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We Need Cheap Stuff, And Lots Of It
President Trump downplayed potentially empty store shelves at his recent cabinet meeting.
He said of goods from China that might go missing, "Much of it we don't need."
Then he elaborated the point: "Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know? And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they ...Read more
Yes, We Need Deportations Without Due Process
If Joe Biden effectuated his immigration policy without due process, why can't Donald Trump do the same with his?
That's the question raised by Joe Biden's effortlessly permitting millions of people to enter the country illegally and Donald Trump's having to go through extensive exertions to remove (or keep removed) one illegal immigrant, ...Read more
Trump Shifts His Own Vibe
The vibe around President Trump's second term has shifted, and it's all his doing.
The president entered office with a bit of a wind at his back. His polling was better than the first time around, protestors weren't in the streets, and federal investigators weren't after him. The GOP was more united than in 2016, and business leaders wanted ...Read more
The Shots That Changed The World
The iconic Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem "Paul Revere's Ride" begins, "Listen, my children ..."
And, sure enough, we have long told our kids and ourselves of the cinematic events in April 1775, when the famous silversmith warned the countryside of approaching British troops and the American Revolution kicked off in earnest.
Like all ...Read more
Guess What? We're Already Rich
Judging by the results, the United States should be the last country that wants to reorder the world economy.
We've thrived in recent decades, while other advanced democracies have fallen behind.
If we've gotten "ripped off," as President Trump and supporters of the trade war like to say, the supposed thieves have gained little and the ...Read more