Donald Trump’s famous claim that “trade wars are easy to win” has attracted much “I told you so”-ing from economists and pundits, as the U.S. dispute with China drags on and on in the face of Chinese intransigence, apparently with no end in sight. However […]
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China trade war costs average U.S. family $460
Trade wars like America’s current dispute with China carry significant costs for ordinary people on both sides of the conflict, as tariffs drive up prices of imports and with them the cost of living. But precisely how much is the trade tussle with China costing […]
Rolling back EPA methane leak rules rewards bad actors
The Trump administration’s move to roll back Obama-era regulations on methane leakage will not only harm the environment — they will do nothing to boost American energy production and will produce negligible savings for industry, while rewarding companies that defied the rules, according […]
Trump should hit China’s access to cheap dollars
Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China, characterized by tit-for-tat tariffs which harm American consumers and exporters alike, doesn’t appear to be progressing to a victorious conclusion. However the U.S. has one important weapon left in its trade war arsenal, according to Anne Stevenson-Yang, […]
IN THE ARCTIC RESOURCE WARS, GREENLAND IS A HOT PROPERTY
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor Imagine in some parallel universe, the President orders his national security team to make an offer to buy Greenland. The offer is drawn up, the demarche made, the Danish official receiving it is suitably shocked. […]
Time to limit presidential tariff powers!
After decades of successive U.S. administrations (mostly) pursuing free trade policies, in just a few years Donald Trump has upset the apple cart with the help of sweeping presidential powers over tariffs on foreign goods. This has naturally prompted many observers to question the wisdom […]
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 […]
Trump and the GOP can protect the American taxpayer and win working class votes all at the same time
By George Landrith, President, Frontiers of Freedom The US House of Representatives is getting closer to voting on the Butch Lewis Act, which failed to pass last year. While a number of provisions in the current version of the legislation make it an unworthy solution, the truth is the problem it attempts […]
UK Ambassador Was Just Doing His Job – So Who Leaked, And Why?
The British are credited with perfecting the art of diplomacy as well as being excruciatingly polite, so the revelation that Sir Kim Darroch, the UK’s ambassador to the U.S., had many unflattering things to say about U.S. President Donald Trump in leaked communiqués has understandably caused some embarrassment in Westminster, in addition to […]
Trade War – DEFCON 2
By David Nelson, CFA CMT, TES Contributor Friday brought the curtain down on the market’s first negative month of the year and its first down May since 2012. From the President’s first tweet that China was backtracking on commitments already made to late Thursday’s announcement that the administration was putting a […]