The U.S. Could Tumble Into Recession

Is that all you got? Late-night's tepid Trump trash talk tanks

Team Late Night had weeks to prepare their best shots against Orange Man Bad over summer vacation. The results? Suffice it to say there’s a reason the late-night format is heading for the dustbin of history.To be fair, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel managed an entire monologue without crying in his return from summer break. Otherwise, it was business as usual. Yawn.The most depressing part? The not-remotely-biased media now treats 'South Park' like the Holy…

The U.S. Could Tumble Into Recession

Washington Post: “The United States began the year having grown at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the final three months of 2024. Hiring was robust: employers added 323,000 jobs in December.” “Fast forward to today and the news is less cheery. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the economy added only 22,000 jobs in August, meaning the labor market has basically stalled since the president kicked off his historic ‘Liberation Day’ ta…

'Stalled': WSJ editors trash Trump for bringing job market to its knees

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board took stock of the latest dismal jobs report on Friday — and laid a key part of the blame for it at the feet of President Donald Trump."Friday’s monthly report for August confirms that job creation has stalled amid his tariff barrage," wrote the board, a frequent critic of Trump's trade policy. "Employers added a mere 22,000 jobs last month while the numbers were revised down for the previous t…

Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market

The latest weak jobs report is the culmination of Donald Trump’s impulsive approach to economic policymaking.