Explaining the Trump Tariff Equation

During the campaign, Trump said, as a result of tariffs, Americans won’t have higher prices, but foreign countries like China will.

Now, the Trump administration’s tariff formula is saying prices for all imported products will go up 10.25%.

In reality, they may go up much more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j04IAbWCszg

DOGE Has a Math Problem

DOGE’s wall of receipts has been full of basic mistakes that makes it look like DOGE isn’t familiar with the organizations they are cutting.

DOGE is less a efficient tech support generally improving the efficiency of government, and more a political project broadly cutting things they don’t like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt36SP81zxA

California State Guidelines Discourage Schools From Offering Advanced Middle School Math

“A small but growing number of American schools are reducing or delaying access to advanced courses. Most often, these changes have been enacted in the name of reducing achievement gaps between demographic groups. However, rather than helping marginalized students, these policies deny educational opportunities for gifted students of all backgrounds.”

https://reason.com/2023/10/04/california-state-guidelines-discourage-schools-from-offering-advanced-middle-school-math/