Evening Roundup: Oh Canada, Consumer Tax Chaos, the Corruption of the Eric Adams case
February 3: Featuring Jared Bernstein, Mimi Rocah & Jennifer Rodgers, and George Conway in an earnest quasi-musical on the side of the road
Good evening Contrarians!
As evidenced today, yesterday, and all of the days of the Trump/Musk presidency, the game plan for this administration is to sow a steady jumble of chaos, in large part to disorient and exhaust us, while overwhelming the country with terror about our future. We’re not going to play that game.
This morning, Jen Rubin wrote her morning column on the consumer tax Trump has slapped on all Americas. In this afternoon’s piece, Jared Bernstein explains why Trump’s Trade War Is Worse than You Think. In large part, because taxing our largest trading partners will pass costs to consumers en route to deeper economic damage.
Naturally, the dodgy behavior goes beyond tariffs. SDNY prosecutors, at the time the Oval Office changed hands, strongly stood behind their case against Mayor Eric Adams, and intended to vigorously pursue it. All of a sudden, it appears the whole case might be dismissed. To learn more about why Trump DOJ officials would push for SDNY to drop the charges at this moment in time, read Mimi Rocah on the corrupt pressure campaign to Get SDNY to Drop Its Case Against Mayor Eric Adams.
Here at The Contrarian, we intend to highlight the variety of ways that we are going to help one another through the dreadful decisions being issued by the White House and its bros.
Contributor George Conway is our man on the ground, pulling zero punches as he issues an apology to Canada on behalf of us all, employing song and un peu de Français. Essential viewing.
In case you missed it, be sure to catch up with Andrew Weissmann in discussion with Norm Eisen, and Jen Rubin. The three of them break down the massacre—past and forthcoming—unfolding at DOJ and FBI.
And to be sure you didn’t miss anything from last week, be sure to check out Norm’s Democracy DEFCON Publisher’s Roundup.
Much more to come! Thanks for the song, George.
The Contrarians
Please please cover the massive musk data breach implications
I am concerned that you are not reporting on the DOGE people gaining access to the Treasury files and computers. They have control of personal information of many people, and the power to determine payments from the US government - who will be paid and who won’t. This is very dangerous for all of us.