We apologize for the quiet week but the entire staff was on Lake Champlain for a special eclipse cruise to plot for election ‘24.
Winners
Eclipse Enjoyers - Viewing was clear for much of the path of totality. All who have expensive cameras snapped great pictures as most Americans discovered placing those special glasses over their IPhone cameras did not work.
AirBnB Hosts - Booked solid along the path of totality. Many small towns saw a huge influx of visitors.
Gridlock Advocates - Not much happening in Congress. FISA reauthorization was temporarily blocked.
Losers
Econ Media - The trend of “it’s great you’re just complaining” articles received a body blow with another hot inflation report.
Biden Admin - Inflation is hot. Israel-Iran may escalate. This is all within six months of the election.
Janet Yellen - Her trip to China did not go well as she whined to China about its policies and received polite rebuffing. It’s a competitive world, and China has no intention of aiding the Secretary’s desires.
Sohrab Ahmari - Cashing Soros checks? Catholic convert attacked David French years ago to become David French. To be the man, you gotta best the man as the saying goes.
Links
Taibbi interviews someone who noticed the white working class changing but for legitimate reasons.