The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Putin Playbook for Managing Inequality

Or how to distract with cultural issues when living standards fall.

Jul 08, 2025

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a button with the american flag on it sitting on top of a one dollar bill — Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash

On July 4, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. The law makes permanent Trump's 2017 tax cuts -- which primarily be…

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