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Selected links from the April 14, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Trump tariff plans bring concern about prices, financial impact, but GOP base sees jobs long-term — CBS News poll Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Kabir Khanna, CBS News Amid a tumultuous week in the markets, the outlook on President Trump's trade and tariff policy hinges not just on what Americans think will happen, but when. People split on whether they believe Mr. Trump has a clear plan, and most don't think the tariffs will be permanent — rather that he's using them to negotiate.
Economy will likely slow to near-standstill or recession despite Trump tariff pause: Survey Paul Davidson, USA Today A Devastating Trade Spat With China Shows Few Signs of Abating Ana Swanson and Ben Casselman, New York Times [unlocked] Trump team tries to project confidence and calm after his tariff moves rattled markets Bill Barrow, Associated Press Investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis says he's 'worried about something worse than a recession' Megan Lebowitz, NBC News
The Treasury Secretary Is Wrong About How Most Retirees See the Stock Market Ron Lieber, New York Times [unlocked] Trump Has Found His Class Enemy Franklin Foer, The Atlantic [unlocked] Trump is pursuing a radical agenda. Does he have a strategy, or is he winging it? Dan Balz, Washington Post [unlocked] Six-Chart Sunday – Crisis Consensus Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption Why Dems Must Call Out Trump's Authoritarianism Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box The Attack on International Students Don Moynihan, Can We Still Govern? Populists Are Gaining Power and Keeping It. What Comes Next? Anthony J. Constantini, Politico Magazine Conservative bias in perceptions of public opinion among citizens: perceived social norms about abortion rights in post-Roe United States Giulia Fornaro (Bocconi U.), Political Science Research and Methods Measuring Income and Income Inequality Conor J. Clarke & Wojciech Kopczuk, National Bureau of Economic Research Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts Juliana Kim, NPR News
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