The Phantom Economist: Meet Ron Vara – India critic Peter Navarro’s fake China ‘expert’ | World News

On the eve of April Fool’s Day in 1998, New York’s art world raised its glass to a ghost. In a SoHo loft, David Bowie read excerpts from a newly published biography, critics murmured gravely, and the city’s cultural elite toasted the rediscovery of Nat Tate — a tragic abstract expressionist who, the story went, […]

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Donald Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: Did Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace really predict the trade wars? | World News

Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away, an orange-tinted Palpatine stood in a rose garden and declared economic war on half the planet. On April 2, 2025, Donald Trump emerged from political semi-retirement to announce a sweeping new tariff regime. The internet’s response? Memes. Glorious memes. The Senate Would Revoke Their […]

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