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The Tariff Act of 1828 quickly became known as the “Tariff of Abominations.” That tariff now has a contender for the name. The Trump tariff program seems to be metastasizing by the day. What are Mr. Trump’s objectives? Consider a...
Why is suicide on the rise in the US – but falling in most of Europe? The US suicide rate rose 30.4 percent between 1999 and 2015. hikrcn/shutterstock Steven Stack, Wayne State University Suicide now ranks in the top 10 leading causes of...
After a lengthy government career defined by his central role in bailing out predatory Wall Street banks as former President Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner appears to have found his true calling in the private sector, where he...
Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) on U.S. tensions with China.
Auto companies and parts suppliers are urging the Trump administration not to impose tariffs on imported cars. BMW has joined Hyundai and General Motors in opposing the move and have written to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Bloomberg's Angus Whitley...
All sorts of centralized organizations that appear rock-solid may well melt into air as the disintegrative dynamics gather momentum. Rising political and social discord that is generally being attributed to "populism" may actually be the re-emergence of ancient geographic and...