China's Xi Fools Another U.S. President With Promises of a Fentanyl Crackdown
And once again, Trump is distracted from real policy by symbolic brutality.
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Trump's G20 Deal With Xi Jinping Promises De-escalation of Trade War but Lacks Many Specifics
Saturday's deal seems to be a strategic retreat by the Trump administration.
Is Gene-Editing Babies Now 'Monstrously Immoral'?
Flinging around such terms is not helpful and does not advance the debate.
Chinese Novelist Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence Because Her Homoerotic Books Sold Too Well
Yet under Chinese law, some rapists get only three years behind bars.
Next Month's Trump-Xi Meeting Could End the Trade War, or Escalate It
Trump seems to prefer escalation. More tariffs could be coming in early December.
This Chart Explains How Badly Trump's Trade War Is Hurting Soybean Farmers
And it could get worse, as China is now considering cutting off all American soybean purchases.
Trump's Thinking on Trade War? 'He Wants Them to Suffer More.'
But who, exactly, will be suffering?
No More $1 Yoga Pants as Trump Aims Trade War at Global Postal Treaty
Trump's latest trade war maneuver will raise prices, but it's more defensible than his tariffs.
After Police Detention for National Anthem Disrespect, Chinese Online Star Admits She 'Hurt Your Feelings'
Under Chinese law, disrespecting the national anthem is punishable by up to 15 days in jail.
Trump's Bailout Won't Save Soybean Farmers
Soybean prices have fallen as much as 30 percent since planting season, and harvest is fast approaching.
Google and Privatized Authoritarianism
The tech giant appears willing to do almost anything to win access to the vast Chinese market.
Walmart Shoppers Could Be Next Victims of Trump's Trade War
Walmart warns the Trump administration it may be forced to raise prices in response to tariffs.
Trump's Trade War Just Killed 1 Million Jobs
The unseen consequences of the trade war matter as much as the more visible.
Trump's Tariffs Are Endangering Market Reforms in China
Chinese entrepreneurs worry that the trade war will "put them in the Communist Party's crosshairs," and make further market reforms politically difficult.
Can the Free Market End Global Poverty? Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz vs. NYU's William Easterly
Watch two leading development economists debate at the Soho Forum.
Feeling the Pinch: U.S. Lobster Exports Tank Thanks to Trump's Trade War
The Chinese tariffs have clobbered the lobster market, with prices falling to two-year lows.
China 'Legally Bans' a Protestant Church Over Surveillance
The church denied the government's request to install CCTVs.
Trump Says iPhones Will Get More Expensive. Actually, It's Going to Be Much Worse Than That.
Building iPhones entirely in the U.S. would double or triple their retail prices. There's no way Apple is going to do that.
Trump Blames Trade War for Breakdown of North Korea Nuclear Talks
If only there was something he could do about those tariffs...
Why the New Winnie the Pooh Movie Is Banned in China
A story of censorship in the age of memes
After China Complains, Apple Removes Thousands of 'Illegal' Gambling Apps
It's not the first time Apple has bowed to China's censorship demands.
Trump's Trade War Could Kill Alaska's Seafood Industry
American farmers have already fallen victim to Trump's trade war with China. Could Alaskan fishermen be next?
The Chinese Government Destroys Ai Weiwei's 'Zuoyou' Studio
"Free speech and free expression have simply never existed in China or in its artist communities."
Chinese Government Critic Arrested in His Own Home During Live TV Interview: Report
"I have my freedom of speech," the retired professor told police. Then, the phone line went dead.
Trump Says He's Ready to Slap Tariffs on All Chinese Imports
All of them. $500 billion's worth.
Are Congressional Republicans Ready To Fight Trump's Tariff Madness?
Is Congress finally ready to get into the fight?
Telling the Truth on Trade With China
More government control over the U.S. economy will make the U.S. more like China.
Upset About Facebook Invading Your Privacy? Be Glad You Don't Live in China
The dangers of government surveillance.
As Evidence of Higher Prices Mounts, Trump Announces Yet More New Tariffs
Prices for steel, washing machines, and lumber spiked after Trump imposed tariffs on them. This time it will be different, right?
Trump Will Hit Americans With Import Taxes on $50 Billion in Chinese Goods
Don't believe the administration's claim that this will hurt China.
Trump's Ignorant Trade War
The president should stop worrying about the trade deficit and learn to love free trade.
Mnuchin: 'We're Putting the Trade War on Hold'
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Trump administration is withdrawing plan to impose 25 percent tariffs on $150 billion of Chinese imports.
Trump, Reagan, and Why Republicans Flip-Flopped on Free Trade
The Donald is more like The Gipper on trade policy than you think. And not in a good way.
Tariffs Are Self-Imposed Sanctions
We restrict trade to punish our enemies. Why would we do the same to ourselves?
China Moves to Restrict Social Media Dissemination of 'Peppa Pig'—My Two-Year-Old's Favorite TV Show
The government fears that the popular children's cartoon has taken on a "subversive hue" and may "hamper positive societal morale."
The Economic Case for Free Trade Is Stronger Than Ever
But working-class identity politics threaten to ruin everything.
Are We Already in a Trade War With China?, Venezuelans Blame Maduro for Food and Medicine Shortages, Russia Wants to Ban Encryption App: Reason Roundup
"We are not in a trade war with China," President Trump tweeted this morning.
10 Ways Trump's New Tariffs Will Piss You Off
And 1,300 more that will make you scratch your head.
'Free-Market' Conservatives Welcome Their New Protectionist Overlord
Even Larry Kudlow is calling Trump's tariffs a "growth action."
Everyone Loses as China Escalates Trade War With Tariffs on American Pork, Fruit, and More
"No one wins in these tit-for-tat trade disputes, least of all the farmers and the consumers."
The Geopolitical Risks of Trump's Protectionism
If China can't fight back economically, it'll fight back with guns.
Stossel: China's Freedom-Crushing 'Social Credit Score'
Americans should be wary of something similar.
Trump's Steel Tariffs Will Help, Not Hurt, China
The proposed tariffs are an exercise in ego, not economics.
Bob Poole on Trump's Gas Tax, Rep. Beto O'Rourke on Challenging Ted Cruz
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