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Washington Post (May 29)

2025/ 05/ 30 by jd in Global News

“A pair of courtroom defeats has blown a hole in President Donald Trump’s plan to use historically high tariffs to reshape global trade, raise hundreds of billions of dollars in new tax revenue and boost the fortunes of domestic manufacturers.”

 

The Guardian (October 23)

2020/ 10/ 24 by jd in Global News

“This is Donald Trump’s America. It’s no wonder he doesn’t want to answer for it. What’s stunning, though, is the degree to which he has simply given up on articulating any plan for the future – and that he’s so sure voters won’t care.”

 

The Economist (March 2)

2019/ 03/ 04 by jd in Global News

“Japan’s plan to let in more low-skilled migrants is half-baked. The rules are too woolly and too onerous, and support for new arrivals too scant.”

 

Dallas Morning News (April 15)

2018/ 04/ 17 by jd in Global News

“We’ll give President Donald Trump this: The coordinated strikes over the weekend that apparently destroyed the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program were a serious, disciplined and appropriate response to a regime seemingly bent on using such weapons against its own people.” We now hope he’ll “now offer a clear plan for what’s next” in Syria.

 

The Los Angeles Times (January 26, 2014)

2014/ 01/ 28 by jd in Global News

After three years of severe drought, Californians are being asked to cut water usage by 20%. The drought, billed as the worst in over a century, “serves as a reminder of the urgent need for action—to plan, to conserve, to store, to reuse, to transport and to share the state’s most precious resource.”

 

Bloomberg (March 28)

2013/ 03/ 28 by jd in Global News

“The first attempt to bail out Cyprus was such a shambles that the second looks smart by comparison.” The second plan, however, is by no means a success. In fact, it’s “still a disaster.”“The first attempt to bail out Cyprus was such a shambles that the second looks smart by comparison.” The second plan, however, is by no means a success. In fact, it’s “still a disaster.”

 

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