surprising notion that Donald Trump realizes that the post-WWII "Rules-Based International Order" has come to an end. We've reverted to the normal international environment of Great Power diplomacy, and that's a game that Donald Trump is perfectly willing to play.

Lawfare

This week, we discuss the various legal strategies being used to stop Donald Trump from implementing his executive orders.

Shock and Awe

If you thought Donald Trump did a lot in the first two weeks of his second term, his third week in office showed that he's the most radical president elected since 1932.

External Revenue

This week, Dale and Michael discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of Donald Trump's first two weeks in office. And tariffs.

Old Man Yells at Cloud

Joe Biden kicked off his last weekend as president by simply declaring the Equal Rights Amendment had been magically ratified as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, like it was a real thing. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, after spending the last four years threatening to shut down TikTok, and even signing an executive order to do so in 2020, decided that he'd keep the app running via an executive order. There's one thing Trump hasn't changed his mind about, though: Immigration.