Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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The Fed, the tariffs, and Mark Twain's cat

The Fed, the tariffs, and Mark Twain's cat

Has Trump learned his lesson about staying off a hot stove?

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Kathryn Smith
Apr 28, 2025
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Our resident economist Bruce Yandle compares President Trump’s about-face on various economic issues to the cat who learned his lesson after sitting on a hot stove. Read Bruce’s thoughts in this column, which appeared in the Miami Herald.

Incidentally, Mark Twain was a great lover of cats. Among his observations was, “A cat is more intelligent than peopl…

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