Swimming against public opinion, Michael Lind in Tablet lays out the diplomatic and economic case for tariffs. While noting the “chaotic and inconsistent nature” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy, Lind says tariffs can make a lot of sense, especially when it comes to Chinese electric vehicles. Even Adam Smith, he notes, wrote in 1776 that “There may be good policy in [tariff] retaliations” of the sort Trump is implementing.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


