Three enormous parachutes will open over the Pacific Ocean on April 10 and, God willing, bring the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule to a gentle but historic splashdown. No vehicle has ever carried humans so far from home. When the hatch opens, the mission's four crew members will emerge as celebrities, the kind of celebrities the world needs today.

When last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed by Donald Trump last July 4, the conventional wisdom in Washington was that it was a one-and-done effort to use the budget reconciliation vehicle for strict party-line lawmaking prior to the 2026 midterms.

Tariffs on Chinese goods are not effective if those goods can still enter the United States under another label. If a product made in China can be rerouted through a third country, lightly transformed, stamped "Made in Malaysia," and sent into the U.S. market, then even the highest tariffs will not have the intended effect.