Millions of those now alarmed by surging tariffs voted for Donald Trump to return to the White House, @reihan and @CharlesFLehman write. They thought a second Trump presidency would mean fulfilling that most American of desires—the desire to get rich.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/trump-tariffs-supporters/682370/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYYMk5rp20seh9HC41lI0yhg&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

“Trump has defined his second term by demolition and deprivation. America can instead choose abundance,” @DKThomp writes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/abundance-americas-next-political-order/682069/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZJoQV4JXE43zL7Kie7z12o&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

“In the past eight weeks, life for working-class Americans has deteriorated in real ways. And the pundits and politicians, on all sides, will watch it from a safe, comfortable distance,” Xochitl Gonzalez writes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/class-money-finances/682301/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYcBLofehlwSNNOvuqj3cZTo&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

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Business and society

Research: What Explains the “Vibecession”?

by Eric Belcher and Leo Feler

January 30, 2025

https://hbr.org/2025/01/research-what-explains-the-vibecession