This Week's Coverage – Nov 17-23
Seven stories I covered this week
Monday
The new US-Switzerland trade deal caps tariffs at 15% and eliminates most Swiss tariffs on US goods - a step toward freer trade with transparent terms instead of hidden quotas and crony capitalism.
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Tuesday
The US-Saudi $600B+ investment deal includes 48 F-35s, nuclear cooperation, and major tech partnerships - keeping Saudi tied to the US instead of pivoting to China, regardless of which party you prefer.
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Wednesday
The Mamdani “learn Arabic numerals” hoax exposed the Department of Education’s failure: US spends $20K+ per student (double the OECD average) while ranking 28th in math and 22nd in science.
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Thursday
The Endangered Species Act punishes landowners by locking up their property with no compensation - Trump’s 2025 reforms reduce red tape, but we need market-based incentives like wildlife credits and tax breaks.
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Friday
The Fed’s chaos continues as December rate cut odds swing from certain to 1-in-3 - twelve people trying to set the price of money for a $25 trillion economy while the dollar has lost 95% of its value since 1913.
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Saturday
Trump and Mamdani set aside months of attacks to focus on actual policy for NYC - no political theater, just two leaders finding common ground on affordability, crime, and housing costs.
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Sunday
The UK’s PATHWAYS trial is experimenting on 226 kids with puberty blockers already banned for weak evidence and serious risks - this isn’t healthcare, it’s using vulnerable children to gather data we should already have.