Greetings! A growing number of right wing outlets are sounding the alarm about Donald Trump’s tariffs. With a one-two punch, the Rupert Murdoch-controlled New York Post and Wall Street Journal have led the anti-tariff charge. With uncharacteristic understatement, the NY Post notes the “confusion and uncertainty” The Donald’s trade policies have sowed. Meanwhile, the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal voices concern about the tariffs with a welcome dose of snark.  “President Trump said there would be ‘a little disturbance’ from his tariffs, but how does he define little? The stock market Thursday suffered its worst day since the government pandemic shut down in March 2020,” the editors wrote. “Not to worry, the White House says tariffs will eventually be worth the pain. Feeling better?” The sober-minded National Review called the tariffs “reckless” and warned that American consumers will effectively get hit with the biggest  “peacetime tax increase in U.S. history.” Newmax writer Veronique de Rugy sniffed that “Liberation Day” means taxpayers will be liberated from their cash. And the Washington Examiner examined the tariff’s crazy math and termed it a “spectacular statistical manipulation, or to put it more bluntly, fraud.” Worth noting: as of 10 a.m. ET today, Foxnews.com’s homepage has ignored the 1,000 point Dow nosedive.…Headline of the day, courtesy of the satirical right wing The Babylon Bee: “Dodgers Bankrupted as Trump Places 25% Tariff on Japanese Players”…Weekend watch:  If you’ve got the courage to look, take a peek at the value of your 401K.  It’s called a horror show. Thanks Mr. President!…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings.  Welcome to Liberation Day 2.  What horrors await us?...The reliably conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board gave a big thumbs down to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” vision unveiled yesterday in the Rose Garden. The markets agreed as the Dow was down 1,300 points at the opening bell. Here’s the WSJ editorial…In case anyone was wondering, the Association of Mature American Citizens – a MAGA alternative to AARP – has picked The Donald’s 1987 best seller The Art of the Deal as April’s book of the month. Worth noting: the book’s co-author, Tony Schwartz, is a loud and proud Trump critic…In other publishing news: From Mar-a-Lago to Mars: President Trump’s Great American Comeback, by Nick Adams, is slated for early May publication. Perhaps a better title would have been “From Mars to Mar-a-Lago.” That might better explain Trump’s erratic out-of-his-mind and out-of-this-world behavior. On his Substack, Adam writes that Trump is a combination of Ronald Reagan and Winston Churchill, but only better. (Cue the gagging)….Dept. of Sticks & Stones: The Gateway Pundit labels “The View” co-host Joy Behar “human garbage” for her reaction to AG Pam Bondi’s call for the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…Another reason to dislike disgraced Brett Favre. The former NFL superstar quarterback just defended Elon Musk in an interview…And if we all don’t have enough to worry about, NBC News reports that honeybees are dying at an alarming rate threatening $17 billion in agricultural production…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard