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51. WAPO OP/ED page is a hard R now

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 03:37 PM

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Economists were wrong about tariffs. They need to figure out why. [View all] Mosby Oct 2025 OP

Two reasons: 1) Staggered changing tariffs smeared the effect. 2) Massive uncertainty. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #1

This is a very pro-Trump column. yardwork Oct 2025 #2

Looking thru a partisan lens it might be. Mosby Oct 2025 #4

I don't see any evidence of hysteria on the part of economists. yardwork Oct 2025 #8

This article is poorly written propaganda. Dawson Leery Oct 2025 #5

Matthew Lynn is a financial columnist and author. He writes for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator in London. Celerity Oct 2025 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2025 #40

JFC Skittles Oct 2025 #39

Read on! yardwork Oct 2025 #41

*SNORT* Skittles Oct 2025 #44

Way too early to celebrate being wrong. Savings KPN Oct 2025 #3

It's darker than cheerleading. yardwork Oct 2025 #12

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Who is Lawrence? yardwork Oct 2025 #16

O'Donnell. Mosby Oct 2025 #19

Lawrence O'Donnell is not an economist. yardwork Oct 2025 #20

He has a degree in economics from Harvard. Mosby Oct 2025 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 2025 #24

lol. I have an undergraduate degree in history but I am not a historian. yardwork Oct 2025 #26

'Liberation Day' in retrospect: 6 things that surprised investors Mosby Oct 2025 #13

The stock market isn't the economy for the average KPN Oct 2025 #49

I don't think FAFO sentiment is the same as "celebrating" Skittles Oct 2025 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 2025 #6

WaPo is running a lot of Trump propaganda these days. yardwork Oct 2025 #9

because it is, see post 15 Celerity Oct 2025 #18

The rich can ride some of the effects out.................... Lovie777 Oct 2025 #7

So foreign manufacturers are lowering their prices? Bmoboy Oct 2025 #10

Bullshit edhopper Oct 2025 #11

We're still very early in the game. Wednesdays Oct 2025 #17

This is BS because he backed off a lot of tariffs, or lowered them drastically. OrlandoDem2 Oct 2025 #21

I am pretty sure this story is slanted in more than one way BootinUp Oct 2025 #23

This is an opinion piece written by a conservative writer who backed brexit and who gives TSF lots wiggs Oct 2025 #25

The US economy was so strong it withstood a huge major grifting operation by Trump. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #27

This is the guy who predicted in a 2007 Bloomberg article that the iPhone would be a flop. Ocelot II Oct 2025 #28

the article Celerity Oct 2025 #52

Thanks! Ocelot II Oct 2025 #53

yw Celerity Oct 2025 #54

Supply chains and pricing has not fully adjusted yet. bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #29

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I didn't alert but this column really is nothing but right wing talking points. yardwork Oct 2025 #34

They haven't been fully implemented, and temporarily companies have been lostincalifornia Oct 2025 #31

The Gatekeepers have arrived. Kingofalldems Oct 2025 #32

Krugman had a post about this today Krazy_Kat Oct 2025 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 2025 #37

He makes some good points. Mosby Oct 2025 #38

Let's See What Shareholders Say DallasNE Oct 2025 #56

This column is what is sometimes referred to as an "absolute pant load". BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #35

The comments from WaPo readers concur. yardwork Oct 2025 #36

Stagflation DallasNE Oct 2025 #42

Why are we allowing right wing bullshit like this to be posted here? I thought it was against the rules. Wiz Imp Oct 2025 #43

Same here. Kingofalldems Oct 2025 #46

Wrong about WHICH tariffs? DFW Oct 2025 #47

DOW -750 NASDAQ -695 S&P -155 Emile Oct 2025 #48

For those who thought that the author of this article was full of shit, but weren't sure, this should clinch it. Wiz Imp Oct 2025 #50

WAPO OP/ED page is a hard R now obamanut2012 Oct 2025 #51

Trump DELAYED most of the tariffs, so there is no 6months in blm Oct 2025 #55

Thank you for the having the courage to post this - at the risk of being flamed, I'm not surprised at all by this. Midwestern Democrat Oct 2025 #57

You could read Krugman and learn a few things. BootinUp Oct 2025 #59

There seems to be an agenda here Keepthesoulalive Oct 2025 #58