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Barbara F. Walter

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Making sense of what's really happening in our country. Author of How Civil Wars Start. Member of the NAS. Prof at UCSD. I write Here Be Dragons on Substack.
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Why Strongmen Eventually Surround Themselves With Idiots

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By Barbara F. Walter
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Donald Trump’s decision to put loyalists with little experience or talent in some of the most important jobs in government is beginning to bite him in the ass. Kristi Noem had no experience running a federal agency or overseeing law enforcement when Trump put her in charge of the 260,000-person Department of Homeland Security. Think about that. The result was the chaos and violence we saw in Minnesota, and Americans hated it.
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Why Is Trump Wrecking the Economy Before the Midterms?

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By Barbara F. Walter
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Here’s something I can’t stop thinking about. The midterm elections are less than three months away. Republicans are in trouble. And Donald Trump keeps doing things that make their biggest problem – the economy - worse. Americans are going to vote in November based in large part on how they feel about the economy, and right now they don’t feel good. Sixty-four percent of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation.
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Barbara F. Walter (@barbarafwalter)

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By Barbara F. Walter
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Trump Has a Canada Problem Here’s what’s going on with the trade war with Canada and who is likely to win. Trump is making a pretty simple bet: Canada depends on the United States much more than we depend on Canada. So if he inflicts enough economic pain, Canada will eventually give him what he wants: more cars made in the U.S., more access to Canada for American companies, fewer protections for Canadian industries, and influence over Canada’s future trade deals.
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