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Many expect Trump to fall out with Musk. I do not. They made a deal last year and they have an understanding with Putin to see their program through. If there is a conflict with Trump, I expect Musk to immediately undermine him and to move Vance into POTUS slot.

What do Trump, Gingrich, Reagan and Goldwater have in common? They’re all part of a decades-long conservative effort to reduce the size & scope of gov’t. Sunday @ 8pm ET/PT, I’ll tell that story in my latest CNN special, “The War on Government”

China has raised its tariffs on US imports from 34% to 84%. Carla Norrlöf saw this coming, noting in February that China has the capacity not only to withstand US tariffs, but also to implement powerful countermeasures of its own. Read more here. (bit.ly/3YkEUjS)

Friday night PSA: (very lagged) data on the maturity structure of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries are publicly available. Here is a screenshot of the latest available data from last year's report (the report with data from 2024 comes out at the end of this month) (1/2)

When Joe Rogan becomes the voice of reason…

“Attending college does more than increase people’s tendency to affiliate with the Democratic Party. It also makes people more likely to tolerate different political views.” foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, the latest move in a fight over free speech, politics and federal funding cnn.it/4iNb92y

PBS Chief Executive Paula Kerger calls President Trump's executive order defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting "blatantly unlawful":

Trump says he has one main question for Canada's Mark Carney: "Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection." He says US and Canada hopefully "will always maintain" friendship.

Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for Musk's Starlink State Dept says it's good to encourage other countries to adopt Starlink Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...

Lessons from a Scholar of Power Project Syndicate prosyn.org/OnbkH37

As our newest PS Big Picture shows, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., leaves behind a legacy of profound and prescient insights into international relations. Read more at the link. bit.ly/44qgQ31

Minneapolis and state leaders prepare for possible Derek Chauvin pardon kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…

NEW: Up until last November, Kash Patel was a paid consultant for Qatar. But he and the FBI still refuse to say what he did for this Arab monarchy or how much he was paid. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…

The debt is one thing, but the constant flirting with default isn’t helping anything either. Glad to see the ratings agencies speaking the truth — you won’t get it from the executive or the legislature.

💵Will the US dollar retain its role as the world's reserve currency? This new TEDxMidAtlantic talk from Carla Norrlöf explains what to expect, and why. youtube.com/watch?v=tG73wM…

La crisis política y social que hay en LA🇺🇸 ilustra muy bien la idea de la "Trampa de Khaldun" que teorizó Carla Norrlöf. El problema principal no es tanto la fortaleza del Rising Power (China) sino la debilidad del Ruling Power. x.com/GavinNewsom/st…

BREAKING NEWS: Israel has attacked Iran. Iranians report hearing massive explosions back to back in Tehran, ground shaking, windows rattling and people waking up terrified. Smoke and fire seen from military bases around Tehran.

WSJ on how this unfolded: "Israel could wait no longer, Netanyahu said, according to officials familiar with the call... Trump responded that the U.S. wouldn’t stand in the way, according to administration officials, but emphasized that the U.S. military wouldn’t assist with any

In picking his fight with Donald J. Trump, Elon Musk's big initial mistake was to apply balance-sheet logic to sovereign power, Carla Norrlöf explains. bit.ly/45nYYGy