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How Tariffs Will Lead to Fewer Kids Playing Tabletop Games

    Janson Q. Prieb, American Consumer Institute   The Trump administration recently announced that video game consoles will not be subject to the upcoming tariffs. While this might be good news for companies like Sony and Microsoft, the same benefit will not be extended to tabletop games. With increased prices on tabletop games, parents are indirectly […]

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The Sake-Scotch Pact: New EU-Japan alliance forming

  “A Surprising New Alliance: Europe and Japan” Courtesy of CEPS   Almost surreptitiously, Europe and Japan are discovering they have a great deal in common, joining up to defend free trade, democracy and the rule of law.   For decades, low-grade commercial friction and political indifference marked the relationship. Japan’s powerful car industry frightened […]

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The Tech Wars Heat Up: U.S. Makes National Security Declarations to Spur Rare Earths Development

    By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor     Forget the trade war – the tech war is heating up.  After weeks of Chinese threats that it could cut off U.S. access to the essential technology materials known as rare earths, the Trump Administration today took a counter-action of its own.     Jennifer […]