by Joe Schaeffer | May 31, 2019 | Articles, Illegal Immigration, Opinion
The president has had enough of what he previously termed as “all talk and no action” on the part of Mexico when dealing with the crisis on the U.S. southern border. Trump, late on May 30, announced he will impose a 5% tariff on all goods from Mexico,...
by Andrew Moran | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Politics, Taxes
The mercantilists contend that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports are to shrink the trade deficit, protect American businesses, and boost exports to the rest of the world. But the latest developments in international commerce show this is not going to plan....
by Tim Donner | May 20, 2019 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Politics, Social Issues, Taxes, Trump Administration
They called it the war to end all wars. The final real-time demonstration of the futility of armed conflict. The clash between civilizations that would determine the ultimate fate of humanity. Notwithstanding the reality that World War I most certainly did not...
by Tim Donner | May 18, 2019 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Politics, Social Issues, Taxes, Trump Administration
Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part series featuring an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with Stephen Moore, key economic adviser to President Trump, who was set for nomination to the Federal Reserve Board before attacks from the left forced him to...
by Andrew Moran | May 17, 2019 | Articles, Business News, Economic Affairs News, Politics
The Great Depression was a case study in government intervention exacerbating a recession. Rather than allowing the economic storm clouds to wash away excess, malinvestment, and credit of the 1920s, the state interfered with the laws of economics and unleashed a...