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Trump Tariffs on Toothpaste and Bourbon Spark Global Trade War

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Ted Rall

The Trump Administration’s steep tariffs on toothpaste, floss, bourbon, and aluminum have triggered a global trade war, with countries retaliating by taxing U.S. goods. As costs soar—25% on aluminum and up to 50% on bourbon—consumers face pricier essentials, while industries brace for fallout. Canada and the EU, targeting American exports, signal escalating tensions. This tit-for-tat reveals a shifting value landscape, where everyday items become pawns in a high-stakes economic showdown, redefining what’s truly precious.

Egg Prices Soar, Free Speech Sinks

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Ted Rall

Consumers obsess over inflation; like egg prices topping $4; but barely notice a green card holder’s arrest for peacefully criticizing Israel. The contrast is sharp: grocery hikes since 2022 spark loud gripes; while a free-speech crackdown gets muted shrugs. Eggs hit wallets daily; tracked by CPI; the detention feels remote; abstract. Economic woes drown out systemic overreach; showing how personal costs overshadow eroded rights.

ICE Arrest of Green Card Holder Signals Crackdown on Israel Critics

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Ted Rall

The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder, by ICE agents expecting a student visa reveals a chilling escalation in the Trump DHS’s targeting of Israel critics. This assault on free speech suggests even citizenship may not protect dissenters, as the administration prioritizes silencing opposition over constitutional rights. The incident underscores a growing threat to personal freedoms, challenging the security of legal status in the face of authoritarian overreach.

So, Finally We Meet

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Ted Rall

In many Internet discussions, someone who makes an assertion is often countered by someone who demand that they present a link proving the veracity of their assertion. When such proof is provided, however, there is almost never any acknowledgment that the original poster was correct.

Zero Sum

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Ted Rall

It should be possible, when evaluating a foreign conflict, to determine that the best course of action is not to intervene. However, in the binary political scheme around the Russia Ukraine war, supporters of Ukraine insist that everyone who is skeptical of Ukraine and its authoritarian regime is de facto a stooge of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Why doesn’t the same logic apply to other wars raging around the world?

Liberals Have Changed

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Ted Rall

The debate over whether or not to continue to support Ukraine highlights a seismic ideological realignment on foreign policy. Democrats, who were traditionally more skeptical of militarism and foreign adventurism, are far more aggressive and warlike than their Republican counterparts.

Support Group for Jilted U.S. Allies

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Ted Rall

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine appears to have become nearly the latest of a long line of American allies, many of them autocrats like himself, who were told the U.S. would always look out for them only to be kicked to the curb after they were no longer useful to the United States.

Biden, Trump and an Offer Zelenskyy Can’t Refuse

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Ted Rall

Of course it’s galling to see Donald Trump shake down his ally Ukraine for a massive share of its mineral resources. But let’s not forget, Joe Biden set the stage by offering assistance to Zelensky in the form of a loan rather than a grant.

Dulce et Decorum Est Bellum Impendere

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Ted Rall

Trump’s decision to cut weapons sales to Ukraine means that a war that would have ended up in defeat years from now will end up in defeat now, instead. Sadly, billions of dollars in weapons sales will be lost.

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