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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Apr. 15, 2025

Greetings! The New York Post’s lead op-ed takes a chainsaw to Trump’s tariff policies.  Written by the National Review’s respected editor-in-chief Rich Lowry, it blasts the president’s reckless roller coaster tariff policies, upending global economic relationships that have well-served our nation for decades. “It’s foolish to disrupt willy-nilly a system that has us at the apex, and getting stronger rather than weaker,” says Lowry. “Trump is using a defibrillator on a patient who not only passed his stress test with flying colors, but is beating everyone else in the 100-yard dash.” Agreed!… I’m confused. Why aren’t more media outlets calling the weekend firebombing of the state mansion where Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family slept an assassination attempt? Here’s how the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word assassinate: “to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons; a plot to assassinate the governor”…Donald Trump, Jr., and Fox News host Lara Trump now have a significant stake in Salem Media Group, the right wing media company announced late yesterday. Seems like the Trump family is getting much more involved in the media business. (The Hill)…Dept. of Surprises: Fox News has an op-ed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The progressive  Democrat urges the federal government to make Social Security stronger not weaker…The right wing media company Newsmax went public April 1 and its value soared to roughly $20 billion before crashing to earth.  In his latest article for us, Right Wing Biz Watch columnist David Lieberman looks at the company’s ledgers and its legal battles with Dominion Voting Systems to determine if Newsmax stock is a worthwhile gamble on a growing conservative media empire or a sucker’s bet…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard