The deal appears to have accomplished none of the Trump administration's goals, from boosting domestic steel production to getting China to abide by international rules regarding intellectual property.
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If Trump wants credit for ending wars in the Middle East, he'll have to actually reduce the number of Americans deployed there.
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Federal agencies evade the rulemaking process, yet still levy fines, revoke permits, and seize property via “guidance.” Trump’s orders may put a stop to this practice.
The economy is doing well enough—except for all the sectors hurt by the trade war.
Reshuffling is not only a haphazard half-measure—it is no substitute for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
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"We are confident that all members of the university community will demonstrate the highest ideals of our university."
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Signing a trade with Japan is a small step in the right direction, but it only cancels out a portion of the damage that Donald Trump has done.
The Trump administration has lost the benefit of the doubt because it has relentlessly lied about so many less significant matters, from weather maps to transcripts of press conferences.
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A Michigan steel plant annnounced it's closing at the end of the year, while U.S. Steel stocks are down 75 percent since Trump's tariffs were announced.
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Give the Republican Party control of the White House and Congress, and it's only a matter of time before Democrats discover the virtues of devolving authority to state and local governments.
Dump intrusive trade policies to give a real boost to consumers and entrepreneurs.
The much-maligned drinking utensil is saved from the ravages of Trump's trade war.
Trump's recently fired national security adviser fumed about the president's unwillingness to launch another half-cocked war and says U.S. should stay in Afghanistan basically forever.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a handful of protectionist measures that would likely slow the U.S. economy and harm American automakers.
A new analysis from Moody's says 300,000 jobs have been lost already, with another 600,000 hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, Trump is trying to reopen channels with China.
Foreign investment in China has not declined since the start of the trade war, either. In fact, it continues to grow.
He got the boot before managing to start any new wars.
The trade war should be thought of as a massive tax and regulatory scheme.
Their main purpose is to stick it to immigrants working for Uncle Sam overseas
Leif Olson was clearly making fun of the alt-right.
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates again, farmers and small businesses are getting hurt the most, but global manufacturing is taking a hit too.
Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Senate Finance Committee will debate two bills this fall aimed at restricting presidential authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
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A disturbing picture of a president willfully condoning not only the use of eminent domain to seize private land from Americans for a pet project, but also suggesting—perhaps ordering—his underlings to violate laws in pursuit of that objective.
Warren needs to take a lesson from Leonard Read's "I, Pencil."
Trump's economic nationalism has always been an exercise in petty authoritarianism, and it's increasingly difficult to see it as anything else.
The details are reeeaaaaaally sketchy, but here's what we know now.
"If I didn't help them, they would have a big problem," says Trump. But maybe he's already "helped" enough.
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Tariffs are taxes on imports that translate into higher prices for American businesses and consumers.
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It's not just the cost of the tariffs that are hurting the economy. "The indirect costs are enormous," says one Wisconsin CEO.
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The White House says it will delay some new tariffs on Chinese imports until after the Christmas shopping season. But why do that if Americans aren't paying?
Only wealthy immigrants will have a clear shot at being admitted or staying.
Thanks to the trade war, Americans are already importing fewer laptops, speakers, and other electronic items—and paying a higher price for the items they do buy. A bigger hit is coming.
Don't worry about China's currency manipulation. It only hurts China's own people, and benefits American consumers and businesses.
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