Fight or Flight

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m pretty worried about a potentially massive drop in international tourism to the US. For the nation that has long been our top visitor, that drop-off is already happening, bigly. WSJ (Gift Article): Canadians Are Boycotting American Vacations. “A boycott by the top international visitor threatens to upend local economies across the U.S. Canadians made about 20.2 million visits to the U.S. in 2024. Even a 10% reduction in Canadian travel could mean $2 billion in lost spending and 14,000 job losses.” How is the Trump administration responding? Here’s White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly: “Canadians will no longer have to worry about the inconveniences of international travel when they become American citizens as residents of our cherished 51st state.”