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Lies About Trade Mar. 14, 2018
Maybe Donald Trump is such a powerful communicator and pot-stirrer that other countries, embarrassed... Read More
Understanding the Trump Trade Doctrine Mar. 13, 2018
Last week, Donald Trump dialed back his earlier call for a punitive and blanket tariff on imported s... Read More
Trump's Tariffs Are Self-Impoverishing Mar. 08, 2018
Perfection is a rare achievement in Washington, so give Donald Trump credit for the trade policy he ... Read More
No Trade Barriers Mar. 07, 2018
No, President Trump, it's not true that if you tax imported steel, we "will have protection for the ... Read More
Why Is the GOP Terrified of Tariffs? Mar. 06, 2018
From Lincoln to William McKinley to Theodore Roosevelt, and from Warren Harding through Calvin Cooli... Read More
Fatal Delusions of Western Man Mar. 02, 2018
"We got China wrong. Now what?" ran the headline over the column in The Washington Post. "Remember h... Read More
Are We Losing Mexico? And Canada? Mar. 01, 2018
The United States under President Trump has been retreating from leadership roles in Asia and Europe... Read More
Trump Turns Farmers Into a Sacrifice Feb. 15, 2018
Our generally strong economy has yet to cast its blessings on American farm country. Incomes there a... Read More
U.S. Media Loves Dictators -- As Long As They're Leftists Feb. 15, 2018
The Winter Olympics in South Korea have provided additional evidence that much of the U.S. press has... Read More
What's Going on at the Vatican? Feb. 08, 2018
News emanating from the Vatican caught my attention this week. In an interview with Vatican Insider,... Read More
Clean Energy and Dollars Are Both Green Feb. 06, 2018
Some of the nation's fiercest winds tear across the 100-odd miles separating Casper and Rawlins, mak... Read More
Too Many Wars. Too Many Enemies. Jan. 30, 2018
If Turkey is not bluffing, U.S. troops in Manbij, Syria, could be under fire by week's end, and NATO... Read More
Trump Repeats the Folly of Protectionism Jan. 25, 2018
Next month, thanks to the tax bill signed by Donald Trump, many Americans will see more money showin... Read More
Is Democracy on the Way Down? Jan. 23, 2018
"The Western democratic system is hailed by the developed world as near perfect and the most superio... Read More
Chinese Stocks Jan. 17, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: In January 2015, I invested $200,000 in Chinese stocks listed on the New York Stock ... Read More
Trying to Take Trump Seriously Dec. 29, 2017
2016 turned out to be a year in which it was wise to take Donald Trump as a political candidate seri... Read More
What Should We Fight For? Dec. 12, 2017
"We will never accept Russia's occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea," declaimed Rex Tillers... Read More
When Government Calls the Shots Dec. 12, 2017
"China Celebrates Xi Jinping With Fervor Not Seen Since Mao." — The Wall Street Journal, Dec. ... Read More
Little Rocket Man's Risky Game Dec. 01, 2017
In the morning darkness of Wednesday, Kim Jong Un launched an ICBM that rose almost 2,800 miles into... Read More
Is America Up for a Second Cold War? Nov. 17, 2017
After the 19th national congress of the Chinese Communist Party in October, one may discern Premier ... Read More
