Joshua Chaffin
Senior Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal
Senior Special Writer, Wall Street Journal, after 25 years at the FT in New York, London, Brussels, DC. Views entirely my own.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin
In happier times Brandon Straka and Scott Presler were friends. A photo of them from a 2018 Washington, D.C., movie premiere shows them wearing matching MAGA uniforms: dark suit, white shirt, red tie. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Joel Schectman
It was Wednesday evening, around 9 p.m., and Ran Goldstein, a humanitarian aid worker for the Israeli charity IsraAID, had just finished a panel discussion at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The theme: how organizations like his had managed to work in places like Gaza and Syria to alleviate suffering. “Every evening in Washington is like this,” Goldstein said, recalling the usual procession of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and networking.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Zusha Elinson
When President Trump announced last month that he would upend decades of American trade policy by imposing massive tariffs even on longtime allies, he aroused the competing spirits of his closest advisers. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, was all too aware of the disruption tariffs would pose to his electric vehicle company, Tesla, with factories and suppliers around the world.
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1 month ago |
tovima.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
The rising cost of ice cream means that a simple indulgence for a couple—whether in the city or on an island—could now cost up to 12 euros. The wave of price hikes has not spared Greece’s favorite summer delight, as the cost of a single scoop of ice cream edges closer to 3 euros with the arrival of the warmer months. Confectioners report that the surge in raw material costs has been especially harsh on chocolate, which has seen its price skyrocket by 80%.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
In selecting Prevost, the Conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a Pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.
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