Germany has become Italy

 

Germany Is Falling Apart (Literally). Here’s How the New Government Might Fix It.

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of business.

By Christopher F. Schuetze

Reporting from Berlin

Its a stupid move by House Republicans because having a passport and birth certificates at the ready is most likely among high end Liberal Democrats

 

House Votes to Require Proof of Citizenship in Federal Elections

Conservatives have long argued for stronger laws to combat voter fraud, something that election experts say is exceedingly rare.

By Michael Gold

Reporting from the Capitol

Worse yet it for an importer of food products its unclear what the current tariffs are for the EU and other countries on the Mediterranean

 

From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump’s Reversal on Tariffs

Economic turmoil, particularly a rapid rise in government bond yields, caused President Trump to reverse course on the steep levies.

David King, who teaches urban planning at Arizona State University, said Culdesac Tempe could prompt other developers to push for exemptions from parking requirements. And Mr. Erfurt of Strong Towns said Culdesac Tempe could pave the way, as it were, for similar car-free developments to be built in places like shuttered strip malls, which could address the affordable housing crisis, lessen loneliness and bring people closer to where they work. “We could do all that simply by decoupling parking from development,” Mr. Erfurt said. “In every market, people are looking for that.”

 

Living Car-Free in Arizona, on Purpose and Happily

One community near Phoenix is taking a “completely different” approach to development.

By Cara Buckley

Photographs by Rebecca Noble

• Published March 25, 2025Updated April 10, 2025, 1:31 a.m. ET

Wow! Notice how the black underneath the arms and side give Brad such a youthful figure. He needs it as the real drivers are 1/3rd his age

Formula One’s TV Rights Are Up for Grabs, but Media Companies Aren’t Racing to Bid

 

Excellent opinion piece by a small business owner sourcing in China

 

I Invented a Popular Kitchen Gadget. Tariffs Will Kill My Business.

By Yair Reiner

Mr. Reiner is the owner and operator of Gowanus Kitchen Lab, which makes the Frywall splatter guard.

Consider 10% as Trump's minimum tariff. The U.K.should be satisfied with that and should fight to get Jaguar Rover down to that as well

 

No Big Stick: Many Tariff Targets Avoid Hitting Back

By Agnes Chang, Lazaro Gamio, Samuel Granados and Lauren Leatherby 

April 7, 2025