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

Greetings! Let’s start the week off on a fun note. For fans of “White Lotus,” season 3,  here’s White Potus, “Saturday Night Live’s”  brilliant sendup of the hit HBO show featuring The Donald and family.…Embarrassing! Ex-pro wrestling honcho and Trump-nominated Secretary of Education Linda McMahon beclowned herself with a flub for the ages. Speaking at an April 8  forum about educational innovation, she repeatedly confused AI, the universally accepted abbreviation for artificial intelligence  – with A1, the bestselling steak sauce. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow gave McMahon a well-deserved skewering on her show Friday night…Readers of TheRighting know I’m a big fan of Bill Maher’s against-the-grain commentaries. Still, I found Friday night’s 13-minute monologue about his White House supper  with the MAGA-in-Chief,  an off-key, defensive apologia. To Maher, the private Trump came off as a self-effacing guy with a sense of humor.  To me, that’s like describing a fire-breathing dragon by looking only at its cute, wagging tail. Maher’s simplistic, post-meal conclusion:  “A crazy person doesn’t live in the White House.”  That is certainly up for spirited debate.  However, he is an authoritarian doing everything he can in his power to dismantle our democracy. Worth noting: the far right Victory Girls blog supports Maher’s post-1600 Pennsylvania visit commentary…Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac: The NY Post reports that Trump is adding “Mar-a-Lago-inspired renovation plans for the White House.” One word popped into my head when I read that story: tacky…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard