In Bloomberg, Claudia Sahm looks at why American consumers are still so melancholy despite declining inflation rates (which still means prices are going up, only more slowly than before), low unemployment and positive growth forecasts. While Sahm suggests the gloom could be tied to political partisanship and more negative news stories, she builds a strong case for why the main culprit is Covid-19.
A b****, or a mere piece of sh**?
The unconquerable Mark Steyn parses the subtleties of Ukrainian gutter-talk to evaluate whether Volodymyr Zelensky expressed mere exasperation with his U.S. hosts at the infamous White House dust-up last week, or actually likened Vice President J.D. Vance to a morsel of excrement. Writing in Jewish World Review, Steyn suggests Zelensky swallow his sense of entitlement, ditch the advice of his European “friends” and recognize reality. By yesterday, Steyn’s suggestion had proved prophetic.
