Ezra Klein

But more of it is on a betrayal of this central promise of the Trump campaign, which is that things are going to be cheaper. And Trump has lost public opinion altitude very quickly. Now, he's not up for reelection. But Republicans, I know, as far as we know, Republicans, not in the next election.

But more of it is on a betrayal of this central promise of the Trump campaign, which is that things are going to be cheaper. And Trump has lost public opinion altitude very quickly. Now, he's not up for reelection. But Republicans, I know, as far as we know, Republicans, not in the next election.

Republicans I know think they're going to lose the midterms. They are not operating on the assumption that Donald Trump is going to save them. People around Trump that I know have told me explicitly, we got to do this fast because we're probably going to lose the midterms and then we're not going to be able to do as much after that.

Republicans I know think they're going to lose the midterms. They are not operating on the assumption that Donald Trump is going to save them. People around Trump that I know have told me explicitly, we got to do this fast because we're probably going to lose the midterms and then we're not going to be able to do as much after that.

Some of their Blitzkrieg strategy has to do with a view that they are not going to consolidate power. If you ask me what is strengthening the opposition to Trump, I would say it's the tariffs. It's not the court cases. It's not some invisible change in the winds.

Some of their Blitzkrieg strategy has to do with a view that they are not going to consolidate power. If you ask me what is strengthening the opposition to Trump, I would say it's the tariffs. It's not the court cases. It's not some invisible change in the winds.

It is a fact that Trump is alienating many of his supporters and the business community by lashing himself to the mast of an incredibly dumb economic theory and then seeming to double down and double down on it, coming out and saying, well, American kids have too many dolls. You might have too many pencils. My toilet is made of gold, but you have 30 pencils and you only need five.

It is a fact that Trump is alienating many of his supporters and the business community by lashing himself to the mast of an incredibly dumb economic theory and then seeming to double down and double down on it, coming out and saying, well, American kids have too many dolls. You might have too many pencils. My toilet is made of gold, but you have 30 pencils and you only need five.

We should talk about it. We should talk about that. Well, let's hold there for a second. When they say America is not a democracy at this moment, what do they mean?

We should talk about it. We should talk about that. Well, let's hold there for a second. When they say America is not a democracy at this moment, what do they mean?

Yeah.

Yeah.

He doesn't really believe he should have called the book that.

He doesn't really believe he should have called the book that.

I think about things I didn't used to think about.

I think about things I didn't used to think about.

But it hasn't changed my behavior yet. Now, different people, I mean, I think this is like the it's here but unevenly distributed argument. Different people are in different positions with this. I know people who are writers, who are well-known writers, who there are things they will not write because they're on a green card.

But it hasn't changed my behavior yet. Now, different people, I mean, I think this is like the it's here but unevenly distributed argument. Different people are in different positions with this. I know people who are writers, who are well-known writers, who there are things they will not write because they're on a green card.

If you are on a green card right now, you are living in a different world than if you were born here. It's just true. If you're here on a work visa, a student visa, you're living in a different world than if you were born here. And there are ways that they are going after people who... you know, have power in American society too, right?

If you are on a green card right now, you are living in a different world than if you were born here. It's just true. If you're here on a work visa, a student visa, you're living in a different world than if you were born here. And there are ways that they are going after people who... you know, have power in American society too, right?