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Fed Groupthink Is a Bureaucratic Disease

1 week ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

The super big story is the Israel-Iran war, as we await President Trump’s decision on additional American assistance to Israel. There’s another war, though. As Breitbart’s John Carney put it, the Federal Reserve has gone to war against tariffs. Unlike the Middle East, this is a phony war. The Fed stubbornly refuses to lower its target rate, because they have decided that Mr. Trump’s tariffs will increase inflation. So I ask, what exactly is your model of tariff inflation?
The Blue-Collar Wage Boom Is the Story To Watch

1 week ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

Before we get to Fed head Jay Powell’s gobbledygook, and why President Trump is right and Mr. Powell is wrong about interest rates — first up, let’s look at some good news. Ace New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, in her “Pod Force One” podcast, interviewed Treasury Secretary Bessent, who spoke about the great success blue-collar working folks are having with higher wages in just the first few months of Mr. Trump’s administration.
Trump's 'America First' Demands Unconditional Surrender

1 week ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

Right this moment, President Trump is far and away the dominant leader on the world stage. Not President Xi. Not President Putin. Mr. Trump. And, as he tightens the noose around Iran, he is in position to remove a 50-year deadly plague — something that no other leader before him has been able to do. His valued partner is Prime Minister Netanyahu, and together they can save the Judeo-Christian backbone of global civilization and freedom and liberty. Yes, they can save the Persian peoples in Iran.
Freedom Can Come to Iran Only When the Iranian Street Takes Charge

1 week ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

In a response to the Atlantic, President Trump’s framing of the issue of the Israel-Iranian war is pitch perfect. Let me quote: “Well, considering that I’m the one that developed ‘America First,’ and considering that the term wasn’t used until I came along, I think I’m the one that decides that.”He adds: “For those people who say they want peace — you can’t have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon.
Israel's Operation Rising Lion a Gift to America, Freedom, and Civilized People Everywhere — Including the People of Iran

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

Israel’s Operation Rising Lion is a war to defend America and civilized people all around the world. It could even be a war to defend and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire, as President Trump referred to it in a Truth Social post today. Now, listen, please, to Prime Minister Netanyahu channeling the Iranian people directly:“Our fight is not with you. Our fight is with the brutal dictatorship that has oppressed you for 46 years. I believe that the day of your liberation is near.
That's Right: President Trump Is a Free Trader

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

Just in case you missed it, earlier this week there was a story filed in the Washington Post that was virtually groundbreaking — for two reasons. First, it was a positive Trump trade story. And second, it was a positive Trump trade story emanating from the World Bank — of all places. I think it’s fair to say both the Washington Post and the World Bank are not huge Trump supporters on trade, the economy, and almost anything else.
Tariff Inflation Is Missing in Action - as New Trump Economy Heads for a Midterm Sweep

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

Where’s the tariff inflation we’ve all been hearing about? Where’s the tariff recession? We’ve heard about it day after day, month after month, from the liberal press that wants to bring down President Trump and from Wall Street economists who should know better. Yet the latest Consumer Price Index report for May shows inflation barely budged, up a tenth of a percent. And, since January, consumer prices are up only 1.4 percent at an annual rate.
Trump Law and Order Crushed the L.A. Riots - and Democrats Too

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

So President Trump chose criminal deportation, law and order, and tough on crime. California Democrats Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass chose lawsuits and states’ rights. Who do you think won this latest round? I’d say Mr. Trump 10, Democrats zero. It’s just hard to believe that removing illegal alien criminals who have committed sexual assault and murders would be attacked by one of our two major political parties. But that’s the state of play among Democrats. Shame on Governor Newsom in particular.
Trump's Put-Down of the Los Angeles Insurrection Will Be Heard Around the World

2 weeks ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

President Trump is using a tough law-and-order approach to quell this Los Angeles insurrection. I’m using the definition of insurrection, advisedly, from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, which states: “an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.”We’re talking about violent protesters proudly flying foreign flags while unleashing violence and chaos in one of America’s biggest cities.
President Trump Is Riding High

3 weeks ago | nysun.com | Lawrence Kudlow

Here was President Trump earlier today to the New York Post, quote: ‚ÄúThe numbers are through the roof, the stock market is up, billions are pouring in from tariffs, and my poll numbers are the highest they‚Äôve ever been‚Ä¶ Other than that, what can I tell you, right?‚ÄĚIndeed, Mr. Trump is riding high.