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Whether you think tariffs will bring back jobs or not, there are two undeniable facts: US brands pay the cost, and they typically pass the cost to consumers. With retail markups, the difference for a suit can be in the hundreds of dollars. (19/20)Whether you think tariffs will bring back jobs or not, there are two undeniable facts: US brands pay the cost, and they typically pass the cost to consumers. With retail markups, the difference for a suit can be in the hundreds of dollars. (19/20)

727 years ago, across the River Forth in central Scotland, there was a bridge. Mel Gibson is skeptical.

Also: All this race libel is exactly that — racist lies about migrants. But we all knew that already, hopefully.

For the umpteenth time: Other countries don’t pay tariffs, the American companies and consumers for whom foreign-produced goods are imported pay them. You absolute moron.

I hope that Kamala Harris picks Pete Buttigieg to head the State Department. But if she doesn't pick him, she should definitely pick me. I'd be real good. I mean, I don't like to fly, and the only two languages I speak are English and Epcot German. But I'd try real hard.

Every time I attempt to recall the melody to "My Little Armalite," my brain instead pulls up the melody to "My Little Buttercup". This is what happens when you went through your left-wing paramilitary and Martin Short phases at the same time as a teenager.

I have cause to type the word "federation" quite a lot. My embarrassing secret is that, at least 50% of the time, I type "federatino" the first time. And that sounds like a little baby federation. Anyway, my painkillers are working.

This post is brought to you by someone who spent a lot of time today unpacking the phrase "kino runner for the DDR" for someone born after 1990. (2/2)This post is brought to you by someone who spent a lot of time today unpacking the phrase "kino runner for the DDR" for someone born after 1990. (2/2)

I'm going to teach a class that aims to arm its students with all of the necessary Cold War cultural and geopolitical information to accurately interpret Sisters of Mercy lyrics with the appropriate historical context. (1/2)I'm going to teach a class that aims to arm its students with all of the necessary Cold War cultural and geopolitical information to accurately interpret Sisters of Mercy lyrics with the appropriate historical context. (1/2)